The Anchorage Assembly rejected an ordinance Tuesday night that would’ve banned right-on-red turns in much of downtown., which he said would make downtown safer and more walkable.
“I’m just interested in how we can make our city more friendly to active transportation and more supportive of non-motorized users,” Volland said.Volland’s proposal would’ve prohibited vehicles from turning right at red lights in the area between 3rd and 9th avenues and Gambell and L streets, officially referred to as the Central Business Traffic District.
Assembly Chair Chris Constant said while the city has seen a startling number of fatal pedestrian collisions recently, they aren’t happening because of right-on-red turns downtown. A woman“I still struggle with the fact that there are no incidents of people being hit by turning right on red downtown in 30 years,” Constant said. “It’s a solution looking for a problem.”