Anchorage weighs parking reform with an eye toward curbing urban sprawl

Plus: Alaska Native corporations take argument over carbon credits revenue to court Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, November 22. In today's newsletter: - Anchorage may soon join dozens of other cities that have eliminated or loosened policies requiring off-street parking for new residential and commercial developments. - Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in an interview that she thinks the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade contributed to the GOP’s underperformance in the midterms. - A new lawsuit threatens to upend a landmark, four-decade-old revenue sharing pact that’s guided the distribution of more than $2 billion among Alaska’s Native corporations. Alaska history is littered with grand plans, proposals, and exploratory studies — some more rooted in reality than others. Looking back, the majority of these development schemes never made it off the drawing board. From a freshwater pipeline to California and submarine oil tankers to bridges across the Bering Sea to Russia, historian David Reamer takes us on [a tour of Anchorage development proposals]( that never materialized. 🌨️ Anchorage weather It's overcast today with a 50% chance of snow and a high of 35 degrees. Wednesday will see isolated snow showers early on, followed by mostly cloudy weather. The sun is expected to break through on Thanksgiving Day before clouds and a chance of snow return later in the week. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Anchorage Assembly to consider eliminating all parking requirements for new developments]( [Anchorage Assembly to consider eliminating all parking requirements for new developments]( Eliminating policies that require costly off-street parking could boost affordable housing, cut costs for developers and businesses, reduce urban sprawl and encourage other forms of transport, proponents say. [Read More]( [Murkowski says Supreme Court abortion decision hurt Republicans in the midterms]( [Murkowski says Supreme Court abortion decision hurt Republicans in the midterms]( Murkowski is on track to win reelection, with the most recent vote count showing her ahead of her Trump-backed Republican opponent Kelly Tshibaka. While Tshibaka has said she opposes abortion access, Murkowski is one of just two incumbent Republican senators who support codifying Roe v. Wade. [Read More]( [Alaska Native corporations take argument over carbon credits revenue to court]( [Alaska Native corporations take argument over carbon credits revenue to court]( The litigation stems from a 1982 settlement agreement that outlined how the 12 regional Native corporations should share income from exploiting resources like forests, but didn’t specifically contemplate what should happen with money earned by preserving them. The lawsuit hinges on a major new revenue stream for three of the regional corporations. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [Chris Green resigns as most successful volleyball coach in UAA history]( [Chris Green resigns as most successful volleyball coach in UAA history]( Green was the most successful coach in program history, capping 15 seasons with a winning record in every one. This year he guided the Seawolves to a 27-3 record and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference title. [Read More]( [Alaska doctor, once the focus of outrage, reflects on past as abortion provider, with questions]( [Alaska doctor, once the focus of outrage, reflects on past as abortion provider, with questions]( This doctor both delivered babies and performed abortions at her Palmer practice in the 1970s and '80s, and went on to be part of a libel lawsuit that would reach the Alaska Supreme Court. As she reflects on her past as an abortion provider, she struggles with how to define the beginning of personhood but continues to support the right to an abortion. 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