Girdwood Commercial Areas and Transportation Master Plan

The Girdwood Commercial Areas and Transportation Master Plan (2001) addresses two vitally important areas of concern for Girdwood - a long-range, multi-modal transportation plan and a long-range strategy for improving the commercial areas in the Girdwood Valley.

Title Page and Credits

Table of Contents in Full

SECTION ONE: Introduction 

• Ch. 1. The Planning Context and Process
• Map 1. The Girdwood Valley Study Area and Commercial Nodes
• Ch. 2. Community Background and Character
• Map 2. Current Land Status in the Girdwood Valley (from Girdwood Area Plan)
• Map 3. Land Use Plan (from Girdwood Area Plan)
• Ch. 3. Issues and Concerns
• Map 4. Environmental Constraints
• Map 5. Areas of Probable Future Development
• Ch. 4. Community Priorities and Objectives

SECTION TWO: The Transportation Master Plan 

• Ch. 5. Transportation Plan Overview
• Ch 6. Public Transportation System
• Map 6. Diagram of Circulation Problems
• Map 7. The Internal Transit System
• Map 8. Rail Corridor Alternatives
• Ch. 7. Roads, Streets, Trails and Pedestrian Systems
• Map 9. Primary Trails
• Map 10. Modified Roads and Streets Plan
• Map 11. Composite Transportation Systems Map (Roads, Transit, Trails)

SECTION THREE: The Commercial Areas Master Plan 

• Ch. 8. Overview of the Commercial Areas Master Plan
• Map 12. Commercial Area Relationships and Land Use Strategies
• Ch. 9. The New Girdwood Townsite
• Map 13. Existing Conditions
• Ch. 10. The Valley Entry and the Original Girdwood Townsite
• Map 14. Existing Conditions
• Ch. 11. The Resort Base Areas
• Map 15. Existing Conditions

SECTION FOUR: Implementation

• Ch. 12. Action Plan

APPENDICES

• A. List of Prior Studies and Plans
• B. Minutes from Public Meetings, Week of March 29, 1999
• C. Minutes from Public Meetings, Week of May 25, 1999
• D. Minutes from Public Meetings, Week of Sept. 7, 1999
• E. Rail Corridor Feasibility Analysis, by HDR Alaska, Inc (appended under separate cover)