The Oregon Coast Visitors Association has been awarded a three-year planning grant through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving grant program to understand Equitable and Low-Impact Transportation To and Along the Oregon Coast. This grant will allow us to understand barriers and opportunities around equitable and low-impact transportation for three distinct types of communities: vulnerable communities in Portland, Salem and Eugene metros, workforce commuter communities on the north and central Oregon coast and residents in highly visited destinations on the north and central Oregon coast. 

We are working with a number of partners to facilitate community engagement strategies, spacial mapping and transportation planning for these communities. The ultimate goal of this planning process will be an actionable plan for how to make transportation more equitable and lower impact for visitors, workforce and residents on the Oregon Coast.

Location

North & Central Oregon Coast (Florence to Astoria Oregon). Portland, Salem, Eugene Metros. 

 

Key Partners

  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Knot Studio
  • OSU Sustainable Tourism Lab
  • Portland State University
  • Forth Mobility
  • Northwest Oregon Works
  • Florence Chamber of Commerce
  • Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce
  • Tillamook Coast Visitors Association
  • ODOT – Northwest Area Department
  • North Coast Tourism Management Network.

How it all comes together

See how this project aligns with the Glasgow Declaration – a global commitment by tourism stakeholders to address climate change – and its key principles.

We are working with experts in geospatial mapping, transportation system planning and climate resiliency to help understand transportation challenges and opportunities on the Oregon Coast.

Planning recommendations will help us support and encourage low-impact transportation options for travelers, workforce and residents on the Oregon Coast.

Lower impact travel options will protect coastal resiliency and biodiversity.

This grant project is a highly collaborative planning effort involving many partners and stakeholders.

Funding for this planning is through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Grant Program.

This planning is focused on making the coast more accessible and open to vulnerable communities.