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Anchorage Citizens Coalition -- Your Voice for Responsible Growth

Our goal is to make Anchorage the most livable city in America!


Anchorage Citizens Coalition is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a presentation by Grace Crunican, expert in building sustainable transportation systems and currently director of Seattle's Department of Transportation.

Ms. Crunican will speak to coalition members about "Building a Sustainable Transportation System," on October 16, at 7pm in the Wilda Marston Theater at Loussac Library.

She will also speak to the Anchorage Assembly at noon on October 17 in City Hall, room 155. Both meetings are open to the public.

Grace has had a distinguished career, including five years as Oregon's Director of Transportation and three years with the Federal Transit Administration. [more info ...]


ISSUES

Knik Arm Bridge
The goals of this bridge work against Anchorage's plan to prevent sprawling development and the problems that go with it. Turmoil at the top of the bridge authority and a skeptical governor have started to shed light on this troublesome project.

On September 16, 2008 the Anchorage Assembly unanimously supported a resolution "Withdrawing Support for Knik Arm Crossing Transportation Project."

We have prepared a fact sheet we hope you will help us distribute. Print copies and give them to everyone you can.

Highway 2 Highway Project
Is this the best use for Anchorage's scarce transportation funds? If you want a fast road so long distance commuters from Eagle River and Wasilla can speed up their trip into Anchorage, this is the project for them! If you live in Anchorage, you might wonder what's in it for you!

Planning work on this huge $1/2 billion project is picking up with the environmental review process now underway. Check out our H2H page.

Title 21- Zoning and Land Use Laws
Eight chapters have been approved by the Assembly. Six more are still under review. See our Title 21 page for more information and our comments on these chapters.

Anchorage Citizens Coalition is attending Assembly Title 21 worksessions to track and comment on recommended changes. We are also making presentations at Community Councils and other groups.

Alaska's Statewide Long-Range Transportation Policy Plan Update: Let's Get Moving!
It is time to quit wasting windfall dollars on yesterday's auto based transportation system, and begin building a modern, multimodal system that will serve the state through this century. Climate change is here. The state's transportation vision needs updating. Read more of ACC's comments here.

The Good, Bad and Ugly
The Anchorage Daily News is posting submissions of pictures of Anchorage's varied development. Take a look here!

 

Urban Design and Climate Change
In Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change, a comprehensive review of dozens of studies, published by the Urban Land Institute, the researchers conclude that urban development is both a key contributor to climate change and an essential factor in combating it. ACC is pleased to be part of the release of this study.

Anchorage Pedestrian Plan
This plan was adopted by the Assembly with ammendments on October 9, 2007. ACC supported this plan from the start and spoke in support of it on radio, TV news and a press conference on October 5 that was covered by all three local TV news shows. People in Anchorage want to be able to walk safely.

Take a look at a report on Anchorage's KTUU on September 18, 2007.

" ... for the last four years, we have increased the efforts in improving and expanding snow removal off sidewalks and trails. This is a huge and very popular effort in our community. I can't tell you, I go to meetings where I mention many things we are working on, I mention this item, they break out in applause. It is a huge benefit." Mayor Mark Begich at the September 1, 2007 Assembly Hearing on this pedestrian plan:

"Bicycling and walking make up 9.6 percent of all trips. Yet bicyclists and pedestrians represent 12.9 percent of all traffic-related fatalities, and only 1.5 percent of federal transportation dollars are spent on bicycling and walking projects." Bicycling and Walking in the U.S by the Thunderhead Alliance.

We are here for you!

We are available to groups that would like to learn about Anchorage's Comprehensive Plan and about the rewrite of our land use laws. To schedule a presentation email: acc at accalaska.org. Several new chapters are under review now. It's time to act!


 

Northern Design


Buildings are oriented to the sun, windows catch the light, entrances are sheltered and protect the interior against windy drafts, overhangs protect pedestrians and landscaping adds outdoor shelter. We support Anchorage as a more livable winter city

    

Compact Land Use


Zoning within town and employment centers should allow for shops, restaurants, offices and homes all within walking distance of each other - and even in the same building. This photo comes from Vancouver, BC.

 

 

 

Open Spaces


People choose to live here because of our natural beauty, parks, trails and outdoor recreational opportunities. ACC works to protect what we now have and to add parks in dense neighborhoods.

    

Traffic Calming


Streets are more safe and attractive. Narrowed streets reduce high speeds. Intersection "diverters" minimize cut through traffic, colorful gateways invite exploration on foot and landscaping is attractive the entire year.

 

 

 

Transportation Choices


Public transit is convenient because busses are frequent, bus stops are maintained, sidewalks are clear of ice and snow and are linked to bike trails.

    

Housing Choices


There is something for everyone: well designed apartments, row houses and detached homes are next to each other near the city center, and single family homes on larger lots prevail in neighborhoods further out of town.

 

 

 

"Great cities are simply collections of great neighboroods."

-- Walter Parker

 

Our goal is to make Anchorage the most livable city in America!

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