Sam Seskin, national expert on transportation and urban planning will be in Anchorage next week, and will offer two public presentations. See below.

There is also a smaller group debriefing Tuesday, Dec 15 from 3:30 – 5:30 to discuss the outcomes of Anchorage’s computer modeling for the various inputs staff worked up. If you will attend the 3:30 debriefing, please RSVP to Julie.Jessen

Tuesday, December 15th at 6:00pm, Sam will present land use and transportation planning in Portland and how it relates to Anchorage. This presentation will be followed by a question and answer session intended to spur discussions on conceptual planning practices and approaches.

Highway to Highway Project Office located at 820 E. 15th Avenue, Anchorage from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Please free to invite others that you feel may be interested in this topic. We request that everyone please RSVP for the meeting so we may appropriately accommodate the people planning to attend.

Wednesday, December 16 at 11:30am, Sam will present at City Hall, 1st floor Assembly Conference Room from 11:30AM to 1:00PM on his work with land use and transportation issues in other cities, including Portland, OR, and applications (pedestrian amenities, transit service, parking pricing, urban design factors, etc.) that may potentially be beneficial for Anchorage. The focus will be on what strategies have worked well in other cities that Anchorage may wish to consider for its future.