Policy Advisory Boards are ongoing advisory bodies that provide advice to the City Council on specific policy areas. In general, Policy Advisory Boards provide strategic, high-level advice on specific policy questions that are before the Council. In addition, they may be a topic that is more operational in nature to help assist City staff. The City Council may also create Task Forces for specific policy purposes. Task Forces serve for the period required to complete the tasks identified by the City Council.
Running for a single week from September 16 – 22, Oregon’s Get There Car Free Challenge is a timely reason to reduce drive alone car trips by taking transit, walking, biking, ridesharing, using micromobility options, and/or working remotely for the chance to win prizes.
Corvallis is a compact, well-planned city with an extensive network of bike lanes, shared use paths and sidewalks to connect you to your destination by walking, riding or rolling. We support alternative forms of transportation and sustainable infrastructure that has resulted in a city transportation choice where 11% of Corvallis residents commute by bicycle and 12% commute by walking to their destination.
The City of Corvallis Stormwater Program is a facet of Corvallis Public Works that educates and engages Corvallis citizens and businesses in improving water quality through pollution prevention best practices and stewardship of local waterways. The City Stormwater Program goals include:
The City's surface water utility diverts rain water (stormwater) runoff to minimize flooding and erosion. Storm water infrastructure includes inlets to collect storm water on streets, pipes, and urban streams to move the water through the community to be discharged into the Willamette River.
The challenge for the stormwater utility is to balance the need for flood control with the desire to maintain urban streams for fish and wildlife habitat. The revenue to support these services comes almost exclusively from user fees charged on the monthly City utility bill.
