Canby council advances 20-year Transportation System Plan to second reading; plan lists 73 projects and $195 million in total costs

City planners and consultants presented an updated Transportation System Plan (TSP) to the Canby City Council on May 6, describing it as the product of a three-year process with broad public input.

Kevin Chuik of DKS Associates summarized the draft plan, noting it identifies 73 projects totaling about $195 million in construction cost over a 20-year planning horizon. “The full project list includes 73 projects totaling over $195,000,000 worth of investments,” he said, adding that the TSP splits projects into finance-constrained and unconstrained packages based on locally available revenue.

Staff and the consultant told council the city expects roughly $52 million of reasonably available funding over the planning horizon, including about $14 million in city funds and approximately $38 million that could be SDC-eligible. The plan therefore prioritizes a subset of projects for the constrained list while identifying additional projects the city would pursue if outside grants or partnerships become available.

The presentation emphasized multimodal analysis and community outreach: staff reported five community summits with about 350 attendees, online engagement by roughly 250 participants and about 1,000 unique comments. The TSP highlights congestion and safety issues on specific corridors, identifies gaps in pedestrian and bicycle facilities and proposes targeted investments, such as multiuse paths adjacent to state highways and pedestrian crossing enhancements on Oregon 99E.

Councilors asked whether the plan assumed state (ODOT) funding for projects on OR-99E and how the city could deliver improvements on state-controlled roads. Kevin Chuik and planning staff said the analysis does not assume ODOT revenue; projects that affect state highways would require partnership with ODOT and any assumed ODOT funding was excluded from the constrained financial forecast. Staff said the city can pursue grants or partner with state agencies when advancing those projects.

Council members also questioned truck-route redesignations (for example, a change to SE 13th Avenue’s truck-route status) and staff explained updates reflected traffic-volume analysis and planning-commission recommendations.

Councilor Waterman moved and Councilor Stearns seconded to set Ordinance No. 1672 (adopting the Canby Transportation System Plan) for a second reading on May 20, 2026; the motion passed 4-0.