OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.

• Position: Inside Alaska Business March 2018

Governor Bill Walker signed Administrative Order No. 292, establishing the Governor's Commuter Rail Advisory Task Force.

The nine-member group is being formed to determine the feasibility of a commuter rail service connecting Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. Right now, an average of 50,000 drivers commute daily on the lone ground transportation link that connects the two communities.

"Anyone who drives on the Glenn Highway knows all too well that we need an alternative way to move between Alaska's two largest population centers," Governor Walker said. "This new group will make sure our rail system is reaching its...