Monterey County Transportation Articles

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is known for showcasing the world’s finest automobiles, most worth in the millions. As it turns out, however, this year’s event may be remembered for a figure that has nothing to do with cars.

After the Transportation Agency for Monterey County started construction on a project to widen Imjin Parkway in February, Doug Bilse, a traffic engineer at TAMC, noticed a marked change: More drivers were changing their westbound commutes to Highway 68.

KING CITY — California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced more than $1.3 billion in funding has been awarded to public transportation projects statewide through the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP).

Long-empty train tracks west of Highway 1 offer a spectacular view of the dunes and the Monterey Bay. Since 2021, people who signed up for handcar rides have enjoyed it while feeling the breeze.

In recent months the city of Salinas has seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities, including the death of a 3-year-old in July, after a driver ran a red light on East Alisal Street. Anecdotally, residents report more jaywalking, groups of…

David Schmalz here. Just over three years ago in this newsletter, I offered a defense for the much-maligned bike path running down the center of North Fremont Street in Monterey, aka the Bike Lane to Nowhere.

The Big Sur coastline continues to crack and crumble, causing delays in the reopening of Highway 1 at Regent’s Slide, Caltrans announced in a statement on Sept. 27.

SALINAS — Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) Board of Directors received a comprehensive update on the US 101 South of Salinas project during its recent meeting.

In a 7-1 vote with two commissioners recusing on Thursday, Sept. 12, the California Coastal Commission approved Monterey-Salinas Transit’s controversial SURF! Busway project, an off-highway busway that is planned to span from Marina to Sand City west of Highway 1.

SALINAS — Coastal Kids Home Care marked a significant milestone on Aug. 25, celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Touch-A-Truck event.

Another million-dollar vehicle shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Aug. 18 was destroyed by fire after it was being transported by trailer, this time on Wednesday, Sept. 4 on Highway 68.

On Friday, July 26, when California Coastal Commission staff released a report regarding Monterey-Salinas Transit’s proposed SURF! busway from Marina to Sand City, the surf was looking down – the report said in no uncertain terms that the project was…

It seems all manner of e-bikes are popping up across Santa Cruz County more and more—on trails, in streets, outside schools and grocery stores. Sometimes, the e-bikes are even carrying two passengers at a time as they zip down the …

Even though it was “ages ago,” Serena Williams still misses her Lincoln Navigator, which she named Ginger.

When one goes about designing a car, they have to consider aerodynamics and any of those other features that improve performance.

Rivalries are easy to develop at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, but none understand more than the rivals themselves. Fortunately, not all rivalries have to be sour—as is the case with vintage race car drivers Ron Erickson and Cooper Dubois, who…

Minutes before the curtain lifted from the large glass box inside the Mecum Auctions tent in Monterey, television presenter John Kraman asked if I knew what waited inside. Whatever it was had been billed by the auction house as perhaps…

Remember the movie Sylvia Scarlett?

For those who’ve read the California Coastal Commission’s July 26 report about Monterey-Salinas Transit’s proposed SURF! project, which seeks to build an off-highway busway between Marina and Sand City, one might get the impression they’re reading an obituary for a…

One the most important roads in Soledad is Front Street. It runs through downtown and is the main road that takes you in and out of the city. It runs parallel to Highway 101; historically, Front Street was part of…