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How Anchorage is building safe street connections to its multi-use trail system


How Anchorage is building safe street connections to its multi-use trail system

Anchorage, Alaska, launched its neighborhood greenway program in 2025 to connect and formalize its existing low-stress network along local streets. In the program’s first year, Anchorage added treatments such as 20 mph speed limits and wayfinding signage to designate 14 miles of neighborhood streets as “neighborhood greenways.” Neighborhood Greenways For Anchorage, a neighborhood greenway is…

How Anchorage is building safe street connections to its multi-use trail system

Bozeman, Montana, and neighboring Belgrade have seen rapid recent growth, with a wave of new year-round residents and seasonal tourists. As both cities welcome more people on their streets, they are introducing structured traffic calming programs to keep neighborhood streets walkable and safe.  While Bozeman expands a mature program that it fully took over from…

How Anchorage is building safe street connections to its multi-use trail system

In Bellevue, Washington, arterials make up just 25% of city streets, but 88% of crashes where a person is killed or seriously injured happen there. Knowing that lower speeds save lives, the city is rolling out a long-term, citywide plan for lowering arterial speed limits. The work to reduce speeds in Bellevue has been an…