Bicycle Lifestyles
Pump Track Dreams in Monterey County—and a dream fulfilled in Marina
Marina: May 13, 2023, Grand Opening of the Glorya Jean Tate Park Pump Track at Glorya Jean Tate Park, 3254 Abdy Way, Marina. The nearly 30,000 sq ft paved pump track will feature two separate wall rides—one 40 ft and one 20 ft. https://cityofmarina.org/25/Recreation-Cultural-Services / https://www.cityofmarina.org/1140/Glorya-Jean-Tate-Park * * * This post was first published September 1,…
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…
A kid’s perspective on mountain biking
Guest post by Epic Magenheim, Salinas plus Epic’s bicycling advocacy bookmarks Mountain biking is very healthy because you go up a lot of hills. But have you ever heard of the saying “what goes up must come down”? Because you will almost always get the fun of a downhill after you go up! There are…
Attitudes, behaviors, infrastructure, and more: What makes biking better—or worse—for you?
Update: Responses to the questionnaire have been compiled for a new series, “Voices of People Who Bike.” The first post in that series, “Part 1: Who bikes, why, and memories,” was published June 14, 2023, followed by “Part 2: Encouragement, support, barriers, bullying”; “Part 3: Including, inviting, drivers, and inspiring places”; and on May 24,…
BIKING ON SIDEWALKS, plus examples of ordinances from Monterey County, California
Para una versión en español de este post, haga clic aquí. With some exceptions, biking on sidewalks is usually less safe than biking streets. At driveways and intersections, drivers typically aren’t expecting a person on a bicycle coming off a sidewalk. Nonetheless, a person who bikes may sometimes find a sidewalk their safest option. Reasons…
ANDAR EN BICICLETA EN LAS ACERAS además de ejemplos de ordenanzas del Condado de Monterey, California
For this post in English, click here.Para escuchar una lectura de “ANDAR EN BICICLETA POR LAS ACERAS” (en español, con subtítulos), vaya a canal de Youtube de Bicycling Monterey: https://youtu.be/1PaASfWy1cY Con algunas excepciones, andar en bicicleta por la acera o banqueta es por lo general menos seguro que hacerlo por la calle. En los cruces de…