Commuter

  • Advocate in California: Preserve safe bikeways; address e-motos; reform Active Transportation Program

    Heads-up, Californians: The state legislature’s recess ends August 3, 2026. Get informed on what’s coming, and communicate your positions to your elected representatives in the California Senate and Assembly.  California Bicycle Coalition / CalBike is a voice for state policies that enable our communities and neighbors to feel safe and comfortable using bicycling and other…

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  • Monterey County Active Transportation Plan / El Plan de Transporte Activo del Condado de Monterey

    Para obtener información relacionada en español: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/monterey-county-active-transportation-plan We encourage biking or carpooling* to the June 24, 6-8pm kickoff meeting / workshop about the forthcoming update to the Monterey County Active Transportation Plan / El Plan de Transporte Activo del Condado de Monterey. This will be the first updated ATP since 2018. Active transportation refers to “human…

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  • Bike Buzz: Summer 2026 + Autumn Save the Dates

    Save the Dates: Autumn 2026 We weren’t the only ones who biked to Pacific Grove on Oct 11 to hear the Dan and Laurel Quartet, featuring Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen joined by bass player Dan Robbins and drummer Bruce Handloff. Catch them again in PG on Oct 16, 6-9PM at Monarch Pub. https://www.danandlaurel.ca/Tour/ Save…

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  • CalBike coalition support for proposed AB 2168 and SB 569

    Below learn why the California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike), Bicycling Monterey, and so many other CalBike partners support the following proposed legislation. AB 2168 (Wicks): ATP Reform. This bill would expand the definition of Safe Routes to Transit and require strong accountability for agencies not delivering projects. Learn more: SB 569 (Blakespear): Bike Lane Integrity. This…

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  • April 23-24, 2026: California Bicycle Summit 

    Hosted by California Bicycle Coalition / CalBike, the 2026 biennial California Bicycle Summit will be in Sacramento on April 23-24. The deadline to register for the Summit is April 10, or until tickets run out. As Kendra Ramsey, CalBike executive director, said: If you’ve been on the fence about attending CalBike’s inspiring biennnial conference, now is the…

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  • Directional Requirements for Biking on Sidewalks in Monterey County

    For other info about sidewalk riding, refer to our post BIKING ON SIDEWALKS, plus examples of ordinances around Monterey County. Guest post by Anon, Esquire Note from Bicycling Monterey: Since 2009 occasionally we’ve heard conversations or seen a media report referring to someone “pedaling the wrong way down a sidewalk.” We asked a local attorney who is…

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