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Please remember the work of bicycling advocates when making donations.

Since 2009, Bicycling Monterey provides inspiration and resources for people who bike anywhere! Bicycling Monterey also serves as Information Hub for Biking Monterey County and is the county’s local partner of the California Bicycle Coalition.

Donation FAQs: https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations/contribution-faqs

#BikeTooter #GivingTuesday #CalBike #California #CentralCoast #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Monterey #BikeMonterey #cycling #biking #bicycling #ClimateAction #ActiveTransport #transportation #Grassroots #Advocacy

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Autumn Bike Buzz — local, state, and national news — from Bicycling Monterey.

https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-autumn-2024-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #California #CaliforniaBicycleCoalition #CalBike #Partner #bicycling #cycling #biking #MontereyBay #CentralCoast #Salinas #Monterey #SalinasValley #MontereyPeninsula

A teen stands at the entrance to a public library in Salinas, California. Dressed in light blue jeans, a white t-shirt, and dark shoes, the teen is holding a laminated Bicycling Monterey poster.

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Another motor vehicle ran into a fence around Monterey’s North Fremont St center-of-street bike lanes. This design was 1st such design in California. (BTW #CalBike referred to this project as "Worst award-winning bikeway” of 2020 https://www.calbike.org/calbikes-best-and-worst-of-2020/.)

San Francisco unwisely followed Monterey's lead, putting center lanes on Valencia St, then realized it wasn't smart design. Thanks to persistence of advocate & organizer @LukeBornheimer & other supporters of protected curbside bike lanes—not center lanes!—things are looking up for Valencia. Links & resources for related advocacy elsewhere: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/valencia-bikelanes/

Meanwhile, in Monterey, sharp debris from N Fremont’s latest collision, + fence wire sticking out into bike lane, shown in photos—along with how to report conditions in #Monterey County & on #California highways: https://bikemonterey.org/report-bikeway-maintenance-needs-e-g-north-fremont-monterey.html

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #NorthFremont #transportation #infrastructure #UrbanDesign #TransportationDesign #UrbanPlanning #ActiveTransportation #PublicSafety

Intersection of North Fremont Street and Casanova Avenue in Monterey. In this photo, shot 8 Sept 2024, a piece of fence that normally surrounds the bike lanes that were built in the center of the street is missing—apparently yet another motor vehicle has run into this unusual infrastructure. Arrow is pointing to some of the many pieces of sharp debris, apparently from the collision; the debris in the bike lane stretched nearly to the Ramona intersection.

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Bike Buzz: Summer 2024 News from Bicycling Monterey
https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2024-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html

As we mention in our Summer 2024 newsletter, bike advocates on Mastodon include #BikeNite organizer Phil / @ascentale, who happens to be a staff member of our fellow #CalBike partner, Bike East Bay; and Spokane active transportation professional @BarbChamberlain.

They are among an increasing number of other bike advocates on Mastodon / in the fediverse. Feel free to reply to this post so we can find more of you, e.g., #CaliforniaBikeAdvocates, #USABikeAdvocates, #NorthAmericaBikeAdvocates.

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #cycling #biking #BikeMonterey #BicyclingMonterey #Monterey #CarWeek #PebbleBeach #BikeAdvocacy #bicycle #bicycling

Among posters in the display case at Monterey Public Library is one in the top row for Bicycling Monterey / bikemonterey.org, Information Hub for Biking Monterey County and local Partner of the California Bicycle Coalition.

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Any video that starts with a child on a #bicycle draws our interest…and in this case—thanks to our daughter always feeding us fab music recommendations — we're experiencing “Witness.” Yay!

Thanks to #JacobColllier, #KirkFranklin, #ShawnMendes, and #Stormzy for bringing this light into our day. 💖🎶

https://youtu.be/zb0ge6rIg-w?si=l9OqeEn5BeBo39Qz

Dedicating this song share to Kevin Claxton, a fellow fab music lover at #California Bicycle #Coalition / #CalBike.

#Bicycle #YouthBike #MusicIsLife #Musicians #Artists #Uplifting #Songs #Witness

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Bike Buzz: Winter 2024 News from Bicycling Monterey (emailed to subscribers 2/29/24).

Includes local (#MontereyCounty) state (#California), national (#USA), and international bike buzz, including about the California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike biennial California Bicycle Summit April 18-19, 2024 in San Diego.

https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2024-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html

#BikeTooter #cycling #bicycling #cyclists #bicycles #CalBike #CarbonEmissions #ClimateCrisis #Global

Two Jetson folding bicycles are locked to a bike rack on Monterey’s Wharf 2. Sailboats docked in the Monterey harbor are visible in the background.

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April 18-19, 2024 in San Diego: California Bicycle Summit, a biennial event from California Bicycle Coalition / CalBike.

https://www.calbike.org/events/california_bicycle_summit/

CalBike invites anyone passionate about #bicycling to attend—whether a #bike advocate, city official, planner, or a #CalBike member who simply cares about making the world healthier, more just, and more sustainable.

#BikeTooter #California #bicycling #cycling #ActiveTransportation #Transportation #Transport #Bicycle #RespectCyclists #cyclist #SanDiego #city #cities #ChangingCities

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As of December 1, Bicycling Monterey has received 46 financial contributions in 2023. See who has contributed, and the total of 2023 contributions: https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-december-2023-end-the-year-with-a-boost-to-bicycling-monterey.html

Special thanks to Edith Frederick, Kathleen Jones / @Kleen, and Sam Winter for being Pedal Pushers!

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #California #CalBike #LocalPartner #ActiveTransport #Bicycling #Cycling #Donation #Bicycles #Bikes

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We strongly urge people to use the free AARP Bike Audit Tool Kit created by #AARP and #BikeLeague, whether in #Monterey County or anywhere. ICYMI, e.g., in #CalBike e-blast, Bicycling Monterey's Autumn Bike Buzz, or elsewhere, here are some details—including updates today (post-webinar) on how much time it takes to do a bike audit. https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-autumn-2023-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html. The Tool Kit is available from AARP as a free download or free print edition. Spanish version expected Jan 2024.
#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #BikeAdvocacy #bici #bike #bicicleta #ciclismo #BikeLanes #BikeRacks #cycling #bicycling #infrastructure #transportation #LiveableStreets #LivableStreets #CommunityInput

Cover of the "AARP Bike Audit Tool Kit: A self-service guide for assessing a community's bikekability" by AARP and the League of American Bicyclists, includes images of a variety of types of bikes and trikes as well as a person in a wheelchair, couple with a baby stroller, person walking a dog, and other pedestrians. As the cover states, the new Tool Kit is a companion guide to the AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit.

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Bike Buzz: Autumn 2023 — national (USA), California, and Monterey County bike news

https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-autumn-2023-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html

#BikeTooter #BikeLeague #CalBike #BikeMonterey #bicycling #cycling #transportation #MTB #BikeAudit #TransportationPlanning #infrastructure #BikeTouring #ProjectHero #ClimateChange #Caltrans #BikeParty #BikeBus #KingCity #Salinas #Greenfield #Monterey

A smiling man wearing a grey League of American Bicyclists t-shirt stands alongside an open metal gate before a dry landscape in Monterey County, California.

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October 10 deadline.

California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike wants input from all 58 CA counties. Especially needed: feedback from people who bike or walk in #Fresno, #Kern, #SanBernardino, #SanJoaquin, #Solano, #Tulare, and #Ventura counties.

https://bikemonterey.org/complete-streets-in-california-survey-on-state-controlled-roads.html

"Almost every California community has a state highway that doubles as a local street. These are often the most dangerous roads, because the California Department: of Transportation / Caltrans has historically prioritized moving cars quickly over the safety of people #biking and #walking.

"CalBike is seeking input from people who use these local streets to help create a report on the safety of Caltrans-controlled #roadways. Please fill out CalBike's survey." https://form.jotform.com/CalBikeCoalition/completestreets

#BikeTooter #CompleteStreets #GoldenState #California #MontereyCounty #BikeAdvocacy #ActiveTransportation #Caltrans #highways