Palmer holds public meeting on traffic alleviation

February 05, 2010

An open house at the Palmer Moose Lodge showed residents proposals for traffic alleviation. (Dan Carpenter/KTUU-DT)

by Lori Tipton
Thursday, February 04, 2010

PALMER, Alaska -- An open house Thursday evening in Palmer drew in a large crowd to discuss possible routes to improve traffic flow in and out of the city.

A citizens advisory group made up of about 20 community members presented their plans to alleviate congestion at the intersection of the Palmer-Wasilla and Glenn highways.

DOT is overseeing the project, but its initial "Palmer Couplet" plan to turn some streets into one-ways was met with a lot of opposition last summer.

The Department put the brakes on that idea and asked concerned residents to create an advisory committee to develop an alternative that most could agree on.

Thursday at the Palmer Moose Lodge, that committee asked for public input.

"I think it's important that the community comes together on the solution and we get a united voice so that we can get started on the project," said Al Strawn, a committee member.

"I strongly believe in planning and the fact that we have this is excellent because planning is the key. If we don't plan for the future we'll be right back in this same muddle, so we're looking down the road 20 years," said Palmer resident Janet Kincaid.

Contact Lori Tipton at ltipton@ktuu.com

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