STORIES with HER Helmet Thursdays spots

  • 8th Anniversary – HER Helmet Thursdays

    For the 9th Anniversary, click here. Created and launched in Monterey County, HER Helmet Thursdays is one of many Bicycling Monterey projects. (Outside Monterey County? Catch the vision.) The 8th Anniversary of the HER Helmet Thursdays Project was Thanksgiving week 2017; check out the 8th Anniversary guide below. HER refers to Mother Earth, who benefits from…

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  • Bike Buzz: Autumn 2017 News from Bicycling Monterey

    Below is a summary of what’s new on the Bicycling Monterey website. To receive an email notification sent to subscribers when a “Bike Buzz” summary is published, refer to the Contact/Subscribe page. Contributions are appreciated. For ways to contribute and FAQs, click here. This Autumn 2017 “Bike Buzz,” includes a summary of new and updated posts since…

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  • HER Helmet Thursdays FAQs: Geographic Areas

    Below are three ways to find the hundreds of Monterey County businesses and organizations that participate in the HER Helmet Thursdays Project by their geographic location. 1. One way is using the abbreviations key to search the Quick Reference Guide. Searches can be glitchy sometimes, so you may want to eyeball the list too. To find the latest guide anytime, go to…

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  • Biking Downtown Monterey: Sidewalk riding advisories, plus Alvarado Street tips

    Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/DowntownMRY As City of Monterey’s Transportation Alternatives suggests, “For more information on bicycling in Monterey, check out the Monterey Bay Coastal Bike Path map [see maps] or Bicycling Monterey, sponsor of HER Helmet Thursdays and a great source of bicycling news, events, and local deals!” Directions tip: To avoid biking on sidewalks of Alvarado…

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  • Monterey Regional Airport

    Helping aviators go from the skyways to the bikeways, Monterey Jet Center provides bikes and vehicle bike racks to their customers at the Monterey Regional Airport. Also at this airport in bicycling-friendly Monterey County: The Golden Tee Restaurant, a HER Helmet Thursdays participant (providing discounts on Thursdays to males and females who bike).

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  • July 2017 to Fall 2018: Brief delays on rec trail at Hoffman Ave, Monterey

    Will you be traveling on the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail’s City of Monterey section, AKA Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail? At Hoffman Avenue, expect periodic, brief delays of about five minutes. Why? Because people stop to kiss there? No, sillies. It’s because the Monterey Bay Aquarium is constructing a new Center for Ocean Education…

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