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Or, some wonder: “The sign says bikes have to go to Calle Principal, but I want to get to Alvarado Street. How do I do that?” For that question, refer to route options under Portola Plaza below. This post not only provides car trailer enclosed st louis rental that answer but many more tips for people biking to a dozen City of Monterey landmarks.
With all plazas, the courtesy of bicyclists toward pedestrians and property owners is vital to the City of Monterey being an ever more bike and pedestrian friendly town.  Please hop off and walk your bike, or bike slowly, when and where appropriate.
The Custom House Plaza is the largest plaza in the City of Monterey .  It is located across from Old Fisherman’s Wharf/ Wharf I .  Many wharf visitors notice the historic Custom House although some overlook the plaza, and what s beyond it.
The Custom House Plaza is a celebrated historic spot.  The Custom House is commonly referred to as the oldest public building in California .  Indeed, the Custom House is the oldest government building in California.  It is California State Historic Landmark #1 !
Unofficially, considerate bicyclists are already accepted in this spacious plaza.  Bike at an appropriate slow to moderate rate of speed.  Yield to pedestrians, and show persons walking there the extra courtesy that ensures their comfort and safety.
Stenciled messages indicate no skateboards or bicycles jumping on the walls.   This is not an appropriate location for practicing tricks!  No bicycles jumping on the walls may not be quite what city officials meant; it does seem to be how the community honors that message.
When appropriate,  children of all ages enjoy the simple pleasure of circling around the fountain, as are the bicyclists pictured below.  Common sense dictates when that is not appropriate, such as, not when people are gathered in the plaza for a special event.
Motor vehicle drivers have many nearby vehicle parking options car trailer enclosed st louis rental and can also promptly access the area on foot or, if doing the bike-and-ride , by bike.  For those who are unable to walk or bike, perhaps in time a bicycle-powered taxicab service could be offered.  See neighboring county s Santa Cruz Pedicab for inspiration.
The Alvarado Mall is the brick passageway, north of Del Monte Avenue, that runs between Custom House Plaza and Portola Plaza. Alvarado Mall is an important passageway between downtown car trailer enclosed st louis rental and the waterfront for people who walk or bike.
It is usually appropriate to bike slowly through this shared passageway; and occasionally, car trailer enclosed st louis rental if there are many pedestrians, it may even be good to get off and walk your bike a while.  An extra dose of thoughtfulness for the safety and ease of pedestrians goes a long way in building a more bike-friendly city.
About a decade ago, there were No Bike signs on the Alvarado Mall. As another step in making it easier for people to bike in the City of Monterey, the signs were removed by the City.  The related ordinance is still on the books Section 20.-48.4 (click here) but is to be updated in conjunction with the Monterey on the Move Plan .  Just fyi, the No Skate or Skateboard signs remain due to the noise factor of skates and skateboards on the brick pavers.
At the Portola Hotel, you ll find some avid cyclists among their valets. And concierge Anne Roberts knows exactly car trailer enclosed st louis rental where to look for biking info she s bookmarked Bicycling Monterey! The hotel is part of the HER Helmet Thursdays project too.
You ll come out at a five-way intersection, with Cooper Molera historic adobe across the intersection on Munras, to your right; and Ordway Pharmacy to your left, with its front facing Alvarado and its side facing car trailer enclosed st louis rental Pearl.
turn right for Monterey Museum of Art -Pacific Street car trailer enclosed st louis rental location s front door ( alternate: reach it via Calle Principal, just before the 500 Hartnell intersection, by walking your bike through the little Adobe Plaza );
As mentioned in the Portola Plaza section above, when bicyclists exit Portola Plaza, since Alvarado is one-way, cyclists are directed to Calle Principal. car trailer enclosed st louis rental The three typical routes that cyclists car trailer enclosed st louis rental use to reach Alvarado (or other places) from Calle Principal are (1) Pearl Street, (2) Polk Street, and (3) Bonifacio Plaza.
When biking up Calle Principal, if your destination is not high up Alvarado Street, you may want to travel through Bonifacio Plaza, as a shortcut.  This plaza is across Calle Principal from the Calle Principal parking garage (that s parking for motor vehicles; you ll also see bike parking racks on Calle Principal). And (as of August 2013) watch for a new bike rack on Bonifacio Plaza soon!
Bonifacio Plaza is officially open to pedestrians only.  It is usually best to hop off your bike and walk it through this short and narrow plaza.   If there is no pedestrian present at all, then biking through would make sense at a slow speed , in case pedestrians pop in.
Monterey’s downtown transit center for the Monterey-Salinas Transit bus system car trailer enclosed st louis rental is at the Simoneau  Plaza, a triangular plaza at the top of Alvarado Street, our “main street.”  See bike-and-ride tips for info about the MST buses, and taking your bike aboard.  Want to purchase a Summer Youth GoPass or other goodies from MST?  Visit the MST Bus Stop Shop at 150 Del Monte Avenue, Monterey, which is a very short bike ride away.
The transit center at Simoneau Plaza is surrounded on its three sides by landmarks including the Cooper-Molera historic car trailer enclosed st louis rental adobe .  Also known as The Cooper House, this historic adobe and museum car trailer enclosed st louis rental sits at the top of Alvarado car trailer enclosed st louis rental Street, at the five-way intersection (which includes Munras and Alvarado, as the street sign pictured shows).
Simoneau Plaza is one short block from Monterey’s Main Post Office on Hartnell Street . To reach Hartnell and the PO, you may from the Uptown Monterey / Trader Joe s parking lot via the little Carl s Alley; exercise extra caution.  If biking car trailer enclosed st louis rental with children car trailer enclosed st louis rental , it is best to hop off and walk your bikes through Hartnell car trailer enclosed st louis rental Gulch to reach Hartnell Street.
For pedestrians, there is a special Hartnell Gulch walkway off the Uptown Monterey parking lot. It is much safer for children to walk their bicycles here than to ride their bikes on Carl s Alley.   Kids will likely enjoy the Hartnell Gulch walkway anyway!
Be a good ambassador for the bike community and respect the likely preference of neighboring businesses and their patrons:  Unless the plaza is empty, please hop off and walk your bike.  At least, please keep it cool by biking very slowly here.
Have you ventured beyond the gates of the Larkin House property, accessed via Calle Principal and Pacific Streets? As these constables of the peace know, this is a beautiful, peaceful place to rest downtown. Lock up your bike and enjoy this area on foot.
Spanish Plaza is located at the corner of Tyler and Del Monte, kitty-corner from the Monterey-Salinas Transit Bus Stop Shop.   Skip Spanish Plaza for now, as this little plaza isn t currently a pleasant stop; it s caught between heavily trafficked streets and is in a state of disrepair. Offer your ideas for renewal to the City of Monterey Planning car trailer enclosed st louis rental Department.
Commonly referred to as Dolphins Plaza, the Upper Plaza at the Monterey Plaza Hotel Spa is a good landmark for people who bike and walk. It is between Fisherman’s Wharf/Wharf #1 and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  (It is nearer the wharf end.)
See the woman below with the wild purple headpiece? She s standing on the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail (bike/multi-use path). Directly below her is the Monterey Plaza Hotel; the open space with the vista is Dolphins Plaza!
This handy stop for bicyclists and pedestrians is an ocean-front plaza that the public is welcome to enjoy. A s the table signs alongside the hotel s glass-front coffee shop, Cafe La Strada , say, no purchase is necessary to sit at the plaza tables.  Enjoy the view! The iron divider pictured above (used when the hotel must section off a section car trailer enclosed st louis rental of this plaza for private car trailer enclosed st louis rental parties) also does double-duty as a handy bike rack. If you decide to linger a while, perhaps to enjoy lunch, dinner, or beverages downstairs at the hotel s Schooners Coastal Kitchen Bar, you may want to make use of the hotel s bike valet parking .
Some tourists asked me on the bike path recently whether Schooners was “touristy,” meaning, do the locals really go there and find this is a place of genuine value.  Yes!  Schooners is one of those uncommon waterfront places with outdoor dining in Monterey County–and the food is delicious.  Better yet, Schooners, Cafe la Strada, and the hotel s Vista Blue Spa are all participants in HER Helmet Thursdays!
There is an MST trolley stop alongside Steinbeck Plaza.  As noted in bike-and-ride tips , trolleys cannot be counted on to have a bike rack except those serving the CSUMB campus. car trailer enclosed st louis rental However, you will sometimes see other trolleys including those serving this stop with a bike rack.
Daniel Grün of Germany loves the fun of making discoveries while traveling.  He found that beyond the waterfront, there was a large plaza Custom House Plaza leading to a downtown also worth exploring.
Update, 10/24/13. At its 10/22 meeting, the Monterey City Council expressed car trailer enclosed st louis rental its desire not to have the Alvarado Mall and Custom House Plaza opened to motor vehicle traffic. In a conversation with a planning commissioner on 10/20, Bicycling Monterey confirmed that the direction now is that only very slow trolleys would be allowed to travel this area in the future and a costly redesign of the area would first be necessary, putting such activity well into the future.
Update, 8/17/13. Reminder: To keep up with Downtown Specific Planning meetings, click here . Next related meetings are 8/21 and 8/27/13. Ask to be on the City s mailing list to receive helpful links not easily uncovered via the City s website. The City of Monterey s draft Downtown Specific Plan was made available to the public on 6/20/12.
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