Bike Monterey County
New Year’s Goals for the Environment, Public Health, Communities, Economy and More
“You’ve got to have a goal,” 103-year-old Harold Lewis often told me. For the Monterey Bay area man above, his next goal was reaching 25,000 miles on his bicycle. The 74 people below have goals too—including supporting more bicycling. For Bicycling Monterey, current goals include fundraising to support this work. Why? Because the Bicycling Monterey work helps reduce carbon…
When no one is looking, who cares about climate change?
As Arthur C. Clarke pointed out, “How inappropriate to call this planet ‘Earth,’ when it is clearly ‘Ocean.’” The Monterey Bay Aquarium is a fascinating place, sure. It’s also a leader in stirring people to take better care of the earth. For example, the Aquarium’s ocean plastic pollution education helped California become the first state in the U.S. to ban single-use carryout bags, through the passage of Proposition…
El Plan de Transporte Activo del Condado de Monterey / Give input to TAMC on Active Transportation Plan
The Monterey County Active Transportation Plan is an update to the 2011 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, and will serve as a guide for long-term bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements throughout Monterey County. The deadline for comments is May 31, 2018 [extended from previous deadline of December 16, 2017]. Comments can also be submitted online…
Giving? Remember Bicycling Monterey
Since May 2009, the Bicycling Monterey website and projects have been provided by the founder on an entirely volunteer basis. That is still the case as 2017 begins! The Monterey Bay Tri-County Region does not yet have an official bicycle coalition or alliance, and Bicycling Monterey helps fill in that gap. That’s recognized by the California Bicycle Coalition, which lists…
Monterey Park Cycling: For South Salinas kids, “Your community is your classroom,” and you get to class by bike!
Children from this South Salinas neighborhood bike it together. They get to know their community better while enjoying the many other benefits of bicycling. Here how this public elementary school bike club began, and where they’ve been riding.