Norwich ― Residents and business owners will get a chance to comment on issues pertaining to downtown traffic patterns, sidewalks, parks and transportation mobility at a public forum from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Otis Library, 261 Main St.

The Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments has received a $212,500 grant from the state Department of Transportation, with the City of Norwich adding $37,500 to conduct a transportation corridor study of downtown Norwich, the waterfront area and entrances to downtown from West Main-Route 82 and East Main-Route 2.

The study includes all streets, traffic patterns, sidewalks, downtown parks, the Norwich Harbor area and major gateways into downtown which will be studied again for traffic and sidewalk improvements, pedestrian and bicycle safety, aesthetics and green space attractions.

The meeting will be held in the Otis Library community room, second floor. The meeting also is available by remote access through Microsoft Teams with the meeting ID: 235 899 585 68 and passcode: 3wedY8.