“It’s not any bicycle with a motor, it’s a low-speed electric bicycle, which means the motor has to be under 750 watts which is 1 horsepower,” Hitchcock said. “E-bikes are really just an assisted technology. We don’t think there are a lot of people hankering to go all 92 miles of the road.”
Along with its new policy allowing e-bikes in parks nationwide, the National Park Service has issued a strict definition of what constitutes an e-bike. It defines e-bike as a “two- or three-wheeled cycle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts (1 horsepower) t…
“Our goal is restoration of lives and stabilization and helping people rejoin the community as contributing members. So often, in our addictions, we take from the community and the hallmark of being a healthy person is being able to give back,” Brado said.
Ecologist, professor emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the 2019 recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize, Chapin has built a long and varied career on his study of the Earth’s ecosystems. A true lover of the outdoors, he said a lot of the thinking he does for science happens when he’s out skiing, walking, hiking or the like.
Friday, October 11, 2019
‘As the University of Alaska works through a series of program reviews in an effort to absorb cuts to state funding, would you prefer program cuts be applied to athletics or academics?’
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