Anchorage road safety projects are set to receive more than $30 million, after the state reversed course on a widely-criticized funding decision.
Susanne Fleek-Green is chief of staff to the Anchorage mayor. She said the money provides a huge opportunity to improve safety in the city. Anchorage has recorded a record number of pedestrian deaths in recent years.
“If you look at the numbers in terms of where vehicle crashes happen and where pedestrian injuries happen, they’re in Anchorage,” she said…