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New Resources for Seward-Glenn PEL (April 2024)
The Seward to Glenn Highway Connection Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study has a public comment period until April 7th, 2024. As the community reviews the potential highway connection alternatives, below are comment letters for reference:
- Municipality of Anchorage Planning Department memo on the Seward-Glenn PEL LRP_SewardGlennComments2024
- AMATS letter on the PEL alternatives AMATS Letter_on_PEL_Alterantives (draft as of 3/1/24)
- AMATS Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee BPAC PEL comments (prepared for TAC meeting 4/4/24)
- AMATS Community Advisory Committee CAC PEL comments (prepared for TAC meeting 4/4/24)
What is the MTP 2050 alternative?
Visit this interactive map and zoom in on Fairview. This is from the “Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2050.” This option includes fifteen projects, including these highlights:
- Complete Street projects for 5th and 6th Avenue, Gambell Street, Ingra Street, and 15th Avenue. That means removing a lane, slower speeds, and protected pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.
- Removing utility poles on Gambell Street sidewalks and increasing lighting.
- Moving port freight traffic to Whitney Road with road upgrades also on Ocean Dock Road.
For the full list of projects in the MTP 2050 Alternative, check out page 16 (pdf page 20) on the Draft Detailed Alternatives Report.
Fairview Resources
- Fairview Community Council (FVCC) Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Resolution 2022-01
- Fairview Innovation Area White Paper Draft February 2021
- 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
- FVCC Fairview Neighborhood Plan Sept. 2014
- Fairview Business Association Gambell Street Redevelopment and Implementation Plan July 2013
- Fairview Greenway report Closing the Loop
- Fairview Fabrication Lab Fab Lab Presentation
- Fairview Community Gardens Fairview Gardens Site Designs
- Assembly Resolution supporting Reconnecting Fairview 2022.11.09 Assembly Resolution AR 2022-348
- Fairview Workshop: Solving Scenarios for the Future of Fairview Summary Report (April 2023)
- Air Quality: Fairview Air Quality Monitoring Report (September 2023)
- Fairview Walk Audits
- AARP Alaska – Anchorage Pilot Walk Audit (August 2022)
- AARP Alaska & Anchorage Design Week – Fairview Winter Walk Audit (February 2024)
Additional Resources
- NY Times: Mr. Biden, Tear Down this Highway
- Greenwood community in Tulsa, OK: “Interstate 244: It took the Heart out of Greenwood”
- American Lung Association: Living Near Highways and Air Pollution
- Municipality of Anchorage: Vision Zero Plans
- EPA Environmental Justice: gov/environmental justice
- EPA FAQs: Near Roadway Air Pollution and Health
- Anchorage Health Department: Air Quality Resources
- Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation: Air Quality Resources
- Federal Highway and Safety Administration: Air Quality Resources
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