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  • Bike Buzz: Summer 2024 News from Bicycling Monterey

    This issue of Bike Buzz has items of interest locally (Monterey County), statewide (including a new survey), and nationwide. It’s updated occasionally, with new event dates through end of summer (Sept 22)—plus some “save-the-dates” for autumn. Missing buzz? To subscribe to Bicycling Monterey, click here. For tips on Monterey County beaches, see Bike to the…

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  • Bike Buzz: Spring 2024 News from Bicycling Monterey

    This edition of Bike Buzz includes some sections about law enforcement; look for the four dark blue “Law Enforcement” headers. Those sections include pursuing justice, cops on bikes, traffic citations and alternatives to fines, and how to avoid citations—and help others avoid them—through bike law education. May 31 ended Bike Month, but it won’t be…

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  • Bike Buzz: Sept 2019

    Update, Sept 17 – check thread of today’s @bikemonterey tweet about #SB127 / #CompleteStreets. That approved legislation—if Governor Newsom signs it! (urge him to)—could positively affect infrastructure of people who bike, walk, etc. in Salinas, San Lucas, Soledad, and more than 185 other communities throughout California. [Oct 12 update: Governor Newsom vetoed the bill; details:…

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  • Bicycling Castroville — plus North County HER Helmet Thursdays spots

    Want a change from the Monterey Peninsula? Bike Castroville! Kids can practice bike skills on a quiet Class I path just outside town. And since 2012, there’s a new bike shop in Castroville, just off that great bike path!

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  • Bike to elegant venues, including fine dining establishments

    Who says you can’t use earth-friendly transportation and still enjoy some of life’s little luxuries? Sure, you may prefer transportation other than bicycling on some dress-up occasions, especially if a significant distance from your departure point (although even that no longer hinders many people from biking, thanks to e-bikes). Bicycling, or reaching your destination via bike-and-ride, can…

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  • Gift Ideas for People Who Bike – and for Bike-Friendly Places Too

    Reduce holiday shopping chores by spending very little money at a local photocopy shop (or DIY at home!). Better yet, while you give a unique present to make someone happy, you’re also encouraging more biking!

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