Reconnecting Fairview Project Library
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Reconnecting Fairview Corridor Plan Documents (2025–2026)
The Project Library is the public record of the Reconnecting Fairview Corridor Plan — a community-led effort to reimagine the Gambell-Ingra Street corridor in Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood. All documents are freely available and reflect the voices, data, and decisions shaping Fairview’s future.
Documents in this Project Library are prepared by consultants Arup for NeighborWorks Alaska and Fairview Community Council.
Date
Document
Description
May 2025
An overview of the Reconnecting Fairview Corridor Plan — a community-led effort by the Fairview Community Council and NeighborWorks Alaska to revitalize the Gambell-Ingra Street corridor in Anchorage, Alaska. Covers project goals, timeline, and how Fairview residents can get involved
January 2026
In plain terms, this analysis measures how well the current corridor works — and doesn’t work — for everyone who uses it: people walking, biking, riding transit, driving, or moving freight.
This memo summarizes the Multi-Modal Level of Service (MMLOS) framework and analysis for vehicles, freight, pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users. A few key findings include:
- Overall summary of the MMLOS framework and analysis for Fairview.
- Results of the assessment indicate that Gambell, Ingra, and Hyder are poorly designed for all modes. No location in the corridor scores better than LOS D for pedestrians, bikes, or transit. Gambell and Ingra currently lack transit infrastructure or service. Hyder Street, in particular, overperforms for trucks and cars (LOS B) but does not serve the needs of other modes.
- The MMLOS assessment will help guide design recommendations for the corridor. Scoring the existing conditions develops a baseline for which future roadway designs in Fairview can be compared against.
November 2025
This memo keeps Fairview residents and the Fairview Community Council informed on progress toward the Reconnecting Fairview Corridor Plan. Key topics include community feedback on street design options and attendance at the October open house.
October 2025
Images of renderings of a Ingra St. & 13th Ave. in Summer, Winter, and Darkness. This includes one lane in each direction, two-way center turn lane, bicycle lanes, and wider sidewalks.
Overhead view of Ingra Street from 5th to 15th Ave. These materials were created to gather community feedback on proposed safety improvements to Ingra Street as part of the Reconnecting Fairview Corridor Plan.
October 2025
The Fairview community is invited to weigh in on two design visions for Hyder Street — a corridor that today prioritizes vehicle throughput, but could become a neighborhood-scaled pedestrian boulevard.
Images of renderings of a Pedestrian Boulevard on Hyder Street & 9th Ave. with: Wider sidewalks to accommodate pedestrians year-round and provide snow storage in winter; shared car and bicycle slow street
Images of renderings of a Pedestrian Boulevard on Hyder Street & 9th Ave. with: A shared mixed-use path for pedestrians and bicycles; a planted median between the path and travel lanes that provide summer landscaping and winter snow storage
October 2025
Images of renderings of a Main Street on Gambell St. & 14th Ave. in Summer, Winter, and Darkness. This includes: one lane in each direction, summer parking/winter snow storage, shared lanes with bicycles, marked crosswalks, and a chicane for parking.
October 2025
Community open house presentation presented at October 2025 Reconnecting Fairview community open house and workshop, these posters share visuals for new designs for Gambell, Hyder, and Ingra Streets.
October 2025
Presentation to the TAC shares task-specific progress and discussions on: public engagement, land use & economic assessment, multi-modal level of service assessment, and draft conceptual designs for the Gambell Street, Ingra Street, and Hyder Street corridors.
October 2025
This memo examines land use, economic development, and placemaking opportunities along the Gambell-Ingra corridor, including the vision for a Fairview Innovation Area — a concept for catalyzing neighborhood economic growth while centering existing Fairview residents and businesses.
Memo informs the Plan’s recommended approach for land use, economic development, and placemaking strategies. A few key findings include:
- Socioeconomic profile, housing assessment, and more describe Fairview residents today.
- A case study review shared strategies to reduce crime and restore public safety, enhance investment in the public realm, foster mixed-use reinvestment, and identified key sites for redevelopment.
October 2025
The findings from this memo directly shaped the design concepts now under community review. This memo includes key findings, derived from existing plans and data, field visits, and community input, about the Fairview neighborhood that will inform the concept design for this project. A few key findings include:
- The highway couplet split Fairview into isolated sections, hindering access to goods, services, and community spaces, and reinforcing economic stagnation.
- The highway corridor’s high vehicle volumes (annual average daily traffic of up to 32,000 vehicles/direction/day) and lack of crossings present major obstacles for pedestrians and cyclists, contributing to high crash rates and inequitable access.
- Gambell Street, Ingra Street, 5th Avenue, 6th Avenue, and 15th Avenue are hotspots for severe and fatal vehicle collisions.
September 2025
This memo keeps Fairview residents and the Fairview Community Council informed on progress toward the Reconnecting Fairview Corridor Plan, detailing summary of August public engagement activities.
August 2025
Community posters to share data and provide visual solutions for creating safer streets, planning for multi-modal use, and land use and revitalization
August 2025
Presented at the August 2025 Reconnecting Fairview community open house, these posters share neighborhood data and visual solutions for safer streets, multi-modal transportation, and land use revitalization in Fairview, Anchorage.
July 2025
Displayed at the Fairview Block Party in July 2025, these posters invited residents to reflect on how the Gambell-Ingra corridor shapes daily life — and what a revitalized Fairview could look like.
July 2025
This memo keeps Fairview residents and the Fairview Community Council informed on progress toward the Reconnecting Fairview Corridor Plan focused on the public engagement timelines and strategies through the summer.
June 2025
Presentation to the TAC introduces the project team, project vision and schedule, and task-specific progress: public engagement, transportation gaps & opportunities, land use & economic assessment, and multi-modal level of service assessment.
May 2025
This memo keeps Fairview residents and the Fairview Community Council informed on progress toward the Reconnecting Fairview Corridor Plan kicking off the project earlier in 2025 after Anchorage Design Week in February.
Fairview Resources
Fairview Neighborhood Planning & Design History
- Fairview Planning Documents
- Fairview Business Association Gambell Street Redevelopment and Implementation Plan July 2013
- Fairview Community Council (FVCC) Fairview Neighborhood Plan Sept. 2014
- Fairview Design Initiative
- Fairview Theory of Change Arts Case Study (2025)
- Fairview Theory of Change (2024)
- FVCC Form-Based Code Overlay Zone Winter City Guidelines March 2019
- FVCC Fairview Color Palette (March 2019)
- Fairview Design Initiative Fairview Design Initiative presentation
- Fairview Design Initiative Visual Preference Survey Results
- FVCC Form-Based Code Overlay Zone March 2019
- Fairview Greenway report Closing the Loop
- Fairview Fabrication Lab Fab Lab Presentation
- Fairview Innovation Area White Paper Draft February 2021
- Fairview Theory of Change Arts Case Study (2025)
- FVCC Reconnecting Fairview Resolutions
- Fairview Community Council (FVCC) Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Resolution 2022-01
- Assembly Resolution supporting Reconnecting Fairview 2022.11.09 Assembly Resolution AR 2022-348
- FVCC Resolution PEL Resolution 2024-05
- Reconnecting Fairview Workshops
- Fairview Workshop: Solving Scenarios for the Future of Fairview Summary Report (April 2023)
- Fairview Workshop: Gambell Main Street Workshop Summary (September 2024)
- Fairview Walk Audits
- AARP Alaska – Anchorage Pilot Walk Audit (August 2022)
- AARP Alaska & Anchorage Design Week – Fairview Winter Walk Audit (February 2024)
- Additional Resources
- Air Quality: Fairview Air Quality Monitoring Report (September 2023)
- Fairview Community Gardens Fairview Gardens Site Designs (2024)
- The AnchorED City Podcast: Not Just Passing Through Fairview (6/10/24)
Additional Resources
Transportation & Land Use Studies for Fairview and norther Anchorage neighborhoods
Municipality of Anchorage Plans
- Land Use Plans
- Transportation Plans
- AMATS 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (2024)
- AMATS Safety Plan (2024)
- AMATS Transportation Systems Management & Operations Plan (2024)
- Destination UMED Study (2023)
- AMATS Non-Motorized Plan (2021)
- Transit on the Move (2020)
- MOA Climate Action Plan (2019)
- Anchorage Vision Zero Action Plan (2018)
- Anchorage Freight Mobility Study (2017)
- Public Facility Plans
- Environmental Plan: Anchorage Wetlands Management Plan (2014)
Other Resources
- DOT&PF Planning & environmental Linkages (PEL) Guidebook (2021)
- FHWA PEL Environmental Review Toolkit
- Midtown Congestion Relief (MCR) Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study (2020)
- 36th Avenue Interchange Project (ongoing)
- FHWA Measuring Multimodal Network Connectivity (2018)
- FTA Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit (2017)
- FHWA Small Town and Rural Multimodal Networks (2016)
Frequently Asked Questions
The Reconnecting Fairview Corridor Plan is a community-led planning effort to revitalize the Gambell-Ingra Street corridor in the Fairview neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska. The plan addresses transportation safety, economic development, pedestrian access, and land use with Fairview residents at the center of every decision.
The plan focuses on the Gambell Street and Ingra Street corridors, as well as Hyder Street, between approximately 5th Avenue and 15th Avenue in Fairview. Design concepts for each street are available in the document library.
Community members are invited to attend open houses, review design options, and share feedback at every stage. Visit our Public Engagement page to learn about upcoming events and how to make your voice heard.
The project is led by the Fairview Community Council and NeighborWorks Alaska, with planning and engineering support from their consultant team, Arup.