South County
BMX presentation in South Monterey County
Thanks to Lacey Kistler, a San Lucas School teacher, for her persistence over two years that resulted in a BMX presentation by pro riders Chris Hughes and Lennie Westfall for San Lucas and Bradley students. Read the January 20, 2023 story in the King City Rustler—a report written and photographed by students: https://kingcityrustler.com/bmx-riders-flaunt-skills-in-south-monterey-county/ Kudos to…
Greenfield: Taller de bicis / Bike Repair Workshops – Greenfield Community Science Workshop
Apart from the local bike shops in the city of Salinas, to our knowledge, there are no locally owned bike shops in the Salinas Valley as of April 17, 2024. That’s why we especially celebrate and appreciate the Greenfield Community Science Workshop’s bike education efforts, including their weekly Greenfield workshops as well as their occasional mobile workshops…
June 18, 2021: Stand Down for Homeless Veterans and their families
A 2021 Stand Down for Veterans will be held at 249 – 10th Street, Marina, California on Friday, June 18, 2021, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All levels of military discharge are welcome. To pre-register or for more information, visit the Monterey County Stand Down website https://www.montereystanddown.org or call Marlene at (831) 883-8387, extension 238 (at the Veterans Transition Center…
Bike advocacy: How to get notifications about Monterey County municipal meetings affecting people who bike
Just want the list of links to local cities, so you can get on their notifications lists? They are in the the green and yellow boxes at the end of this post—or just click here. As we say elsewhere on this site (e.g., in “Speak up for bicycling: Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s bike-ped committee,”…
Open Streets in Monterey County: Gonzales, King City, Salinas
As of April 16, 2019, there have been three Open Streets locations in Monterey County: Ciclovía Salinas, launched October 6, 2013 and an annual event in subsequent years. Ciclovía Gonzales, launched September 9, 2018. Ciclovía King City, launched April 14, 2019. Click any of the above links for info about those events. To get involved…