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Bicycle Alliance of Washtenaw
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Follow us for all the bike-related news and events in Washtenaw County, Michigan!
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Learn bikepacking from someone who decided to compete in a marathon without knowing how to swim.
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Episode 19: Bikepacking is the perfect adventure — with Tracy Berman
Tracy Berman co-hosted our seminar about how to start bikepacking, which can be as elemental, as autonomous, and as physically and mentally challenging as you want it to be.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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On the Wheelie Good podcast: Garret Potter, a driving force behind maintaining Ann Arbor Bike Parks, talks about the therapeutic power of catching filthy air.
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Episode 18: The therapeutic power of catching air — with Garret Potter
Building bike parks was a constant during Garret Potter's itinerant early life, and now he works (and jumps) regularly at Ann Arbor Bike Parks, in part to help kids develop the same passion he has.
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August 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Congrats to @akgood.bsky.social, newly appointed for a three-year term on the League of Michigan Bicyclists' Board of Directors!
August 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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We installed this bike rack with a small grant from the League of Michigan Bicyclists and it has been used almost every single day since.
A bike rack outside of a community center.
March 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Bike party people! League of Michigan Bicyclists wants to legalize "stop as yield" a.k.a. Idaho stop in the state. 411/548 respondents, including yours truly, say it's a great idea.

(you can take the survey too):

form.jotform.com/LMB_Surveys/...
STOP AS YIELD POLL
Please click the link to complete this form.
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July 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Molly Kleinman talks about the $5,000 Kickstarter that launched Common Cycle, biking from Philly to the Jersey Shore and back, and why unsafe roads need a "full Dutchification."

(Also, Props A and B came up.)
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Episode 17: The origin story behind Common Cycle — with Molly Kleinman
AADL Board President Molly Kleinman has been hooked on bikes ever since her family cycled 150 miles from Philadelphia to the Jersey Shore and back. And then they did it again and again.
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July 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Great turnout for the Special Edition July 4th Monochrome Rainbow Bike Party!
July 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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John Roos has followed his instinctive choices and cooked all over the world. Now he's back home, biking and running RoosRoast, because "drinking coffee and biking go hand in hand, you know?"
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Episode 16: Coffee and bikes and go-go-go — with John Roos
John Roos has followed his instinctive choices and cooked all over the world. Now he's back home, biking and running RoosRoast, because "drinking coffee and biking go hand in hand, you know?"
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July 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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BIKE PARTY POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 4.

Watch this space for details! (including ... fireworks?)

🎆 🌈 🇺🇸 🚴‍♀️
June 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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The @aadl.org Summer Game has begun, and our badge is live! Learn how to stay current with cycling news, volunteer with advocacy groups, and find your people, rides, races, repairs, workshops, and so much more!
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June 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Patria Vandermark quit her engineering job to build her life around cycling. And after 14 years at Seven Cycles, she cautions that once you ride around on bespoke spokes, you might never go back.
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Episode 15: How to design the perfect Michigan bike — with Patria Vandermark
Patria Vandermark quit her engineering job to build her life around cycling. And after 14 years at Seven Cycles, she knows that once you ride around on bespoke spokes, you might never go back.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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During #A2ZERO Week, Suzette Wanninkhof borrowed a cargo bike to chauffeur her very-pregnant friend, help another friend move, and discover a lively way to ride through the world. bicycleallianceofwashtenaw.substack.com/p/cargo-bike...
Cargo Bike Week: Moving with joy, purpose, and a big bucket.
As we near the end of A2ZERO Week, Suzette Wanninkhof writes about how borrowing a cargo bike became a lot more than just an easy way to get around.
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June 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Talks like this one with
@eli.aadl.org
@mollyak.bsky.social
@jessicaletaw.bsky.social
are why I'll be campaigning for Proposals A&B in the August special election:

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Episode 79: New Downtown Library: Getting Informed with Eli Neiburger - Ann Arbor AF
Today we are talking about proposals A and B on the August 5th ballot - yes, we have an August ballot! - and plans for a new downtown library. With us, we have Eli Neiburger, director of the Ann Arbor...
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June 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Peak Minneapolis: Two group rides meet at an intersection.

Our ride (Queer History) is larger & our marshals hold the intersection for us.

The two groups start shouting at each other:
"Join our ride!"
"No, you join *OUR* ride!"

I shout at a friend (@furnwater.bsky.social) as we pass.

🚲❤️
June 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Amid the Office of Sustainability and Innovation's final preparations for A2ZERO Week (June 1-7), director Missy Stults radiates enough energy to charge a whole town's worth of e-bikes.

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Episode 14: A2ZERO 2030 reaches the halfway point — with Missy Stults
Amid the Office of Sustainability and Innovation's final preparations for A2ZERO Week (June 1-7), director Missy Stults radiates enough energy to charge a whole town's worth of e-bikes.
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May 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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United voices were heard!

Thanks to the "ABC Caucus" for meeting with us before the unanimous vote. www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
Street safety advocates convince Ann Arbor on $500K for quicker improvements
Pedestrian and bicycle safety advocates reiterated calls for Ann Arbor to make streets safer during another demonstration outside city hall.
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May 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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See you tonight at A2 City Hall!
crashesinannarbor.bsky.social CrashesInAnnArbor @crashesinannarbor.bsky.social · May 18
CALL TO ACTION: 1. Write to CityCouncil@a2gov.org and voice your support for Budget Amendment 2 for safer streets 2. Go to the rally at city hall on Monday at 630PM. 3. Go to the #a2council meeting on Monday at 700PM. Demand funding for safer streets.
Flyer for a rally for safer streets. Text on the flyer is "SAFETY CAN'T WAIT. SLOWER SPEEDS SAFER INTERSECTIONS LOCAL CONTROL. RALLY FOR SAFER STREETS. Join local advocacy groups and supporters to honor 2 recent victims of traffic violence on Huron. Share in their call for City Council to improve safety on local streets. Attend the council meeting to show support for funding safety improvements in this budget cycle. Monday May 19, City Hall South Entrance, 301 E. Huron Gather at 630PM Council Meeting at 700PM." Below the text are logos for Walk Bike Washtenaw, Bicycle Alliance of Washtenaw, Neighborhood Institute, and Crashes in Ann Arbor. A QR code directs people to the URL A2for.us for more information.
May 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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After a bad collision with a delivery truck, here's how Christopher Becker managed to get his life back.
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Episode 13: Advocate for yourself after a crash — with Christopher Becker
In 2022, a bad collision with a delivery truck left Christopher Becker in a world of hurt. Aided by useful advice from friends and strong legal counsel, here's how he managed to get his life back.
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May 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Go, Erica!
ebriggs.bsky.social ebriggs.bsky.social @ebriggs.bsky.social · May 9
Despite unanimous Council resolutions and clear planning direction, our City budget still doesn't have $ to reconfigure our most dangerous streets. I'm working on a budget amendment to correct that- we cannot continue to accept fatalities.
May 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Thanks to @mlive.com for shedding light on our unflagging support for safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians: www.mlive.com/galleries/SQ...
May 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Handlebar Happy Hour tonight!
May 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Unfortunately, Ann Arbor's Vision Zero is still just a vision.

Join us at City Hall tomorrow night to push for the reforms we need to make transportation safer for vulnerable road users.
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An image of cycles and riders strewn across a roadway to protest deaths among vulnerable road users.
May 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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So the City of Ann Arbor DID give @bicyclealliance.bsky.social a $10,000 grant to start a cargo bike library (in partnership with a local shop) and ... it exists!

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May 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Great turnout at @edcriticalmass.bsky.social today demanding safe cycling infrastructure for all.
Photo of cyclists riding along Melville Drive in Edinburgh. Photo of cyclists at Tollcross in Edinburgh Photo of cyclists at Potterrow in Edinburgh
April 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Go, Denver!
allencowgill.bsky.social Allen Cowgill @allencowgill.bsky.social · Apr 26
Denver Bike Fest going strong today. 1000+ people showing up to celebrate all that is biking in Denver. Great work by organizers. People in Denver love to bike.
April 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM