Current Projects

The City of Coburg has recently received a grant from the State of Oregon Transportation & Growth Management Program to develop a strategy for the creation of a hard surfaced bicycle and pedestrian path that will connect key areas in town in a loop system.

The strategy will be developed between January 2008 and June 2009. The path will enhance the livability of Coburg by providing a car-free mobility option and greatly enhance the safety for those walking and bicycling by creating connections between Coburg’s neighborhoods, downtown, parks, school, and employment areas. Learn about the project here:

Link: http://www.lcog.org/coburgloop/

 

The Coburg-Interstate 5 interchange is old and needs replacing. There are several steps before a new interchange can be built. The IAMP is one of those steps.

 

Draft Plan Coming Soon!

September 20, 2005	Presentation of ‘Existing Conditons’ to Joint City Council & Planning Commission Meeting
September 27, 2005	Community Meeting: Presentation of ‘Existing Conditons' in Coburg
January 10, 2006	Presentation of ‘Alternative Growth Scenarios' to Joint City Council & Planning Commission Meeting. To review draft document call or email planning department
January 19, 2006	Community Meeting: Presentation of ‘Alternative Growth Scenarios' at Coburg Municipal Court 5:30-7:00pm . Public participation is encouraged
April 2006	Draft plan completed
May 2006 – April 2007	Additional transportation modeling and a 4th growth scenario added to plan
April – Dec. 2007	A 4th modeling scenario is analyzed
November 2008   December 2008	Final Draft and Presemtation by ODOT to City Council 11/18/08   Public Review Period and Scheduling of Public OPEN HOUSE

 

Click here ( planning@ci.coburg.or.us ) to request being added to the interested parties list

What are Interchange Area Management Plans (IAMPs)?
Interchange Area Management Plans (IAMPs) are processes that plan for and manage interchanges and adjacent land to ensure integration of land use and transportation planning. The goal is to build an interchange that protects -- long-term -- interchange safety and operations and thereby protects the public investment in the transportation system.
IAMPs must include analysis of adjacent land uses and high levels of coordination with affected jurisdictions, agencies, property owners and other stakeholders.

Before funding can be released for major interchange improvements, the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) must “acknowledge” that the IAMP was developed cooperatively between the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and local agencies -- including approval by appropriate local agencies and adoption of any necessary amendments to local plans and policies.

What is the Coburg IAMP?
ODOT is required to prepare an IAMP for the Coburg I-5 interchange. An IAMP is required before any major roadway improvements can be made to the interchange area. The IAMP will include short-, medium- and long-range strategies to address transportation issues. The IAMP will define policies, recommendations, strategies and ordinances for adoption by the City of Coburg and Lane County with the goal of ensuring that the investment in improvements to the interchange will provide adequate safety and mobility at least for the 20-year planning horizon.

The Coburg IAMP is important for ODOT, the City of Coburg, Lane County, and the Central Lane Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), as well as for the traveling public and those owning property or with other interests along the corridor.

What is the Status of the Coburg IAMP?
Preliminary work on the Coburg IAMP began in August 2004. During Fall 2004, CH2M HILL, ODOT and the City of Coburg worked together on both the Coburg IAMP and the Coburg Transportation System Plan (TSP) Update. Though the two projects had separate ODOT contracts and Scopes of Work, they were managed and coordinated concurrently to capitalize on efficiencies. Due to City financial constraints, the projects were reorganized during Winter 2004-2005.

It was recently determined that the most effective way to move forward would be to (1) move forward with the Coburg IAMP, and (2) move forward with some of the relevant tasks from the TSP contract (e.g. inventory, existing conditions, traffic modeling). Therefore, some of the tasks from the TSP were rolled into a new IAMP contract, which also retained all of the IAMP project tasks.

The project should be completed by February 2009.

 

The Coburg Urbanization Study began October 2008. More information to come soon.

 

Updates are given to City Council on a monthly basis. Contact ( planning@ci.coburg.or.us ) to request being added to the interested parties list.