Cannery Row
Lighthouse Avenue, Monterey: Bike parking, riding tips, and more
Sometimes good things do come to those who wait: like no more parking hassles on Lighthouse Avenue, Monterey! Soon after the first businesses on Lighthouse joined the HER Helmet Thursdays Project in 2009, we began advocating for bicycle parking racks on Lighthouse. Lack of bicycle parking on that street was a gap in the bike friendliness…
Race Night on the Row and other Cannery Row tips
Street party tips, great places to go for lighter crowds, and more for Moto GP weekend. Bike tips too, of course! Biking is a great way to get around and skip traffic snarls and parking hassles on this fun, crowded weekend.
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…
Where the Plazas Are in the City of Monterey–and How to Preserve Their Charm
Keep up with Downtown Specific Plan meetings, including changes planned for the Custom House Plaza alongside the Custom House–California’s Historic Landmark #1. Alvarado Mall? Do you mean Alvarado Street? Is that Portola Plaza or Custom House Plaza? And what’s up with Bonifacio Plaza…Friendly Plaza…Griffin Plaza…and Steinbeck Plaza? See all these, along with tips about biking…