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  • Bike Buzz: Autumn 2023 News from Bicycling Monterey

    Below is a mix of national, state, and local bike buzz for Autumn 2023. Unless the URL to another site is displayed, links in this post direct to info on bikemonterey.org. Note this post’s list of bike-related dates (click here). To catch more buzz: (1) from now through the end of Autumn (Dec 20), return…

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  • Complete Streets in California: Survey on state-controlled roads

    Update: Survey results published by CalBike on Nov 13 https://www.calbike.org/results-from-calbikes-complete-streets-survey/. Respond by Tuesday, October 10, 2023 (deadline extended from October 6) to a survey from the California Bicycle Coalition aka CalBike about California’s state-controlled routes that also serve as surface streets in local neighborhoods. Here’s a link to the survey:https://form.jotform.com/CalBikeCoalition/completestreets Why is CalBike seeking your…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • Bike Buzz: December 2022 news from Bicycling Monterey

    Some Monterey County bike dates for December 2022 and January 2023 Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail update “Moss Landing segment of scenic trail on hold ‘indefinitely,’” by Anna Marie Yanny for the Monterey Herald, Dec 11, 2022. https://www.montereyherald.com/2022/12/11/moss-landing-segment-of-scenic-trail-on-hold-indefinitely/. Partial history: /bike-safety-infra-update-about-hwy-1-moss-landing-a-high-traffic-monterey-bay-region-route.html Monthly meetings of TAMC Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Are you a Monterey County resident…

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