Corvallis Sustainability Coalition

City of Corvallis

The Transportation Action Team, which is working to make Corvallis more livable by promoting walking, biking and use of public transit, co-sponsored the 5th annual Open Streets with the City of Corvallis. The event featured a mile of walkable, bikeable streets for people to explore neighborhoods around Corvallis and fun activities for people of all ages such as live music, dance, games and fitness activities.

• 2023

First Alternative Natural Foods Cooperative

Partnering with the Oregon Clean Power Co-op and with support from local donors and community investors, the Sustainability Coalition is helping Corvallis make the transition to renewable energy. Each Solarize Corvallis project helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while saving the host organizations significant costs on their monthly electric bills. In 2023 three projects were completed (installation of solar panels at Franklin K-8 School, Cheldelin Middle School, and the Benton County Historical Society) and the Coalition awarded a $16,000 grant to First Alternative Natural Foods Cooperative for the installation of solar panels. These projects help advance the Coalition's charitable purpose of promoting an ecologically, economically, and socially healthy city and county through democratic decision-making processes consistent with the Coalition's guiding objectives, one of which is to reduce and ultimately eliminate our community's dependence on fossil fuels.

• 2023