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AMATS is the acronym for Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions. Every metropolitan area with a population of more than 50,000 residents must have a designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for transportation in order to qualify for federal highway or transit assistance. AMATS is the MPO for the Anchorage Bowl and Chugiak-Eagle River areas when federal transportation funds are used. 

Questions/Comments:

Contact AMATS at AMATSInfo@ci.anchorage.ak.us​ or 907.343.7996​.​

CURRENT NEWS:​​​​

The 2040 MTP Public Review Draft public comment period has been extended to Close of Business Monday, March 9th, 2020. See below for more details. 

*Scroll down after Air Quality Determination and Chapter 9 for the full AMATS 2040 MTP Public Review Draft*

AMATS 2040 MTP Public Review Draft Air Quality Conformity Determination and MTP Chapter 9 - Air Quality

The AMATS 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) is the long-range planning document, currently out for public review and comment until February 14th, 2020, that will recommend improvements to the surface transportation system from today to 2040 for the Anchorage Bowl and Chugiak-Eagle River. The MTP is updated every four years.  

The purpose of the Air Quality Conformity Determination (AQCD) is to ensure that federally funded transportation plans and programs do not hinder the attainment or continued maintenance of national ambient air quality standards.  Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) like AMATS, that serve areas which have been designated maintenance areas for one or more air pollutants, must perform a conformity determination prior to approving transportation plans or programs. The AMATS planning area contains both a CO Limited Maintenance Area for the Anchorage Bowl and a PM-10 Limited Maintenance Area for Eagle River, and a conformity determination must therefore be performed for these two pollutants, based on an analysis of monitoring data.  The public review draft AQCD concludes with the determination that no element of the 2040 MTP will undermine either the objective to reduce ambient CO in the Anchorage Bowl, or the ability for Eagle River to maintain compliance with the PM-10 national ambient air quality standards.

You may review the draft air quality conformity determination and chapter 9 of the draft 2040 MTP by clicking the links below. Printed copies will be available as of January 23rd, 2020, for viewing at the following public library branches:  Eagle River, Mountain View, Loussac, and Muldoon. Print copies will also be available at the Planning Counter, Municipal Planning and Development Center, 4700 Elmore Road.    

For Public Review and Comment: 
2040 MTP Public Review Draft Air Quality Conformity Determination
2040 MTP Public Review Draft Chapter 9

The Deadline to Submit Public Comments is Close of Business Monday, March 9th, 2020.​

HOW TO SUBMIT A COMMENT:                                                                                          
Email:           AMATSInfo@ci.anchorage.ak.us 
Website:       2040 MTP
Fax to:          907.249.7712
Mail to:         PO BOX 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519

Events:       2040 MTP Public Meeting              

                     Mountain View Library
                     Community Meeting Room
                     120 Bragaw St. 
                     Anchorage, AK​                    
                     February 5th, 2020                          
                     5-7 PM - Presentation at 6 PM   
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AMATS 2040 MTP Public Review Draft

The AMATS 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) is the long-range planning document currently under development that will recommend improvements to the surface transportation system from today to 2040 for the Anchorage Bowl and Chugiak-Eagle River. The MTP is updated every four years.  

You may review the draft plan by clicking the link below. Printed copies will be available as of January 2nd, 2020, for viewing at the following public library branches:  Eagle River, Mountain View, Loussac, and Muldoon. Print copies will also be available at the Planning Counter, Municipal Planning and Development Center, 4700 Elmore Road.    

For Public Review and Comment*: 
MTP Cover to Chapter 4
MTP Chapter 5 to Appendices 

MTP Table 7-1 Errata Sheet​
*Please note the document has been separated into two files due to the overall size of the document. ​

The Deadline to Submit Public Comments is Close of Business Monday, March 9, 2020.​

HOW TO SUBMIT A COMMENT:                                                                                          
Email:           AMATSInfo@ci.anchorage.ak.us 
Website:       2040 MTP
Fax to:          907.249.7712
Mail to:         PO BOX 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519
Events:        2040 MTP Public Meeting              

                     Mountain View Library
                     Community Meeting Room
                     120 Bragaw St. 
                     Anchorage, AK​                    
                     February 5th, 2020                          
                     5-7 PM - Presentation at 6 PM   ​​