Talk:Knik Arm Bridge/Archive 1

I would if I could, but I don't have time so I won't

The Gravina Island Bridge article is very well written. This one's much shorter. Can someone familiar with the situation expand it in a similar fashion to the Gravina Island Bridge article? (I'd do it now, but I have more important homework to do first.) The article should probably touch on cutting the commute time from the rapidly expanding Valley (sourcing needed) and expanding the amount of land for development, as Anchorage's land is mostly occupied now. In fact, the Gravina Island Bridge has more info on the Knik Arm bridge than this article does. Maybe after this I'll copy what that article has and place it here... cluth 03:44, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Photograph?

What exactly do you want photography-wise? I live out here in Mat-Su, am a student photographer and I might be heading out that way this week or so. I've been out there before, there is really nothing there. You wouldn't really see anything. Do you want a pic of Anchorage across the bay or what?--Talon Razor 21:24, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't think the person who added the tag realizes the bridge isn't really built yet... I like your idea of a shot from Point MacKenzie of Anchorage though! —akghetto ^talk 23:38, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

neutrality

I've marked this article for a pov-check, as I get the impression that the balance of the article is against the bridge. Thryduulf 09:12, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

political objectivity and lack of citation

This article is a political rant. I love the comment about "agricultural land and ducks." It tells me whoever wrote the thing has never been up here. I lived in Willow for many years and did the 180 mile round trip commute to Anchorage every day. The route across the arm would cut down substantially on that time. The whole thing needs to be re-written. There's no authority at all for most of the claims. I've removed some of the more obvious political attacks and tried to restore a little balance. Anyone who thinks the bridge is some sort of con game that goes from "nowhere" to "nowhere" is invited to try out the commute I had to endure.--Cosmoline 02:15, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Not informing but political

This article does not inform anyone about the bridge. It is a political opinion. It does not give factual information on why the bridge has been proposed nor does it give information on what has gone into the planning of this bridge. The Alaska Department of Transportation recocnizes this project as one of the only solutions for this populated area. It is, whether or not correct, a pragmatic approach to solve geographic and economic dilemmas.--Edisun 02:10, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Sources that could be used to improve this article

Here is what I found while researching the Government Hill article:

• http://www.insurgent49.com/yanity_bridge.html
• http://www.insurgent49.com/adp_kabata.html
• http://www.knikbridgefacts.org/faqs.html
• http://coburn.senate.gov/ffm/index.cfm?FuseAction=LatestNews.NewsStories&ContentRecord_id=57440a8e-802a-23ad-4509-229d47ff4d58&IsPrint=true
• http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0725/p01s04-uspo.html
• http://www.knikarmbridge.com/documents/O03_GHCCComments081205.pdf

I may or may not be able to fix this, and these may or may not be good sources, but I'm guessing this article could use them. Feel free to use them. Wrad 22:30, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Here's one you missed:

• http://samplesandassociates.com/

DasV (talk) 19:35, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Room for improvement, but not deletion

No one outside Alaska would care about this bridge unless it was one of Senator Stevens' legendary "bridges to nowhere." That criticism may or may not be correct, but it is the primary public policy issue surrounding it. 68.99.53.199 03:38, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Propose renaming article as Knik Arm Bridge ("Don Young's Way")

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.

"Don Young's Way" is the official name of the proposed bridge (after Alaska Congressman Don Young). . I propose putting it in parentheses after the unofficial name of Knik Arm Bridge.GreekParadise (talk) 02:45, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Oppose move. "Knik Arm Bridge" returns 23,500 Google hits[1] while "Don Young's Way" returns about 3,000.[2] which tells me the former name is the most common usage. No need to make the name more complicated than necessary. Just redirect "Don Young's Way" here, if it's not already. Kelly ^hi! 03:29, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

Oppose move. What's this "Don Young's Way" BS? I live in Wasilla and have never the proposed bridge officially referred to anything other than "Knik Arm Bridge".RZid (talk) 03:49, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Oppose move. The article should remain titled with the most common name. "Don Young's Way" is already a redirect. --skew-t (talk) 10:02, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

• Seems I'm a little late to this discussion, but where in the world is the information indicating that would be the "official" name? I thought that was a jokey nickname for it. Beeblebrox (talk) 02:01, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

 Not done There is no evidence this is anything but a nickname for the project, I have also altered the lead to reflect that this not an official name. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:34, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

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