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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
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.
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.
form.jotform.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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
Great turnout for the Special Edition July 4th Monochrome Rainbow Bike Party!
July 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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
BIKE PARTY POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 4.

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

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June 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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!
aadl.org/node/642559
June 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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
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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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.

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June 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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
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
See you tonight at A2 City Hall!
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.
May 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Go, Erica!
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
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
Handlebar Happy Hour tonight!
May 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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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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!

urbanrider.bike/borrow-a-car...
May 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Great turnout at @edcriticalmass.bsky.social today demanding safe cycling infrastructure for all.
April 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Go, Denver!
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