Local Bike News
Bike infrastructure: Making the future brighter
“Dad, why aren’t there bike paths from our house to our school?” They can trust your encouraging answer if you’re being a part of the solution!
Bicycling Pebble Beach
Tips on bicycling 17-Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, including during special event weeks. And how to make use of your bike in Monterey County to get around during high-traffic times.
Celebrate Three: More Bicycle Infrastructure Improvements Coming! And Blanco Contract Awarded
CA Transportation Improvement Funds totaling nearly $15M have been accepted by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, including funds for three bicycling infrastructure projects. And the Blanco Road bike lanes project is moving along, as reaffirmed by the Supervisors December 6, 2011. The contract has now been awarded, with a tentative construction start week established.
Public Workshops: Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail
Public input solicited Dec 15 in Watsonville (Spanish translation available), and Dec 13 and 14 in Santa Cruz and Davenport. Every step in creating a Monterey Bay multi-use trail from Lovers Point, Pacific Grove to the Santa Cruz-San Mateo County line is worth celebrating–and participating in.
Blanco Road Bike Lanes: A prime connection between Salinas and the Monterey Peninsula
Class II bike lanes for Blanco Road were approved and funded, challenged, then re-affirmed by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors. Contact Phil or Frank to ride Blanco now, then again later after new lanes are in and see why they matter!
Bike Seaside
Seaside has the highest number of bike commuters in Monterey County. See a gallery of folks out biking in Seaside. And learn how Susan Ragsdale-Cronin and others at a bike-themed Sustainable Seaside meeting are sharing info to improve biking here and throughout the county.