Elementary Schools
Safe Routes to School: Parking lots and pick-up zones
Back on February 7, 2014, at the invitation of the Monterey County Health Department, Bicycling Monterey’s founder made a presentation to the Safe Routes to School Committee at King Elementary in Seaside. Sadly, attendees didn’t have any interest yet in promoting walking and biking to school. It makes sense that King’s SRTS committee had a…
BMX presentation in South Monterey County
Thanks to Lacey Kistler, a San Lucas School teacher, for her persistence over two years that resulted in a BMX presentation by pro riders Chris Hughes and Lennie Westfall for San Lucas and Bradley students. Read the January 20, 2023 story in the King City Rustler—a report written and photographed by students: https://kingcityrustler.com/bmx-riders-flaunt-skills-in-south-monterey-county/ Kudos to…
Rutas Seguras a la Escuela / Safe Routes to School — New site for Monterey County
For a related County of Monterey web page, see https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/health/public-health/bicycle-and-pedestrian-safety. 4/7/21 update: Listen to the recording of Radio Bilingüe’s 4/5/21 “Alza Tu Voz / Speak Out” program (mostly in English) — http://radiobilingue.org/en/nuestros-jovenes/ruta-segura-para-la-escuela/ A new Safe Routes to School website has been launched this month by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County: https://saferoutesmonterey.org en español: https://saferoutesmonterey.org/?lang=es “Enseñar…
Salinas rutas seguras a la escuela / Safe Routes to School — Public workshops: 18 March and 7 April 2020
Related information on this site: /what-support-is-provided-for-kids-biking-to-school.html Participe en la planificación de rutas seguras a la escuela. Se proporcionará cena, cuidado de niños y traducción al español. Participate in planning Safe Routes to School. Dinner, childcare, and Spanish translation will be provided. Public workshops on the Salinas Safe Routes to Schools Plan have been scheduled at…
May 2019: Marina and Seaside Safe Streets Demonstrations
Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/SafeStreetDemos USA Bike Month 2019 includes Safe Streets Demonstrations in Marina and Seaside, California. For details, see James Herrera’s 4/23/19 story in the Monterey Herald, “Marina and Seaside to have Safe Street Demonstration events in May—Measure X Safe Routes to School program is aimed at developing better and safer options…