ASCE OC Sustainability: July Bike Ride Around Orange County's Newport Back Bay

The ASCE OC Sustainability Committee organized its monthly Bike Ride event on Saturday, July 26th, 2025, to explore the Upper Newport Back Bay.

July 2025 Bike Ride Attendees

What is the purpose of organizing these bike ride events?

• Encourage active transportation by exploring the many beautiful trails in OC

• Improve our physical and mental health

• Network and socialize

• Learn about engineering projects along the trail's route. 

The bike ride was attended by biking enthusiasts, including Janet Fordunski, who volunteers with the Newport Back Bay Conservancy. During the ride, Janet highlighted the clean-up effort at the bay and the steps taken to protect the bird nesting sites. Janet will also assist the sustainability committee in organizing a kayak tour of the bay.

After biking, the attendees enjoyed breakfast at Panera Bread!

For questions about future bike rides, please contact ASCE OC Sustainability Committee Chair, Sam Ali, via email at hariri@cox.net.

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About the Author:

Sam Ali, PE is a retired Senior Civil Engineer previously employed with the Orange County Public Works, where he supervised a team of civil engineers to initiate new projects for the county’s Capital Improvement Program. The team prepared Preliminary Programming Reports for roads, bridges, flood control channels, and bikeways to determine if the project is feasible. He received both his Bachelor's and Master of Science degrees in Civil Engineering from California State University Long Beach. He has been involved with ASCE Orange County for years and has served in multiple roles.