The Anchorage Protected Bike Lanes (PBL) Pilot Study is a joint project between DOT&PF in cooperation with the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA). The project will be testing a variety of protected bike lane treatments that have proven successful around the country and will now be tested along Pine / McCarrey Streets here in Anchorage!
The goals of this project are to learn how to implement, improve and provide safe, reliable access for pedestrians, bicycles, and transit riders. We are encouraging all of Anchorage to come experience the temporary installations in our Pilot Study Corridor during the month of September along Pine Street and McCarrey Street.
You are Invited! The “Day 1 Celebration" taking place Saturday September 9th from 10:00am to 11:00am at Russian Jack Springs Parks on Pine Street near the Polar Bear Playground.
Project Information:
Pine Street/McCarrey Street between DeBarr Road and Mountain View Drive was chosen as the initial corridor for testing the implementation of vertical separation on an existing buffered bike lane. The pilot corridor features the only buffered bike lane in Anchorage and was selected for the testing of a PBL due to the connections it provides to the larger bicycle network, including the Pine Street side path south of DeBarr Road, Glenn Highway Path, Chester Creek Trail, Ship Creek Trail, and Moose Loop route, among others. Russian Jack Springs Park, which borders the east side of the corridor, is also a destination park, with a popular playground, several recreational fields, and many trails of its own.
This pilot study will provide valuable information and data to guide future consideration for roadway design projects in Anchorage Team members will periodically be in the corridor taking intercept surveys to gather qualitative data for cyclists and pedestrians for future pilot projects around Anchorage. The goal of the project is to improve safety, reliability, and equitable access for people of all ages and abilities – including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders.