Bicycle Lifestyles
California State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
CalTrans is creating the first-ever California State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (CSBPP). Check out the new CA State Bike-Ped Plan website, and learn additional ways to advocate for bicycling and walking, including specific advocacy actions for Monterey County.
Women’s March on Washington, DC – and Monterey County related activities
City of Monterey native Amanda Cole, currently a resident of Washington, DC, has bicycles for transportation at the ready. Amanda and her friend Sierra Dehmler, a native of rural Monterey County who resides in Brooklyn, NY, was among those participating in the nonviolent Women’s March on Washington, DC on January 21. Amanda was also a peaceful presence on the streets of the…
Carmel and elsewhere: Sidewalk confusion abounds
Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/CarmelConfusion For a different sort of Carmel confusion, see http://bit.ly/CarmelConfusion2 In 2017, why the buzz about sidewalk riding in Carmel? First, some background. 2014: Repeated inaccurate reports in the Salinas Californian in summer 2014 led to Bicycling Monterey contributing to the Californian “Bicycling on sidewalks: misconceptions and advisories,” published October 15, 2014.…
California Bicycle Coalition’s local partners and allies – Bicycling Monterey and others
Effective bike advocacy—improving infrastructure and much more—requires a team effort. The Monterey Bay region, which includes Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties, does not yet have an official bicycling coalition or alliance. Bicycling Monterey is among those who help fill in that gap, as local allies of the California Bicycle Coalition / CalBike: http://www.calbike.org/local_partners.…
Video: 33-Section Resource Directory / Monterey County Bike Community Leaders
Visitors and residents use the indexed, 33-section directory, Monterey County Main Bicycling Resources / Bike Community Leaders, to find a diverse community of helpers. Together, those helpers meet a wide range of needs and interests. In the captioned Youtube below, meet many of them. And if you appreciate the directory or other Bicycling Monterey projects, please make a contribution in any amount. Click here for ways to give…
New Year’s Goals for the Environment, Public Health, Communities, Economy and More
“You’ve got to have a goal,” 103-year-old Harold Lewis often told me. For the Monterey Bay area man above, his next goal was reaching 25,000 miles on his bicycle. The 74 people below have goals too—including supporting more bicycling. For Bicycling Monterey, current goals include fundraising to support this work. Why? Because the Bicycling Monterey work helps reduce carbon…