Monterey (the city)
Youth bike—and sometimes receive citations
Below are a sampling of comments received about the Bicycling Monterey project Alternative to Fine for Traffic Citations. For details about that project, click here. Thank you again for your time and effort in assisting our son. We received the letter and provided it to the courts, and his case was dismissed. He has learned…
Bicycle Joy: Youth development
One of the joys of doing bike advocacy over the past fifteen years has been witnessing youth development. We first met this young Seaside resident in 2013, outside the Monterey Public Library, when he was a bike-to-school student of Monterey High School (soon a MHS graduate). In the first days of summer 2024, we met…
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…
BIKING ON SIDEWALKS, plus examples of ordinances from Monterey County, California
Para una versión en español de este post, haga clic aquí. With some exceptions, biking on sidewalks is usually less safe than biking streets. At driveways and intersections, drivers typically aren’t expecting a person on a bicycle coming off a sidewalk. Nonetheless, a person who bikes may sometimes find a sidewalk their safest option. Reasons…
ANDAR EN BICICLETA EN LAS ACERAS además de ejemplos de ordenanzas del Condado de Monterey, California
For this post in English, click here.Para escuchar una lectura de “ANDAR EN BICICLETA POR LAS ACERAS” (en español, con subtítulos), vaya a canal de Youtube de Bicycling Monterey: https://youtu.be/1PaASfWy1cY Con algunas excepciones, andar en bicicleta por la acera o banqueta es por lo general menos seguro que hacerlo por la calle. En los cruces de…