Buffered Bike Lanes on Commercial, Other Green Lanes Lead ARTS Funding

There have been some delays, but earlier this summer ODOT finally came out with the final list for the "All Roads Transportation Safety" grants. Salem received several, including funding for the buffered bike lanes and enhanced crosswalks identified in the Commercial-Vista Corridor Study. A few other sites are identified for modern green colored urban bike lanes. There's also a road diet for Broadway around Pine Street. (The full list of projects is a spreadsheet here.)

Buffered bike lanes on Commercial
(yellow highlighting added)

This is a lightly edited excerpt, not wholly decoded or unpacked. If you see something particularly interesting, please say so, and maybe there will be reason to come back and look more closely at this or that project.

Some of the projects look like the piggy-back on others: The Fairview@12th, Marion@12th, Lancaster@Market for example look like they build off of planned or already complete projects.

Most of the projects are pretty autoist, but several have meaningful components for people who walk and bike.

Salem Projects

1. 12TH ST SE @ MISSION ST SE I2- Improve Signal Hardware: Lenses, Reflectorized Back plates, Size, and Number (3-4)
2. D ST NE @ LANCASTER DR NE BP5 - Install Urban Green Bike Lanes at Conflict Points I5- Replace Urban Permissive Left Turns to Protected/Permissive BP4- Install No Pedestrian Phase Feature with Flashing Yellow Arrow
3. FAIRVIEW AVE SE @ 12TH ST SE I5 - Replace Urban Permissive Left Turns to Protected/Permissive BP5 - Install Urban Green Bike Lanes at Conflict Points I2 - Improve Signal Hardware: Lenses, Reflectorized Back plates, Size, and Number (1-2)
4. COMMERCIAL ST SE @ MISSION ST SE H25- Install Lighting at Intersection I2 - Improve Signal Hardware: Lenses, Reflectorized Back plates, Size, and Number (1-2)
5. LANCASTER DR NE @ SUNNYVIEW RD NE I1 - Install Lighting at Intersection (SW quadrant)
6. MARION ST NE @ 12TH ST NE I5 - Replace Urban Permissive Left Turns to Protected/Permissive I6 - Install Coordination or Adaptive Signal Timing of Urban Traffic Signals I2 - Improve Signal Hardware: Lenses, Reflectorized Back plates, Size, and Number (1-2)
7. SILVERTON RD NE @ HAWTHORNE , LANSING & 17th I2 - Improve Signal Hardware: Lenses, Reflectorized Back plates, Size, and Number (1-2)
8. LANCASTER DR NE @ MARKET ST NE BP5 - Install Urban Green Bike Lanes at Conflict Points
9. KUEBLER BLVD SE @ TURNER RD SE H4 - Right Turn Lane on Single Major Road Approaches: Signalized Intersection (3- or 4-leg) (SB only) (not included in B/C) I7 - Install Actuated Advance Warning Dilemma Zone Protection System at High Speed Signals (Microwave Detection) I8 - Install Flashing Beacons as Advance Warning at Intersections (Not Coordinated with Signal Timing) (WB only)
10. BROADWAY ST NE @ PINE ST NE H48 - Convert 4-Lane Roadway to 3-Lane Roadway with Center Turn Lane (Road Diet) I5 - Replace Urban Permissive Left Turns to Protected/Permissive BP1 - Install Pedestrian Countdown Timer(s)
11. Various Signalized Intersections (City System) I2 - Improve Signal Hardware: Lenses, Reflectorized Back plates, Size, and Number (1-2) BP1 - Install Pedestrian Countdown Timer(s) I3- Replace Doghouse with Flashing Yellow Arrow Signal Heads I5 - Replace Urban Permissive Left Turns to Protected/Permissive
12. Various Signalized Intersections (ODOT) I2 - Improve Signal Hardware: Lenses, Reflectorized Back plates, Size, and Number (1-2) BP1 - Install Pedestrian Countdown Timer(s) Advanced dilemma zone protection at Verda, Cherry, I5 NB Offramp, & I5 SB Offramp. I7 - Install Actuated Advance Warning Dilemma Zone Protection System at High Speed Signals (Microwave Detection)
13. Commercial St BP20 - Install Buffered Bike Lanes BP2- Provide Intersection Illumination (Bike & Ped) BP9 - Install Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon without Median (3-Lane or More Roadway)

Keizer Projects

1. RIVER RD NE @ SAM ORCUTT WAY NE I2 - Improve Signal Hardware: Lenses, Reflectorized Back plates, Size, and Number (1-2) I3 - Replace Doghouse with Flashing Yellow Arrow Signal Heads BP4 - Install No Pedestrian Phase Feature with Flashing Yellow Arrow (Did not include in B/C, need confirmation from city)

Marion County near Salem

1. Cordon Rd Caplinger Rd to Hazelgreen Rd RD 15 - Install Rural Centerline Rumble Strips
2. KALE ST NE @ MP 1.4: CORDON RD H9 - Left Turn Lane on Single Major Road Approach: Rural, Unsignalized Intersection (3-leg)
3. SILVERTON RD NE A @ MP 2.3: BRUSH CR DR I12 - Improve Intersection Warning: Stop Ahead Pavement Markings, Stop Ahead Signs, Larger Signs, Additional Stop Signs and/or Other Intersection Warning or Regulatory Signs I16- Install Transverse Rumble Strips on Approach(es) I15 - Provide Actuated Flashing Beacons Triggered by Approaching Vehicles at Unsignalized Intersections
4. CORDON RD @ HAYESVILLE DR H9 - Left Turn Lane on Single Major Road Approach: Rural, Unsignalized Intersection (3-leg)

Southbound continuation on Commercial at Liberty
may not be included in this round of funding

We'll need to learn more about the exact final locations of the beacons and enhanced crosswalks on Commercial (one was deleted when the project was at the Planning Commission) and it's not clear that improved southbound crossing for the dysfunction junction y-intersection with Liberty is also included.

The road diet for Broadway is promising and it will be interesting to learn how far south it goes - the four-lane section really starts at Pine, so it's probably just north to the Parkway.

And we'll also want to find out more about when the funds will be programmed and when these will actually be constructed.

None of these are transformative, but they will be incremental improvements.

Not making the cut for funding were the 25th Street separated bike path and improved crossings on Center and Marion Streets.

(For more on the ARTS program see these posts, and for all notes on the Commercial-Vista Corridor Study see here.)