We send out Action Alerts to make advocacy easy so our community can cooperate to make positive change in Corvallis and Benton County. Check out our previous Action Alerts below, and sign up for future Action Alerts here.
Action Alert History
11/24/2025 – Attend the SW Corvallis Area Plan Community Meeting
11/12/2025 – Email Public Works with Some Gratitude
9/22/2025 – Community Science: Help Track How People Travel Around Town
6/12/2025 – Tell Lawmakers to Invest in Safe, Modern Transportation Infrastructure!
5/28/2025 – Tell Lawmakers to Fund a Transportation Package for All Oregonians
3/11/2025 – Give Feedback on the Proposed 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program
2/27/2025 – Connect with Your City Council
1/23/2025 – Show Some Gratitude to Public Works and City Council
1/7/2025 – Show Your Support for Corvallis’ First Protected Intersection
- UPDATE (1/29/2025) – All nine members of the council were supportive of building a protected intersection at Circle & Highland and spending more money on it to make the infrastructure safer for all users. The final budget will still need to be approved.
10/28/2024 – Comment on the NHTSA Proposed Motor Vehicle Safety Standard for Pedestrian Head Protection
9/24/2024 – Take the Tyler Avenue (East) Bikeway Survey
9/20/2024 – Attend the Monroe Community Open House
8/7/2024 – Attend the Buchanan Avenue Modifications Community Meeting
- UPDATE – Public Works will be restriping Buchanan Ave with the current lane and parking configuration. Instead of making changes to the street, the School District will be implementing operational changes to the front entrance along Buchanan Avenue with the attempt to educate and direct parents to pick up and drop off students safely. We will be watching.
7/12/2024 – Comment on Oregon’s Transportation Funding Priorities
- UPDATE – SAFE Corvallis members Wendy Byrne and Steve Starcevich both were appointed to the Safe Streets for All Task Force for the City of Corvallis! They will both be strong voices for active and public transportation.
6/19/2024 – Attend the Tyler Avenue (East) Bikeway Online Open House
6/4/2024 – Attend the Tyler Avenue (East) Bikeway Open House
5/10/2024 – Submit Testimony to City Council on the FY24-25 Proposed Budget
- At the May 13th Budget Committee Meeting, Public Works Director Jeff Blaine explained that while a roundabout is still possible for the Goodnight Ave and 3rd Street intersection, the City would require ODOT funding assistance to construct a roundabout instead of a traffic signal.
- Additionally, the Rivergreen Ave and 3rd Street intersection is scheduled to be updated in 2025.
- Comments from the public about the intersection inspired a thoughtful discussion about the future of roundabouts within the Budget Commission.
5/6/2024 – Submit Testimony on the FY24-25 Proposed Budget AND Attend the OR99W South Corvallis Facility Plan Open House
4/25/2024 – Attend the Philomath Boulevard Conceptual Design Open House
4/4/2024 – Join the Walnut Corridor Committee
- Thank you to everyone who responded to the call to join the Walnut Corridor Committee! If you are still interested in making positive change along Walnut Boulevard, email SAFECorvallis@gmail.com to get connected.
3/1/2024 – Give Feedback on the Proposed 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan
2/22/2024 – Corvallis School District Sustainable Transportation Survey
1/25/2024 – Let City Council Know Your Priorities for the Strategic Operational Plan
1/13/2024 – Request Changes in the 2025-2029 Strategic Operational Plan
- UPDATE – Thanks to our loud and clear voices asking for changes to the Strategic Operational Plan (SOP), the drafted Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) now has significant financial allocations to the neighborhood bikeways including permanent builds for Southeast Corvallis ($751,000), 26th/27th Street ($437,000), and 16th/17th ($232,000).
11/30/2023 – Volunteer Opportunity: Social Event Coordinator
11/10/2023– Invite a Friend to Join Us & Monitor a Bike Lane (Part 2)
10/17/2023 – Monitor a Bike Lane & Share Some Gratitude
10/11/2023 – Take the Corvallis Community Survey & Take the Corvallis Bicycle Friendly Community Survey
9/5/2023 – Share Your Thoughts About the West Hills Road Corridor Plan
[Update from the 11/14 West Hills Road Corridor Open House below]
- A new option was proposed that included both pedestrian and cyclist facilities that are separate from each other and the roadway.
[Update from the 9/7 City Council and County Commissioner work session below]
- There was strong community support for the design which has a bike/walking path separated from the roadway, and the city will propose a third option that separate pedestrians and cyclists at a future date.
- The proposed roundabout at the intersection of West Hills and Western is generally agreeable to all and still under consideration. Councilor Lytle noted that potential for two roundabouts in the South Corridor Plan and city staff noted the initial opposition to the County’s roundabout at 53rd which is now highly appreciated.
- The “tabletop” treatment on West Hills Road is still under consideration as well.
[Update from the 9/5 City Council meeting below]
- During the September 5th City Council meeting, the City Attorney stated that there are multiple places in the Municipal Code which make dumping leaves in the bike lanes illegal.
- The unfortunate news is that the City Council did not collectively take a stand and ask city staff to protect the bike lanes. (Learn more in the City Council Watch below.)
- If you find leaves piled in the bike lanes this fall, you can report the problem here. Please mention that separated bike facilities will do even more to protect cyclists.
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