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ALT Airport Heights Community Council Agenda April 20, 2023 Every neighborhood in the Municipality of Anchorage is in a Community Council district. Community Councils provide a direct and continuing means of citizen participation in government and local affairs. More information on Airport Heights Community Council (AHCC) can be found on the Federation of Community Councils website, AHCC Facebook Group, and Nextdoor. The April meeting will be held in person at Airport Heights Elementary School Library and via Zoom (link below). All attendees will be asked to provide their full name and street they live on for the record. This is a public meeting and will be recorded to be available upon request for community members who aren’t able to attend live. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/92937817203?pwd=NnBQeXNGZGg5bEhvVUJCdE1zN2ViZz09 Meeting ID: 929 3781 7203 Passcode: 445413 Dial by your location: +1 669 444 9171 US; +1 719 359 4580 US
ALT Time Topic Presenter 7:00 pm Call to Order, establish quorum, introductions Chelsea 7:10 pm Approve April 2023 Agenda - Executive board approved March 2023 Minutes Chelsea 7:15 pm Assembly/Legislative/School Board Reports and JBER 7:50 pm East 20th Avenue, Nichols Street, and Norene Street Pedestrian Improvements Russ Oswald, Project Management & Engineering 8:05 pm Action Item: vote on Capital Improvement Program (CIP) list - Draft prioritized list - Results from community survey Chelsea, Executive Board members 8:20 pm Resolution in support of temporary protected bike lanes Amanda 8:30 pm Audubon tree distribution event Brita 8:35 pm Airport Heights summer picnic planning John 8:40 pm Federation of Community Councils (FCC) report Amanda 8:45 pm Community concerns
ALT AIRPORT HEIGHTS COMMUNITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2023-3 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED BIKE LANES IN ANCHORAGE WHEREAS, the Airport Heights Community Council (“AHCC”) is an organization representing the interests of the residents of the Airport Heights area of Anchorage; and WHEREAS, the purpose of community councils is to provide a direct and continuing means of participation in local government and local affairs; and WHEREAS, a “protected bike lane” is an on-street bicycling facility that is separated from motorized traffic by a vertical barrier, such as posts, planters, or concrete barriers; WHEREAS, unprotected bike lanes appeal only to people that are confident cyclists—10% of people in the US—while about 50% of people would like to bike but are unwilling to use facilities that are not physically protected from motor vehicles1; WHEREAS, protected bike lanes are comfortable for bicyclists of all ages and abilities and thus increase the number
ALT WHEREAS, Airport Heights is adjacent to the proposed locations for the pilot project and these proposed areas will increase the connectability for residents to traverse our community; WHEREAS, temporary projects are useful to test, fine-tune, and demonstrate designs that have not yet been implemented as permanent facilities in Anchorage, including protected bike lanes; WHEREAS, temporary protected bike lanes would also be useful to inform ongoing or upcoming projects to reevaluate the design of Anchorage roads, including the Seward-Glenn Mobility PEL Study, the A/C Streets Corridor Plan, and Fireweed Lane Rehabilitation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Airport Heights Community Council supports the implementation of temporary protected bike lanes on Anchorage roads, including Gambell Street, A Street, Fireweed Lane, E Street, and G Street, in June–August 2023.
ALT Senator Dunbar speaks into a stick mic in the senate chamber, leaning forward slightly, eyes toward the front-left of the frame. He wears a black suit, white dress shirt, and forest-green tie with indeterminate pattern, and has a small piece of scrap paper in his hand.
ALT Screenshot of a press release, too long for alt-text box. Full text at https://alaskasenate.org/press/032223_press_release.htm, linked in next tweet.
