South County

  • October calendar: Open Streets and more

    REMINDER: Oct 6 in Salinas and Oct 13 in King City, enjoy car-free Open Streets! ICYMI, Summer Bike Buzz included save-the-date notices for some special Monterey County events happening in October. Among those aretwo Open Streets / Ciclovia dates! For more Calendar Notes for Autumn 2024 (Sept 21 – Dec 20)—including any October additions—refer to…

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  • Salinas Valley Bicycle Repair Workshops — Chualar, Greenfield, Gonzales, King City, San Ardo, San Lucas, Soledad

    For hours and other details, or any changes, text or call Greenfield Community Science Workshop, (831) 233-8335.CHUALAR: Saturday, November 23, 2024 – Bike Repair Workshop.GONZALES: Saturday, November 16, 2024 – Bike Repair Workshop. https://svswa.org/event/wallysrecyclefest/.KING CITY: Friday, October 4, 2024 – Bike Repair Workshop. Soledad, August 30, 2024, 3:30-6:30 p.m.Where? Soledad Community Center, 560 Walker DrBike Repair Workshop / Taller de…

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  • Bike Buzz: Spring 2024 News from Bicycling Monterey

    This edition of Bike Buzz includes some sections about law enforcement; look for the four dark blue “Law Enforcement” headers. Those sections include pursuing justice, cops on bikes, traffic citations and alternatives to fines, and how to avoid citations—and help others avoid them—through bike law education. May 31 ended Bike Month, but it won’t be…

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  • Greenfield CSW Bike Club

    Greenfield Community Science Workshop announced on February 15, 2024 a new Greenfield CSW Bike Club for middle and high school students and for older elementary school students too.See posters below, in Spanish and English. As of February 20, GCSW confirmed that for now, it is an experimental bike club open to Greenfield residents only. After…

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  • Complete Streets in California: Survey on state-controlled roads

    Update: Survey results published by CalBike on Nov 13 https://www.calbike.org/results-from-calbikes-complete-streets-survey/. Respond by Tuesday, October 10, 2023 (deadline extended from October 6) to a survey from the California Bicycle Coalition aka CalBike about California’s state-controlled routes that also serve as surface streets in local neighborhoods. Here’s a link to the survey:https://form.jotform.com/CalBikeCoalition/completestreets Why is CalBike seeking your…

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  • Salinas Valley Active Transportation—Safe Routes to School and elsewhere

    Update: Torstein Rehn, April 5, 2023, KSBW, “Gonzales to create [a pilot project, scheduled for April 7 – June 30, 2023 —see purple box below] bike routes, increase crosswalk visibility for school kids.” https://www.ksbw.com/article/gonzales-to-create-bike-routes-increase-crosswalk-visibility-for-school-kids/43521167 * * * The information below was previously published 17 September 2022, with some subsequent updates. * * * Update: Ryan…

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