Fairview Neighborhood
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Community residents are invited to participate in team building, workshops, networking, and neighborhood projects to make Fairview a safer, more connected, and vibrant neighborhood.
About Fairview Neighborhood
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About Fairness for Fairview
A Community-Led Neighborhood Initiative in Anchorage, Alaska
Fairview is more than a neighborhood on a map. It is a community shaped by history, held together by its people, and ready to define its own future. Fairness for Fairview is a community-led neighborhood initiative working to make that future more connected, more equitable, and more reflective of the people who call Fairview home.
This initiative is a partnership between the Fairview Community Council and NeighborWorks Alaska, two Anchorage organizations committed to community-driven planning and neighborhood revitalization in Fairview. Together, we work to ensure that Fairview residents have a voice in the decisions that shape their daily lives.
Our Neighborhood, Our Story
The Fairview neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, sits on the eastern edge of the city’s urban core and has carried the burden of a difficult history. In 1965, city planners acknowledged that a high-speed highway connection through Fairview would “cut the neighborhood and create an island two blocks wide by ten blocks long.” That prediction came true.
For decades, the Gambell-Ingra highway couplet, four north-bound lanes on Ingra Street and four south-bound lanes on Gambell Street, has divided Fairview, limiting how neighbors connect with one another and how the community connects with the rest of Anchorage. The results have been real: disinvestment, safety concerns, air quality challenges, and reduced economic opportunity.
Fairness for Fairview exists because Fairview residents deserve better and because they are the ones best positioned to lead the way forward.
Reconnecting Fairview: Our Signature Initiative
At the heart of our work is the Reconnecting Fairview Corridor Plan, a community-centered planning effort to reimagine the Gambell-Ingra corridor. In February 2023, the Fairview Community Council and NeighborWorks Alaska were awarded a $537,660 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Program, matched by the Municipality of Anchorage. This investment supports community-led solutions to restore neighborhood connectivity and improve safety, access, and economic opportunity along the corridor.
The Reconnecting Fairview Corridor Plan includes:
- Economic analysis to understand the corridor’s impact on local businesses and residents
- Multi-modal transportation planning that includes pedestrian, bicycle, and transit users
- Greenway design options, including the Fairview Greenway concept
- Robust public engagement that meets residents where they are
This work connects directly to a broader Alaska Department of Transportation Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) study for the Seward-to-Glenn Highway connection, including 5th & 6th Avenue and Gambell & Ingra Streets. Learn more at sewardglennconnection.com.
Our goal is not just to improve a corridor. It is to make Fairview whole.
What We’re Working Toward
- Make Fairview whole. Correct the wrongs that have been inflicted on Fairview, like disinvestment, unsafe roads, pollution, and more.
- Revitalize Fairview. Improve economic conditions, strengthen community resilience, improve health outcomes, and advocate for a more livable Winter City.
- Shape our future. Enact Fairview’s community vision in the 2040 Land Use Plan & Fairview Neighborhood Plan.
- Reduce the highway’s impact. Be innovative with options, like the Fairview Greenway, road diets, and more.
- Safety for all. Include pedestrian, bicycle, and transit users at every step.
- Better public engagement. Improve outreach by working with residents of all backgrounds. Meet us where we’re at.
How You Can Get Involved
Making your voice heard is not just a slogan: It is the foundation of everything we do. Fairview residents are the experts on their own neighborhood, and your participation shapes every plan, every project, and every decision we bring forward.
Here are ways you can get involved today:
- Attend a community event. From the annual Fairview Block Party to workshops on transportation and design, we host events year-round that are open to all.
- Take the neighborhood survey. Share your experiences and recommendations for safety, accessibility, and mobility improvements throughout Fairview.
- Join the Fairview Action Team. Local residents are trained to organize neighbors, participate in community building, and drive the changes they want to see.
- Explore the Project Library. Review planning documents, public engagement materials, and corridor studies at your own pace.
- Follow our partners. Stay connected through the Fairview Community Council, NeighborWorks Alaska, and our social media platforms.
Whether you have five minutes or five hours, there is a place for you in this work.
Our Partners
Fairness for Fairview is stronger because of the organizations and neighbors who stand alongside us. This initiative is led by the Fairview Community Council and NeighborWorks Alaska, with support from planning partners, local businesses, municipal agencies, and — most importantly — Fairview residents themselves.
We are also proud to participate in citywide conversations about Anchorage’s future, including as a partner in Anchorage Design Week, hosted annually by the Anchorage Museum. Events like Design Week bring together designers, artists, and community members to explore how thoughtful planning shapes life in the north.
Fairview is for Everyone
Fairview has always been a diverse, resilient, and community-minded neighborhood. The people who live and work here represent a wide range of backgrounds, languages, and experiences, and that diversity is Fairview’s greatest strength.
All of our public engagement materials are available in English, Spanish, Filipino, and Samoan. We are committed to ensuring that every Fairview resident can participate, regardless of background, in planning the future of their neighborhood.
If you live or work in the Fairview neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska or if you care about equitable transportation planning, neighborhood revitalization, and community-centered urban design; we invite you to explore our projects, attend our events, and help shape decisions that affect daily life in Fairview.
Fairview is your neighborhood. Your voice belongs in its future.
Fairness for Fairview is a community-led initiative of the Fairview Community Council and NeighborWorks Alaska. For questions, contact the Fairview Community Council at [email protected] or NeighborWorks Alaska at [email protected].
