tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post3128248384482843417..comments2024-03-17T20:47:31.628-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Is Auto Highway Traffic Really on the Rise?Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-23324306953295956272012-09-08T07:47:02.486-07:002012-09-08T07:47:02.486-07:00Sightline has a new report on gas and mileage in t...Sightline has <a href="http://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/08/gas-report_2012.pdf" rel="nofollow">a new report</a> on gas and mileage in the PNW. "Shifting Into Reverse: Northwest gasoline consumption makes a modest decline"<br /><br />From the report:<br /><br />"Two concurrent trends have spurred the reductions in gasoline consumption: people are driving less, and vehicles have become more efficient. Of the two, declines in driving — particularly among northwesterners under the age of 35 — have made the greater impact. Looking to the future, however, gains in vehicle efficiency, combined with high and volatile gas prices, demographic shifts, and a range of social and technological trends, all point towards continued declines in gasoline use in the Pacific Northwest."Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-76697280235676829782012-03-26T08:03:33.824-07:002012-03-26T08:03:33.824-07:00Almost forgot! Yesterday afternoon in Bend was li...Almost forgot! Yesterday afternoon in Bend was like a dream. After checking in to our house for the week we hooped on our bikes, cruised down Newport Ave. on the Radish with the kids (arterials don't have to be miserable) for a beer, a bite, and groceries. Welcome to the 21st century I thought! The dutch style roundabouts they have put in over here are a dream for kids and families!Curtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-53414295620561544972012-03-26T07:40:44.782-07:002012-03-26T07:40:44.782-07:00Themes that came out of the recent budget meetings...Themes that came out of the recent budget meetings were the amount we are spending building, policing, servicing, and providing emergency services to folks who work in Salem but don't pay property taxes in Salem. So I guess its not enough that those of us that live in the city have to endure these toxic arterial hellscapes on a daily basis.... we need to pay for them too.Curtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-55576110264726393952012-03-25T11:38:55.209-07:002012-03-25T11:38:55.209-07:00Thanks for the link, Gary! Post updated with a ne...Thanks for the link, Gary! Post updated with a new graph.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-47990928072982126442012-03-25T09:54:54.344-07:002012-03-25T09:54:54.344-07:00oh, and the data I'm referring to came from he...oh, and the data I'm referring to came from here:<br />http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TDATA/tsm/tvt.shtml<br /><br />A comparison of ADT in 2001 vs 2010 shows little increase in I-5 south of the Battlecreek/Sunnyview interchange (58,500 up to 60,200) while I-5 at Market Street went up by over 22 percent in the same time frame. I-5 just north of Keizer Station went up more than 9 percent. <br />GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-87709791246449112752012-03-25T09:33:21.604-07:002012-03-25T09:33:21.604-07:00A better title for the Statesman article would hav...A better title for the Statesman article would have been "I-5 traffic increasing in Salem", as it appears that much of the increase is related to people using I-5 for local trips. Yes, if we build super fast access points to the super fast freeway, and we rezone nearby land from farmland to commercial retail as was done at Keizer Station, cars will come. This statesman article shows the additional travel such development induces. Unfortunately, these long trips out to the suburban fringe do not contribute to the city's economic vitality, livability, citizen health, etc. <br />GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-18666746063828003272012-03-24T18:44:16.165-07:002012-03-24T18:44:16.165-07:00Things that stood out in the article to me:
1. Tr...Things that stood out in the article to me:<br />1. Trips ticking up through Salem while other areas saw drops.<br />2. New trips possibly being generated by the new Kuebler interchange.<br /><br />Is it possible that more are using the interstate for local trips? On a somewhat related thought... My recent trip back to Michigan reminded me on one city that was able to build their way out of their congestion problem: Detroit! Ask anyone there now if it was worth the price.Curtnoreply@blogger.com