Ten-part series from Tour of Anchorage champion Holly Brooks.
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Diana Redwood, a volunteer counter, records a passing cyclist on Bike to Work Day. Redwood said she counted 85 bike commuters between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning at her location, the Chester Creek Trail bridge over Northern Lights Boulevard. Redwood, who bike commutes year-round to her job at the Alaska Native Medical Center, said she was excited to see so many cyclists. "We have a lot of good trails around town," she said. "It's nice to see people using them. One family I saw go by earlier was two parents, three kids and then three neighbor kids all on bikes. It was like, count, count, count. Bike to Work Day is great because it gets people to think about doing it. Once they do it once, they may think, 'If I can do it one day, I can do it again.' Once they do it a few times, it becomes a habit.' "
Published: May 15th, 2008 12:46 PM
Last Modified: May 15th, 2008 03:57 PM
The average price for regular unleaded gasoline in Alaska rose above $4 a gallon Wednesday, making it the first state in the nation to pass that mark.
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According to the American Automobile Association's Web site, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded rose to $4.022, making Alaska the only state in the nation with an average price above $4. The price had been $3.98 the day before.
Within Alaska, AAA reports prices in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, all of which averaged under $4 on Wednesday. The higher fuel prices in outlying areas raise the statewide average.
For Anchorage it showed an average price of $3.875 a gallon, up from $3.516 a month ago and $2.873 a year ago.
For Fairbanks, AAA said the average price was $3.963 on Wednesday, and the Juneau price was $3.909.
Diesel-fuel prices statewide averaged $4.54 a gallon, AAA said, an average topped by a half dozen states. A year ago the average was $2.89 a gallon in Alaska.
Anchorage diesel prices averaged $4.34 a gallon Wednesday, compared with $2.74 a year ago, AAA said.
Tell us how you're feeling the pain of rising gas prices and how you're coping, the changes and adjustments you're making. Or thinking about making.
Send an e-mail to reporter Julia O'Malley at jomalley@adn.com.
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