Acknowledgments–and How You Can Help

Monterey County does not yet have a formal bicycle coalition.  The Bicycling Monterey website serves as a local bike information hub and has been honored with a Transportation Excellence Award by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County.  Many other bike community leaders are on the Bicycle Shops, Services, Clubs, and Resources page.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

This page acknowledges people who are part of this grassroots effort to encourage more bicycling. Please consider joining them by helping in one or more ways.

  1. VOLUNTEER:  Volunteer time and skills.  For a list of those helping in this way, see “Acknowledgements:  Project Volunteers,” directly below.
  2. DONATE:  Donate by debit or credit card, via PayPal (click on “Donate” button to the right).  For info regarding acknowledgements, donating by check, and more, refer to the About Donations page. If many people were to make a $5 donation–the average newsstand price of a single issue of a magazine–together their contributions could accomplish a lot.  For a list of those helping in this way, see Donors page.
  3. SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS:  Savvy media professionals picked up on this work early on;  see “Acknowledgements:  Media Professionals.”  You can spread the good news too!  How? Refer to Posters, Web Links, and Other Project Resources, or contact me for ideas.  For a list of those helping in this way, see “Acknowledgements:  Spread the Good News” at end of this page.

The Bicycling Monterey website and projects are a community service of Mari Lynch, recognized by the City of Monterey, City of Seaside, Monterey County Health Department, National Steinbeck Center, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Naval Postgraduate School, California State University Monterey Bay, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Sea Otter Classic,  Transportation Agency for Monterey County, Monterey-Salinas Transit, California Bicycle Coalition, and many others, and recommended and featured by media including KUSP Central Coast Public Radio, KSBW, the Monterey County Weekly, the Salinas Californian, and the Monterey County Herald.

Acknowledgements:  Project Volunteers

The following individuals donated personal time and expertise, which is deeply appreciated.

Creator of the HER Helmet Thursdays custom database

A web expert and cyclist from Santa Cruz County recognized that HER Helmet Thursdays needed room to grow.  He kindly volunteered to provide the necessary techno leg-up!  By creating a secure custom database, free of charge–which he also generously hosts–he made the project’s growth possible.  What an awesome neighbor!

Whenever you refer to the listings page and make use of the Clickable Map or Quick Reference/Pocket Guide, you are benefiting from the professional expertise and chivalry of this anonymous donor.

If you are a Rails expert and would like to help maintain this cool application, please contact Mari.

Above-and-beyond website support

Vid Raatior

I am a Lead Pencil Girl Gone Techno.  Because of the vision of Vid Raatior of Atawe Design, this site’s design is far more user-friendly than my personal tech skills would have made possible.  Vid selected and set up a WordPress theme, whipped the original content of Tips for Bicycling Monterey County into a more user-friendly menu format, designed the site banner, coached me in the ways of WordPress, and more.  Vid is another Santa Cruz County neighbor who shared his expertise very generously.   Moreover, Vid was an absolute joy to work with from start to finish!

Creator of the HER Helmet Thursdays logo

Steve E. Anderson of Velo Club Monterey

On hearing that HER Helmet Thursdays needed a logo, Steve immediately volunteered to provide one.  He delivered it promptly and in good cheer, showing once again that our local racers often quietly serve as Knights of the Central Coast

A bike class for the Monterey County Youth Center

The following individuals and companies are working together with the goal of making a long-desired bicycle repair and safety class part of the Monterey County Youth Center curriculum.  Click here for details. 

  1. Richard Gray, Monterey County Youth Center
  2. Kelly McMillin, Salinas Police Department
  3. Heidi Hall, Light & Motion
  4. Matthew Ryan, SIDI America
  5. Bear Bikes
  6. Bobcat Bicycles

Bike safety consultant

When knowledge and research time are limited, it is so helpful to be able to count on the expertise and community-mindedness of  Frank Henderson.  Frank is a League of American Bicyclists certified  instructor and TAMC 2010 Golden Helmet Award winner.

Bicycle consultants

For questions about bicycles, accessories, and more, here’s a shout-out to our  local bike shops, plus extra thanks to these individuals:

  1. Sean Rigmaiden
  2. Jan Valencia, Velo Monterey Answer Man
  3. Devian Gilbert, Asana Cycles

Bike-there tips

While Mari wrote most bike-there tips, these avid cyclists helped immensely by providing detailed tips on some of the more remote locations:

  1. Aaron Magenheim
  2. Jeff Richman
  3. Chuck Martin
  4. Jan Valencia
  5. Devian Gilbert

Photo models

This site would be dull without the photographs of people bicycling throughout Monterey County.  A huge thank you to the individuals who bring this site to life–and inspire others. 

Photographers

Thank you to all the photographers who generously contribute their own photos to supplement those taken by Mari.  Please note their names in photo credit lines throughout this site. 

In addition, the following photographers responded to Mari’s requests to shoot particular photos.  Special thanks to:

  1. Joe Strunk
  2. Leo Kodl
  3. Steve E. Anderson
  4. Dieter Binz
  5. Simon and Joanna Bull
  6. Bill and Susan Ragsdale Cronin
  7. Mrs. Jim Warwick
  8. Bob Simon
  9. Frank Henderson
  10. Dessa Murphy, Pacific Grove Middle School
  11. Patty Ristine and Paloma Hernandez, La Paz Middle School, Salinas

Guest posts or related assistance

Mari has written the vast majority of the content for this site. Let’s have a diversity of voices!  Please consider writing a guest post. Special thanks to the following for leading the way:

  1. Justine Warwick
  2. Rebecca Warwick
  3. Phil Yenovkian
  4. James Wrona
  5. Frank Henderson

Translators

Daniel Grün – German translation

Note: Spanish translation volunteers are needed.

People responding  in a variety of helpful ways

  1. Danielle Shillcock – MS Word and other support
  2. Margaret Wolf -  research and support for HER Helmet Thursdays participant listings
  3. Donna Murphy Typing Service – bike valet claim checks for special events
  4. Melanie Gibbs Stackpole – research and support for HER Helmet Thursdays staff reference sheet
  5. Casey Andrews, Sierra Dehmler – creation of first HER Helmet Thursdays quick reference/pocket guide
  6. Kevin Cole, Safety Director, Pebble Beach Company  – consulting
  7. Sandi Laney – outreach for Dress-Up Challenge prizes
  8. Laura Ramirez – proofreading of Spanish outreach flier
  9. Zoe Shoats, Monterey-Salinas Transit – lights for bike safety outreach
  10. Jon LeMaster of Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA.net), for permission to use OCTA’s Spanish translation of bicycle section of California Vehicle Code.
  11. Colleen Ingram for camera loan and time assisting with biking surfer photos.
At 16, MoCo native Aaron Magenheim
had been supporting bicycling in Monterey County for 10 years,

since he and his dad had helped prepare the Laguna Seca course for the first bike races.  Ten years later, he’s still volunteering to help others bike in Monterey County, by contributing bike-there tips and new idea for HER Helmet Thursdays.

Dress-Up Challenge prize donors and participants

See separate page of acknowledgements for  those who donated prizes for Monterey County’s first Dress-Up Challenge. And see photo gallery of those modeling their love for biking in Monterey County!

Financial supporters

Monetary donations for the Bicycling Monterey website and projects are needed and appreciated.  Please refer to the About Donations page to learn more.

The privacy of everyone who makes a donation will be honored.  Those who allow public acknowledgment are listed on the Donors page.

HER Helmet Thursdays Project – Charter Participants

The strength of the foundation of the HER Helmet Thursdays Project is due to the early leadership of charter participating H-E-R businesses and organizations.  They are headed up by forward-thinking professionals who made a commitment to this long-term ecology-economy sustainability project.   These business owner/managers and organization directors, the people whose “Yes!” made HER Helmet Thursdays possible, represent these businesses and organizations.

Acknowledgements:  Media Professionals

 Savvy journalists with an ear to the ground

The HER Helmet Thursdays Project was given an early boost by the following, via print, television, and the web.  I especially appreciate these highly alert media professionals who picked right up on this story:

And the buzz continues about bicycling-friendly Monterey County, including HER Helmet Thursdays.  While media acknowledgements listed on this page are not comprehensive, here’s a shout-out to the Monterey County Weekly for their special bike issue,   “Spoke Word” (May 12-18, 2011), including “Moving Motivation,” “Pedal Perks,” “Two Speeds,” and more.  Tip of the front wheel to Weekly staffers and contributors, including:

  • Christy Khoshaba
  • Joey Large
  • Kathryn Doore
  • Kera Abraham, Assistant Editor
  • Mark C. Anderson, Managing Editor
  • Nic Coury, Staff Photographer

 

The signs of our bicycling-friendly county are everywhere.

Help spread the word by sharing posters, widgets, fliers, and pocket guides.

Acknowledgements:  Spread the Good News

People who help get the word out, and assist in other ways

Thanks to these people for helping others find the Bicycling Monterey website, including the Tips for Bicycling Monterey County guide; Monterey County Bicycle Shops, Services, Clubs, and Resources;  Spanish-language biking tips, the HER Helmet Thursdays project, and additional biking info and resources.

Online, on-air, in-print, in-person, and other support

The list below includes people who…

  • share news via their websites or online social media, or by hosting presentations at meetings
  • provide radio and television air time, or publish articles in print media
  • offer complimentary consultations in their areas of expertise, or assist with research
  • or help in other ways
Please bring others to my attention, so their names can be added.

This list is in approximate chronological order. 

  1. Megan Tolbert, Monterey Green Action, for support of HER Helmet Thursdays launch
  2. Tony Price for the Seaside-Sand City Chamber of Commerce on KNRY
  3. Monterey County’s Bike Shops and Services
  4. Family Cycle Center, Capitola
  5. Jim Ryan, Monterey Off Road Cycling Association (MORCA)
  6. Jan Valencia, Answer Man, Velo Club Monterey
  7. Steve E. Anderson, Velo Club Monterey – AKA Knights of the Central Coast
  8. Julie Caris,  Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa – Cafe la Strada, Duck Club, Schooners, Vista Blue on Facebook
  9. Denice Amerison, North Monterey County Chamber of Commerce
  10. Em Lee’s Carmel on Facebook
  11. Denise Wyer, Chef’s Pride/Fishwife and Turtle Bay; and the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce
  12. Joyce Day Meuse on KNRY
  13. Erik’s DeliCafe
  14. Kaki Chen, Transportation Agency of Monterey County
  15. MAJ Chris Bachl, Naval Postgraduate School Foundation
  16. California State University-Monterey Bay (CSUMB)
  17. Guy Lasnier, KUSP Central Coast Public Radio
  18. Sea Otter Classic 2010 (Web site – “Visit Monterey County” and Facebook)
  19. Kate and Ali Daniels, Women’s International Perspective news site (thewip.net) – WIP Talk/Sundays at Five radio show
  20. Devian Gilbert, Asana Cycles
  21. Dorothy Becker, First Presbyterian Church Women, Monterey
  22. Natasha Merkle, Naval Postgraduate School Earth Day Celebration
  23. Monterey County Weekly – Earth Day editorial on HER Helmet Thursdays
  24. Trish Sullivan, Destination Salinas – National Train Day
  25. Frank Pinto, Joselyns Bicycles, Monterey
  26. Nicole Gustas, Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau/See Monterey blog:  BlogMonterey.com
  27. City of Monterey Solid Waste and Recycling Division – website Transportation page, and Facebook
  28. Anais Schenk, Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) – Commute Alternatives
  29. Asana Cycles
  30. Ray Napolitano
  31. Janie Rommel-Eichorn and the Rotary Club of Carmel Valley
  32. National Steinbeck Center
  33. BLUE Ocean Film Festival 2010:  A Global Film Festival and Conservation Summit
  34. Sustainable Pacific Grove
  35. Sustainable Salinas
  36. MAJ Arleigh (Bill) Dean and the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation Cycling Club
  37. Giovanna Kha Marino of the NPS Foundation
  38. InfluenceGuy on Twitter
  39. Burnham Coaching on Twitter
  40. Shawna Routh, Monterey Institute of International Studies
  41. Cath Tendler-Valencia, Velo Club Monterey
  42. Stuart Thompson, Monterey Wine Groupie
  43. Bobby Richards, Lamp Lighter Inn, Carmel-by-the-Sea
  44. NorCal Bikers
  45. Mark Davidson of Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz
  46. Aquarian Bicycles, Monterey
  47. MacGregor Eddy, Living Car-Free in Monterey County slideshow and workshop
  48. Eric Squires of Light and Motion
  49. Hunter Harvath and Zoe Shoats, Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST), Transit Tips
  50. Focus the Region Conference
  51. Lacey Raak, City of Monterey
  52. Bobcat Bicycles, Salinas
  53. Casey Andrews, CSUMB Otter Radio
  54. Cima Collina Winery – Food and Wine Notes
  55. Mirabel Group
  56. Cantinetta Luca
  57. Sea Otter Classic 2011 (“Ditch the Car” and “Visit Monterey County“)
  58. Sports Center Bicycles, Seaside
  59. Earth Cycles, Santa Cruz
  60. Todd Wills, Naval Postgraduate School Earth Day 2011
  61. Kevin Smith, Director of New Media – Monterey County Weekly – Local Blogs section
  62. Sally Smith, Big Sur International Marathon
  63. Abe Lincoln, Chair of Local Organizing Committee, Seaside Stage of Amgen Tour de California
  64. Tina Rosa, City of Seaside Police Department, Police Activities League (PAL)
  65. Monterey Green Action on Facebook
  66. Tripwise at CSUMB on Facebook
  67. Michael Baroni, Green Pedal Couriers, on Facebook
  68. Megan Joyce, Monterey Institute of International Studies – MIIS Office of Student Services
  69. Susan Ragsdale-Cronin – letter to the editor and essay acknowledgement
  70. James Serrano, Transportation Planner for the City of Salinas
  71. Rich Deal, Ride Ambassador for Bike Week 2011, and City Traffic Engineer for the City of Monterey
  72. Hotel Les Maurs, Healdsburg, CA – on Facebook
  73. Kaki Cheung, TAMC, Monterey County Bike Week 2011
  74. Bike to Work Santa Cruz / Santa Cruz Bike Week
  75. Velo Club Monterey
  76. Scott MacDonald, The Salinas Californian
  77. Erik and Anneka Esborg, People for Bikes
  78. Gabe Alvizo
  79. Diego Tapia
  80. The City of Seaside
  81. Jerrod Adams, Jarrod Gillam, Seth Hooper, Cameron Ingram, David Ramsaur, and others of the NPS Cycling Club
  82. Lalo Villegas and Kevin Mead, City of Salinas Police Department
  83. Darius Rike and Michael Do Couto, Monterey Off-Road Cycling Association (MORCA)
  84. Juan Quintana
  85. Jesse Martines, bike courier, on Facebook
  86. Jay Bartow, Mark Peake, Joe Callaway of First Presbyterian Church, Monterey; John Clark of Steady Job, Steady Life program; and Real Goods Solar installers
  87. Carol Ferrantelli and Elaine Cole of First Presbyterian Church, Monterey – Bike Week/Month “Bike to Worship” announcements
  88. Anna Brones, Light & Motion on Twitter
  89. Officers Tucker and Kastor, City of Monterey Police Department
  90. John and Kimberly Beardshear, Remembering Kyle
  91. Richard Graves, Clutch Couriers, In Memory of Zachary Parke
  92. Steve Laufer, Central Coast Public Radio KUSP
  93. Katie DeClercq, Project Bike Trip
  94. Jenn Gerard of Monterey Green Action, Environmental Film Cafe
  95. El Mariachi Restaurante
  96. Erik Esborg, Bikes Belong and People for Bikes; Jeanne Le Page, Ecology Action of Santa Cruz;  Patricia Lopez and Tina Rosa, Seaside Police Activities League; and Zoe Shoats, Monterey-Salinas Transit;  all of whom made the National Night Out outreach to cyclists so successful.
  97. Denyse Frischmuth, Sustainable Pacific Grove
  98. Caz at London Cycle Chic and the Bicycle Muse for donating helmets
  99. Jan Stotzer, Monterey Jazz Festival
  100. Carey Beebe Harpsichords
  101. Hartnell College
  102. Chris Johnson, Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Department
  103. Mike Deighton, Lighthouse Lodge & Suites, on Facebook
  104. Karen Rose Corcoran, Museum of Monterey, on Facebook
  105. Kristina Montellese, Montellese Family Chiropractic, on Facebook
  106. Veronica Lezama, San Benito County Council of Governments
  107. Brighid O’Keane, Dave Snyder, and Jim Brown, California Bicycle Coalition
  108. Monterey Bay Aquarium
  109. Dave Clark, Monterey Park Neighborhood Watch on Facebook
  110. Ariana Green and Cory Caletti, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
  111. Susan Kent, Monterey County Health Department
  112. Connor Barr, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
  113. Henrietta Stern and Fort Ord Recreation Trails Friends
  114. Kelly McMillin, Salinas Police Department
  115. Claudia Meléndez Salinas, School Bytes Blog, Monterey County Herald
  116. Sarah Sponaugle, Blue Ocean Film Festival 2012
  117. Matthew Sundt and Steve Blum, Velo Club Monterey
  118. Kaki Cheung, Debbie Hale, and Kristen Hoschouer, Transportation Agency for Monterey County
  119. Paraiso Vineyards
  120. Portola Hotel & Spa

Bicycling Monterey “Street Team”

This is a grassroots effort, and those who share the news with others are making a vital contribution.  Thanks to all who display posters or fliers.  And gratitude also goes to those who step up (or pedal up) and share news word-of-mouth or via mini-fliers. Team up with them by keeping some minis in your pocket or pack!

Derrick Chao and Kyle Ingebretson of the San Francisco Bay Area just learned about the Bicycling Monterey resources and the HER Helmet Thursdays Project.

Taqueria Del Mar was one of the first 100 participants in HER Helmet Thursdays

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