Commuter
Audio: Bikes are taking to the streets—and it’s not where you might expect
Missed that 2-minute KUSP broadcast 11/20/13 during NPR’s “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered”? Listen to the mp3 now, or read the transcript.
From e-bike snob to “won me over”: Pedaling Monterey County with a boost-on-demand from e-assist
Note: The bicycle in this post is a Type 1 e-bike—no throttle, requires pedaling, and has a top assisted speed of 20 mph. See the classes/types of e-bikes for California: http://www.calbike.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AB_1096_-_Info_for_Consumers.pdf. In May 2009, when I founded the Bicycling Monterey site and projects, I was enjoying steep rural climbs five or six days a week. My fitness level was…
Inventory of Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans for Monterey County and all of California
Headsup for all of California plus additional details for Monterey County The California Bicycle Coalition (AKA CalBike) has a new tool in their toolbox. To help in their work of improving infrastructure for people who bike in California, they’re compiling a statewide Bike and Pedestrian Plan Inventory. The inventory will be a living document, and CalBike needs…
Roundabouts on Holman Highway 68 and elsewhere — including how to navigate them
The video below, showing people with bikes traveling through a roundabout, may at first appear to you—as it did to me, before enlarging it—to be an example of “do as I say, not as I do.” Watch it once without enlarging, then read my remarks below the video. The video, created by the Minnesota Department…