Nehalem Bay Transportation System Plan

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The cities of Nehalem, Wheeler, and Manzanita are developing a Transportation System Plan (TSP) for Nehalem Bay to plan for the future of transportation in each city and the Nehalem Bay region.

The purpose of the TSP is to document transportation needs, policies, and goals for the cities of Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler. The TSP will consider auto, bicycle, pedestrian, freight, and transit modes of travel and provide guidance on potential investments in the transportation system through projects, policies, and programs to address current problems and meet future travel needs. Each city will adopt portions of the TSP for reference within their own jurisdiction and the TSP will serve as the transportation element of the Nehalem  Bay area comprehensive plan as required by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development under OAR 660‐012‐000.

The City of Nehalem Planning Commission will serve on the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) for the TSP.  The PAC will contribute expertise and community insight to the project team for the TSP. The PAC will ensure public input is reflected in the TSP, provide input on the regional goals and policies, and specific, local knowledge of each of the Cities. The PAC is responsible for helping the project team and decision-makers understand key needs of the community, and for acting as a sounding board in reviewing TSP components. The PAC will be asked to consider the key themes from parallel community engagement activities, their own personal experience, and the local communities’ needs as they provide feedback on the TSP. The PAC is not tasked to develop group recommendations. All feedback and recommendations of the individual team members will be summarized in meetings, and forwarded to the project team, including the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and representatives of the three Cities.
 

Public meetings will be held to receive input from community members throughout the development of the TSP.