A long-sought link between two of Anchorage’s most popular but disconnected recreational trails is set to be built, after a voter-approved bond unlocked millions in federal dollars for construction over the next three years.
The proposed AMATS Downtown Trail Connection Project will connect the Ship Creek Trail to the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail near Elderberry Park in downtown Anchorage. Photographed on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
But unless you know to look for the area — traversing railroad tracks, passing rows of stacked shipping containers and a fenced-in boat storage pen — you’re unlikely to visit. “We’re excited about this opportunity to introduce people and improve a place that makes Anchorage special,” said Diana Rhoades, community engagement director for the Anchorage Park Foundation.
But there’s roughly a mile-long section between the two trails, and getting from one to the other involves navigating railroad crossings, parking lots and the mud banks sloping down into Ship Creek itself.“The trail will just go here on the right-hand side of the road,” Rhoades said, walking beside melting snowbanks that parallel railroad tracks running out of the port. “It feels like we’re a coastal city.
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