Posted by Founder, Bicycling Monterey
Aug 22, 2021: Ciclovía Soledad — Open Streets in Monterey County
The fourth Open Streets location in Monterey County will be Soledad. Come enjoy Ciclovía Soledad, a free, family-friendly outdoor event for all ages and abilities.
Where the Streets are Yours!
¡Donde las Calles son Suyas!
Come bike, walk, run, skate, scoot, roll in a wheelchair, or otherwise enjoy moving about on car-free streets.
Additional outdoor options too, including zumba class.
Whether or not you’re vaccinated, please mask up at Ciclovia Soledad
whenever appropriate, for example,
if not physically distancing when visiting an information booth.
Postponed from 2020 due to global pandemic
Ciclovía Soledad
Sunday, August 22, 2021
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Scroll below the poster for a tip about
taking a Monterey-Salinas Transit bus there.
22 August 2021
Tip for using Monterey-Salinas Transit
Are you thinking of taking your bicycle on a Monterey-Salinas Transit bus for this Sunday August 22, 2021 event? As announced by MST in their August 13 service updates, the Line 23 Salinas – King City service on weekends will be restored to pre-pandemic levels, beginning Saturday, August 21.
On Sunday, August 22, 2021—Ciclovia Soledad day!—MST Line 23 has a 10:50 a.m. departure from the Salinas Transit Center that arrives in Soledad at Front & San Vicente at 11:48 a.m. For the return trip back to Salinas, there’s a 4:21 p.m. trip that leaves Soledad Mission Shopping Center and arrives at the Salinas Transit Center at 5:18 p.m.
For your ease of reference, below is the new MST Line 23 schedule, in its entirety (three pages), which was helpfully provided by MST. Remember that this schedule goes into effect on August 21, 2021.
Also, kindly remember that masks are required of everyone aboard MST.
For all schedules for the MST system, visit https://mst.org/maps-schedules/route-list/
What to do if the bicycle rack on an MST bus is full?
At the driver’s discretion, you may take your bicycle inside any MST bus. If you do, it’s important to (1) keep a firm grip on your bicycle and (2) keep your bike out of the aisle.
Why “at the driver’s discretion”? Sometimes a driver knows that on that particular route, they will soon have, for example, someone boarding with a wheelchair, or a large number of passengers boarding, which would result in the bus being crowded.
For more information about Ciclovia Soledad,
or to get on the email list for this event,
contact Ciclovia South County by email or phone: cicloviasouthcounty@gmail.com
(831) 594-9378
Check them out on Instagram too: https://www.instagram.com/cicloviasouthcounty/
Ciclovia Soledad planning meetings are open to the public, and volunteers are needed. Tell your friends.
Related websites:
- City of Soledad https://cityofsoledad.com/connect/contact-us/
- Monterey County Health Department https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/health/hd-initiatives/ciclovia-coming-to-south-county
Related information on this site
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Archived note:
The info below was previously published 1 March 2020.
The 2020 event was postponed due to the pandemic.
Planning meetings for Ciclovía Soledad were scheduled from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the South County YMCA, 560 Walker Drive, Soledad, on the following 2020 dates:
Feb 12, 19, 26 and March 4, 11, 18, 25. [Check with the organizers about possible postponements of some planning meeting dates.]
This post was published on 17 August 2021. One or more changes last made to this post on 18 August 2021.
