bike advocacy
Project: Boosting Bike Equity
One of the many Bicycling Monterey projects is devoting time and resources toward what many bike advocates refer to as bike equity. Dr. Adonia Lugo, manager of the Bike Equity Network, wrote to Bicycling Monterey’s founder: “You put your region’s diversity front and center in your work.” Bicycling Monterey’s equity efforts since 2009 have included—but are…
Support the bicycling revolution: Be part of the Bicycling Monterey work
Journalist Karen Kefauver (below, forefront at left) wrote in Bicycling Monterey’s’ third year: “Your website has started a revolution in Santa Cruz. We want to launch a site like yours – but we imagine we need 10 people at least to launch what you have done.” The Monterey County visitor at left below exclaimed: “Monterey is very bike…
Bike Month USA resources for Monterey County; Monterey Bay Tri-County Region; state of California; and nationwide
In the 1996 photo below, the daughter of Bicycling Monterey’s founder is holding a T-shirt from the Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s 2nd annual celebration of bicycling, May 16, 1996. Beginning in 1995, TAMC observed Bike Day. Later it became Bike Week, and since 2014, Bike Month. For Bike Month 2023, Bicycling Monterey invited the public’s responses to a Questionnaire for…
May 2019: Bicycling Monterey’s 10th year is completed
May 2019 marks the completion of Bicycling Monterey’s 10th year. Below is some history. For FAQs and ways to contribute to this grassroots volunteer effort, click here. For a sampling of Bicycling Monterey projects, click here. * * * The post below was previously published on May 29, 2017. History: The past 8 years of the…
Sharing and supporting bike advocacy efforts — list of 2009-2017 contributors
Happy New Year! Nearly two years ago, we 10 women (names below) launched a fundraising campaign for the Bicycling Monterey website and projects. At this time, we ask that—even if you cannot contribute—you SHARE a link to this post with others. When sharing, you may want to include a personal message, as the people in the examples below did.…
Project: Public Outreach
Public outreach to increase awareness of the multiple benefits of biking—even for people who do not bike—is among the many Bicycling Monterey projects. Virtually everyone benefits from such things as reduced traffic and parking congestion, improved public health, stronger community relationships, benefits to the economy, and reduced carbon emissions as well as reduced air, noise and water…