Our next meeting is this Thursday 10/16 at Abbot Square and on Google Meet

Join us to plan our next ride, and ride with us on Saturday 10/25

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Ksenia Crow
October 15, 2025

📣 Upcoming Pacific For People Planning Hybrid Meeting - this Thursday, October 16 in person at Abbot Square and virtually on Google Meet

🚲 Join us at the Pacific For People Advocacy Bike Ride on Saturday, October 25

📰 In the news:

  • Next Bike Santa Cruz County advocacy committee meeting is on November 10

  • Bike enthusiast Brooke Secor writes about bike safety and infrastructure in Santa Cruz

  • Yoga For All Day give us a glimpse of a pedestrian plaza in downtown Santa Cruz

Our next Pacific For People Planning Hybrid Meeting is this coming Thursday, October 16 at Abbot Square and on Google Meet.

Join our next Hybrid Planning Meeting this Thursday as we plot out the 10/25 bike ride and work on perfecting 12 reusable monthly ride themes!

Do you have a killer theme idea? We want to hear it!

📅 Thursday, October 16 (click here to add the event to your calendar)

🕠 5:45–6:45 PM

 📍 In person at Abbott Square on Cooper Street, or

🖥️ Join us virtually via Google Meet (videoconferencing) link

We hope to see you there!

Ride for Safer Roads! - Farms to the Farmer's Market 🚴

Don't Miss This: Pastor Lee's Video of the Bike Ride on September 27

The ride may be over, but the message lives on! Pastor Kangse Lee's video summarizes the essence of our last bike ride: watch it here!

Get ready for our next monthly ride! This one's all about Safer Roads and the best of local produce, as we go "From Farms to the Farmer's Market."

📅 Saturday, October 25 (click here to add the event to your calendar)

🕒 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

 📍 Start at United Methodist Church, 250 California St, Santa Cruz . (A huge thank you to Pastor Kangse for hosting us again!)

🚩 We're riding from the Church to Wilder Ranch State Park, then making a pit stop at the Westside Farmers Market before heading back.

Want to help? Here’s how:

1. Spread the Word! Invite friends and coworkers to grow our movement for safer streets.

2. Volunteer! We need hands to ensure a smooth, fun ride for everyone. Check out the task list and sign up here: 👉 Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet 

Bring your bike, helmet, and friends. Safer roads are possible!

All ages and abilities welcome – see you there!

In the News

Next Bike Santa Cruz County advocacy committee meeting

5 - 6 pm on November 10 at Abbott Square. We hope to see you then!

The City of Santa Cruz could lead the nation in bike safety and infrastructure,

writes bike enthusiast Brooke Secor, but they continue to stall. Secor makes a lot of excellent points about how the City could invest in more walking and cycling infrastructure, describes a recent crash of hers on Pacific Avenue, and gives a shout out to our effort to have weekend pedestrian plazas. Does anyone know Brooke and is willing to introduce her to us?

Santa Cruz says it wants fewer cars. So why is it making biking so dangerous?

Santa Cruz could lead the nation in safe, active transportation — yet city leaders keep stalling, writes local bike enthusiast Brooke Secor. While e-bikes boom and collisions rise, officials have not added even basic protections for cyclists and pedestrians, pouring money instead into car-centric roads. Public programs like Biketober show demand for change, she writes, but without protected lanes, clear rules, and real investment, Santa Cruz’s green talk rings hollow. If the city truly values sustainability, she thinks it’s time to prove it.

lookout.co/santa-cruz-county-says-it-wants-fewer-cars-so-why-is-it-making-biking-so-dangerous/story

A community event, "Yoga For All Day,"

shows us what a pedestrian plaza could mean for Downtown Santa Cruz.

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