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  • 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…

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  • 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,”…

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  • Bike Buzz: May 2021 news from Bicycling Monterey

    Wherever you ride, Happy Bike Month! Scroll this post’s purple and pink sections for Bike Equity issues, green sections for Bike Advocacy actions you can take, and yellow sections for Inspiration and Support—plus more. May is celebrated as Bike Month throughout the U.S. Although types of celebrations and specific dates vary around the country, in…

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  • Casa Verde near North Fremont in Monterey, and other developments; also, Monterey County Fair & Event Center bicycle parking

    [Update, 9/25/25, by David Schmalz: “A new owner and new plan takes over on the Caruso’s Corner property in Monterey.” https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/a-new-owner-and-new-plan-takes-over-on-the-caruso-s-corner-property-in/article_a5e8142b-ad1f-4dc2-9623-ab9d7ad98000.html.] View the March 8, 2021 presentation—and hear public comments—on the 2101 North Fremont Street, Monterey proposed hotel redevelopment project: https://monterey.org/City-Hall/Newsroom/Whats-New/Whats-New-Details/on-demand-viewing-of-march-8-2021-zoom-community-discussion-hotel-redevelopment-project-on-north-fremont-street. Comments by Bicycling Monterey’s founder are at 14:15, 27:06, 36:07. 3/4/21 update: For relevant…

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  • Upper Hatton Road, Carmel

    Public comment at the March 3, 2021 meeting of the Transportation Agency for Monterey County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee included that of Michael Hulfactor. He spoke on behalf of the Upper Hatton Neighborhood Committee regarding traffic on upper Hatton Road. This stretch of Hatton Road north of Ocean Avenue is regularly used by students…

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  • Calles Completas / Complete Streets, City of Monterey

    Check with City of Monterey Planning Office for survey deadline. (Following the March 4, 2021 meeting, the survey was planned to remain open “for a while.”) Reunión virtual organizada por la ciudad de Monterey y el contratista Kimley-Horn. Virtual meeting hosted by the City of Monterey and contractor Kimley-Horn. La discusión abordará qué son las…

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