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 the work 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.

This page lists individuals and organizations who are part of this grassroots effort to encourage more bicycling.

Please consider joining them by helping in one or more ways.

Some ways to help:

  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 public service of Mari Lynch and Fine Wordworking, recognized by the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments,  City of Monterey,  City of Salinas, City of Seaside, Transportation Agency for Monterey County, Monterey-Salinas Transit, National Steinbeck Center, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District,  Monterey County Health Department, Monterey Institute of International Studies,  California State University Monterey Bay, Stevenson School, Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Big Sur International Marathon,  Monterey Jazz Festival, Sierra Club-Ventana Chapter,  Sea Otter Classic,  Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Naval Postgraduate School Foundation Cycling Club, 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.

Tech Angel

Eeek! Computer isn’t doing what I need it to. And by grace, an anonymous tech angel responds with just the right advice, faithfully, year after year. Whether it’s a hardware challenge or an Internet mystery, whatever is nudging this Lead Pencil Woman toward a brain-fry, it cannot win.  Because a phone call away is the Best. Help. Ever. You know who you are. Bless you!

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 in January 2010, free of charge, he made the project’s growth possible.  What a caring neighbor!

Whenever you refer to the HER Helmet Thursdays listings, you are benefiting from the professional expertise and chivalry of this anonymous donor.

Tech support for the HER Helmet Thursdays custom database

Who provides the essential technical support for the HER Helmet Thursdays custom database, including upgrades and other maintenance? Stephen Anderson of Bendyworks, Racine, Wisconsin. Another geek with a heart!

Stephen is a cyclist who had visited Monterey County. As a Ruby on Rails expert, when Stephen became aware of the need for this technical support, he graciously agreed to help. Since November 2012, it is thanks to Stephen’s technical expertise and generosity (backed by extraordinary communication skills too) that the database remains available–allowing people to continue accessing the HER Helmet Thursdays map and detailed listings.

Also much appreciated is Stephen’s fellow Ruby on Rails aficionado, Jordan Peterson.  The skills of these two gentlemen are much in demand, yet by teaming up, it was possible for them to carve out time to do this pro bono work as well.

Thanks for keeping us rolling, guys!

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 was another Santa Cruz County neighbor (since moved to Hawaii) who shared his expertise very generously.   Moreover, Vid was an absolute joy to work with from start to finish!

Additional technical support

  1. Daniel Saenz of Daniel Saenz Designs / ArtDoor.com, another helpful neighbor from Santa Cruz, stepped in at times when WP design issues, in particular, puzzled me. That’s very fortunate for this site’s readers!
  2. Jason Wehmhoener, yet another Santa Cruz geek and helpful neighbor, is wise in the ways of WordPress and more.  Jason was on the alert more than once when I waved the red flag, and he responded with just the right tech tip at just the right time.
  3. Steven Lienhard, yes, another Santa Cruz geek! You might be looking fruitlessly for a HER Helmet Thursdays detailed listing if it were not for Steve’s knowledge of a particular plugin made by Frank Bültge.  Thanks, neighbor!
  4. Frank Bültge of http://bueltge.de for creating and freely providing a WordPress search-and-replace plugin that served the HER Helmet Thursdays project. And wouldn’t you know it!–Frank is an avid bicyclist himself.

 

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 have come together to make a long-desired bicycle repair and safety class part of the Monterey County Probation Department’s Youth Center curriculum.  Click here for details. 

  1. Richard Gray, Monterey County Youth Center
  2. Joseph Crabtree, Forest Hill Bike Shop
  3. Korey Ericson, bike builder
  4.  Frank Henderson
  5. Luciano Rodriguez

Thanks also to Kelly McMillin of the Salinas Police Department and to the following supporters of this class.

  1. Light & Motion
  2. Matthew Ryan, SIDI America
  3. Bear Bikes
  4. Bobcat Bicycles
  5. Sea Otter Classic
  6. Monterey-Salinas Transit
  7. Bay Bikes
  8. Fine Wordworking
  9. Pedal Born Pictures
  10. Click here for a list of some Sea Otter Classic 2013 visitors who are also supporting the Monterey County Youth Center bike class students.

Bike safety outreach to South County youth

At the first South County Health & Safety Fair in Greenfield, Bicycling Monterey shared California bicycle laws and bike safety information–in Spanish and English–with South County youth and adults.  The generosity of the following individuals and organizations made it possible to gift many youth their first bicycle helmet.

Special thanks to Greenfield PD Records Clerk Isabel Landeros for oral translation and Officer Armando Mendoza for helmet fitting at the fair. Thanks also to Greenfield PD’s Interim Chief Sills, SGT Fred Perez, Records Supervisor Ysela Serrano,  and Records Clerk Maria Ramirez  for their support.

And thank you to Stephanie Villanueva for her time spent photocopying bike safety information, and to Ernesto Mireles, DDS, Greenfield & Salinas Dental Group (831) 674-5501, for generously donating copies.

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.

People responding  in a variety of helpful ways

  1. Danielle Shillcock – MS Word expertise 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 – annual research and support for HER Helmet Thursdays date restrictions and staff reference sheet
  5. Casey Andrews, Sierra Dehmler – creation of first HER Helmet Thursdays quick reference/pocket guide
  6. Sandi Laney – outreach for Dress-Up Challenge prizes
  7. Zoe Shoats, Monterey-Salinas Transit – lights for bike safety outreach
  8. Jon LeMaster of Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA.net) – permission to use OCTA’s Spanish translation of bicycle section of California Vehicle Code
  9. Rebecca Robinson – research on America’s discounts-for-bicyclists programs
  10. Renee Hardenstein – when the printer is broken, who helps out? Renee!

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
  4. Kevin Cole, Safety Director, Pebble Beach Company
  5. Phil Yenovikian – Support to touring cyclists
  6. Korey Ericson – Bike culture support
  7. Wyatt Wood – Biking in the Dark tips on tail lights.

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. Rizayel Mukashev
  5. Dieter Binz
  6. Simon and Joanna Bull
  7. Bill and Susan Ragsdale Cronin
  8. Carey Beebe
  9. Mrs. Jim Warwick
  10. Bob Simon
  11. Frank Henderson
  12. Dessa Murphy, Pacific Grove Middle School
  13. Patty Ristine and Paloma Hernandez, La Paz Middle School, Salinas
  14. Bryan Perez
  15. Colleen Ingram for camera loan and time assisting with biking surfer photos
  16. Arlene Sanchez, Student-Parent Liaison, Jack Franscioni Elementary School, Soledad
  17. Alex Paredes 
  18. Nora Richman
  19. Jan Valencia
  20. Jesse Martines
  21. Jim Warwick
  22. Mark Kintz
  23. Jennifer Hickerson and Amelia Poma, Monterey Regional Airport
  24. Saul Soto, Tony’s Bike Shop, Castroville

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
  6. Jesse Martines
  7. Robert Okerblom
  8. Alex Cappelli
  9. Rita M. Goldstein
  10. Ron Dillender
  11. Natalie Oliver

Translators

Note: Spanish translation volunteers are needed.

Proofreading and copy editing in preparation for translation

Cath Tendler-Valencia – Many thanks!

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 – Bike Week 2011

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!

Intergenerational Ride – Bike Week

For 2012, special thanks to Sports Center Bicycles of Seaside for providing a mobile bike mechanic for the Intergenerational Ride during Monterey County’s Bike Week celebration.  Thanks also to Darius Rike of Monterey Off Road Cycling Association and League of American Bicyclists certified instructor Frank Henderson for their active support of this event.  Intergenerational Ride co-hosts are First Presbyterian Church of Monterey and Fine Wordworking.

For 2013, tip of the helmet for the complimentary mobile bike mechanic Chris Paruolo goes to Bay Bikes of Carmel and Monterey. Additional thanks for escorting children in the brief Class II and Class III areas and other rider support goes to Vera Noghera and Randy Naylor of Velo Club Monterey; Rich Buaya, Jimmy Mastrom, and Barcley Stamey from the Naval Postgraduate School Cycling Club; Steve Benes of Gears 4 Good; Roy Pina of Shoreline Outdoors, Shoreline Community Church. Further support for this event was provided by Salinas Bike Party-a courteous social bike run and Ciclovia Salinas Committee members Eduardo Huerta, Mirna Cuentas, Natalie Oliver, and friends. First Presbyterian Church of Monterey and Fine Wordworking again served as the co-hosts of the Intergenerational Ride for 2013, with special thanks going to Elaine Cole, Carol Ferrantelli, and Jackie DeHoff.

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 owners/managers and organization directors, the people whose “Yes!” made HER Helmet Thursdays possible, represent these Charter Participants.

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 Monterey County Weekly also recognized the third anniversary of the HER Helmet Thursdays Project in “The Weekly Tally (Nov 21-28, 2012 issue).

 

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
  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. David “Doc” Reichbaum
  14. Erik’s DeliCafe
  15. Kaki Chen, Transportation Agency of Monterey County
  16. MAJ Chris Bachl, Naval Postgraduate School Foundation
  17. California State University-Monterey Bay (CSUMB)
  18. Guy Lasnier, KUSP Central Coast Public Radio
  19. Donna Brown, Sea Otter Classic – 2010  “Visit Monterey County”
  20. Kate and Ali Daniels, Women’s International Perspective news site (thewip.net) – WIP Talk/Sundays at Five radio show
  21. Devian Gilbert, Asana Cycles
  22. Dorothy Becker, First Presbyterian Church Women, Monterey
  23. Natasha Merkle, Naval Postgraduate School Earth Day Celebration
  24. Monterey County Weekly – Earth Day editorial on HER Helmet Thursdays
  25. Trish Sullivan, Destination Salinas – National Train Day
  26. Frank Pinto, Joselyns Bicycles, Monterey
  27. Nicole Gustas, Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau/See Monterey blog:  BlogMonterey.com
  28. City of Monterey Solid Waste and Recycling Division – website Transportation page, and Facebook
  29. Anais Schenk, Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) – Commute Alternatives
  30. Asana Cycles
  31. Ray Napolitano
  32. Janie Rommel-Eichorn and the Rotary Club of Carmel Valley
  33. National Steinbeck Center
  34. BLUE Ocean Film Festival 2010:  A Global Film Festival and Conservation Summit
  35. Sustainable Pacific Grove
  36. Sustainable Salinas
  37. MAJ Arleigh (Bill) Dean and the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation Cycling Club
  38. Giovanna Kha Marino of the NPS Foundation
  39. InfluenceGuy on Twitter
  40. Burnham Coaching on Twitter
  41. Shawna Routh, Monterey Institute of International Studies
  42. Cath Tendler-Valencia, Velo Club Monterey
  43. Stuart Thompson, Monterey Wine Groupie
  44. Bobby Richards, Lamp Lighter Inn, Carmel-by-the-Sea
  45. NorCal Bikers
  46. Mark Davidson of Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz
  47. Aquarian Bicycles, Monterey
  48. MacGregor Eddy, Living Car-Free in Monterey County slideshow and workshop
  49. Eric Squires of Light and Motion
  50. Hunter Harvath and Zoe Shoats, Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST), Transit Tips
  51. Focus the Region Conference
  52. Lacey Raak, City of Monterey
  53. Bobcat Bicycles, Salinas
  54. Casey Andrews, CSUMB Otter Radio
  55. Cima Collina Winery – Food and Wine Notes
  56. Mirabel Group
  57. Cantinetta Luca
  58. Sea Otter Classic 2011 (“Ditch the Car” and “Visit Monterey County“)
  59. Sports Center Bicycles, Seaside
  60. Earth Cycles, Santa Cruz
  61. Todd Wills, Naval Postgraduate School Earth Day 2011
  62. Kevin Smith, Director of New Media – Monterey County Weekly – Local Blogs section
  63. Sally Smith, Big Sur International Marathon
  64. Abe Lincoln, Chair of Local Organizing Committee, Seaside Stage of Amgen Tour de California
  65. Tina Rosa, City of Seaside Police Department, Police Activities League (PAL)
  66. Monterey Green Action on Facebook
  67. Tripwise at CSUMB on Facebook
  68. Michael Baroni, Green Pedal Couriers, on Facebook
  69. Megan Joyce, Monterey Institute of International Studies – MIIS Office of Student Services
  70. Susan Ragsdale-Cronin – letter to the editor and essay acknowledgement
  71. James Serrano, Transportation Planner for the City of Salinas
  72. Rich Deal, Ride Ambassador for Bike Week 2011, and City Traffic Engineer for the City of Monterey
  73. Hotel Les Maurs, Healdsburg, CA – on Facebook
  74. Kaki Cheung, TAMC, Monterey County Bike Week 2011
  75. Bike to Work Santa Cruz / Santa Cruz Bike Week
  76. Velo Club Monterey
  77. Scott MacDonald, The Salinas Californian
  78. Erik and Anneka Esborg, People for Bikes
  79. Gabe Alvizo
  80. Diego Tapia
  81. The City of Seaside
  82. Jerrod Adams, Jarrod Gillam, Seth Hooper, Cameron Ingram, David Ramsaur, and others of the NPS Cycling Club
  83. Lalo Villegas and Kevin Mead, City of Salinas Police Department
  84. Darius Rike and Michael Do Couto, Monterey Off-Road Cycling Association (MORCA)
  85. Juan Quintana
  86. Jesse Martines, bike courier, on Facebook
  87. Jay Bartow, Mark Peake, Joe Callaway of First Presbyterian Church, Monterey; John Clark of Steady Job, Steady Life program; and Real Goods Solar installers
  88. Carol Ferrantelli and Elaine Cole of First Presbyterian Church, Monterey – Bike Week/Month “Bike to Worship” announcements
  89. Anna Brones, Light & Motion on Twitter
  90. Officers Tucker and Kastor, City of Monterey Police Department
  91. John and Kimberly Beardshear, Remembering Kyle
  92. Richard Graves, Clutch Couriers, In Memory of Zachary Parke
  93. Steve Laufer, Central Coast Public Radio KUSP
  94. Katie DeClercq, Project Bike Trip
  95. Jenn Gerard of Monterey Green Action, Environmental Film Cafe
  96. El Mariachi Restaurante
  97. 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.
  98. Denyse Frischmuth, Sustainable Pacific Grove
  99. Caz at London Cycle Chic for donating helmets
  100. Jan Stotzer, Monterey Jazz Festival
  101. Carey Beebe Harpsichords
  102. Hartnell College
  103. Chris Johnson, Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Department
  104. Mike Deighton, Lighthouse Lodge & Suites, on Facebook
  105. Karen Rose Corcoran, Museum of Monterey, on Facebook
  106. Kristina Montellese, Montellese Family Chiropractic, on Facebook
  107. Veronica Lezama, San Benito County Council of Governments
  108. Laura Ramirez – proofreading of Spanish outreach flier
  109. Brighid O’Keane, Dave Snyder, and Jim Brown, California Bicycle Coalition
  110. Monterey Bay Aquarium
  111. Dave Clark, Monterey Park Neighborhood Watch on Facebook
  112. Cory Caletti, Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and Ariana Green, former intern with SCCRTC and former transportation planner for the City of Monterey (as of Jan 2013, Ariana is a transportation planner for the Transportation Agency of Monterey County)
  113. Susan Kent, Monterey County Health Department
  114. Connor Barr, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
  115. Henrietta Stern and Fort Ord Recreation Trails Friends
  116. Kelly McMillin, Salinas Police Department
  117. Claudia Meléndez Salinas, School Bytes Blog, Monterey County Herald – intro to Bicycling Monterey
  118. Sarah Sponaugle, Blue Ocean Film Festival 2012
  119. Matthew Sundt and Steve Blum, Velo Club Monterey
  120. Kaki Cheung, Debbie Hale, and Kristen Hoschouer, Transportation Agency for Monterey County
  121. CalBike Report
  122. Paraiso Vineyards
  123. Jackie Pelley, Portola Hotel & Spa blog; and Portola Hotel & Spa events calendar
  124. American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment – CSUMB Report
  125. Souza’s Alisal Pharmacy, Salinas
  126. CopyMat of Salinas
  127. Terry Gomez and Omar Chombo, Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas
  128. Constantino Lozano, Over the Top Cycling
  129. Bike Shack, Watsonville
  130. Novie Ayson Monterey County Youth Center
  131. Jane Leatham, First Presbyterian Church of Monterey for church notices regarding intergenerational ride
  132. Stephanie Nelson, Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
  133. Dena and Tyler Donnell, Naval Postgraduate School Cycling Club
  134. Jeannie Pruitt-Retamoso, Sea Otter Classic
  135. Jeff Lindenthal, Salinas High School Cowboy Racing Mountain Bike Team
  136. Alex Cappelli, Velo Club Monterey
  137. Mark Roth, Sports Center Bicycles, Seaside
  138. Warren Anderson, Stevenson School
  139. Dave & Holly Cycling the Pacific Coast, benefiting leukaemia & lymphoma research
  140. Rita Dalessio and Neil Agron, Ventana Chapter of the Sierra Club, Beyond Oil Campaign
  141. Shawn Carden and Dawn Allen
  142. Jeanie Ward-Waller, Ride America for Safe Routes
  143. NPS Cycling Club re teaching local scouts: Lieutenant Commander Jeremy Clark (USN); Lieutenant Angela Lefler (USN), Public Affairs Officer for the Cycling Club; Major Andy Sheehan (USAF), Club Sponsorships; Captain Nolan Semrau (USAF), Club President; and Lieutenant Matt Mckenzie (USN), Club Vice-President.
  144. NPS Foundation Announcements
  145. Marissa Herold, Bay Bikes
  146. Monterey Bay Blues Festival – Outreach to visitors seeking bike-there tips
  147. Lisa Rike, Monterey Off Road Cycling Association – 2012 Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day
  148. AmeriKen Houwat, Monterey Off Road Cycling Association – HHT outreach on the bikeways
  149. Jeff Richman – AIDS LifeCycle ride
  150. Kathy Richman – Salinas tips
  151. Andy Cook, 2012 Bike Week, Transportation Agency for Monterey County
  152. Tim Orr and Jan Stotzer, 2012 Monterey Jazz Festival
  153. Ben Gomberg, Monterey Public Library – Research assistance
  154. Office of Mayor Dennis Donohue – Sharing availability of bicycling resources with City of Salinas website visitors
  155. Jacques Mercadal, the Stunning Image – re Shawn [Carden]
  156. Captain Nolan Semrau (USAF) re Tribute Ride for Captain Alan Poindexter
  157. Andrew Kipsey, Bridge Restoration Ministry B2BBikeRide.com
  158. Anna Fahey, Sightline Daily: News & Views for a Sustainable Northwest – “Babes on Bikes II”
  159. Matt de Nesnera of KION
  160. Jacqueline Tualla of KION, for bike safety component in her story about the local 7/31/12 bicycle accident
  161. Nathan Pierce, for online conversations and otherwise sharing the news about bicycling in Monterey County; and for again serving as bike valet volunteer coordinator for Monterey Jazz Fest
  162. Jeremy Wedlake, NPS Cycling Club – helmet delivery for South County youth 8/15/12 outreach
  163. Lisa Rike, Monterey Off Road Cycling Association (MORCA) – Outreach re Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day
  164. Vera Noghera, Velo Club Monterey – VCM board presentation for South County youth 8/15/12 outreach
  165. Salinas Police Department, for their support of increasing awareness about bike safety and CA bike laws; also to Salinas PAL
  166. Theresia Rogerson of the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency for passing along news of Bicycling Monterey
  167. Saskia Lucas, coordinator of the first Santa Cruz Open Streets event
  168. Rob and Kath Garcia for outreach to youth
  169. Jan and Cath Valencia of VCMonterey.org, for mobile mechanic and other assistance to fellow bikers at Salinas Bike Party
  170. Organizers of Salinas Bike Party, who wish to remain anonymous, for building community and initiating new opportunities for enjoying the pleasures of biking Salinas
  171. Tammy Blount and Cree Crawford, for MCCVB’s growing interesting in bicycling
  172. Helen Singley and Ericka Mayorga of Greenfield Village Apartments for welcoming a bicycling presence at the first South County Health & Safety Fair
  173. Claudia Meléndez Salinas, School Bytes Blog, Monterey County Herald, “Back to School:  A new chance to start biking”
  174. Megan Joyce, Monterey Institute of International Studies – MIIS Office of Student Services - 2012 Info Fair
  175. Kelly Violini, Monterey County Fair – Sharing news on FB re the fair’s first bicycle valet service
  176. Lauryn Rodriguez – research assistance
  177. Sasha Tepedelenova, AMBAG – support for bike safety and biking/alternative transportation outreach
  178. Virginia H. Mendoza – oral translation at East Salinas community gathering
  179. Octavio Gutierrez – affirmation of bike-and-ride for serious cyclists
  180. Helen Singley, Raul Rodriguez, and other Greenfield Rotary Club members
  181. Richard Masoner, Cyclelicious
  182. Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula’s Peninsula Wellness Center on Twitter and Facebook
  183. Devin Meheen of Bay Bikes
  184. Mark Kintz
  185. Eric Cushman and the Monterey County Weekly for ongoing recognition of the HER Helmet Thursdays project.
  186. Angela Lefler and the Naval Postgraduate School Cycling Club members, for responding to requests for general bike community support.
  187. Pat Ottone, the Ottone Restaurant Group, for being a charter participant in HER Helmet Thursdays and for continued support
  188. HER Helmet Thursdays participants Hahn Wines, Passionfish, PeterBsBrewpub, and  Portola Hotel, for steadily sharing news about the project on Twitter.
  189. The Monterey Plaza Hotel on behalf of HER Helmet Thursdays participants Cafe La Strada, Schooners, and Vista Blue Spa, for sharing news about the project on Twitter.
  190. Celeste White and White Page Communications for sharing news about Bicycling Monterey and the HER Helmet Thursdays project on Twitter
  191. Lisa Mitchell, the Monterey County Herald, for research support
  192. Larry Parsons, the Monterey County Herald, for coverage on the City of Monterey Multimodal Mobility Plan
  193. League of American Bicyclists and the Alliance for Biking and Walking, for tweeting @HERHelmetThurs news about bike-friendly Monterey County
  194. Lea Davison and Sabra Davison of Little Bellas, for tweeting news about @BikeMonterey and bike-friendly Monterey County
  195. MIIS and MPC for sharing Bicycling Monterey and HER Helmet Thursdays news via Twitter
  196. Jeanne Le Page, Ecology Action of Santa Cruz, for helping keep Bicycling Monterey in touch with our neighboring Santa Cruz County’s bike news.
  197. Chris Nelson, for hosting Mari Lynch about Bicycling Monterey and HER Helmet Thursdays on KRML’s 3/27/13 Pub Talk
  198. Henri Stern of Monterey Off Road Cycling Association (MORCA), Angela Lefler of the Naval Postgraduate School Cycling Club, and and Vera Noghera, Velo Club Monterey for serving as club information resources for Bicycling Monterey
  199. Waste Management Monterey for steadily sharing news about Bicycling Monterey and the HER Helmet Thursdays project on Twitter
  200. Cyclelogical for repeatedly tweeting Bicycling Monterey’s news about bike-friendly Monterey County.
  201. Kevin Suess, Normal, IL geography teacher and bike advocate, for repeatedly sharing news about bike-friendly Monterey County
  202. Cody Meyer, AMBAG
  203. Dennis Renault, sharing bike news with others
  204. James Serrano, traffic engineer, City of Salinas – history and updates on City of Salinas transportation
  205. Andy Cook of TAMC, Bicycle Sharing Feasibility updates
  206. Ariana Green of TAMC, Complete Streets assessment info, including Salinas outreach
  207. Rachel Gonzalez, Central Coast Youth Sports Organization – spreading news of the Bicycling Monterey resources in South County
  208. Alan Romero, a planner with Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, for highlighting some facts for the bike community about how the work of MBUAPCD impacts bicycling
  209.  Christopher Kidd of Alta Planning in Oakland, board member of the California Bicycle Coalition, for compiling list of 535 local jurisdictions (cities, counties) in California and their sidewalk cycling rules. Kidd’s work shortened Bicycling Monterey’s research time in expanding the sidewalk info in bike laws and safety tips
  210. Richard Masoner of Cyclelicious for highlighting Kidd’s research in the Cyclelicious 11/16/12 sidewalk riding post
  211. Angel Garibaldo, Salinas Valley Chamber, for spreading the word about the joys of biking Salinas
  212. Salinas Californian, for sharing news of the 2013 Intergenerational Ride via their Education Digest (4/15/13, page 2)
  213. Ann O’Rourke, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, for sharing April-May bike community calendar in highlighting Clean Air Month
  214. Richard Masoner of Cyclelicious for helping others find info on 2013 Bike Week/Month activities for Monterey County
  215. Ana Gabriela Ibarra and Natalie Oliver for updates on Ciclovia Salinas
  216. Peter Mounteer, writer, and Marge Ann Jameson, publisher of Cedar Street Times, for Peter’s story, “Intergenerational Bike Ride” (5/3/13, page 15)–and for including the HER Helmet Thursdays project as well
  217. Rachel Zentz of the Salinas Californian for sharing news of the annual Intergenerational Ride in  “Education Digest” (4/15/13) and in “Events Calendar”
  218. Allyson Thommen of the Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau for sharing news of the annual Intergenerational Ride in her  “This Weekend’s Top Events” (5/8/13) at BlogMonterey.com

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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Posted by: marilynch on January 25, 2010.on May 19, 2013.