CMABS News: September 18, 2026
Hey everyone, happy Friday! ☀️ 😎 We have a full roundup this week: candidate questionnaire news, a chance to ride bikes with neighbors, a NEW BIKE BUS in town, and a newly completed connection on Adams Avenue.
Historical Society Bike Ride
Join the Costa Mesa Historical Society for its 4th Annual Community Bike Ride THIS Sunday, September 20.
Councilmember Arlis Reynolds and Arts Commission Chair Alisa Ochoa will lead an easy-paced, approximately eight-mile ride through some cool parts of Costa Mesa with plenty of stops.
Keep the fun rolling at CMABS Happy Hour
After the Historical Society ride, head over to The Crack Shack for a CMABS Happy Hour. You’re welcome whether or not you joined the ride.
THIS Sunday at 4:15 p.m.
The Crack Shack
196 E. 17th Street, Costa Mesa
Come grab a drink or a bite and spend some time with fellow supporters of safer, friendlier Costa Mesa streets.
All questionnaire responses are in!
We’ve now heard back from every City Council and mayoral candidate.
A huge thank-you to all of this year’s candidates for participating in this straightforward, good-faith exercise in local democracy—and for giving Costa Mesa voters the opportunity to understand where they stand on the issues that matter to our community.
We’ll begin publishing their responses soon on Instagram and our website, so stay tuned.
There’s another BIKE BUS coming to Costa Mesa!
As if Costa Mesa couldn’t get any cooler, another regular bike bus is launching, this time on the Eastside!
For those who don’t know, a bike bus is a group of kids and families who ride to school together along a set route, picking up more riders along the way. It makes the trip to school safer, more visible, and a lot more fun.
The first ride is scheduled for Thursday, October 15, and will lead to Woodland and Kaiser elementary schools.
Follow @eastsidebikebus for route information and updates—and tell your Eastside friends and neighbors.
Adams Ave. is complete!
The Adams Avenue Bicycle Facility Project between Harbor Boulevard and Fairview Road is complete.
The project adds protected cycle tracks, green paint, bright new yellow zebra crossings, refreshed pavement and striping, reconstructed medians, and new landscaping and lighting along the north side of Orange Coast College between Harbor and Fairview.
Projects like this give more people a realistic choice to walk or bike while improving visibility and predictability for everyone on the road (yes, including drivers).
Take a ride, check it out, and let us know what you think.
Trash bins in the bike lanes?
A few weeks ago, we wrote about trash bins regularly blocking a stretch of the northbound bike lane of Placentia Avenue. The photo tells the story: riders are forced out of the bike lane and into moving traffic.
We recognize that this isn’t necessarily a simple problem. Our streets must accommodate residents, sanitation service, people walking and biking, and automobile traffic, and there’s only so much space!
CMABS wants to help bring residents, city staff, and other stakeholders together to find practical solution to problems like this that keeps essential services working without putting people on bikes in harm’s way. Give our post a read and let us know what you think.
That’s all for now. Stay safe!
