Downtown
Trail Connection
Connecting Ship Creek Trail and the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in Downtown Anchorage
Project No. CFHWY00586
Project Scope
The AMATS Downtown Trail Connection Project will connect the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail and the Ship Creek Trail in Downtown Anchorage to form a 14-mile continuous non-motorized, multi-use corridor. This over one-mile connection will complete the most high-profile missing link identified in the Anchorage Areawide Trails Plan (1997) and is supported by the MOA Non-Motorized Plan.
The Project will provide ADA compliant non-motorized access to the small boat launch and maximize utility and safety. The Downtown Trail Connection Project will go through the Municipality of Anchorage's trail review process with community involvement, Parks and Recreation Commission and approval by the Urban Design Commission.
Schedule
August 2022
March 2023
May 2023
July 2023
Spring 2024
Open House 1: Public Scoping
Open House 2: Preferred Alternative
Parks & Recreation Commission Review
Urban Design Commission Trail Review at 65% Design
Construction anticipated to begin dependent on funding availability