Why Bus 11?

-by Colleen Shannon, Principal

For the first 3 years I lived in Anchorage, I survived without owning a car by taking Bus 11, which had a stop close to my first apartment, took me to my first temp jobs, and most importantly, it took me home.

Despite icy sidewalks and slush from passing cars, the arrival of Bus 11 was always a welcome sight. A few other friends also took Bus 11, and it became a metaphor for all things good. The name Bus11 Design stuck when my first freelance job was a poster which was hung on…Bus 11.

In July 2004, Bus 11 and Bus 12 were combined and renamed Bus 13.

Anchorage's People Mover website:
peoplemover.org

After dramatically escaping dot.com
conditions in 1996 California, Colleen ended
up in Alaska where she fell in love with snow and practices her sarcasm.

She likes to cross-country ski slowly,
goof around on her Mac, play Scrabble,
watch Alan Rickman films and play music on either her iPod or 1905 Edison Phonograph.