Posted by marilynch
6/30: Monterey Planning Commission on Transportation, Parking
Thursday evening’s Planning Commission special meeting concludes the three-day Transportation and Parking Charrette. The meeting includes a public comment period before the Commission makes its Selection of Preferred Transportation and Parking Alternatives.
The meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will be in the Ferrante Room of the Monterey Conference Center.
Wednesday’s events included a bicycle audit of the New Monterey Lighthouse District, with ten local cyclists joining the two traffic professionals on the ride. A second bike audit was made of the North Fremont neighborhood. Questions? Contact me.
“Hey, I’m about to pick up precious cargo--my child from day care. Transportation planning for safer bikeways matters a lot!”
The below was previously published on June 16.
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Please review, in advance, all Presentation Slides for various neighborhoods of the City of Monterey. Don’t overlook them just because they aren’t listed during the Wed, June 29 8:30-10 am Walking and Bicycling and Audits time slot! There is bicycle info, needing your input, in all Presentation Slides in the City of Monterey Transportation and Parking Charrette presentation. View at the following link:
Want improved conditions for bicycling in the City of Monterey?
Show up and be part of making those improvements happen! Here is a prime time to voice your support for making the City of Monterey an amazingly bike-friendly place.
The City of Monterey Parking and Transportation Charrette is scheduled for June 28-30. Complete agenda is provided in the above link.
Wednesday, June 29
A welcome and introduction is scheduled for 8 a.m., followed by Walking and Bicycling Audits from 8:30-10:00 a.m. Location is the Ferrante Room at the Monterey Conference Center.
Questions? Contact Rich Deal, City Traffic Engineer for the City of Monterey.
| Rich Deal | City Traffic Engineer | 831.646.3470 deal@ci.monterey.ca.us |
Want things to be better for biking? Rich Deal shares your desire.
Join forces; show up on 6/29!
Rich Deal speaking with people who had just joined him on a bike ride from Seaside to Monterey, May 15, to cap off Bike Week.
Support the Traffic Engineer’s Goal
Above, City Traffic Engineer Rich Deal of the City of Monterey listens to Velo Club Monterey’s Answer Man, Jan Valencia, as Jan shares thoughts from his experiences of biking in Monterey. The two, along with others, had just biked to the Custom House Plaza following the Seaside PAL Bike Fair.
Rich told the group: I don’t want Monterey to be bike-friendly, I want it to be amazingly bike-friendly!
Help Rich achieve this goal by participating in this important June 29, 2011 meeting.
Inspiration from European urban areas
The majority of us drive a car into our downtown areas at times, usually for convenience, and infrequently due to actual need. Most such car trips are unnecessary. Bike-and-ride is a great option when you can’t bike all the way! Leave your car on the outskirts of town and use your bike, feet, or the bus.
How can we encourage ourselves and one another to leave our cars out of our urban areas whenever possible? Read Elisabeth Rosenthal’s 6/27/11 story in the New York Times about how some European urban areas are encouraging biking, walking and public transportation.
Access plan materials
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Please connect the Mark Thomas bike lane to a dedicated bike lane on Fremont St for us Seaside to downtown Monterey commuters. Thank you! Currently my family and I have to use the sidewalk, along with everybody else.
Thanks for your input, Susan. Sidewalk riding is addressed in the “Personal Bike Safety” section of the “Tips” guide on this site, and you make it especially clear how even avid cyclists like yourself sometimes find that a sidewalk is the only place that feels safe. All the more reason that a bike lane on Fremont is much needed!
Readers, in May 2011 I met Susan and her children; see photo on this site: http://marilynch.com/blog/growing-up-street-wise-bicycling-children-of-carmel.html Susan and her husband and kids bike for transportation regularly. She was a 2006 Transportation Excellence honoree of the Transportation Agency of Monterey County.