Parks Passes are now available to borrow from Salinas Public Library!

To provide more equitable access, reduce barrier of access, and to encourage more Californians to spend time outdoors, California State Parks and the California State Library have distributed California State Library Parks Pass to public libraries across the state for checkout by library patrons. The new pass will allow free vehicle day use entry for one passenger vehicle with capacity of nine people or less or one highway licensed motorcycle, at more than 200 participating state park units.

Library cardholders may inquire about borrowing Parks Pass at all library locations, including the Bookmobile when it

The roadmap to safer streets in Salinas!

Salinas City Council has approved a resolution adopting the Salinas Vision Zero Action Plan. This Action Plan outlines the initiatives and actions that City departments and partner agencies will take to advance goals of the City’s Vision Zero Policy, reducing severe injury traffic collisions and fatalities on Salinas streets.

What does this mean? Although the City already actively implements safety projects, programs and efforts consistent with Vision Zero Policy, the Vision Zero Action Plan aligns with community feedback staff received from other planning efforts and uses data to identify priority projects. In addition to building better and safer streets, the City is committed to