Way to go Donovan!

Announcing the July winner of the Active ANC Challenge! Donovan won two tickets on the Aurora Winter Train, donated by Alaska Railroad. We've got another drawing coming up, so keep logging those active trips!

linkak.org/s/active-anc-challenge


AARP Livable Communities Grant

We are very pleased to share that we are one of the 159 awardees of the 2019 AARP Community Challenge Grant program from AARP Livable Communities and AARP Alaska! The awardees of this “quick action” grant program come from every state Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Through this grant we will be purchasing a trailer full of traffic calming materials to support "pop-up" demonstration projects across Anchorage! To find out more about the program and the other grantees check out www.aarp.org/CommunityChallenge.


Our First Active ANC Winner!

We are excited to announce the first prize winner of the Active ANC Challenge! Drum roll please!!!

Congratulations to Michael Olive! He won a carbon fiber saddle from Selle Anatomica!

Be sure to keep logging your active trips as part of the Active ANC Challenge. We will be awarding more prizes on the last Fridays of July and August.

Check out the leader boards here: www.linkak.org/s/active-anc-challenge

We had a great time out there today during last Friday treat stations - we will be doing it all over again on the last Fridays of July and August. Thanks so much to everyone who came out + thanks to all the amazing organizations who provided tasty treats!

 


Join the Treat Station Team

Treat stations are the lifeblood of events like Bike to Work Day. Everyone knows there is nothing better than building community with free food! This year, we are expanding our footprint to make sure even more cyclists get to experience the magic of Bike to Work Day. 

We will have treat stations set up at Eastchester/Woodside Park and Lion's Community Park in Mountain View from 6-9am on Friday, May 17th. Want to help us fuel commutes and get folks on their bikes? Send an email to [email protected]!

 


Help us Count Cyclists!

We need your help counting cyclists on Bike to Work Day - Friday, May 17th!
 
Every year since 2007, this data has been critical to securing funding for projects that have made our city a better place to bike and walk. This year, we need your help to make sure these counts continue. Without intrepid volunteers like you, 12 years of meaningful data on cyclist traffic is at risk.
 
We have two time slots available (6:30 - 7:45 am & 7:45 - 9am) at a number of counting locations across town. If you are available for any of the yellow slots below, please send an email to [email protected].
 
Volunteers receive the 2019 Bike to Work Day t-shirt as a thank you!
 


Experiencing the Winter Cycling Congress

I am going to be honest with you all here, I never heard of the Winter Cycling Congress before the Bike Anchorage board offered me the opportunity to attend the international conference. Further, I never, ever, considered visiting Calgary, a large city in central Canada that, for outdoor enthusiasts like myself, is shadowed by its scenic mountainous neighbor, Banff. When I described my upcoming trip to my father, he simply remarked, “Calgary, huh, cattle country!” He isn’t wrong, Calgary is home to its namesake Stampede, one of the largest rodeo festivals in the world. But, despite their bucolic roots, Calgary is also an ambitious modern northern city with big plans to advance its transportation infrastructure, and they were keen on sharing those advancements with the rest of the world.

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