Commuter
Voices of People Who Bike, Part 2: Encouragement, support, barriers, bullying
Bicycling Monterey’s spring 2023 questionnaire posed 40 questions, and we invited everyone to respond to only a couple questions or to as many as they wished. We’re highlighting responses in a series of posts; this is the second. (For Part 1, “Who bikes, why, and memories,” click here; for Part 3, “Including, inviting, drivers, and…
Bike Santa Cruz: Advocate for West Cliff and Broadway
Our Monterey Bay Region partner among Local Partners of the California Bicycle Coalition, Bike Santa Cruz County, sent an Action Alert today about two important routes for people who bike—West Cliff Drive and Broadway Avenue. Sign up for their mailing list to receive such alerts. Below are our letters emailed today to the Santa Cruz…
Monterey County Farmers Market Locations
Bicycling Monterey’s Tips for Bicycling Monterey County 20-section guide for visitors and residents, first published in 2009, includes a section “Bike to Monterey County Farmers Markets.” Do you have questions not answered on the websites below? Phone numbers and names for market managers are provided on the California Department of Food and Agriculture website. The…
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…
Monterey County Weekly on King City, Monterey, Salinas, and Seaside stroads
The cover story for the Monterey County Weekly’s March 9-15, 2023 issue, “Stroad Rage,” features stories by four Weekly staff writers, as highlighted below. Here’s an Intro by staff writer Tajha Chappellet-Lanier: https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/opinion/mcnow_intro/street-road-or-stroad-the-answer-will-greatly-impact-your-experience-of-downtown/article_218ceeb6-beea-11ed-81bd-2b39df35cbec.html https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/cover/streets-roads/collection_e1e49e48-bdeb-11ed-91e3-b3a9cf6cde17.html Photos in this post, shot in those cities in past years, are by Bicycling Monterey. Celia Jiménez, on King City “Lastly…
Making Eye Contact with Drivers: Vehicle Size and Other Perils
It’s often recommended to people who walk, bike, skate, or scoot that one way to improve their safety, especially at intersections, is to make eye contact with drivers. In fact, when the City of Monterey made use of some 2021 California Office of Traffic Safety pedestrian and bicycle safety grant funds, they installed “SEE AND…