Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition

Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition appeals Santa Rosa Plaza drive lane project

Natalie Hanson, PRESS DEMOCRAT

The Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition is appealing Santa Rosa Plaza’s proposal to add a drive lane and new parking spaces in front of the downtown mall.

City Zoning Administrator Conor McKay approved the “minor design review” earlier this month for a one-way lane curving toward the mall’s B Street entrance with 10 parking spaces. The design would replace part of the plaza in front of the main entrance at the intersection of B and Fourth streets, where the hand statue, Agraria, once stood.

Eris Weaver, executive director of the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition, filed an appeal Feb. 19 which she said received support from various members of the public.

Weaver said earlier this month she did not find the project consistent with goals to make the downtown area more walkable and bikeable. She said in an interview Tuesday, Feb. 24, that the proposal presents various safety and quality of life issues which the city must resolve.

“Santa Rosa has been moving toward a downtown that is more bike and pedestrian friendly,” Weaver said. “Why do they need more parking? It feels like they’re trying to sneak something by the public.’’

Read more at https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/02/24/sonoma-county-bicycle-coalition-appeals-santa-rosa-plaza-drive-lane-project/

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Bikes for fire victims

Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
For many kids and adults, a bike is an important mode of transportation and/or recreation. A number of organizations have been working to obtain donated new and/or used bicycles for North Bay Fire Victims, and recently began launching their programs to distribute bicycles to individuals and families in need.  We hope that helping get bikes into the hands of those who lost so much will bring some joy and a sense of normalcy to the thousands of  families affected by this disaster.
Check this page for a list of bike giveaway programs: http://www.bikesonoma.org/bikes-for-fire-victims/

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Proposed Dairyman Winery and event center corked for now

Krista Sherer, SONOMA WEST TIMES
The contentious Dairyman project hit an obstacle in September with the response from the Sonoma County Regional Parks denying access across the Joe Rodota trail for the project.  Residents and community groups throughout Sonoma County have opposed the project from the beginning, voicing that the large-scale winery and event center would not only violate zoning to the trail drastically effecting traffic, harm the ecosystem to the Laguna de Santa Rosa and negatively influence the overall character to the rural charm of West County.
In a Sept. 17 letter from Sonoma County Regional Parks (SCRP) Director Caryl Hart to Permit and Resource Management Department’s (PMRD) Supervising Planner Traci Tesconi, Hart wrote that the land owner currently has no legal rights to cross the trail and crosses at the county’s sufferance.
Read more about this project at: Proposed Dairyman Winery and event center corked for now – Sonoma West Times and News: News

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