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Feb 21 2019

Drivers move their cars and trucks off the ferry LeConte at the Angoon terminal in 2010.

Alaska ferries freeze autumn ticket sales amid uncertain future

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Politics, Southeast, State Government, Transportation

The Alaska Marine Highway System has stopped selling tickets past September. That’s in anticipation to deep cuts that could be fatal to the state ferry network.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | February 21, 2019 5:17 pm

Feb 19 2019

With winter snow trails, North Slope Borough hopes to offer residents a safe path over tundra

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Community, Economy, Local Government, North Slope, Transportation

“Near-deaths and freezing, running out of gas are some of the issues surrounding being able to go between communities,” said Gordon Brower, director of the North Slope Borough’s Planning and Community Services Department.

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | February 19, 2019 3:16 pm

Feb 13 2019

An Alaska Marine Highway ferry docked in Skagway. (Photo by Emily Files/KHNS)

Dunleavy floats deep cuts, privatization of ferry system

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Southeast, State Government, Transportation

Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget director Donna Arduin says the administration is looking at privatization options for the state-run ferry system. That’s on top of a proposed budget that would cut 65 percent of the struggling ferry system’s budget.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | February 13, 2019 11:27 am

Feb 06 2019

The M/V Chenega up on blocks in drydock at the Ketchikan Shipyard for maintenance and repairs. The Chenega is one of two fast ferries in the Alaska Marine Highway System. The ship has a service speed of 32 knots.

House holds meeting on Alaska’s struggling ferry system

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Aleutians, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, State Government, Transportation

Reps. Louise Stutes and Bryce Edgmon — both boosters of the state-funded ferry service — called Tuesday’s meeting in advance of cost-cutting efforts by Gov. Michael Dunleavy.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | February 6, 2019 1:00 pm

Feb 05 2019

Ravn Air's terminal in Bethel. Ravn employees at the Anchorage airport are accused of stealing mail bound for rural Alaskan communities. (Photo by Dean Swope/KYUK)

Ravn changes baggage policy to only allow one free checked bag

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska’s Energy Desk and KYUK-Bethel | Business, Southwest, Transportation, Western

Regional air carrier Ravn Alaska has a new baggage policy that begins this month, and only the first checked bag will fly free. A second checked bag will cost $15.

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska’s Energy Desk and KYUK-Bethel | February 5, 2019 5:38 pm

Feb 05 2019

The engineering firm DOWL prepared this 35 percent review plan of a proposed Valley Transit Center for the City and Borough of Juneau.

Juneau moves forward with plan for new Valley Transit Center

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | Juneau, Local Government, Transportation

There are a lot of steps before construction can happen. There’s a private land sale to be finalized, the new owner will need to subdivide the property and a federal transportation grant application is also pending.

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | February 5, 2019 11:52 am

Feb 04 2019

Metlakatla approves observance of daylight saving time

By Associated Press | Local Government, Southeast, Transportation

Residents in the Southeast Alaska community approved the change in a special election in December. Alaska merged its four time zones into one in 1983, but Metlakatla opted out.

By Associated Press | February 4, 2019 11:05 am

Jan 30 2019

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420 ft. icebreaker homeported in Seattle, Wash., breaks ice in support of scientific research in the Arctic Ocean.

‘Uber for icebreakers’ idea gains traction in Congress

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Arctic, Economy, Federal Government, Military, Nation & World, North Slope, Oceans, Politics, Transportation

A Senate proposal has $750 million for a third Coast Guard icebreaker, but that money is caught in a fight over President Trump’s wall at the southern border. Still, there’s more than one way to break ice.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | January 30, 2019 1:25 pm

Jan 29 2019

A Holland America cruise ship sails up Juneau's Gastineau Channel June 19 2017. (Photo by Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)

Study finds poor air quality aboard cruise ships

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Environment, Juneau, Oceans, Southeast, Tourism, Transportation

A covert study undertaken by a public health researcher found air quality on cruise ships to be on par with the world’s dirtiest cities.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | January 29, 2019 1:22 pm

Jan 28 2019

Updated budget requests would fund earthquake relief, cut school funds

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Education, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government, Transportation

One request includes cutting $20 million for public schools that lawmakers agreed to as part of the budget deal last spring.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | January 28, 2019 6:34 pm

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Alaska ferries freeze autumn ticket sales amid uncertain future

With winter snow trails, North Slope Borough hopes to offer residents a safe path over tundra

Dunleavy floats deep cuts, privatization of ferry system

House holds meeting on Alaska’s struggling ferry system

Ravn changes baggage policy to only allow one free checked bag

Juneau moves forward with plan for new Valley Transit Center

Metlakatla approves observance of daylight saving time

‘Uber for icebreakers’ idea gains traction in Congress

Study finds poor air quality aboard cruise ships

Updated budget requests would fund earthquake relief, cut school funds

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