The North Slope organizations and the services they provide are vital to empower, sustain, and improve our residents’ living conditions. Infrastructure creates economic development, jobs, enhances safety, and improves local communities. Nevertheless, developing infrastructure takes time and planning amongst organizations.
North Slope Region
- The Arctic Sounder – “Cost comes into focus amid ASTAR testimony” (2018): http://www.thearcticsounder.com/article/1817cost_comes_into_focus_amid_astar_testimony
- Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) Visions Program: http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/astar/index.cfm
- North Slope Borough – Six Year Capital Plan (2017 – 2022): http://www.north-slope.org/assets/images/uploads/2017-2022_6_year_plan.pdf
Statewide
- Arctic Waterways Safety Committee: http://www.arcticwaterways.org/home.html
- Quintillion – Fiber Optics Project: http://qexpressnet.com/system/
- Northwest Arctic Borough – Projects: https://www.nwabor.org/about/projects/
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska Deep Draft Arctic Port Study: http://www.poa.usace.army.mil/Library/Reports-and-Studies/Alaska-Regional-Ports-Study/
International
- Arctic Council – Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment projects: https://pame.is/
- Arctic Council – Task Force on Improved Connectivity in the Arctic: https://www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/about-us/subsidiary-bodies/task-forces
- Arctic Council – Telecommunications Infrastructure in the Arctic; A Circumpolar Assessment (2017): https://oaarchive.arctic-council.org/handle/11374/1924
- Arctic Economic Council: https://arcticeconomiccouncil.com/