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  1. Heartfelt thanks to the first September donors: @Kleen, @Weather_Rock_Wx, Kathleen Ageton, Sandra Laney,
    Frank Henderson - for their donations on Sept 2, 5, 7, 12, 14.
    bikemonterey.org/about/financi

    Each one so appreciated, even more than usual because of all the time and energy it has taken us to make essential tech upgrades to the Bicycling Monterey website this month, which was coupled with the first site redesign in 17 years!

    #cycling #BikeAdvocacy #gratitude #BikeTooter #biking #MontereyCounty #ActOnClimate #ActiveTransportation #MontereyBay #BikeCalifornia #CaliforniaBikeAdvocates

  2. Heartfelt thanks to September donors, thus far - @Kleen, @Weather_Rock_Wx, Kathleen Ageton, and Sandra Laney - for their donations on Sept 2, 5, 7, and 12. Each one so appreciated - even more than usual because of all the time and energy it has taken us to make essential tech upgrades to the Bicycling Monterey website this month, which was coupled with the first site redesign in 17 years!
    bikemonterey.org/

    bikemonterey.org/about/financi

    #cycling #BikeAdvocacy #gratitude #BikeTooter #biking #MontereyCounty #ActOnClimate #ActiveTransportation #MontereyBay #BikeCalifornia #CaliforniaBikeAdvocates

  3. Heartfelt thanks to September donors, thus far - @Kleen, @Weather_Rock_Wx, Kathleen Ageton, and Sandra Laney - for their donations on Sept 2, 5, 7, and 12. Each one so appreciated - even more than usual because of all the time and energy it has taken us to make essential tech upgrades to the Bicycling Monterey website this month, which was coupled with the first site redesign in 17 years!
    bikemonterey.org/

    bikemonterey.org/about/financi

    #cycling #BikeAdvocacy #gratitude #BikeTooter #biking #MontereyCounty #ActOnClimate #ActiveTransportation #MontereyBay #BikeCalifornia #CaliforniaBikeAdvocates

  4. Heartfelt thanks to September donors, thus far - @Kleen, @Weather_Rock_Wx, Kathleen Ageton, and Sandra Laney - for their donations on Sept 2, 5, 7, and 12. Each one so appreciated - even more than usual because of all the time and energy it has taken us to make essential tech upgrades to the Bicycling Monterey website this month, which was coupled with the first site redesign in 17 years!
    bikemonterey.org/

    bikemonterey.org/about/financi

    #cycling #BikeAdvocacy #gratitude #BikeTooter #biking #MontereyCounty #ActOnClimate #ActiveTransportation #MontereyBay #BikeCalifornia #CaliforniaBikeAdvocates

  5. Heartfelt thanks to September donors, thus far - @Kleen, @Weather_Rock_Wx, Kathleen Ageton, and Sandra Laney - for their donations on Sept 2, 5, 7, and 12. Each one so appreciated - even more than usual because of all the time and energy it has taken us to make essential tech upgrades to the Bicycling Monterey website this month, which was coupled with the first site redesign in 17 years!
    bikemonterey.org/

    bikemonterey.org/about/financi

    #cycling #BikeAdvocacy #gratitude #BikeTooter #biking #MontereyCounty #ActOnClimate #ActiveTransportation #MontereyBay #BikeCalifornia #CaliforniaBikeAdvocates

  6. From report by Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow:

    β€œThe project is closing the gap in an 18-mile, Class-1 bike trail that runs from Castroville to Pacific Grove,” City Manager Vibeke Norgaard told the TAMC board on Aug. 31.

    It was the first public presentation on a project that has been contemplated since 1982, and now has public grant funds in the pipeline to build the $12 million project.
    montereycountynow.com/news/loc

    #MontereyCounty #transportation #infrastructure

  7. "Salinas police will host a community e-bike safety presentation Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Salinas Police Department. The presentation will cover e-bike and e-dirt bike laws, safety concerns and parents’ responsibilities.

    "A Spanish-language version will be held Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. at the police department."
    #KSBW ksbw.com/article/downtown-sali

    #MontereyCounty #eBikeEducation #eMotorcycles

  8. Eight new #gas and #OilWells have been approved for San Ardo.

    β€œThese enhanced# oil recovery methods come with all the risks of traditional production,” says Cooper Kass, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, a watchdog organization which has filed multiple lawsuits regarding California’s oil and gas industry. β€œThey also bring a number of additional risks, including the potential for the high-pressure injection to damage the wellbore and/or crack the surrounding rock, which could lead to migration and #groundwater contamination.”—Report by Katie Rodriguez, #MontereyCountyNow

    #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #SalinasValley #MontereyCounty #SanArdo #AeraEnergy #BigOil #ExxonMobil #Shell montereycountynow.com/news/loc

  9. "As of Aug. 31, the Plaskett Fire has burned more than 26,700 acres and is 1-percent contained, an increase from roughly 8,200 acres the day before, prompting evacuation orders in seven zones. The size of the Plaskett Fire has surpassed the Timber Fire, and is now currently the third-largest in the state this year."β€”#MontereyCountyNow

    #MontereyCounty #BigSur #Hwy1 #wildfires #ClimateChange montereycountynow.com/blogs/ne

  10. SAVE THE DATES re: Highway 1 Elkhorn Slough Corridor Climate Resiliency Project:

    Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting
    Monday, October 26
    10 – 11:30 a.m.
    Location: TBD; at a local venue

    Community Open House
    Thursday, December 3
    5 – 7 p.m.
    Location: TBD; at a local venue

    QUESTIONS: Contact Sophia Linnevers, Transportation Planner at Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC)

    tamcmonterey.org/highway-1-elk

    #MontereyCounty #ElkhornSlough #Hwy1 #MossLanding #ClimateChange

  11. #TimberFire #BigSur #CAwx #HWY1 #MontereyCounty

    From CAL FIRE BEU / CAL TRANS District 5 on FB: Heads up travelers through the Big Sur area. A one-day maintenance project is happening tomorrow along Highway 1, helping us keep the roadway safe and flowing smoothly. Work will take place at Torre Canyon where crews will be removing rock piles left from recent Timber Fire operations. This work will clear pullouts, restores proper drainage, and reduces the chance of rocks reaching the travel lane. Expect 10–15 minute delays between 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
    @uccawx @douglasvb

  12. #KAZU #MontereyBay #PublicRadio

    kazu.org/kazu-news/2026-08-11/ β€œThere's never a traffic jam on the recreation trail,” Koesel said. !?! We appreciate his intent, and beg to differ. Our photo posted here is from 2010 β€” scroll to end of bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tour, and that section of trail gets far more congested now. That’s another reason we need far more such bikewaysβ€”i.e., Class 1 as well as Class 4 with a physical barrier (protection from cars).

    #MontereyCounty #infrastructure #transportation #ebikes #BikeMonterey #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #

  13. "'In an ideal world, we would have bike lanes with a physical barrier everywhere. That’s what’s needed. The reason more people don’t bike is primarily the fear of cars, and you can’t blame them.'”

    β€”Bicycling Monterey’s founder, in cover story, "Can advocates make local streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers?"
    by Aric Sleeper, photos by Daniel Dreifuss
    #MontereyCountyWeekly / #MontereyCountyNow

    (pgs 18-22) flipbook.montereycountyweekly.

    montereycountynow.com/news/cov

    #infrastructure #BikeTooter #cycling #biking #TrafficSafety #transportation #BikeCommute #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Monterey #California #BikeMonterey

  14. Rest in Power

    Tom Little Bear Nason

    "He took his final breath wrapped safely in the loving arms of his devoted wife, resting directly upon the sacred, ancestral land that nourished his roots and shaped his life.”

    #Esselen #MontereyCounty #IndigenousPeople #MontereyCountyNow

    montereycountynow.com/blogs/ne

    About the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County: β€œIts efforts extend beyond the Esselen Tribe to encompass the protection and preservation of the Esselen, Rumsen, Chalone, SureΓ±o, Chunch, and Guatcharrone peoples. This includes, but is not limited, the villages of Achasta, Chalon, Echilat, Ensen, Excelen, Esslenajan, Ixchenta, Jojopan, Kuchun, Pachepas, Sargenta-Ruc, Soccoronda and Tucutnut, all located within the sacred pre-historic and historic tribal of Monterey County, California.” esselentribe.org/copy-of-about

  15. "Think twice before speeding or texting while driving, and you may save a life.”—Aric Sleeper, #MontereyCountyNow

    Photo is our local bike hero, including for his 14+ years of teaching bicycle repair and maintenance to our county’s incarcerated teen boys. "League of American Bicyclists instructor and Marina resident Frank Henderson has commuted by bike to his job at Hartnell College, a roughly 20-mile round trip, rain or shine, for 30 years.”

    montereycountynow.com/blogs/op

    #MontereyCounty #BikeLeague

  16. "Muck says the land where the actual bike trail would go would indeed be rent-free, but proposed parking would be subject to fair market rent. Sand City’s proposal calls for five lots, totaling 110 parking spaces, along the trail. 'We don’t normally put parking in with bicycle facilities,' Muck says. (TAMC’s latest markup of the draft agreement shows a strikethrough name change for the Multi-Use Trail and Parking Project.)”—Sara Rubin, "Sand City’s dream of a bike path hits problems with parking and pricing,” #MontereyCountyNow

    montereycountynow.com/opinion/ #transportation #infrastructure #MontereyCounty

  17. Excerpts from #SalinasValleyNow story by Erik Chalhoub, "MΓ‘s jΓ³venes se estΓ‘n sumando al ciclismo de montaΓ±a, y las oportunidades para hacerlo estΓ‘n creciendo a nivel local.” / "More young people are hopping onto mountain bikesβ€”and the opportunities to do so are growing locally.”

    β€œRiding bikes can increase focus, improve mood and improve both physical and mental health. It’s important to get kids to spend more time in nature.”
    …
    Asst coach with #Salinas High School Cowboys Mountain Bike Team, points to tight-knit community of #MountainBiking community, especially on display during #FortOrd race.

    β€œIt’s very supportive. Everybody cheers for everybody else.”

    For kids who don’t have a bike, no problemβ€”they’ll be given one for the race.
    …
    β€œIt opens the door for kids who may not have a group, but they’ll find a group within the team.”
    …
    β€œThey spoke so positively and energetically about being out there with friends in nature and away from screens.”

    salinasvalleynow.com/2026/07/m

    #MoreKidsOnBikes #MTB #MontereyCounty

  18. "The Imjin Parkway project helps vehiclesβ€”and pedestriansβ€”get to where they need to go much smoother.

    "There’s so much detail in these panels, but don’t get distracted by them as you drive [or bike] through. Go for a walk in the area instead to appreciate them.”—Erik Chalhoub, #MontereyCountyWeekly #MontereyCountyNow
    montereycountynow.com/blogs/op

    From Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) - "A collection of helpful advice and practices to help different vehicles navigate the district's #roundabouts”:

    tamcmonterey.org/roundabouts
    tamcmonterey.org/for-large-veh
    tamcmonterey.org/tips-for-vehi
    tamcmonterey.org/for-bikes-ped

    #MontereyCounty #infrastructure #roundabout #bike #walk #drive #skate #scoot

  19. " U.S. Bureau of Land Management leaves Monterey County open to potential oil and #gas leases.
    ...
    "There are almost 500 idle wells in #MontereyCounty – wells that are no longer productive but can still leak #oil and #pollutants – 97 percent of which are located above #groundwater sources.”
    β€”Katie Rodriguez, #MontereyCountyNow
    montereycountynow.com/news/loc

  20. Today’s bike ride followed an afternoon of #CalBike Policy Advisory Council meeting, then reviewing AB 2168 (ATP Reform) and SB 569 (Bike Lane Integrity), and other office tasks. Evening was garden work until dark. Outdoors is definitely our favorite place to be, no matter what we’re up to. (And yes, took our laptop outdoors for the meeting too.)

    Thank you, dear earth, for renewing us without fail!

    No town errands today, so our ride was simply in our rural area. We saw only one other person bikingβ€”a young man wearing a Salinas High School Cowboys Racing MTB team jersey. Had a nice chat, including about some spots where bIke lockers are needed. See some Cowboys history here: bikemonterey.org/category/chil.

    #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #cycling #biking #MoreKidsOnBikes

  21. In June 4 #MontereyCountyNow story by Sloan Campiβ€”"From bikepacking to RV rentals, a variety of options for camping and glamping exist in Monterey County”—Sloan mentions β€œIn Monterey County, bicyclists (or campers arriving by any modality) can visit campgrounds right in town with easy access to amenities, like Veterans Park in Monterey or at San Lorenzo County Park in King City.”
    Tips re #MontereyCounty #campgrounds: bikemonterey.org/camping-in-mo

    Sloan also mentions β€œ#Bikepacking Roots...founded in 2017...currently there are no recorded bikepacking trails for Monterey County on the website.” bikepackingroots.org/

    Read Sloan’s story: montereycountynow.com/news/cov

  22. From our yard recently, β€œsending” these blooms from our heart to @Kleen and @Weather_Rock_Wx, in gratitude for their June 2 and June 5 donations! How to donate, plus FAQs: bikemonterey.org/about/financi.

    About those blooms: Learn what we frequently do with lavender, and why we bought special thread at Slow Fiber, Montereyβ€”better still, see a Salinas bike commuter we met when she was en route there June 5, to help her friend / the owner in that shop. bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-17t

    #ActOnClimate #cycling #biking #transportation #ActiveTransportation #BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #OrganicGardening #flowers #dianthus #SweetWilliam #lavender #SweetPeas #gardening

  23. June 2 #California - Primary Election bikemonterey.org/usa-general-e
    June 10 #Monterey County - Twilight #Cycling at WeatherTech Raceway #LagunaSeca bikemonterey.org/twilight-cycl
    June 14 #MontereyCounty - #SandCity Criterium - mbrt.bike/sand-city-crit/

    Monterey County #PrideMonth activities include
    -Every Sunday in June, Pride worship service at First Presbyterian Church of Monterey fpcmonterey.org/

    -Pride flag raisings June 1, city of Salinas; June 2, Monterey; June 3, Soledad; June 8, Greenfield. And County of Monterey resolution to be adopted by the Board of Supervisors that β€œreflects the County of Monterey’s ongoing commitment to fostering a workplace and community where all individuals are treated with dignity, respect and fairness.” #MontereyCountyNow montereycountynow.com/svnow/cu

    #BikeTooter

  24. #MontereyCountyNow has some #BikeMonth news: montereycountynow.com/events/#

    A caller this morning, asking about Bicycling Monterey’s May 31 Bike Month event bikemonterey.org/bike-to-blueg, is from Pacific Grove. He plans to bike to our Monterey destination in time for the optional free pancake breakfast, served 10-11am. He asked about the bike train pick-up stations, e.g., Monterey Peninsula College. Please give us a call bikemonterey.org/contact-me to let us know if you want to bike with us, or have questions.

    #BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #MontereyBay #MontereyPeninsula #Monterey #LiveMusic #Cycling #Biking #Bluegrass

  25. We cut these flowers from our yard on Saturday to take to a friend’s 80th birthday celebration. Wish we could likewise take some to @Kleen and @Weather_Rock_Wx, in gratitude for their May 2 and May 5 donations. These faithful donorsβ€”they pitch in every month!β€”are so appreciated.

    How to donate, plus FAQs: bikemonterey.org/about/financi

    #ActOnClimate #cycling #biking #transportation #ActiveTransportation #BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #OrganicGardening #flowers #dianthus #SweetWilliam #ForgetMeNots #borage #gardening

  26. "In Monterey, Onette McElroy, 83, says she is 'here for the long haul’ and brought a portable stool for her spot at the corner of Del Monte and El Estero. She returned for her second No Kings protest.

    β€œβ€˜[POTUS 47] is a terrible representation of the U.S.,' says McElroy, who adds that she never protested before [his] presidency. 'I'm very frightened for our future.'”

    β€”from report by Caitlin Fillmore for #MontereyCountyNow

    montereycountynow.com/blogs/ne

    #NoKings #NoKingsMonterey #MontereyCounty

  27. Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

    "During a campaign to improve the trail 20-some years ago, the Don Chapin Company donated gates and a portable toilet on the San Benito County sideβ€”which they continue to service, gratis, decades later. Chapin is hopeful about a current push by leaders at the California Welcome Center in Salinas to revive the trail and make it into more of an attraction.
    '
    β€œPeople go to the Peninsula all the time, but there is so much to do and see in our community,’ Chapin says.”
    β€”Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow
    #MontereyCounty #CaliforrniaHistory

    montereycountynow.com/blogs/op

  28. April 6-15, 2026 #SeaOtterClassic Foundation’s Bike Safety & Skills Assemblies in #MontereyCounty (an annual program in advance of the Life Time Sea Otter Classic). In 2026, for 16 local schools, plus 3 clinics for local National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) high school mountain bike teams. socfdn.org/latest-news

    #MoreKidsOnBikes #BikeSafety #NICA #MTB #cycling #biking

  29. β€œ'Seth Pollack spent his life teaching people how to see clearly – to look past easy narratives, sit with complexity, and do the hard work of understanding. It is a painful irony that in the days after his death, the story of how he died became one of those easy, inaccurate narratives.'

    "They [Pollack’s family] are referring to a CHP [California Highway Patrol] statement immediately following the crash that Pollack was on the wrong side of the street, later determined to be unfounded.”
    β€”Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow

    montereycountynow.com/opinion/

    #MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #PebbleBeach #SethPollack #RestInPeaceSethPollack #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety #justice

  30. "About 12 percent of Monterey County’s oil and gas wells are located within 200 feet of a river or creek. This includes the Salinas River, which runs through the San Ardo oil field, and is a critical source of the county’s groundwater.

    "In December 2025, over 4,000 gallons of oil and toxic wastewater spilled in the San Ardo oil field, just over a mile from where the Sargent Creek feeds the Salinas River. It is unconfirmed whether that spill was connected to an active or idle well.”
    β€”Katie Rodriguez, #MontereyCountyNow
    #BigOil #Chevron #AeraEnergy #CaliforniaResourcesCorporation #MontereyCounty #Water #Air #CenterForBiologicalDiversity #AirQuality #WaterQuality #Groundwater #Oil #DesertedOilWells #SalinasValley #SanArdo

    montereycountynow.com/news/loc

  31. What sort of citations are issued to people on bikes in Monterey County? Among others, failure
    to stop at a stop sign, and riding a pocket bike in an area designated for a vehicle.

    Resources on Riding Skills, Bike Laws, and Safety bikemonterey.org/resources/res include California bike law summaries, Bicycling Monterey’s primary tips (33 topics, including sidewalks, crosswalks, bike parties, and more); info specific to e-bikes (including determining if a mobility device is street legal); resources from others for all types of bikes (including avoiding a collision, biking around trucks, and our compilation of various resources in Spanish); Smart Cycling videos, in Spanish and English. And, to share with motorists: Bike-Safe Driving / tips for people who drive, in Spanish and English.

    #MontereyCounty #Marina #cycling #biking #youth #teens #TrafficCitations #BikeLaws #ebikes #PocketBike #StopSign #StopAsYield #IdahoStop

  32. Joel Mendoza, North Monterey County Fire Chief, shared his favorite β€œgame” growing up: Follow the Leader on BMX bicycles! And he adds, "Honestly, I still feel a bit bad that as a society we moved so quickly from all that physical activity to the digital world.” Details: montereycountynow.com/news/cov

    #MontereyCounty #BMX #cycling #MoreKidsOnBikes #YouthBike

  33. Oct 4 "The event is designed for children from preschool- to middle school-aged, and of all ability levels, whether they are on balance bikes, training wheels or ready for something more advanced.

    "The Community Bike Collective will be on hand to provide bikes and helmets to those who don’t have their own.”

    montereycountynow.com/blogs/op

    #TakeAKidMountainBikingDay #MontereyCounty #MontereyCountyNow #MTB #MoreKidsOnBikes

  34. As the San Diego County, California’s City of Carlsbad "Snapshot of fines associated with violations” in carlsbadca.gov/departments/str notes, β€œThe actual fine does not include approximately $300 dollars in additional court fees.”

    Similarly true here in Monterey County. For example, while state law allows a $25 fine for Helmet Required [for minors], 21212(a) CVC, in actuality, if you’re under 18 and are cited for no helmet in Monterey County, you’re typically going to be out $193 due the court, not $25. That’s why Bicycling Monterey offers an alternative bikemonterey.org/bike-equity-p that is appreciated by local families: bikemonterey.org/youth-bike-an.

    Donations to help support that project β€” or to provide helmets for youth without one β€” are needed and appreciated. How to donate: bikemonterey.org/about/financi

    #youth #biking #cycling #YouthBike #MoreKidsOnBikes #ActiveTransport #BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #BikeLaws #helmet

  35. "California Department of Transportation, known as #Caltrans, said that the state had spent more than $370 million on fixing the #highway after #ExtremeWeather events in the past seven years….Building the road on unstable terrain took ingenuity. Fixing it in a world being rocked by #ClimateChange may take even more….There are more than 1,500 active slide areas in Big Sur.” nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/paci

    For Big Sur news, go to @Bigsurkate website (bigsurkate.blog/).

    Headsup on a Henry Miller Library, Big Sur June 14 concert by Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen, with Dan Robbins and Bruce Handloff. sfba.social/@bikemonterey/1144

    #infrastructure #CASR1 #Highway1 #Hwy1 #BigSur #RegentsSlide #NacimientoFergussonRoad #CentralCoast #PCH #PacificCoastHighway #LiveMusic #MontereyCounty