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Curious about what’s available or on the horizon as local “smart” transportation options? Or, want to share your ideas about what Sisters’ local alternative transportation priorities should be? …
Local transportation is a key part of fostering livability and well-being in Sisters and a critical aspect of both the Sisters Country Vision and the Sisters Comprehensive Plan Update. …
So we hope you’ll join C4C and your neighbors from 6-7:30 p.m. on Feb. 15th for an informative, engaging online community conversation, titled: "Alternative & Active Transportation Options in Sisters Country."
Sisters Country Vision Implementation Team (VIT)-member Bob Bryant is set to moderate/facilitate the event. He is one of three, new community at-large members for the Sisters VIT, and he was with Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for 35 years. Bob also serves on Central Oregon’s Regional Public Transportation Advisory Committee; and he helped ODOT oversee public input processes for two key Sisters transportation projects—the Barclay Roundabout and the Cascade Avenue Improvement Project.
The conversation will include:
Learning about various transportation alternatives and active transportation options that exist in Sisters Country today;
Discussing existing challenges and barriers that might discourage a robust shift to transportation alternatives and commute options; and
Exploring new ideas and hearing YOUR thoughts and priorities. For example: How might the City and its transportation partners create incentives that reduce our dependence on single-occupancy vehicle trips? And: How might more active transportation options benefit public wellness, and help begin to bring down trending medical care costs?
The guest panel currently is set to include:
Vikki Hickmann, a public health and alternative transportation advocate;
Annie Marland, an Age Friendly Sisters Country/STARS (rides for seniors) program representative;
Brian Potwin, a representative from Commute Options, which seeks to promote safe, healthy communities through smart transportation options in central and eastern Oregon; and
Scot Davidson, a Sisters resident involved in construction and growth planning and a bicycling infrastructure advocate.
We hope to see you at this informative and engaging Zoom (online) discussion. To receive an invitation with a Zoom link for Feb. 15th, simply RSVP HERE or below. (You will receive the Zoom link a day or two before the event.)
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* Let’s Talk! is free, but we ask that you RSVP (by clicking on one of the RSVP links in this article), so we can prepare and send you the Zoom link in advance of the meeting.
Citizens4Community is a non-partisan and non-political organization. Among our activities, we are helping to promote and implement discussions and activities that align with the Sisters Country Vision Action Plan. The plan consists of 20 key strategies that were voted on and prioritized by the community to support a more Prosperous, Livable, Resilient and Connected Sisters Country.
• You can read about how Let’s Talk began HERE>>