At yesterday’s Vision Zero meeting for Monterey County, the challenges of Salinas Road were among topics discussed. In fact, on Wednesday, a Watsonville resident traveling by bike was going north on the shoulder of Salinas Road when he attempted to make a left turn and was hit by a GMC Yukon. The Yukon’s driver fled the scene. Good Samaritans assisted the injured bike commuter. Thank you to law enforcement; the driver has been arrested and faces felony #HitAndRun charges.

Report by Ricardo Tovar, #KSBW: https://www.ksbw.com/article/arrest-hit-run-bicyclist-monterey-county/64445594

Thanks also to Amelia Conlen of Transportation Agency for #Monterey County for organizing yesterday’s mtg, and to Congressman Jimmy #Panetta for securing #USDOT funding for TAMC to develop a Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/tamc-to-receive-640-000-federal-grant-for-monterey-county-regional-vision-zero-plan

#VisionZero #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #MontereyBay #California #USDepartmentOfTransportation #SS4A #SafeStreetsAndRoadsForAll

#AltText photo of a gold-colored #Cervelo bicycle with right tire badly damaged by a collision.

US Department of Transportation announces $800M for 510 projects under the #SafeStreets and Roads for All #SS4A grant program, many with a focus on safety for people who walk, bike, and roll.

Join USDOT for a webinar on Feb. 8 to learn more about Federal grant programs and the DOT Navigator, a new resource to highlight upcoming opportunities and help communities apply for funding:

https://bit.ly/3jgIzhz