Bicycle Lifestyles
Sweet Protection: Infra rules—and helmets can be cool!
When it comes to getting around by bicycle, nothing makes it safer than smart infrastructure! Optimal design features—i.e., protected bike lanes, protected intersections, bike boxes, and the like—result in unparalleled safety, as well as greater ease and pleasure. While we appreciate every step in that direction, we also call on elected leaders in California (and…
Bicycle Map for Monterey County / el mapa de bicicletas del condado de Monterey
El texto en el mapa de bicicletas delcondado de Monterey es bilingüe, español-inglés.Habla español: Maria Montielhttps://www.tamcmonterey.org/maria-montiel-administrative-assistant Monterey County Bike Map 2023 (the first new map since 2016) is available online and in print from the Transportation Agency for Monterey County. The printed maps are in a Z-fold format. You may submit a request for up…
Honor the Life of Roy Wiegand
Roy Wiegand was killed in a traffic collision while bicycling in Monterey County on July 29, 2023. Roy was in the final stretches of his 2,500-mile charity bike ride to support Dig Deep’s Navajo Water Project. To honor Roy’s life by making a donation to that project, or to share his fundraising page, see “Roy…
County of Monterey Supervisors support designation of U.S. Bicycle Route 95
The County of Monterey Supervisors from all five districts—Luis Alejo (D1), Glenn Church (D2), Chris Lopez (D3), Wendy Root Askew (D4), and Mary Adams (D5)—voted unanimously on July 25, 2023 to support the designation of the proposed United States Bicycle Route 95 through the County of Monterey. https://monterey.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6296375&GUID=006F8774-513D-49DD-BA7C-60321077C9E8&Options=&Search=&FullText=1 As the Board Report states, this “supports…
KSQD: Bicycling on Sidewalks
On Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at about 7:57 a.m. and again at 5:57 p.m., “Bicycling on Sidewalks” will air on KSQD. Listen at 90.7 FM or via the livestream on ksqd.org; or for more ways to listen, see https://ksqd.org/listen/ways-to-listen/. To support public education about bicycling, this piece was contributed to KSQD by the writer, Bicycling Monterey…