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Eye on Infrastructure: Salinas, California
Photos by JLR Salinas teen and bike commuter All bicycling facilities are not equal when it comes to helping keep people who bike safer! Here’s one type that is genuinely helpful: Bike Boxes. A BIKE BOX is an area at the head of traffic lanes that is designated for people on bicycles. It gives bicyclists…
Advocate for active transportation—bicycling and more—in Salinas, and elsewhere in Monterey County
If our world is to have public streets that are safe, appealing, and accessible to all, it’s vital to get input from each area’s own active transportation users—the people who bike, walk, skate, or scoot there. It’s also helpful to hear from people who’d like to use active transportation, if only the infrastructure were better!…
Aug 2025 League Cycling Instructor seminar in Santa Cruz
In case you missed Bicycling Monterey’s Summer Bike Buzz—or our June 17 announcement on Mastodon— about this seminar scheduled for the Monterey Bay region, below is a press release from Ecology Action of Santa Cruz: We’re excited to partner with the League of American Bicyclists to expand the network of certified bike educators on the…
Vision Zero for Monterey County
Para obtener información relacionada en español, visite: /plan-regional-de-vision-cero-del-condado-de-monterey.html What is Vision Zero? “Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. First implemented in Sweden in the 1990s, Vision Zero has proved successful across Europe—and now it’s gaining momentum in major American cities.”https://visionzeronetwork.org/about/what-is-vision-zero/…
Greenfield Recreation Bike Riding Program
In 2025 the Greenfifeld Rec Department’s Bike Riding Program will be in April and May, on Wednesdays 4:15 – 5:15 PM, Thursdays 4:00 – 5:00 PM, beginning April 2. Refer to bilingual posters above. If you have questions, or for future updates, please contact Recreation Activities Leader Nathalie Gomez by phone, 831-304-0150 or email ngomez@ci.greenfield.ca.us.…
CalTrans District 5 Bike Detection Changes on CA SR 135
The information below is from CalTrans District 5 Traffic Division Chief Peter Hendrix in response to the advocacy efforts of Geoffrey Wheeler of San Luis Obispo County. Geoffrey has persistently advocated for better bicycle detection at traffic signals on CA SR 135. While we differ [from Geoffrey’s assessment] in our viewpoint as to whether bikes…