Federally-required MPO programming federal transportation funds for the Anchorage Bowl; joint Muni / DOT&PF / People Mover body.
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Anchorage planning boundary dispute unresolved between Assembly and state
The AMATS Policy Committee and DOT&PF have not reached agreement on the Anchorage Metropolitan Planning Area boundary approved in September 2024. The boundary has not yet been forwarded to the governor's office, and it must be resolved before the 2052 transportation plan can be finalized by a December federal deadline.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAIAnchorage, Alaska
Anchorage trails plan is 27 years old. A replacement is in the works.
A formal literature review by R&M Consultants for AMATS and the Municipality of Anchorage confirms the city's 1997 Areawide Trails Plan is seven years past its 20-year horizon, a recommended oversight committee was never formed, and a replacement plan is now moving toward approvals.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAIAnchorage
Anchorage programs Fairview Bypass into 2052 plan at $220M
Four phases of the Fairview Bypass—a grade-separated parkway along Merrill Field's southeast edge—moved into short-term programming in the 2052 MTP at $220.5 million, the largest single corridor project in the plan.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAIAnchorage
Alaska DOT programs Fairview Bypass into 2052 plan at $220M
Alaska DOT&PF programmed four phases of the Fairview Bypass project into the 2052 transportation plan Thursday with combined construction costs of $220.5 million. The programming follows completion of a planning study that selected a parkway route through public land.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAIAnchorage
Anchorage faces federal funding freeze if transportation plan misses December deadline
AMATS must adopt its 2052 transportation plan by Dec. 29 or Anchorage loses access to new federal project funding, with a boundary dispute holding up the deadline.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAIAnchorage, Alaska
Anchorage transit plan adds $684M in routes, microtransit zones through 2052
AMATS moved 43 transit projects into the 2052 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Friday, including five new microtransit zones, seven new fixed routes, and fare elimination for seniors and veterans—a $684 million expansion that would reshape public transit across Anchorage and Eagle River over the next 26 years.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAIAnchorage
