3.0 Affected Environment - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority
3.0 Affected Environment - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority
3.0 Affected Environment - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority
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<strong>Knik</strong> <strong>Arm</strong> Crossing DraftFinal EIS<br />
<strong>Affected</strong> <strong>Environment</strong><br />
Table 3-22 summarizes the study area parks <strong>and</strong> features.<br />
Table 3-22. Parks <strong>and</strong> features in the Anchorage portion of the Study Area<br />
Facility<br />
Susan Nightingale McKay<br />
Memorial Park<br />
Government Hill Elementary School<br />
Playground<br />
Cunningham Park<br />
Government Hill Greenbelt (East <strong>and</strong><br />
West Bluffs)<br />
Brown’s Point Park<br />
Al Miller Memorial Park<br />
Richardson Vista Park<br />
Alderwood Park<br />
Harvard Park<br />
Sunset Park<br />
Quyana Park<br />
Barrow Park<br />
Ben Crawford Memorial Park<br />
Location/Features<br />
Government Hill/open space<br />
Government Hill/playground<br />
Government Hill/open space<br />
Government Hill/open space, buffer<br />
Government Hill/open space, buffer<br />
Government Hill/open space, picnic area<br />
Government Hill/playground<br />
Government Hill/playground<br />
Government Hill/curling club <strong>and</strong> dance club<br />
buildings, basketball <strong>and</strong> tennis courts,<br />
Government Hill/playground, picnic tables,<br />
sledding area<br />
Ship Creek/open space, views, bluff<br />
Ship Creek/open space, views<br />
Ship Creek/open space, views<br />
About 46 acres of parkl<strong>and</strong> are located in the Government Hill neighborhood. Harvard Park<br />
<strong>and</strong> Sunset Park are located closest to the alternatives evaluated in Section 4.6.2 <strong>and</strong><br />
comprise about 10.1 acres of the total parkl<strong>and</strong>. These <strong>and</strong> selected smaller parks in<br />
Government Hill are shown on Figure 3.36. Harvard <strong>and</strong> Sunset Parks have recreational open<br />
areas <strong>and</strong> amenities. Sunset Park includes a playground, picnic tables, sledding area, <strong>and</strong> a<br />
parking lot. Harvard Park includes a building used by the Anchorage Square & Round Dance<br />
Club <strong>and</strong> another building owned by the Anchorage Curling Club, as well as basketball <strong>and</strong><br />
tennis courts. The Municipality of Anchorage permits use of the dance club building <strong>and</strong><br />
leases l<strong>and</strong> for the curling club building to the private nonprofit user groups. Therefore, those<br />
buildings do not receive Section 4(f) protection as park or recreation facilities, although the<br />
dance club building does quality for Section 4(f) protection as an historic site. In addition,<br />
not all parks <strong>and</strong> greenbelt areas in the project area qualify for Section 4(f) protection. See<br />
the separate Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation following this EIS for detail.<br />
About 12 acres of parkl<strong>and</strong> are located in the Ship Creek area, including Ship Creek<br />
Overlook, Quyana Park, Barrow Park, <strong>and</strong> the Ben Crawford Memorial Park. Existing <strong>and</strong><br />
planned portions of the Ship Creek Trail are also in the area.<br />
The Ship Creek Trail consists of existing <strong>and</strong> proposed trails along Ship Creek. When<br />
complete, it will connect the Mountain View neighborhood <strong>and</strong> existing Glenn Highway<br />
Trail with the existing Tony Knowles Coastal Trail (a National Recreation Trail). All three<br />
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