Here’s how to read the property tax bills hitting Anchorage mailboxes

And: What happens when one of downtown’s busiest streets gets a protected bike lane? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Northrim Bank]( Good afternoon. It’s Monday, June 10. In today's newsletter: - In downtown Anchorage, much of Sixth Avenue has been temporarily transformed for the summer: [A protected bike path]( now occupies the street’s northernmost lane as city officials test the feasibility of such infrastructure. - Property tax bills are hitting mailboxes across Anchorage. Most property owners [can expect bigger bills this year]( surpassing past payments that were likely already significant. - One of the state's[largest cultural festivals drew crowds]( to Juneau last week to celebrate the Indigenous people of Southeast Alaska with dancing, art, fashion, stories and more. Human footprints preserved in mud in New Mexico suggest that humans arrived there at least 21,000 years ago. No one knows how people got that deep into North America from Asia so long ago. But, as science writer Ned Rozell explains in [his latest column]( scientists have proposed winter sea ice as a possible ephemeral highway through and around Alaska and into the New World. Anchorage weather It's mostly sunny today with a high near 64 degrees, though there will be a slight chance of rain overnight. There's also a chance of scattered showers on Tuesday. Daytime temperatures will range from the high 50s to the mid-60s over the next several days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [An Anchorage experiment: What happens when one of downtown’s busiest streets gets a protected bike lane? →]( City and state officials are testing out the bike lane, which connects the Chester Creek Greenbelt to the Coastal Trail, as they seek ways to improve Anchorage’s transportation system and the downtown area. ADVERTISEMENT [Anchorage property tax bills are hitting mailboxes. Here’s how to read them. →]( A driving force for this year’s residential property tax increases is rising home values. This year, the assessed value of single-family homes jumped by more than 9%. [Photos: Juneau’s Celebration festival honors Southeast Alaska’s Indigenous cultures →]( Celebration, a four-day festival of the Indigenous people of Southeast Alaska, is held every two years and features dozens of traditional and modern events. [Here are some of the big Anchorage Pride events coming up →]( Check out the details on the Pride Parade, the Anchorage Pride Festival, the Rainbow Run and more. [‘We’ve got to fight for the future’: Thousands gather for 32nd Alaska Run for Women →]( Saturday’s run on the UAA campus, which focuses on raising funds and awareness for breast cancer and women’s health, included 3,700 runners and walkers with nearly 1,000 more participating virtually. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Man hit by a train in Anchorage’s Spenard neighborhood →]( [Lawmaker-approved Alaska Long Trail projects, all in Anchorage, await governor’s verdict →]( [Alleged theft from tribal bingo parlor results in federal felony charge →]( [Doctors couldn’t help. Patients turned to a shadow system of DIY medical tests. →]( [Travel: Summer travel season is heating up and that can lead to fluctuating airfare prices →]( [Prosecutor says ‘no one is above the law’ as he urges jurors to convict Hunter Biden in gun case →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States