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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Turn Friday morning into a small bike adventure! Mini Bike to Work Day treat stations will pop up around Anchorage on Oct. 2 from 7-9 a.m. Check the map, build your route, and enjoy snacks and friendly faces along the way. buff.ly/loxYPo1
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Week Without Driving starts Thursday! 🚌 Free People Mover rides Oct. 1-8 🚲 Mini Bike to Work Day Oct. 2 🎬 Changing Lanes screening Oct. 7 🗣️ Public Transit Advisory Board meeting Oct. 8 Try something new and see Anchorage from a different point of view: buff.ly/LaQo0QI
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Want to help make Anchorage a better place to bike, walk, and roll? Bike Anchorage is welcoming new board members! We welcome people with different backgrounds, perspectives, skills, and connections to Anchorage. Curious? Learn more and apply here: buff.ly/s4ecF18
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Join the Bike Anchorage Board of Directors
Making Anchorage Bicycle-Friendly
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Try life without driving for a trip, a day or the whole week! Walk, roll, bike, bus, scooter or carpool, and discover Anchorage from a different point of view during Week Without Driving, Oct. 1-8. Learn more here: buff.ly/CYz2664
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We love to see full bike racks! Big thanks to the Alaska Botanical Garden for inviting us to provide bike valet at their annual fundraiser in the garden 🌱
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
DOT&PF is proposing a $1.5 billion four-lane highway expansion along Turnagain Arm, and calling it a "safety" project. Join us at the Sept. 22 public meeting at the Loussac Library, ask hard questions, and demand a fair look at less destructive safety solutions. Learn more: buff.ly/eaiZlUD
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Two ways to join Bike Anchorage this week: free bike valet at Beer in the Botanical Garden Thursday, Sept. 17, and a Chester Creek Trail cleanup Saturday, Sept. 19. Details and volunteer signup: www.bikeanchorage.org/calendar
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
We had a great day at the Anchorage Senior Center health fair with bike safety classes, a bike audit, and lots of stickers, reflectors and swag! Stay tuned for more bike audits coming up this summer.
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Want more moose? Here's another fun opportunity to tour the Moose Loop while supporting a local nonprofit! The Anchorage Park Foundation's Moose Loop challenge is coming up in September, sign up here: runsignup.com/Race/AK/Anch...
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It's almost time for Bike the Moose! Do you have your tickets yet? Join us on Saturday, July 18 for a party ride around the Moose Loop! We're bringing you treat stations, ice cream, door prizes, mechanical support and some fun surprises along the way. Sign up here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A little rain can't stop us! Volunteers with Bike Anchorage showed up yesterday evening to clean up our adopted section of the Chester Creek trail. Big thanks to Matson for sponsoring this cleanup!
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
And that's a wrap for Winter Bike Fest! Huge thanks to everyone who came out to join the Big Fat Ride this weekend, celebrating our city's amazing winter bike culture. Event photos are live and can be downloaded for free here: adrianbarniakphotography.pixieset.com/bigfatride20...
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Winter Bike to Work Day is TOMORROW! Fuel your commute with treats and freebies at nine stations from U-MED to downtown. Plan your route with our Winter Bike to Work Day map: www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/e...
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We had a blast at Trail Tales last night! Huge thanks to Alaska Trails for hosting such a fun storytelling event, our awesome board members for representing Bike Anchorage and sharing some unforgettable stories, and the generous audience members who showed up and donated to support our work.
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Anchorage has renewed its status as a Silver level Bicycle-Friendly Community! Next year, let's go for the gold 🏅 Read the full announcement here: bikeleague.org/79-new-and-r...
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Our Winter Bike Fest raffle is live! 🏆 Prizes include: ✈️ Alaska Airlines tickets 🚲 A Salsa carbon fat bike 🎒 Bikepacking gear + local experiences 🎉 Winners drawn Feb 28 at 5:30 PM 💙 Every ticket supports Bike Anchorage 👉 Buy yours today: buff.ly/ocO2yUB
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Bike to the Filmed by Bike screening this Thursday 1/29 as part of Winter Bike Fest and we’ll take care of your bike with free valet parking. Bonus: the Filmed by Bike Festival organizer is joining us all the way from Portland, OR and will be selling festival t-shirts! Tix: buff.ly/vRmhWZv
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Bike Anchorage is looking for new Board members! We’re a working board that helps run the organization and advocate to make biking safer and more accessible in Anchorage. Interested in policy, fundraising, events, or community building? We'd love to meet you! Details + application: buff.ly/f2AV28S
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
We're kicking off Winter Bike Fest with a bike stoke movie night! Filmed By Bike: Joyride! is a family-friendly mix of fun short films (who hasn’t had a chase through mountains over their lucky bike shorts?) and inspiring documentaries featuring young people. Get tickets: buff.ly/F8bDQHO
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Winter Bike Fest is back! This year’s theme: Light Up the Night ❄️✨ Join our annual celebration of Anchorage’s winter biking community with a movie night, storytelling, commuting treats, and the return of the Big Fat Ride! Get event info and tickets here: www.bikeanchorage.org/wbf26
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
If only the pros outweighed the cons.
pros and cons list of Putting in protected mobility lanesPros reduce fatalities, reduce injuries, more people biking, less pollution, economic boost, less congestion, healthier population, kids biking/rolling to school, safer sidewalks, helps address the climate emergency, increase active transportation, more inclusive spaces. Cons: A driver might get mad.
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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Driving didn’t “naturally” become inevitable. We designed a society that make driving inevitable in most places. We can design something different
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
WOW - we've parked over 800 bikes this year with our free valet bike parking service at community events! We're so grateful to the organizations that partnered with us to make it possible: Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Showdown, Skinny Raven, and more. Where do you want to see bike valet next?
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
More positive e-bike coverage!!!
bostonglobe.com
For some Boston-area parents, minivans are out. E-bikes are in. - The Boston Globe
With a boost from e-bikes, these parents are "car-light," or even car-free — and loving it.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13/08/2025
The number of children injured or killed by cars while walking or riding a bike has fallen steadily since the 1970s, but CDC researcher note that this decline is not because streets are safer, but because fewer kids are out and about in the first place.
washingtonpost.com
Kids need freedom. Dangerous roads make it hard to grant it.
Bigger cars, distracted drivers and worried parents mean fewer kids are roaming freely.
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Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
"The truth is, biking every day makes my life better." www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
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How I fell in love with my e-bike
I’m aware of how vulnerable I am on my bike when I place my left foot on the pavement, waiting for the light to change, surrounded by cars next to me ready to roar, writes Mathilde Piton. At the same ...
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Seattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 23/07/2025
“the $31 billion cost of the car interest deduction is more than the federal government spends annually on public transportation”
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
We had a blast at Bike the Moose this weekend! Photos from the ride are available for free download here: adrianbarniakphotography.pixieset.com/bikethemoose...
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
There will never be a bell loud enough, a helmet strong enough or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure.
a child riding in a painted bike lane next to a truck
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Mark Sutton @marksuttonbike.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Those who regularly use electric cargo bikes as part of active travel routines are getting up to three times the exercise of the average person, and some stunning health benefits, finds study: www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/ele...
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Electric cargo bike riders exercise up to 3 times as much as non users, finds study
An expansion upon a study that previously revealed that half of the trips ridden by electric cargo bike owners replaced
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BikePortland @bikeportland.org · 18/07/2025
What started as a way to get customer bicycles to and from the shop without a car, has turned into something larger and even more meaningful. bikeportland.org/2025/07/18/l...
bikeportland.org
Local shop launches mutual aid program to help keep riders on the road
The latest from a shop known for innovative ideas.
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Volunteers make Bike Anchorage events possible! If you've been looking for a low-key way to get involved, sign up to volunteer at one of our group rides or bike valet events. Check out our full list of volunteer opportunities and sign up today: www.bikeanchorage.org/volunteer
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Thank you to the amazing community partners who make Bike the Moose possible! This event is generously sponsored by CRW Engineering Group, with support from the Anchorage Health Department, Center for Safe Alaskans and Wild Scoops. Get your tickets now! www.bikeanchorage.org/btm2025
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
It's a great weekend to go by bike! We'll be providing free bike valet parking at these events: Saturday: BSpoke Bike Bash at The Nave, 10am-6pm Bethlehem Shalom & Grace C. Elliot, Town Square Park, 6pm Sunday: Nelly & Chingy, Town Square Park, 6pm
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
We're providing valet bike parking at tons of events throughout July! It's free, it's fun, and it's way better than driving to events downtown. Check out our full event calendar here: www.bikeanchorage.org/calendar
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Let’s imagine a better Fireweed Lane: What would it be like to live, work, and play along a street designed for people? The Fireweed Lane Rehabilitation project is our chance to create the vibrant corridor of our dreams. Head over to our page on the project to learn more and submit your comments!
bikeanchorage.org
A Bright Future for Fireweed
Making Anchorage Bicycle-Friendly
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bikeanchorage.bsky.social @bikeanchorage.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Bike the Moose is coming up on July 19! Join us for a party ride around the 32-mile Moose Loop and help raise funds for our nonprofit work to make Anchorage more bike-friendly. Get your tickets now: www.bikeanchorage.org/btm2025 Thank you to our awesome event sponsor, CRW Engineering Group!
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