News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Traffic engineers, citizens and city officials are looking over options for a future couplet through Sisters.
Options presented for inclusion in the Sisters Transportation System Plan run westbound traffic along Main Avenue and eastbound traffic down Hood Avenue.
In the preferred option, the Main Avenue leg cuts across the corner of the Sisters Middle School property where the gym stands. Any couplet construction remains several years down the road.
Those attending a transportation workshop on Thursday, May 17, emphasized that Cascade Avenue should remain a two-way street and connect with the couplet at both the east and the west end of town.
Several citizens noted that local drivers want easy access to the downtown core during off-season time when traffic is light.
Mayor Steve Wilson said that the details of how Cascade Avenue links up with a couplet can be left to traffic engineers ¤ as long as access is maintained.
"All we know is that we want Cascade to be fully functional," he said.
Local resident Vicki Patterson emphasized easy access to the core for people coming into town from the north.
"A lot of people come into town down Locust," she said.
Stephanie Popp of the Oregon Department of Transportation noted that the city could retain function on Cascade by routing the westbound traffic down that street.
"That has been dismissed," said city councilor Lon Kellstrom.
Citizens and city councilors noted that they don't want a Hood/Cascade couplet because it would detract from the pedestrian-friendly feel desired for the downtown core.
More workshops are scheduled.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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