Bike Month
Monterey Bay Region Leaders: San Benito County support for kids who bike or walk to school
San Benito led the way for the Monterey Bay tri-county region in providing “Suggested Walking and Bicycling Routes to School”—in English y en español for elementary, middle, and high schools http://sanbenitocog.org/SRTS.php. Although since 2011 that’s been highlighted in Bicycling Monterey’s BicycleMaps section, as well as being highlighted in Bike San Benito tips, many people haven’t spotted that yet (hey,…
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…
Team Bike Monterey County: Stickers, Poster for Bike Month 2017
Since 1995, as evidenced by my family’s t-shirt below, Transportation Agency for Monterey County has been celebrating bicycling nearly every May. Back then it was Bike Day. Later it became Bike Week. And, after taking a year off in 2013, TAMC picked up the celebrating anew in 2014 with even more gusto, making it Bike Month. Keeping…
Golden Helmet Awards and Silver Helmet Awards, and nominations process
Know someone dedicated to bicycling to and from work? Nominate them for the second annual Golden Helmet Award. Nominations are due in to TAMC by April 1.