Is the proposed Knik Arm Bridge a good idea or a "Bridge to Nowhere"? Who will benefit and who will be harmed if the bridge is built? Are there other alternatives that should be considered? What will the bridge cost and who will pay for it?

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Friday, January 15, 2010

New ISER Population Projections

The University of Alaska Anchorage Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) issued new state and Anchorage-region population projections in its December 2009 report entitled Economic and Demographic Projections for Alaska and Greater Anchorage 2010-2035 by Scott Goldsmith. Key changes from the ISER 2005 population projections developed for the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority are reductions in population projections for the state (-43%), for Anchorage and the Mat-Su together (-38.5%) and for the Mat-Su (-34.755%). See p. 69 for summary tables.

To read the new report, please click here.