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This cyclist is over the hill thanks to his ebike

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By Jeb Sharp
| KCAW Radio Verified
Bill Hughes, owner of Sitka’s Yellow Jersey Cycle Shop, riding on the Cross Trail in June 2024. (KCAW/Jeb Sharp) E-bikes are ubiquitous in Sitka. Tourists rent them, commuters ride them, officials field complaints about them. But one aspect of e-bikes that is perhaps overlooked, is how they keep cyclists in the game as they age. 83-year-old Bill Hughes, the owner of the Yellow Jersey Cycle Shop, is a striking example. Hughes started cycling decades ago when he was competing in triathlons.
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Sitka at a ‘tipping point’ as residents grapple with impact of tourism

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By Jeb Sharp
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Sitka at a ‘tipping point’ as residents grapple with impact of tourism

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By Jeb Sharp
| KTOO Public Media (Juneau, AK) Verified
Sitka’s summer tourism season is in full swing with numbers expected to be close to last year’s record-breaking 585,000 cruise visitors. On a handful of days the number of visitors will exceed Sitka’s own population of about 8,000. On a busy day in June, the scale of the phenomenon was on full display. Lincoln Street was closed, people streamed up and down the steps of St. Michael’s Cathedral, buses rumbled in and out of the parking lot at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
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