AMC Title 9 traffic code treats bicycles as vehicles on roadways, while the 230-mile Anchorage trail network and seasonal bike lanes accommodate year-round cycling, including winter fat-bike use on the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.
Anchorage operates one of the largest urban paved-trail networks in North America, including the 11-mile Tony Knowles Coastal Trail and the Chester Creek and Campbell Creek greenbelts. AMC Title 9 traffic provisions require cyclists riding in roadways to ride with traffic, signal turns, and use front lights and rear reflectors during civil twilight and the long winter dark. Bike lanes are striped seasonally on arterials including Northern Lights Boulevard. Winter snow storage often eliminates curbside bike lanes from November through April, pushing cyclists onto separated multi-use trails maintained by Parks and Recreation crews with grooming for skis and fat bikes.
Cycling without required lights at night, riding the wrong way, or ignoring traffic signals carries traffic infractions of $50 to $150 under AMC Title 9, plus civil liability if a collision results.
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