O f f i c i a l Streets and H i g h ways Plan PUBL HEARNG DRAFT 2 0 1 1 Maps, Policies, and Standards Municipality of Anchorage
Official Streets and Highways Plan Adopted as an element of the Comprehensive Plan, (month) (day), 2011 by Assembly Ordinance 2011-XX AMATS Policy Committee Chris Birch Assembly Member Municipality of Anchorage Robert Campbell, Chair Regional Director Central Region Planning Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Alice Edwards Director of Air Quality Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Patrick Flynn Assembly Member Municipality of Anchorage Daniel A. Sullivan Mayor Municipality of Anchorage AMATS Techincal Advisory Committee Bruce Carr Director of Strategic Planning Alaska Railroad Corporation Todd Cowles Port Engineer Port of Anchorage Lois Epstein Citizens Air Quality Advisory Committee Jerry Hansen Deputy Director MOA Department of Public Works Cindy Heil Program Manager Air Quality Program Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Stephanie Mormillo, Chair Municipal Traffic Enginner MOA Traffic Division Steve Morris Program Manager Air Quality Program MOA Department of Health and Human Services Kim Rice Pre-Construction Engineer Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Jerry T. Weaver, Jr. Director MOA Department of Community Development Lance Wilbur Director MOA Department of Public Transportation Jennifer Witt Chief of Planning and Administrative Services Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Municipal Assembly Chris Birch Harriet Drummond Patrick Flynn Elvi Gray-Jackson Ernie Hall Paul Honeman Jennifer Johnston Debbie Ossiander, Chair Bill Starr Dick Traini Adam Trombley Planning and Zoning Commission Stacey Dean Jim Fredrick Arthur sham, Chair Terry Parks Nancy Pease Bruce Phelps Dana Pruhs Richard Wilson Connie Yoshimura Official Streets & Highways Plan
Acknowledgements Municipality of Anchorage Daniel A. Sullivan Mayor George J. Vakalis Municipal Manager Department of Community Development Jerry T. Weaver, Jr. Director Craig Lyon AMATS Transportation Planning Supervisor Van Le Project Manager AMATS Transportation Planner, Vivian Underwood AMATS Senior Transportation Planner Erika McConnell AMATS Senior Transportation Planner Teresa Brewer AMATS Transportation Planner Tana Klunder Executive Assistant Jeff Anderson GS Mapping MOA T Department Citizen s Advisory Committee Al Barrett MOA Zoning & Platting Section Matt Burkholder Spenard Community Council Sharon Chamard Fairview Community Council John Gallup Girdwood GBOS Mark Hill Scenic Foothills Community Council Elise Huggins South Addition Community Council Gary Jones MOA PM&E CP Coordinator Ron Jordan Taku-Campbell Community Council Robert McClung University Area Community Council Michael Melielo CBERRRSA Board Chair Mark Parmelee Area Planner Alaska Department of Transportation Kevin Smestad NE CommunityCouncil Al Tamagni Abbott Loop Community Council Breck Tostevin Turnagain Community Council The preparation of this document was financed in part by funding provided by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Official Streets & Highways Plan
table of contents 1 ntroduction.........................1 Relationship to the Long-Range Transportation Plan............ 2 Relationship to Municipal Code (Titles 9, 21, and 24............ 2 Relationship to the State of Alaska Funcational Classification Plan..... 2 The OS&HP and Freight.......................... 3 Adoption of an Official Streets and Highways Plan............. 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 Plan Development Process.................4 Process................................... 4 System Classification............................ 4 Functional Classifications..................6 Freeways.................................. 7 Expressways................................ 8 Arterial Streets............................... 9 Collector Streets............................. 12 Local Streets............................... 14 Right-of-Way Requirements............... 14 Optional Street Designations.............. 16 Country Lanes.............................. 16 Rural Collectors............................. 17 Street Typology...................... 18 Overview................................. 18 Street Typology mplementation..................... 19 Street Typology Descriptions....................... 20 Study Areas........................ 28 Overview................................. 28 Glenn Highway Emergency Management Operations (A)......... 28 Eagle Pointe Subdivision Secondary Access (B).............. 28 South Fork Access (C).......................... 29 Eagle River Valley (D)........................... 29 Powder Reserve (E)........................... 30 Eklutna 770 (F).............................. 31 Official Streets & Highways Plan
table of contents New Connection from Glenn Highway to Birchwood Airport (G).... 32 Peters Creek Crossing (H)........................ 32 North Chugiak/Peters Creek/Eklutna (-1 and -2)............ 33 General Note............................... 34 8 9 10 11 Official Streets and Highways Plan Maps........ 35 mplementation...................... 35 Subdivision Standards........................... 36 Zoning Requirements.......................... 36 Financing of mprovements........................ 36 Plan Updating....................... 37 Conclusion......................... 37 Maps............................ 39 Anchorage Bowl............................. 40 Anchorage Downtown.......................... 41 Eagle River................................ 42 Birchwood-Chugiak-Eklutna....................... 43 Girdwood................................ 44 Appendix......................... 45 Listing of Streets in the Anchorage Bowl................. 46 Listing of Streets in Chugiak-Eagle River................. 55 Listing of Streets in Girdwood...................... 57 Listing of Country Lanes......................... 58 Official Streets & Highways Plan
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Official Streets and Highways Plan Map 1. Anchorage Bowl e Knik Arm Bridg A 4 4-6 4 100' 130' 60' over 20,000 over 20,000 over 20,000 A 2-4 2-4 80' 60' A B 2 2-4 2 2 80' 80' 70' 60' Source: AO 2011-XX, Month 2011 Municipality of Anchorage Community Development Department Planning Division Transportation Planning Section 4700 Elmore Road Anchorage, AK 99507 (907) 343-7991 10,000-20,000 10,000-20,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 - Boston St B B Oklahoma St Turpin St Patterson St Cha n da lar D r Patterson St Muldoon Rd 12th Ct Upper DeArmoun Rd Ca ny on Rd k r ee Mountain Air Dr bb it C a R Cl ar k's R B Rabbit Creek Rd 156th Ave d Hills ide Dr B B 155th Ave B B B B Paine Rd B Ro m B an ia B Dr Po rtu B B l ts He igh Potter 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Se wa r dh wy Dr B Br ew ste r's B B ga lp Rd B Jamie Ave Carl St B Golden View Dr Heights Hill Rd 140th Ave Upper Huffman Rd Glen Alps Rd Toils ome Hill D r DeArmoun Rd Pro sp ec td r Hillside Dr Upper O'Malley Rd Huffman Rd King's Way Dr Rd over 20,000 Newell St Birch Rd lley Va 130' 11th Ct r tte Po 4-6 Edward St O'Malley Rd y V r Hw over 40,000 Pio nee rd Muldoon Rd Spruce St Spruce St Elmore Rd a rd ew 150' Beaver Pl S Old variable Baxter Rd Boniface Pkwy U-Med No rth er n Access Boniface Pkwy St Pine St McCa rrey ll F M er ri Elmore Rd Abbott Rd y industrial commercial neighborhood neighborhood Hw COLLECTORS V Creekside Center Dr Average Daily Traffic 32nd Ave DeBarr Rd Minimum ROW Width d MNOR ARTERAL r wa Se MAJOR ARTERAL Street Number Class of Lanes B Creekside St 36th Ave Lore Rd Dr ind stw We EXPRESSWAY B Abbott Rd V A 20th Ave 88th Ave ld O 5,000 Feet RGHT-OF-WAY STANDARDS FREEWAY ndependence Dr Hillside Dr High View Dr Cross Ocea nvie w Rd Dr Map Prepared By: GS Services nformation Technology Department Municipality of Anchorage August 2011 Facility Type Lake Otis Pkwy Macnnes St Hartzell Rd Old Seward Hwy Dimond Center Dr 120th Ave 20th Ave Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ave E Klatt Rd V ± 0 88th Ave r Van gua rd D V O'Malley Rd 84th Ave A 80th Ave Elmore Rd Old Klatt Rd A Northern Lights Blvd A 6th Ave Wesleyan Dr Dr Karluk St LaTouche St A St Cordova St Denali St King St King St A W Klatt Rd Tudor Rd Lore Rd A 72nd Ave A V B 100th Ave 68th Ave 88th Ave Academy Dr A V Seward Hwy A Piper St L St 100th Ave A 92nd Ave 40th Ave Brandon St ut So Dr Dimond Blvd Providence Dr r ron D Wald 76th Ave A B B Lake Otis Pkwy t or hp Victor Rd e Dr B A B Glenn Hwy Boundary Ave Peck Ave V 4th Ave DeBarr Rd B Reka Dr Dowling Rd V Ensig n D r A A Johns Rd Cranberry St hor Bays B A A Potter D r V A B nternational Airport Rd Arctic Blvd A 88th Ave B 48th Ave C St Dimond Blvd Arlene St Northwood St B A 76th Ave Victor Rd Strawberry Rd Blackberry St 84th Ave Jewel Lake Rd Endicott St Jade St Sand Lake Rd Westpark Dr Jodhpur St Dim ond Blv d Dr B 80th Ave 48th Ave Rd 64th Ave Tudor Rd A ta Minn eso B Caravelle Dr A V ay sw B Kincaid Rd Lois Dr V llin Co Raspberry Rd A irport V Timberlane Dr A ntern ationa l Cala is D 33rd Ave 32nd Ave A r A 36th Ave 36th Ave Rd Rd d r a n 40th Ave 40th Ave Spe Rove nna S t Lakeshore Dr Old nternational Airport Rd A lvd Benson B Taft St 35th Ave Mc Ra e Turnagain Blvd A Arctic Blvd Turnagain St Turnagain Pkwy Milky Way Dr Northwood Dr ke La Dr od Ho Fireweed Ln 16th Ave 17th Ave 15th Ave A Penland Pkwy A Mountain View Dr r AD UA k Dr Postmar Hillcrest Dr Northern Lights Blvd 15th Ave Wisconsin St Wo r on zo f Dr Aero Ave h Dr ard leig Tom W A Po int 5th Ave ts Dr Heigh 9th Ave V Airport See Map 2 for enlargement of Downtown Anchorage Post Rd A V N Muldoon Rd B Rd st Po Buffalo St d Whitney R Bragaw St V Bragaw St d pr Loo ie ld Ree ve B lvd Co m m M ou erc nt i ai al D n Vi r ew Dr Tide w ate r Access Road Rd V Dr
Street B Street Official Streets and Highways Plan Map 2. Anchorage Downtown/Central Business District Facility Type FREEWAY EXPRESSWAY MAJOR ARTERAL MNOR ARTERAL COLLECTORS industrial commercial neighborhood neighborhood RGHT-OF-WAY STANDARDS Street Class V V A A A B Number of Lanes variable 4-6 4 4-6 4 2-4 2-4 2 2-4 2 2 Source: A0 2011-XX, Month 2011 Minimum ROW Width 150' 130' 100' 130' 60' 80' 60' 80' 80' 70' 60' Average Daily Traffic over 40,000 over 20,000 over 20,000 over 20,000 over 20,000 10,000-20,000 10,000-20,000 2,000-10,000 2,000-10,000 2,000-10,000 2,000-10,000 A 3rd Avenue Christensen Drive Ship Creek Avenue A E Street 1st Avenue 2nd Avenue North C Street A A North A Street 3rd Avenue A Port Access Road North A Street Ship Creek Ship Creek Avenue A 3rd Avenue Gambell Street V A ngra Street V Municipality of Anchorage Community Development Department Planning Division Transportation Planning Section 4700 Elmore Street Anchorage, AK 99507 (907) 343-7991 L Street H Street 4th Avenue 5th Avenue 6th Avenue C Street A A Street A 4th Avenue 5th Avenue 6th Avenue Hyder Street A G Street 7th Avenue E Street Cordova Street Karluk Street 9th Avenue 9th Avenue 9th Avenue A A V 3th Avenue ± 0 500 Feet L Street Street E Street C Street A Street Cordova Street Gambell Street Hyder Street ngra Street Karluk Street Map Prepared By: GS Services nformation Technology Department Municipality of Anchorage August 2011 15th Avenue 15th Avenue 15th Avenue Coffey Lane West 15th Terrace East 15th Terrace
Shims St E Eagle River Loop Rd Eagle River Ln Official Streets and Highways Plan Map 3. Eagle River Almdale Ave Alaska Railroad Hillcrest Dr S Birchwood Loop Rd kj Study Area F Old Glenn Hwy ± 0 5,000 Feet Map Prepared By: GS Services nformation Technology Department Municipality of Anchorage August 2011 # # Powder Ridge Dr Artillery Rd Study Area E kj Eklutna Park Dr Farm Ave Business Blvd Terrace Ln N Eagle River Access Rd N Eagle River Loop Rd Coronado Rd Old Eagle River Rd Santa Maria Dr Loop Road Spur Baronoff Ave Harry McDonald Dr W Skyline Dr Jamie Dr Sun Beau Dr Upper Skyline Dr War Admiral Rd Eagle River Rd # Yosemite Dr Hiland Rd Study Area B kj E Eagle River Loop Rd Stewart Mountain Dr Driftwood Bay Dr kj Study Area C # kj Study Area D Eagle River Road kj Study Area A Hiland Rd RGHT-OF-WAY STANDARDS Facility Type FREEWAY Street Class Number of Lanes Minimum ROW Width Average Daily Traffic V variable 150' over 40,000 ARTERAL 4 100' over 20,000 COLLECTOR B 2 70' 2,000-10,000 kj STUDY AREA Additional analysis required to identify the primary transporation network. Definition of study areas identified in text on pages XX-XX. Note: # Collector or arterial to be extended into undeveloped lands. Exact allignment to be determined. All collectors on the OS&HP Map for Chugiak - Eagle River are designated as Class B Collectors, and all Arterials are designated as Class Major Arterials for purposes of AMC Title 21 classification [AO 96-104, adopted August 13,1996]. Source: AO 2011-XX, Month 2011 Municipality of Anchorage Community Development Department Planning Division Transportation Planning Section 4700 Elmore Road Anchorage, AK 99507 (907) 343-7991
Sunset Blvd Bowery Ln Knik Vista St Settlers Dr Official Streets and Highways Plan Map 4. Birchwood - Chugiak - Eklutna ± 0 5,000 Feet Map Prepared By: GS Services nformation Technology Department Municipality of Anchorage August 2011 Study Area -2 kj Denaina Elders Rd Glenn Hwy Old Glenn Hwy Eklutna Lake Rd Eklutna Lake Rd Alaska Railroad Study Area -2 kj Thunderbird Dr kj Study Area G S Birchwood Loop Rd Birchwood Spur Rd Jayhawk Dr Glenn Hwy Rankin Rd Oberg Rd Glacier Vista Rd Study Area H kj Birchwood Loop Rd Pilots Rd Tarika Ave Voyles Blvd Homestead Rd Oberg Rd Bill Stephens Dr Skyview Ave Study Area -1kj Reese Rd Old Glenn Hwy ## Lake Hill Dr Ski Rd Eastside Dr Homestead Rd Facility Type FREEWAY COLLECTORS RGHT-OF-WAY STANDARDS kj STUDY AREA Additional analysis required to identify the primary transporation network. Definition of study areas identified in text on pages 11-14. # Note: Street Class Number of Lanes Collector or arterial to be extended into undeveloped lands. Exact allignment to be determined. All collectors on the OS&HP Map for Chugiak - Eagle River are designated as Class B Collectors, and all Arterials are designated as Class Major Arterials for purposes of AMC Title 21 classification [AO 96-104, adopted August 13,1996]. Municipality of Anchorage Community Development Department Planning Division Transportation Planning Section 4700 Elmore Road Anchorage, AK 99507 (907) 343-7991 Minimum ROW Width Average Daily Traffic V variable 150' over 40,000 ARTERAL 4 100' over 20,000 B Source: AO 2011-XX, Month 2011 2 70' 2,000-10,000
Arlberg Avenue Official Streets and Highways Plan Map 5. Girdwood RGHT-OF-WAY STANDARDS Facility Type Street Class Number of Lanes Minimum ROW Width Average Daily Traffic MAJOR ARTERAL 4 100' over 20,000 MNOR ARTERAL 2-4 80' 10,000-20,000 COLLECTORS industrial commercial neighborhood A 2 2-4 2 80' 80' 60' 2,000-10,000 2,000-10,000 2,000-10,000 Arlberg Avenue Source: AO 2011-XX, Month 2011 Municipality of Anchorage Community Development Department Planning Division Transportation Planning Section 4700 Elmore Road Anchorage, AK 99507 (907) 343-7991 Crow Creek Road Crow Creek Road A Mount Hood Drive Arlberg Avenue Hightower Road A Alyeska Creek Sproat Road Alyeska Highway California Creek Glacier Creek Egloff Drive Alyeska Highway Karolius Drive Sproat Road Monarch Mine Road Virgin Creek Unnamed Road A Gold Avenue Unnamed Road C B Seward Highway ± 0 1,200 Feet Map Prepared By: GS Services nformation Technology Department Municipality of Anchorage August 2011
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