TRANSPORTATIONAction Team

Presentation

Coalition Quarterly Gathering

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Transportation Action Team

Vision: In 2020 Corvallis will be a hub in a regional transportation system that

includes sustainable transportation modes for people and goods that connect Linn and Benton Counties and provides a link to north-south high-speed rail systems.

BIKE WALK BUS

Project: GOOGLE TRANSIT

From “Community Sustainability Action Plan” (12/15/08):

• Goal 1: Increase the alternatives for transportation and linkages to destinations beyond Corvallis so that by 2015 people have efficient options for travel throughout the region.

• Strategy 1: Increase the use of existing transit options.

• Action 1: Advertise existing connections.

• Action 2: Create a regional map showing points of connections between transit systems and links to detailed maps of those systems.

Already programmed into Google Transit

Corvallis Transit System

Systems to be added to Google Transit

Get to the Amtrak station even when the Loop doesn’t go downtown by transferring to ATS.

CTS Linn-Benton Loop ATS Amtrak

Other cities’ bus routes in Google Transit: Eugene, Portland, and Seattle, and many other major cities with Amtrak stations.

Get to Eugene also by taking the 99 Express to Junction City and connecting to Lane Transit District. CTS 99 Express LTD

How to use Google Transit

• Go to http://google.com/transit -or-• Go to http://maps.google.com -and-

• Click on “Get Directions” and

the Public Transit icon

• Input Starting and Destination addresses.

• Select the Date and Time you want to Leave or Arrive.

• Google will suggest options to get to your destination via Public Transportation, including transfers and connections.

Project: WORLD CAR FREE DAY

From “Community Sustainability Action Plan”:

• Goal 2: Motivate community members to reduce per-capita gasoline consumption by 50% by 2020.

• Strategy 1: Offer public and private incentives to encourage employees, shoppers, and students to walk, cycle, or use mass transit.

• New Action: Sponsor annual World Car Free Day (September 22) in Corvallis.

On Car Free Day, Thurs., Sept. 22, 2011:

On Car Free Day, Thurs., Sept. 22, 2011:

7:00 to 9:00 am – Check-In Sites• Free Refreshments• Information & support• Bike Safety Checks• Registration for Prize Drawings

Ten sites will be located all

over town on high-bike-traffic routes

and the Downtown Transit Center.

On Car Free Day, Thurs., Sept. 22, 2011:

9:00 am to 5:00 pm – Special Activities• At participating businesses, stores, and schools• Check out what’s happening where you work, shop, or

go to school

If you’d like to arrange something for your employees, shoppers, or students, let us know!

Ideas include: Celebrations, discounts, and

making your business car free for the day

On Car Free Day, Thurs., Sept. 22, 2011:

4:00 to 7:00 pm – Festival at Central Park• Bike Swap• Food• Entertainment• Alternative

Transportation

Booths

Help us cap

the 2nd Annual

Car Free Day in Corvallis at the Festival!

Downtown Transit CenterSW 5th & Monroe

NW Hills Community ChurchNW Walnut, west of 29th

OSU MU Brick MallNear the Bookstore

First Alternative Co-op (North Store)

NW 29th & Grant

Good Samaritan/Corvallis Clinic

Crossroads Christian Fellowship

NW Walnut & Highland

Beanery (Circle)Circle Blvd, near 9th

Corvallis High SchoolNW 11th between

Buchanan & Pierce

First Alternative Co-op (South Store)

SE 3rd & Chapman

Western View CenterOn bike path at SW

Philomath Blvd & 35th

CAR FREE DAY FESTIVAL

Central Park (corner of SW 8th & Madison)

Car Free DayCheck-In Site

& Festival Map

tiny.cc/CarFreeMap

Project: BICYCLE BOULEVARDS

From “Community Sustainability Action Plan”:

• Goal 3: Decrease vehicle trips by 20% by 2020 through effective planning.

• Strategy 1: Reduce single occupancy vehicle trips.

• New Action: Work with the City of Corvallis Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee to educate the public about bicycle boulevards.

Bike Blvds are:

• Low-traffic neighborhood streets

that have been optimized for bicycling.

They provide direct, attractive routes for bikes.• Quieter, prettier, and healthier than busy, car-filled

streets.• Welcoming to kids, families and novice cyclists, and

attractive for all kinds of cyclists.• Extremely safe (many have zero crashes over the last

decade).• Healthy, with noticeably cleaner air than busy streets.

(from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance [BTA])

Bike Blvds

Streets that are already heavily used by bikes and lightly used by cars

Treatments are made to streets to make travel faster and safer by bike while slowing cars and discouraging non-local, through traffic

Bike Blvds in Corvallis

The Action Team, in conjunction with the City, will be working with residents to educate them about bicycle boulevards and invite citizen participation in the planning process

Questions

Corvallis Sustainability CoalitionTransportation Action Team

Contact: Kevin GrantKevinAGrant@gmail.com