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Climate Change: Why speak up for cycling
Bicycling has multiple benefits. Among those—and the primary reason Bicycling Monterey has been provided as a public service since 2009— is that biking helps reduce the environmental impact of transportation, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions! Transportation’s emissions in California and through the USA The U.S. Congressional Budget Office reported (“Emissions of Carbon Dioxide in the Transportation Sector,”…
Governor urged: Hold Caltrans accountable to California’s Climate Action Plan
Recent developments at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) threaten California’s reputation as a leader in fighting climate change, including through disregard for the state’s Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI). Representatives from sixty climate, transportation, and environmental justice advocacy organizations sent a letter today (full text below) to Governor Gavin Newsom, urging him…
Bicycling through Pregnancy on the Monterey Bay
As we were leaving this Santa Cruz County beach in the first week of October, we naturally noticed that bicycles were the preferred mode of transportation for some beach-goers, including the four pictured below. The happy foursome paused to chat with us and graciously allowed shooting these photos for Bicycling Monterey. We shared with the…
Voices of People Who Bike, Part 3: Including, inviting, drivers, and inspiring places
Bicycling Monterey’s spring 2023 questionnaire posed 40 questions, and we invited everyone to respond to only a couple questions or to as many as they wished. We’re highlighting responses in a series of posts; this is the third.For Part 1, “Who bikes, why, and memories,” click here. Part 2, “Encouragement, support, barriers, bullying,” click here.) In this post,…