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    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…

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    Tips for commercial drivers and people who bike

    Large trucks hauling automobiles are abundant in Monterey County during the annual Monterey Car Week and Concours d’Elegance. Whether you bike or drive a large truck, or bus, these tips can help ensure safety.

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    Let’s Get Connected: Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties

    Teens from North Monterey County and South Santa Cruz County showed up in Watsonville on a chilly school night to express their support for the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Network. The teens were part of a larger group of people attending. Santa Cruz County is in the planning stage of this trail, envisioned to…

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    Rest Stops: People who bike, walk, or otherwise get about sometimes just need to “sit a spell”

    This post, previously published April 15, 2018, was updated August 4, 2022, primarily to fix broken links to websites whose site redesigns resulted in links leading to error pages (e.g., City of Monterey’s climate action plan).For a 2024 post about a new rest stop, in Monterey, click here. Short link to this post: https://bit.ly/PublicBench Buzz…

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    Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway (FORTAG) Project: About the Del Rey Oaks segment

    May 1, 2024 update on FORTAG projects in process: /fort-ord-regional-trail-greenway-fortag-update.html David Schmalz, April 6, 2023, “An agreement between Del Rey Oaks and TAMC, which looked settled, is now in limbo.” https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/opinion/mcnow_intro/an-agreement-between-del-rey-oaks-and-tamc-which-looked-settled-is-now-in-limbo/article_8a513e6a-d4ee-11ed-a41e-0fa33ec306a5.html Staff, December 29, 2022, “We revisit the moments in Monterey County that grabbed our attention this year.” (Refer to June 7.) https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/cover/we-revisit-the-moments-in-monterey-county-that-grabbed-our-attention-this-year/article_7e8aead6-86ec-11ed-b157-b360d1e892b0.html David Schmalz,…

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    California Dream Rides, benefiting the California Bicycle Coalition

    Ralph Wege—shown above on Jan 16, 2022 alongside the outdoor seating at HER Helmet Thursdays spot Britannia Arms in downtown Monterey—is a member of Velo Club Monterey and a member of the California Bicycle Coalition. Ralph is among people who have helped fundraise for the coalition (a.k.a. CalBike) by participating in a California Dream Ride. Learn more about…

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