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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-25 at 07:13

See someone walking slowly, perhaps with a cane, and assume they can’t bike?

"I can do the swim leg, I can do the bike leg. The thing I can’t do is the run or walk.”—Steve Bruemmer, who" re-learned how to ride a bike after suffering major injuries from a shark bite in 2022. He is now regularly riding 100 miles a week.” Story by Sara Rubin, editor of #MontereyCountyNow / #MontereyCountyWeekly https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover_collections/after-a-near-death-experience-from-a-shark-bite-steve-bruemmer-is-on-the-road/article_7eb61586-d914-11ef-a8a6-db487bd0bb71.html

[#]DisabilityAwareness #Disability #Recovery #Healing #Ageism

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-24 at 07:22

“There are two key goals here. The first is to have enough energy in California and to move away from #FossilFuels. The second is to make sure it’s done in a way that’s safe for everyone.” https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/yes-we-need-safeguards-but-we-also-need-battery-storage-technology/article_249b5f2e-d929-11ef-93b4-db64e7221958.html

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-24 at 06:57

Jan 23 update from District 2 Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church on the Moss Landing battery fire.

https://mailchi.mp/co/mosslandingbatteryfire-update2?e=68a4a27afc

[#]MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #energy #EnergyStorage #LithiumBatteries #LocalGovernment #LocalControl

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-23 at 04:33

Climate Action: California advocates urge state action in response to new federal administration

Jeanie Ward-Waller, interim director of ClimatePlan; Kendra Ramsey, executive director of California Bicycle Coalition; and representatives of 66 other California environmental, health, and housing advocacy groups, including active transportation advocates (full list in post) know that local and state governments still have control over many policy areas impacting #ClimateChange. They’re urging #California #Transportation Commission (CTC), California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), California #Air Resources Board (CARB), and California Department of #Housing & Community Development (HCD) to act in response to POTUS 47.

See their letter, and related info: https://bikemonterey.org/climate-action-california-advocates-respond-to-potus47.html

[#]Caltrans #CalBike #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ParisAgreement #USA #POTUS47

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-21 at 22:29

"Nearly 1,000 people in Seaside march to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Report by @pammarino, a staff writer at Monterey County Weekly / Monterey County Now

"If you want the change that you believe in, then you have to be part of that change.” —Mayor of Seaside, California

https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/nearly-1-000-people-in-seaside-march-to-commemorate-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/article_43b7f03e-d82f-11ef-ac40-5303fd15f6fa.html

[#]MartinLutherKing #MontereyCounty #MontereyCountyNow

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-20 at 04:43

We encourage a thorough read of newsletter released this eve by District 2 Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church on the Moss Landing battery fire. https://us21.campaign-archive.com/?u=b91306d327dee38ad97c7fa73&id=937ea505d1

"When I took office two years ago, I accepted several tours of the #Vistra facility, including a tour inside the building that burned. The facility and its safety systems appeared impressive. I was personally given the guarantee that a fire similar to the one that occurred in 2022 at the neighboring PG&E / #Tesla operation could not happen at Vistra. We know that is not true. This disaster is worse.

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"There has been some great #news reporting on this story, but there have also been some errors. There is a great deal of #misinformation being spread. That is because there are a lot of unknowns. I would urge everyone to doublecheck every source."

[#]MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #energy #EnergyStorage #Vistra #PGE #LocalGovernment #LocalControl

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-17 at 05:35

"Immigrants and Refugees: County of Monterey’s Welcoming Resolution and Know Your Rights Resources."

https://bikemonterey.org/immigrants-and-refugees-county-of-monterey-know-your-rights.html

County of Monterey Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an update to its 2017 Welcoming Resolution. Other steps the county is taking include but are not limited to: Distributing 20,000 Constitutional Rights for Immigrant Education (“red cards”) in Spanish and English; creating Know Your Rights informational videos in English, Spanish, Triqui, and Mixteco; co-hosting community immigration forums on Know Your Rights; and more.

Why? Monterey County, “Salad Bowl of the Nation” / “Salad Bowl of the World,” is preparing for the new U.S. president, POTUS 47, to take office.

[#]CondadoDeMonterey #MontereyCounty #California #UnitedStates #immigration #immigrants #refugees #POTUS47 #POTUS45 #Salinas #SalinasValley #agriculture #food #SalinasFeedsAmerica / #SalinasAlimentaNuestraNacion #CountyOfMonterey #ConstitutionalRights #KnowYourRights #Triqui #Mixteco #Spanish #espanol

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-15 at 20:30

Chins up, take heart, and keep taking the #ClimateActions you can right where you are. #ThinkGloballyActLocally! As City of #Monterey Mayor Clyde Roberson commented in a city council session on June 6, 2017 [when POTUS 45/47, was in office], “We have our own Paris Accord!”💚

"My experience as a mayor was that if cities, representing the bulk of global GDP, got together and said, 'We’re not going to wait on our national capitals. We’re going to take action ourselves.' That’s how the C40, which became the climate mayors, was born. So I have a lot of confidence that state and local work will continue.” —outgoing Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/13/24338378/pete-buttigieg-dot-interview-ev-sales-trump-musk

[#]ClimateCrisis #ClimateHope #CarbonEmissions #transportation #PeteButtigieg

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-15 at 06:11

"The rare offer is intended 'to assist those impacted by the Southern California wildfires.’...The 351-mile Pacific Surfliner route includes stops in San Diego, Oceanside, San Juan Capistrano, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Camarillo, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.”

https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2025-01-13/amtrak-10-dollar-train-fares-southern-california-fires

Bringing your bicycle aboard? Note: “Each Pacific Surfliner train has room for seven bicycles. Book early with a bike reservation to avoid spaces being sold out, especially if traveling on a weekend or holiday.” https://www.pacificsurfliner.com/onboard/bikes/

[#]CaliforniaFires #SouthernCalifornia #WildfireRelief #Amtrak #trains #transportation #BikesOnTrains #BicyclesOnTrains #PacificSurfliner

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-15 at 03:55

In a motor vehicle, broken glass, car parts, and other sharp debris in a bike lane or on a road’s shoulder don't appear to be a big deal.

But on a bicycle, such debris is hazardous! To avoid puncturing a tire, a person biking is often compelled to “take the lane" in fast traffic, or to dismount and walk their bike—although they'll be on the wrong side of the road for a pedestrian (they’ll be walking "with traffic" instead of "against traffic,” as California law and safety recommendations dictate, until they can find a place to cross the road. (Good luck with that on fast 68!)

PLEASE REPORT such conditions as these pictured today on southbound Olmsted Rd, Monterey at CA SR 68 intersection. And BTW, in past 3 weeks, this is at least the 3rd such issue at this intersection—on at least 3 of 4 sides.

WHERE TO REPORT re: California highways and other roads in Monterey County. https://bikemonterey.org/where-to-report-a-bikeway-maintenance-need-in-monterey-county-plus-maintenance-needs-for-california-state-highways.html

[#]BikeTooter #infrastructure #transportation #TrafficSafety

[#]Caltrans #MontereyCounty #CAHighway68 #CASR68

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-13 at 04:35

"A store owner's wild week in the LA fires: 'There's no evacuating. We're here.’” https://www.bicycleretailer.com/retail-news/2025/01/11/bike-shop-owners-wild-week-la-fires-theres-no-evacuating-were-here

"How to support members of the bike industry affected by the California wildfires” https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2025/01/11/how-support-members-bike-industry-affected-california-wildfires

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-10 at 10:02

How to protect kids from #wildfire #smoke

https://www.latimes.com/00000194-4d42-dc6c-abb6-cdff435a0000-123

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2025-01-08/how-to-protect-yourself-from-la-wildfire-smoke

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-10 at 09:09

"When will humanity decide #ClimateChange is a big enough problem to voluntarily change their behavior?” - David Schmalz, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/the-devastation-of-the-los-angeles-fires-hits-home/article_b78916fc-cef0-11ef-bf41-6fae83c4cfe4.html

[#]EatonFire #Altadena #ClimateCrisis #wildfires2025 #wildfires #drought #LosAngeles

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-10 at 09:05

"Though not widely recognized at the time, Carter’s legislative success scorecard was amazing—it has not been equaled since….Congressional Quarterly reported 76.6 percent of Carter’s initiatives were passed by Congress….Carter achieved the largest expansion of protected lands in history, doubling the size of the National Park system….Carter was also not inclined to take time to talk about his achievements." — Jim Copeland on Jimmy Carter https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/forum/a-former-colleague-and-friend-reflects-on-the-continued-relevance-of-jimmy-carter-s-impact/article_2af1ab20-ced5-11ef-8a3b-abde5d1b7012.html#tncms-source=mosaic #JimmyCarter #Christian #humility #HabitatForHumanity

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-09 at 23:23

[#]NewBooks2025

National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)’s

Urban Bikeway Design Guide, Third Edition

https://nacto.org/2025/01/07/nacto-launches-new-urban-bikeway-design-guide/

"Endorsed by the U.S. Department of Transportation and recognized in federal law, the Urban Bikeway Design Guide is used by hundreds of municipalities, state DOTs, and regional agencies across the U.S. and Canada to design streets that are safe and accessible for people biking."

[#]infrastructure #bikeways #SafeStreets #ClimateAction #transportation #ActiveTransport #biking #cycling #bicycling #CityPlanning #UrbanPlanning #BikeTooter

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-03 at 02:14

"If we look at cities anywhere in the world, San Francisco is needing to do some catch-up in basic walkability, bikeability, street safety….We need to decarbonize the transportation sector as rapidly as we can....In order to make sure everyone can still drive when they need to drive, ironically, we must do more to make transit faster, more frequent and more reliable, and to make walking and biking safer.”—Jeffrey Tumlin, outgoing director of San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency https://www.transittalent.com/articles/index.cfm?story=SF_Muni_Chief_Jeff_Tumlin_Interview_12-31-2024

https://mastodon.world/@NoRomBasic/113761371123976875

[#]SFBA #SanFrancisco #PublicTransit #SafeStreets #bus #walk #bike #drive #transportation #ClimateCrisis

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-03 at 01:38

Any time of day, a good climb = a good reward: Monterey Bay vista.

[#]BikeTooter #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #cycling #biking #bicycling #eBike #TernBikes

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-02 at 21:12

Heartfelt gratitude to Kathleen Jones / @Kleen for being a faithful supporter of the Bicycling Monterey work since 2014—including as a Pedal Pusher (automatic monthly contributor) since 2020. https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations/donors We’re immensely grateful for her steady support, which helps us continue this endurance sport (bicycle advocacy!).

A grassroots volunteer effort founded 2009, Bicycling Monterey provides inspiration and resources for people who bike anywhere. It also serves as Information Hub for Biking Monterey County and is the county's local partner of the California Bicycle Coalition.

If your circumstances allow, please start this New Year by making a donation: https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations. Thank you.

[#]BikeTooter #ActiveTransport #cycling #biking #bicycling #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #ClimateHope #NewYeark2025

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-01 at 03:36

If you’re snowbound and want an easier place for biking in winter, come visit. When we see tourists on bikes, we let them know: people who bike are our favorite visitors! Although we hope for more winter rain, we can pretty much guarantee you no snow. https://bikemonterey.org/pipe-in-the-new.html

If you don’t like the weather here (it’s not Southern California, it’s California’s Central Coast), it’ll change. Photos show changing weather on the Big Sur coast Sunday, December 29. Rain, fog, then sunshine broke through. We shot these at 2:23 pm, 4:40 pm, 5:05 pm. We do miss the years when Big Sur was quiet, had no heavy traffic, no crowds necessitating passes for Pfeiffer Beach, etc. It makes sense that its spectacular beauty summoned millions of new visitors in recent years. https://bikemonterey.org/big-sur-not-big-enough-sur-by-tim-harrington.html

Wherever you are, we hope you’re doing what you can to help care for this beautiful planet. #ThereIsNoPlanetB.

Happy 2025!

[#]BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #JohnnyMercer #JoniMitchell #winter #MontereyBay #PacificCoast #cycling #biking

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Written by Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 on 2025-01-01 at 03:02

Monterey-Salinas Transit / MST is operating a Saturday schedule on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2024. Note that there are NO LATE NIGHT BUS ROUTES THIS YEAR, except to Del Monte Center, as indicated on the First Night Monterey website. https://www.firstnightmonterey.org/FNM/ParkRide.php

Alas, we’re not attending #FirstNight2025, just biked to town for an errand at Del Monte Center today, where we shot these photos.

[#]NewYearsEve #MontereyCounty #BikeParking #FirstNightMonterey #bus #ShuttleBus #DitchTheCar

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