Gardening1970, as an owner in Seaside I would completely expect that you are welcome to ride your bike around Seaside and enjoy the town. It would truely be sad if we got to the point where that was not allowed.
From everything I have heard as an owner, the issue is not with visitors that enjoy the town, park cars correctly, and don't take advantage of the hospitality which Seaside has historically been know for.
There are clearly those visitors that step over the line and that might be why there has been a bit of a knee jerk reaction.
These are the realities we have to deal with:
-Parking is an issue and homeowners and guests of theirs should have priority to park next to their homes. Many visitors could care less about this common courtesy. New parking opening up may help this a bit.
-The bollards that were put on the eastern boarder of Seaside were there strictly to prevent construction cut through traffic that occurs during the busy months and boom times of last few years. Seaside streets are not designed for that kind of traffic especially with many small children on foot and on bikes. I also was told Fire Dept had been consulted before they went up.
-Numerous homes near Seaside, but not in Seaside, make it clear to their guests that they have full use of all Seaside facilites, when they don't pay one cent to repair, rebuild, insure, etc them. Some even claim they are in Seaside to make more rental income. Full wedding parties have come from outside Seaside to use the walkovers, without any permission. This is what has gotten things so out of hand.
I know there is a middle ground that should be achievable, but 10% of the inconsiderate visitors have made it difficult for all the owners as well as the 90% of visitors we welcome with open arms.
Just my 2 cents