Anchorage Talks Transit in the Media

Listed below are links to media coverage the Anchorage Talks Transit project has received starting in November 2016.

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June 2018

Chugiak-Eagle River Star  "People Mover changes go into effect July 2" 
KTUU  "People Mover to implement route and schedule changes Monday" 

April 2018

KTUU  "Loussac Library takes story time on the road" 

January 2018

Mass Transit  "Alaska's First Electric Bus for Public Transit Ready for Anchorage Streets" 
Alaska Public Media  "Alaska's first electric bus for public transit ready for Anchorage streets" 
Anchorage Daily News  "Anchorage will give a battery-powered bus a winter test run" 
Anchorage Daily News  "Video: Check out the electric bus Anchorage is testing this winter" 
KTUU  "People Mover to test new electric bus" 

December 2017

KTUU  "Bus riders can now use mobile app to pay their way around town" 

November 2017

Anchorage Daily News "Anchorage will give a battery-powered bus a winter test run"
KTUU  "Disabled woman seeks more transportation options on holidays" 

October 2017

KTUU "People Mover moves to major changes"
Blogspot  "Ethan's trolley comes in form of a Anchorage People Mover Bus" 
Alaska Dispatch News  "Anchorage's new bus routes will strand workers who have no other option" 
The Northern Light  "Decline in ridership prompts revised transit schedule" 

September 2017

KTUU "People Mover holds open house ahead of major changes to bus system"
Governing Magazine  "Buses, Yes Buses, Are 'the Hottest Trend in Transit" 

August 2017

Chugiak-Eagle River Star  "Chugiak-Eagle River bus riders keep pressure on public transit" 

July 2017

KTUU "City hears feedback on improved bus routes"
KTVA  "People Mover holding public meetings to discuss new bus system" 

April 2017

KTVA "People Mover Press Conference April 2017"
Echo News "Anchorage Mayor Responds to the Concerns of Local Public Transit Users"
Chugiak-Eagle River Star  "Mayor's transit plan cuts bus service to Chugiak" 
Alaska Dispatch News  "New map for Anchorage buses has few neighborhood stops but frequent service on major roads" 
Alaska Public Media  "Anchorage bus overhaul pushes frequency over breadth" 
KTUU  "Bus Route Changes: Muni rolls out new changes for fall" 
KTVA  "City announces new transit system slated to begin in October" 

March 2017

The Alaska Star                 "Bus riders fight to keep local service" 

December 2016

Alaska Dispatch News  "People Mover is vital - let's figure out how to make it work" 
KSKA Hometown Alaska  "Catching the bus" 
KTUU  "Anchorage's People Mover looks at major changes to bus routes" 
Next City "Anchorage Faces Tough Choices in Bus System Redesign"

November 2016

Alaska Dispatch News  "Anchorage's People Mover bus system considers major changes to the way routes are designed" 
Mass Transit Magazine  "AK: Anchorage's People Mover bus system considers major changes to the way routes are designed" 
Anchorage Press  "Anchorage Talks Transit" 
Anchorage Press  "Requiem for the 13"
KTVA  "People Mover wants community feedback on options for transit system overhaul" 

Eagle River-Chugiak
Herald Observer ECHO News 

 "Rush Hour Bus Service Proposed to Cease" 
Alaska Dispatch News  "Anchorage transit officials propose overhaul: Fewer bus routes, shorter waits"