Founder, Bicycling Monterey
Vision Zero for Monterey County: Traffic crash data, 2019-2023
In May 2025 Bicycling Monterey posted an intro to some current Vision Zero activity in Monterey County /vision-zero-for-monterey-county.html. For details about the Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Action Plan, go to Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) https://www.tamcmonterey.org/monterey-county-regional-vision-zero-plan. For those interested in a technical memo summarizing crash data collected as part of the Monterey County Regional…
Aug 2025 League Cycling Instructor seminar in Santa Cruz
In case you missed Bicycling Monterey’s Summer Bike Buzz—or our June 17 announcement on Mastodon— about this seminar scheduled for the Monterey Bay region, below is a press release from Ecology Action of Santa Cruz: We’re excited to partner with the League of American Bicyclists to expand the network of certified bike educators on the…
On Juneteenth or any day, bike to history
As the Cycling to History section of the Tips for Bicycling Monterey County guide indicates, we believe knowing U.S. history is vital, including—perhaps especially—when it’s a disgrace to the nation. Ignoring history does not change it! In 2025, healing divisions and creating a nation with true liberty and justice for all can still feel a…
People who biked to Window on the Bay, Monterey on Flag Day 2025
On 2025’s Flag Day, June 14, “at least five thousand people”* gathered at Window on the Bay waterfront park, and along the opposite side of Del Monte Avenue, in Monterey. As was likewise happening in communities in all fifty states of the United States—including in Salinas, the Monterey County seat—people gathered peacefully on what some…
Immigrants and Refugees: County of Monterey’s Welcoming Resolution and Know Your Rights Resources
The information below was first published on January 16, 2025. Everyone in the United States, regardless of immigration status, has rights. Know Your Rights informational videos in English, Spanish, Triqui, and Mixteco are available at https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-a-h/administrative-office/intergovernmental-and-legislative-affairs/know-your-rights. Also available are bilingual (English-Spanish) informational pocket-sized “red cards” summarizing constitutional rights. https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/home/showdocument?id=137315 For more information from the County…