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Author Archives: Matt Miller

Active Transportation | Tagged #transportation, ebike | Posted on March 9, 2022 by Matt Miller

Your Guide to the City of Santa Cruz eBike Rebate

On a recent bike commute with my coworker Sarah, who was riding a brand-new e-bike…


Active Transportation | Posted on December 3, 2021 by Matt Miller

The Basics of Bike Safety Start With the ABCs

The bike team here at Ecology Action has been busy! Between the Biketober challenge, the community rides, and launching…


Active Transportation | Posted on September 27, 2021 by Matt Miller

I’ve biked more than a thousand miles around Santa Cruz with my dog, and here’s what I’ve learned

I’ve biked more than a thousand miles with my dog Mara, and I’ve picked up…


Active Transportation | Posted on August 27, 2021 by Matt Miller

CicLAvia, the Largest Open Streets Event in the U.S., is Back

As we exited Highway 110, heading east toward Wilmington, the landscape grew more industrial. We passed an…


Active Transportation | Posted on July 20, 2021 by Matt Miller

I Took my 96-Year-Old Grandma on an Electric Cargo Trike through Santa Cruz, and This is What Happened

1942. That’s the year that my Grandma Virgie estimates was the last time she rode…


Active Transportation | Posted on June 29, 2021 by Matt Miller

Santa Cruz County bounces back, and then some, for Bike Month 2021

It all started… …with the first Bike to Work Day in Santa Cruz in 1987, to demonstrate…


Active Transportation | Posted on February 24, 2021 by Matt Miller

Dust off your bike, you might fall in love

Bikes are poised to have a big year ahead. Last month, our own Kirsten Liske offered a look at 2021 and…


Transportation | Posted on December 18, 2020 by Matt Miller

Cold, dark, and stormy—winter riding is here.

It’s a rainy afternoon, and I’m pedaling home from work. Riding through Seabright toward Live…


Active Transportation, Transportation | Tagged #transportation, bikes, cargo bikes, emergency, escape, vehicles | Posted on November 19, 2020 by Matt Miller

Bicycles – An emergency escape vehicle?

It was Saturday night, August 15. I was biking along Westcliff Drive with my dog Mara in the trailer and my friend…


Transportation | Posted on August 7, 2020 by Matt Miller

Precious Cargo – How Parents are Using Cargo Bikes as the New Minivan

We often ask community members in Santa Cruz County, “What are your barriers to biking…


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