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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,…
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…
Monterey County Weekly on King City, Monterey, Salinas, and Seaside stroads
The cover story for the Monterey County Weekly’s March 9-15, 2023 issue, “Stroad Rage,” features stories by four Weekly staff writers, as highlighted below. Here’s an Intro by staff writer Tajha Chappellet-Lanier: https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/opinion/mcnow_intro/street-road-or-stroad-the-answer-will-greatly-impact-your-experience-of-downtown/article_218ceeb6-beea-11ed-81bd-2b39df35cbec.html https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/cover/streets-roads/collection_e1e49e48-bdeb-11ed-91e3-b3a9cf6cde17.html Photos in this post, shot in those cities in past years, are by Bicycling Monterey. Celia Jiménez, on King City “Lastly…
Making Eye Contact with Drivers: Vehicle Size and Other Perils
It’s often recommended to people who walk, bike, skate, or scoot that one way to improve their safety, especially at intersections, is to make eye contact with drivers. In fact, when the City of Monterey made use of some 2021 California Office of Traffic Safety pedestrian and bicycle safety grant funds, they installed “SEE AND…
Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail: Moss Landing Segment
Construction had been expected to begin early in 2023 for the Moss Landing segment of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail project. Recent discovery that a retaining wall on a section of Highway 1 has significantly deteriorated, and is falling into Elkhorn Slough, have put this project on hold indefinitely. The retaining wall is a…