A unique feature on the site enables visitors to take a budget poll and offer suggestions for how the city can save money. The website also provides a budget dictionary, a historical look at city spending and a sample property tax bill. Also, once the 2012 proposed budget is prepared and sent to the Assembly in October, it will be posted to the site and available for public review.  Read more...

Annual Traffic Report Shows Overall Reduction in Accidents  

Three of the four collisions categories measured by the city show fewer traffic accidents than the year before, according to the Municipality of Anchorage's 2010 Annual Traffic Report compiled by the city's Traffic Department.

The categories showing reductions are: total number of collisions; number of injuries sustained in a collision; and vehicle/pedestrian collisions. One category, vehicle/bicycle collisions, showed an increase in the same time period.

The annual report provides detailed information about traffic accident trends, where they occur, traffic volumes on various roads and trails around the city, and posted speed limits on city roads. Read more... 

Track Your City Bus in Real Time

Not everyone knows about it, but People Mover utilizes a web application that provides real time bus information.

Using automated vehicle location and global positioning technology, Bus Tracker, allows passengers to track where their bus is along its route and obtain the estimated time the bus will arrive at specific stops. Before this tool was available, passengers had to rely on published bus schedules.  Read more...