Title
Approve a Letter in Support of the Noyo Harbor Multimodal Circulation Planning Effort Seeking Funds from Caltrans’ Sustainable Communities Transportation Planning Grant
Summary
MCOG, in collaboration with the City of Fort Bragg, the County of Mendocino, Caltrans, Noyo Harbor District, Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo, and community and tribal members, are working to draft a grant application to study multimodal access into and through the Harbor to create a more efficient circulation pattern, look at improving safety by reducing conflicts between transportation modes, and to create mode shift to reduce vehicle trips by providing non-vehicular and transit access to the harbor. It will study the feasibility of transitioning vehicular traffic through the harbor to one-way, connecting North Harbor Drive to Noyo Point Road on the west end of the harbor (providing a secondary evacuation route), and constructing a roundabout at the intersection on North Harbor Drive and State Route 1 to improve circulation and safety for all modes. This project is necessary to provide a comprehensive understanding of multimodal conflicts, circulation, and safety issues in the harbor and present plans to resolve the ongoing access issues.