It's a 'first-of-its-kind' initiative that will, among other things, help reenvision the Gambell Street and Ingra Street corridor, which puts pedestrians close to high-speed traffic.
” — to help reconstruct the roads and pathways throughout the area to help foster a safer community.
“You have high-speed federal highway, you know, a couplet Gambell and Ingra bisecting a neighborhood and that for decades has impacted quality of life, economic investment, safety through that corridor,” Anchorage Assembly member Daniel Volland said. Volland represents North Anchorage, which includes the Fairview neighborhood.
The release said safety for all road users, which includes pedestrians on foot and bikes, and nonmotorized transportation is the top priority for the plan. “We are hoping to use this opportunity to focus on social equity and safe access for people that aren’t just in cars, so people on foot or biking or on wheels so wheelchairs, scooters, those kinds of things,” Hajduk said.
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