In the Lane: Bike Santa Cruz County Newsletter

May 2025

In this Issue:

May is Bike Month
Rail Trail Ribbon Cutting
Bay Street Improvements Approved
Volunteers Needed
Kids Day
Watsonville Community Rides
Sunset Dunes Park Opens in SF
Cheer for our Green Fondo Team!

Happy Bike Month! Riding season is in full swing and many exciting events and improvements to our infrastructure are coming up. Catch up on all the happenings - we hope to see you at one or more events this month!

Note: Chanticleer Overpass Opening is postponed to July 30th...but don't miss the Rail Trail 7B ribbon cutting on May 21st!

May is Bike Month!

As if we needed more reasons to ride everywhere, May is National Bike Month!

Spring is here and we are celebrating the freedom and fun that bicycles bring.

Our friends over at Modo also have exciting events lined up, including "Bike Wherever Day" May 15!

Modo Bike Month Events

Rail Trail Segment 7B - Grand Opening

Join us to celebrate the long-awaited opening of Rail Trail Segment 7, connecting La Barranca and Depot Parks.

This new connector will offer a safe and scenic alternative route to downtown alongside beautiful Neary Lagoon, improving connectivity to the West Side and avoiding Laurel Hill or the busy waterfront. We're so exited to see the trail take shape!

Come Celebrate the Ribbon Cutting

May 21 at 8:30AM

La Barranca Park - Bay & California

Bay Street Improvements Approved!

On Tuesday, Santa Cruz City Council approved the staff recommendation for protected bike lanes on Bay Street, thanks to everyone who wrote a letter of support! And thanks to Santa Cruz City Council members for their unanimous support and to City Staff for bringing a great project forward!

We Need YOU to Volunteer this Spring

Looking to contribute to a better world to bike in? We'd love your help. Join our volunteer list and help make advocacy and events happen.

We're looking for Volunteers to help during upcoming at exciting events such as Bike Valet, Watsonville Community Rides, as well as Advocacy Projects.

Join our Volunteer Team

Visit us at Santa Cruz Kids Day

Join us for a day of fun for the whole family at Santa Cruz Kids Day! With great local bands and theater performances, we'll enjoy entertainment and support local youth and local businesses.

Bikes are the best way for kids and adults to get around Santa Cruz, so we'll be out advocating for better bike infrastructure for kids and parents alike.

JOIN US FOR KIDS DAY MAY 3, 12-4PM

(Our booth will be located on Cooper Street)

Kids Day Details

Great News from SF: Upper Great Highway Becomes Car-Free!

San Francisco's iconic stretch of the Pacific Coast formerly know as the Upper Great Highway has been renamed Sunset Dunes Park - and is now Car-Free!

We can think of no better way to value our open spaces. Learn more about this transformation success story in this article:

Bike Santa Cruz County sends large team to Green Fondo Event

Thirty-two riders organized as Team Bike Santa Cruz County will participate in the 2025 Green Fondo, a two-day cycling fundraising event focused on carbon reduction efforts. Produced by Climate Ride, Green Fondo will involve 400 cyclists from around the world. Each rider raises $250 to be granted to their chosen approved beneficiary organization. The approved organizations all work to curb carbon emissions in some manner, and many of them are bike advocacy organizations like Bike Santa Cruz County.

Riders will stage from and camp at the Mill Creek Conference Center in the hills east of Pt Reyes. They will choose between three route options ranging between 22 and 100 miles for both Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18.

In this third year of the Green Fondo, Team BSCC will be the largest in the event, and as of this writing, the team is in the lead on fundraising at nearly $14,000! You can support Bike Santa Cruz County by supporting one of our riders. Just click on the team roster tab, choose a rider, and donate!

DONATE TO TEAM BSCC