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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…
Fleet & Family Support: Family Fun Day, including bicycling information and support
The United States Navy’s Fleet & Family Support Center-Monterey organized a Family Fun Day at La Mesa Village in Monterey on July 21, 2017. The all-free activities—open to active-duty military, reservists, military retirees, and their families—included bicycling information and support provided by volunteers Geoff Arnold and Mari Lynch. Riding skills, safety, bike laws and other tips were provided, along…
Bike to Bach, as Aussie Carey Beebe does — Carmel Bach Festival
Bike needs tune-up? Tune-up needs bike! Aquarian keeps this Australian’s bike in tune, and the Aussie–renowned harpsichord maker and technician Carey Beebe–bikes from venue to venue at the Carmel Bach Festival to keep instruments in tune.
Protected Bike Lanes / Class 4 Separated Bikeways / Cycle Tracks
January 26, 2022 update: “Currently, the United States is 40 years behind peer countries in Europe when it comes to developing bike networks with bike facilities for people of all ages and abilities….With ‘Benchmarking Bike Networks’ we want to give advocates for better biking another tool to ensure streets in their community are designed in…
Video: “Stay in Your Lane” – Inspiration from Blackstone Bicycle Works
If you’ve followed Bicycling Monterey for years, you may remember that Blackstone Bicycle Works of Chicago is among those who played an inspirational role in Bicycling Monterey’s founding of the Monterey County Youth Center bike education program. Youth Center bike shed, on one of my days sorting used parts. Now Blackstone Bicycle Works has collaborated with Rhymefest…
Remembering Adrian Garcia (1986-2014)
Early on July 5, 2014, Adrian Garcia, age 27, a resident and native of Salinas, was killed by a hit-and-run driver estimated to be traveling 70 mph in a 45 mph zone. Adrian’s girlfriend, Eliana Corona, witnessed as he was thrown about 150 feet on impact The Salinas Police Department asks the public’s help with…