Community asks how the waterfront development project will be managed with the growth of tourism.
Group seeks 300K annual and 4,500 daily visitor limits, and one or more days with no large ships.
MOA sets daily limit of 7,000, guidelines for docking bans for ships that would exceed that total.
Town on track to be second in Alaska, after Juneau, to provide such facilities.
Entire blocks along Franklin Street now shut down, but some stores seek to lure what locals they can.
Biggest issues for visitors were lack of connectivity and crossing guards, tourism director says.
Departure of Norwegian Jewel two hours early due to wind warnings comes in wake of stormy ship debate.
Strategy raises questions about citywide cruise tourism economic impacts cited by Ship-Free Saturday opponents.
Two-ship floating dock, recreated 1800s Tlingit village envisioned on island as soon as 2027.
Two ships arriving Monday staying until Tuesday, with a third making an unscheduled stop in Juneau
Ship-Free Saturday (Proposition #2) on the Oct. 1 municipal ballot, is an attempt by a group of residents including me, who want to have one… Continue reading
Proposition 2 will damage Alaska tourism statewide. Vote no to keep this sustainable industry healthy As the CEO of the Alaska Travel Industry Association, I’m… Continue reading
Three cruise companies, Goldbelt give $275,000 of more than $300,000 raised; supporters raise $380.
Opponents of Proposition No. 2 — Ship-Free Saturday make many bold, reference-free claims on the purported impacts of the initiative. According to them Prop. 2… Continue reading
I write to encourage all Juneau residents to deeply consider the implications of their vote on the Ship-Free Saturday initiative on the October ballot. I… Continue reading
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