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Coos Bay wins $175,000 ODOT TGM grant; city outlines two-year bike-and-ped planning timeline
Summary
City staff told the Parks Commission the city received a $175,000 ODOT Transportation Growth Management (TGM) grant to support a bike-and-ped plan; staff outlined a roughly 18–24 month schedule from consultant selection to final deliverable and invited commission input for the active Project Advisory Committee.
City of Coos Bay staff told the Parks Commission on Nov. 20 that the city has been awarded a $175,000 Transportation Growth Management (TGM) grant through the Oregon Department of Transportation to support development of a comprehensive bike-and-pedestrian plan.
Staff said ODOT will finalize the scope, solicit costs from a preselected consultant list and negotiate a contract with the selected consultant — a process that includes about 30 days to assemble the final scope of work and up to six months for contracting and negotiations. Staff estimated the core planning work will follow and that the project timeline from kickoff to final deliverable is about 18 months, making the full process roughly two years.
Committee members from the Bike & Ped Fact Finding Committee (BPFFC) recommended the city explicitly list parks-commission representatives among potential members of a 10-person Project Advisory Committee (PAC) and noted that the October scope document was largely boilerplate. Commissioners and committee members emphasized the need to balance aspirational project lists with realistic funding expectations and pointed out corridor constraints — notably the existing rail line and buildings that narrow options for continuous bike facilities on Front Street.
Staff said the blueprint-phase public engagement has been completed and that substantial changes to the current 30% designs are not expected unless the consultant proposes deviations; commissioners asked staff to request PAC representation for the parks commission and raised concerns about ongoing staff workload during the grant process.
Staff said the city will coordinate with ODOT through the consultant selection and contract phase and that public meetings and PAC meetings will occur as part of the consultant-led process over the next 18–24 months.
