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Ocean Shores planning commission prioritizes sidewalks, downtown corridor and cellular coverage in 2025 strategic planning
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting, the Ocean Shores Planning Commission reviewed candidate priorities for the commission’s 2025 strategic plan, highlighting a Point Brown multi‑use trail extension, targeted sidewalks and crosswalks, downtown corridor design, enforcement capacity and efforts to attract cellular service and broadband funding.
The Ocean Shores Planning Commission met Jan. 28, 2025, at the Ocean Shores Library and identified pedestrian safety, downtown corridor improvements and improved cellular service among the top items to include in the commission’s 2025 strategic plan.
Commissioners and members of the public discussed extending the Point Brown multi‑use trail north to the roundabout and adding crosswalks and safety improvements on Ocean Shores Boulevard. “Complete the connection of Point Brown Multi Use Trail North to the traffic circle,” a commissioner said, and commissioners asked staff to consider crosswalks at Pacific Avenue, Ocean Lakeway and Taurus Boulevard and to replace flagged crossings with flashing lights at the roundabout after a near‑miss described at dusk.
Why it matters: commissioners said the projects would increase pedestrian and bicycle safety for residents and tourists and would help unify the downtown commercial area, a goal that appears in the city’s comprehensive plan. The commission also discussed design standards, parking and code enforcement as linked issues for downtown vitality.
Commissioners referenced Comprehensive Plan…
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