Languages and countries repped at Monterey County’s Sea Otter Classic 2025. - Short videos in #French and #Spanish, with #cycling #infrastructure talk and more from #China, #Denmark, #Norway, and #Sweden. https://bikemonterey.org/languages-and-countries-repped-at-monterey-countys-sea-otter-classic-2025.html
#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #California #SeaOtterClassic #bicycling #biking #bicicleta #ciclismo #biciclette #bici #CondadoDeMonterey
RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.0 - July 15, 2025
Additions and changes this release include a pretty big project of enlarging City of Seattle's street name labels, which were too damn small.
But there's more; check the blog post for changes and notes:
https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/07/14/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0/
Maps download:
https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/
Previous permalinks continue to work.
If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/solarbird
Thanks!
#biking #BikeTooter #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #northshore #SnohomishCounty #Shoreline #Edmonds #MountlakeTerrace #LakeForestPark #Briar #Kenmore #Juanita #Kirkland #Bothell #Woodinville #Maltby #KingCounty #Redmond #BikeMap #maps #design
People For Bikes separates fact from fiction to protect the future of e-bikes in America in this new series.
By Matt Moore
PART I: The E-Bike ‘Problem’ is an E-Moto Problem https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/03/part-i-the-e-bike-problem-is-an-e-moto-problem
PART II: Unpacking the Risks for Riders and Families of Illegal E-Motos
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/04/part-ii-unpacking-the-risks-for-riders-and-families-of-illegal-e-motos
PART III: Policy Solutions to the E-Moto Problem https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/11/05/part-iii-policy-solutions-to-the-e-moto-problem
#eBikes #cycling #biking #transportation #eMotos #PocketBikes #ElectricMotorcycles #PeopleForBikes #StreetsblogUSA
RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 1.8 - 8 June 2025
Additions and changes this release:
* LOTS. Too many to list here. Mostly Seattle, but not only Seattle, as they've dropped the 2025-26 bike map, with which we have issues.
Check the blog post for changes and notes:
Maps download:
https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/
Previous permalinks continue to work.
If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/solarbird
Thanks!
#biking #BikeTooter #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #northshore #SnohomishCounty #Shoreline #Edmonds #MountlakeTerrace #LakeForestPark #Briar #Kenmore #Juanita #Kirkland #Bothell #Woodinville #Maltby #KingCounty #Redmond #BikeMap #maps #design
"What is the 85th Percentile Rule? And why it belongs in the dustbin of transportation history.” From California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike Policy Director Jared Sanchez: https://www.calbike.org/what-is-the-85th-percentile-rule/
#SlowSpeedsSaveLives #SlowStreets #SlowSpeeds #StreetsForAll #ActiveTransportation #cycling #biking #bicycling #TrafficSafety #California #SpeedLimits
High on our list of gratitudes this April 2 are two faithful donors to the Bicycling Monterey work: Kathleen Jones / @Kleen and Martin Dehmler Fine Cabinetmaking. Both donated again today! Both know that regardless of what else is happening in our country or world, we can all find ways to keep on doing what we can, right where we are, to make our country and world a better place!
We don’t take support for this grassroots bike advocacy work for granted. Thank you, donors! https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations/donors
#PeoplePower #DoWhatYouCan #ClimateAction #PublicHealth #PublicSafety #CommunityBuilding #biking #cycling #bicycling
Bicycling in Pebble Beach is temporarily restricted Saturday and Sunday, August 16-17, 2025 due to Concours d'Elegance. Also, although not restricted Monday through Friday, August 11-15, Pebble Beach Company does not recommend biking inside Pebble Beach on those five dates as well. More about biking Pebble Beach: https://bikemonterey.org/biking-17-mile-drive.html
Watch out for big trucks! Monterey County roads will see many more around August 8-17, hauling cars for “Car Week.” Our Summer Bike Buzz https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html updates include a reminder about Cycling Savvy’s tips on “The 6 Things You Need to Know” to stay clear of a truck’s danger zones. https://cyclingsavvy.org/what-cyclists-need-to-know-about-trucks/
#BikeTooter #trucks #cycling #biking #MontereyCounty #Monterey #PebbleBeach #17MileDrive #TrafficSafety #CarWeek #CyclingSavvy #BikeMonterey #BikeAdvocacy #safety
RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.0.1 - 4 August 2025
Updates this release are fairly minor EXCEPT for the decades-awaited connection from Elliot Bay Trail to Waterfront, and an important new set of bike lanes on Meridian in Shoreline.
As always, check the blog post for the deets:
https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/08/04/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0-1/
Maps download:
https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/
Previous permalinks continue to work.
If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/solarbird
Enjoy!
#biking #BikeTooter #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #northshore #cascadia #SnohomishCounty #Shoreline #Edmonds #MountlakeTerrace #LakeForestPark #Briar #Kenmore #juanita #Kirkland #Bothell #Woodinville #Maltby #KingCounty #Redmond #BikeMap #maps #design
As the San Diego County, California’s City of Carlsbad "Snapshot of fines associated with violations” in https://www.carlsbadca.gov/departments/streets-traffic/traffic-safety/electric-bikes notes, “The actual fine does not include approximately $300 dollars in additional court fees.”
Similarly true here in Monterey County. For example, while state law allows a $25 fine for Helmet Required [for minors], 21212(a) CVC, in actuality, if you’re under 18 and are cited for no helmet in Monterey County, you’re typically going to be out $193 due the court, not $25. That’s why Bicycling Monterey offers an alternative https://bikemonterey.org/bike-equity-project-alternative-to-fine-for-traffic-citations.html that is appreciated by local families: https://bikemonterey.org/youth-bike-and-sometimes-receive-citations.html.
Donations to help support that project — or to provide helmets for youth without one — are needed and appreciated. How to donate: https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations
#youth #biking #cycling #YouthBike #MoreKidsOnBikes #ActiveTransport #BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #BikeLaws #helmet
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.
Report by Josh Copitch of KSBW: https://www.ksbw.com/article/person-struck-by-semi-truck-in-salinas/69244696
#BikeTooter #TrafficViolence #TrafficCollision #trucks #bicycles #MontereyCounty #PublicSafety #ActiveTransportation #cycling #biking
