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We’re grateful to Elias Rodriguez for his generous donation today, designated for Advocacy Projects. We had the pleasure of meeting Elias, on his bicycle, in June at a community gathering at Window on the Bay Park. It was a welcome surprise today to receive his donation, which boosted 2025’s year-to-date total to nearly $11/day, before expenses. https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations/donors

ICYMI, the work of the Bicycling Monterey site and projects are a grassroots volunteer effort since 2009. Every donation, in any amount, is needed and greatly appreciated!
FAQs: https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations/contribution-faqs

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Where to report maintenance needs on #California state #highways, small tree blocking the shoulder of CA SR 68 on 4 January 2026: https://csr.dot.ca.gov/. Related info: https://bikemonterey.org/where-to-report-a-bikeway-maintenance-need-in-monterey-county-plus-maintenance-needs-for-california-state-highways.html

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Jennifer Lynn Chatman of Salinas died Nov 3, 2025 after her bicycle was struck by the trailer of a semi truck at the intersection of South Sanborn Road and Work Street, Salinas.

As we told Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow / #MontereyCountyWeekly editor, infrastructure such as protected bike lanes with a physical barrier are what’s most needed to keep people who bike safer. In general, paint on pavement provides little to no real benefit in preventing fatalities.

Nevertheless, one “paint on pavement” practice we would like to see far more of — and which possibly could have saved Jennifer’s life — is bike boxes at intersections.

https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/a-string-of-vehicle-collisions-in-salinas-ends-with-a-tragic-fatality-of-a-cyclist/article_074be0fe-e7dc-4924-920d-7a247d655514.html

Report by Josh Copitch of KSBW: https://www.ksbw.com/article/person-struck-by-semi-truck-in-salinas/69244696

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