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<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AltText</a> Banner: Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Hwy sign (on CASR68/Monterey-Salinas Hwy) Profile pic: Our then 2yo in bike trailerResources for🚴‍anywhere. Info Hub for🚴‍#MontereyCounty. Local partner California Bicycle Coalition. 🌱Grassroots volunteer work 2009-2026, inspiring & empowering more people to bike. 🔥💨Climate Crisis+Climate Action=Climate Hope 🌈 “When you pray, move your feet.”🚲🙏🏽Favs/boosts indicate we found worthy of consideration 🤔, even if we may not completely agree.

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Post #4430698
Vital work by law enforcement in Monterey County includes the work outlined in story by John C. Murray, who served for over 28 years in local law enforcement. https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/a-decade-after-salinas-was-dubbed-the-youth-murder-capital-a-look-back-at-an/article_8129a930-d779-4034-bfc5-bf4855be1604.html. We biked those hoods regularly in those years, particularly North Hebbron. Murray’s story also brings to mind Bicycling Victims of Violence, 2012-2018: Juan Angel Pere...
Post #4394510
“It brings me a lot of happiness to just ride. Being outside is just always good for my emotional health. And honestly, I like being under my own power.”—Alison Dewey, education director at The League of American Bicyclists #BikeCommute #BikeLeague #BikeToWork https://www.montereyherald.com/2026/08/05/biking-to-work/
Post #4079039
Ebikes are "becoming one of the biggest public safety challenges facing our community. Not because e-bikes are inherently dangerous. It’s because too many riders are treating them like toys instead of vehicles. Public safety officials are advising juvenile riders and their parents to get caught up on the rules of the road, and to follow them whether on two wheels or four…. We don’t need to become known as the community that wrote the toughest ordinances. We should become known as the commun...
Post #3754146
@MarkBrigham@universeodon.com @MartyCormack@urbanists.social @ascentale@sfba.social @cainmark@mstdn.social @bobjonkman@mastodon.sdf.org @dan@axillae.telent.net @oheso@ieji.de @uxMark@cosocial.ca @bikenite@fedigroups.social #BIKeNite A1 A surprising mistake we made when first biking in heavy urban traffic: Thought we needed to keep “turn signal” (arm) extended thru intersection—was thinking of car turn signals not turning off until turn completed. A helpful friendpointed out importance of needing...
Post #3695997
Kudos to Canadian bike advocates sharing helpful resources, in particular: Thanks to BC Cycling Coalition and Capital Bike for bike event parking / bike valet templates, etc. Updated links: Toolkit https://www.bcbikevalet.ca/contents / related report https://bccycling.ca/blog/bike-valets-in-bc-show-growing-impact-on-mode-shift-climate-2025-final-report Monterey County is among the many regions that have had bike valet parking https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/valet-parking-service-for...
Post #3683353
Californians, legislature's recess ends Aug 3. Get informed on what’s coming & communicate your positions to your elected representatives in senate & assembly. California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike is your voice for state policies that enable your community & your neighbors to feel safe & comfortable using #ActiveTransportation. Note tips on "Using CalBike’s Legislative Watch table”: https://www.calbike.org/legislative-watch/ As of 7/8, CalBike-sponsored bills incl...
Post #3477424
A bright ray of sunshine came today in the form of a generous donation from Michael Kohlman / @NoRomBasic@mastodon.world, designated for Bicycling Monterey’s general operating expenses. We appreciate his recognition there are essential expenses to carrying on this work! https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations/donors
Post #846558
Report by Kyarra Harris for #MontereyHerald &quot;Organizers estimated more than 10,000 took part in Saturday afternoon’s #NoKings Day demonstration at Window On the Bay Park in #Monterey. ... &quot;People lined up on Del Monte Avenue from near Municipal Wharf 2 to about a mile past Camino Aguajito. … &quot;&#39; I’m retired #military and so is my husband,’ said Sherry Withrow, from Pacific Grove. &#39;This president has no guardrails and not a day goes by without his in...
Post #797694
Happy Spring Equinox! About March 28, 2026 #NoKings event at #Monterey’s Window on the Bay Park: We may put a post up on bikemonterey.org announcing that, and/or an email out to subscribers. But in case we don’t get a round tuit (garden chores abound), people following this Mastodon account will know: Hop a bike train to get there! Phone us for details: https://bikemonterey.org/contact-me #NoKingsMonterey