Local Bike News

  • Velo Club Monterey says: Bookmark it. And support!

    Velo Club Monterey, Pedaling the Monterey Peninsula and the Central Coast since 1968, wrote on social media: “One of the very best resources for Monterey area cyclists, both residents and visitors, is Bicycling Monterey. Hosted and run since 2009 by Mari Lynch, her site is incredibly broad in scope, but also rich in details. Mari covers…

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  • From Austin to Osaka, people are talking about the Bicycling Monterey site and projects

    In Salinas and Sweden, Castroville and Miami, Santa Cruz and Seattle, New Jersey and South Carolina, Australia and Canada, and many, many other locations, people of all stripes have something to say about the Bicycling Monterey work. Read their comments about the Bicycling Monterey website and projects, then share this bike buzz with your friends!

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  • May 1: 10th Anniversary of the Bicycling Monterey Site and Projects

    Bicycling Monterey is a local partner of the California Bicycle Coalition. For ten years, the founder’s work on this website and on all other Bicycling Monterey projects has been done as an unpaid volunteer.

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  • Bike Buzz: Bike Week, Bike Decade, and More

    The Bicycling Monterey fundraising campaign by Laurel Thomsen and nine other women has been updated regarding the completion of the 10th year (May 1, 2009 – May 1, 2019) of this public service, with a new goal set. Many people are unaware that this has been unpaid work for ten years—even though widely praised, award-winning, and linked by organizations nationwide, from…

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  • League Cycling Instructors: Why, and Who in Monterey County?

    Bicycling Monterey is a grassroots volunteer effort. To spread the word and help support this work,  see /empowering-more-biking-bicycling-montereys-16th-year.html * * * Update to the post below: An LCI seminar open to the public is scheduled for August 2-4, 2024 in Salinas. Registration closes July 12. Details: /aug-2024-league-cycling-instructor-seminar-in-salinas.html For a partial list of Monterey County residents…

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  • North Fremont, Monterey bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure changes, including Class IV lanes

    Related update, 6/18/24: “TAMC seeks $10.4M grant to close trail network ‘gap’ near Seaside,” by James Herrera, Monterey Herald https://www.montereyherald.com/2024/06/18/tamc-seeks-10-4m-grant-to-close-trail-network-gap-near-seaside/. * * * https://twitter.com/BikeMonterey/status/1203499041419489281?s=20 See Bicycling Monterey’s 12/13/19 post “Why get involved in infrastructure planning: North Fremont, Monterey— and other projects.” https://twitter.com/BikeMonterey/status/1187482961781747712?s=20 The photo directly below shows construction progress as of August 30, 2019. Note…

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