tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post8125570385191114634..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: State Street Study Announces Meetings and MemosSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-20941557516387904262016-03-07T19:45:18.190-08:002016-03-07T19:45:18.190-08:00The notes from the first Advisory Committee meetin...The <a href="http://cityofsalem.net/Departments/CommunityDevelopment/Planning/StateStreetCorridorPlan/Documents/Stakeholder%20Advisory%20Committee%20Meeting%201%20Notes.pdf" rel="nofollow">notes from the first Advisory Committee meeting are posted</a>.<br /><br />From the 650 survey responses:<br />"<i>the top five priorities for the corridor were the following:<br />1) More attractive streetscape,<br />2) Added bicycle facilities,<br />3) More storefront retail businesses,<br />4) Development of vacant lots, and<br />5) Safer sidewalks</i>"<br /><br />Re: Gentrification - it seems like there some concern on the Advisory Committee as well:<br /><br />"<i>There is transitional living on State Street. With this project, maybe those places will go away, but they are a part of Salem, and we need to address the issue. The diversity of the neighborhood is a strength. Maybe this type of transitional living should be dispersed throughout the city, as opposed to be concentrated in one area. The City should deal with that issue separate of this project, but gentrification should be addressed.<br /><br />If higher income housing is developed, other people will be pushed elsewhere. There is already crime in the area. With higher incomes coming in, there is more temptation for crime. The corridor needs more people and more housing. Millennials and seniors are looking for urban living. A lot will be up to market forces, but the City creates the environment through zoning.</i>"Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-31081884155019140712016-02-25T19:13:54.255-08:002016-02-25T19:13:54.255-08:00Overall, the discussion is quite positive. However...Overall, the discussion is quite positive. However, it is difficult to get past the statement that crosswalks do not occur at every intersection. In fact, there are crosswalks at each intersection, regardless of whether the city has marked them or not. And, "occur," as if crosswalks suddenly appear on their own. No! The autoists in the Salem Public Works Department have chosen not to mark the crosswalks. Though the motor vehicle speeds on State Street probably endanger any pedestrian venturing into the street, even at one of the few signalized intersections. To the author's credit, the report does accurately describe State Street as a barrier, just as all other other motor vehicle arterials are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-84464251656322371242016-02-25T17:55:57.213-08:002016-02-25T17:55:57.213-08:00I was encouraged by the depth, breadth and tone of...I was encouraged by the depth, breadth and tone of these documents as well. Though all the conditions form the passge you highlighted also exist on the miserable hellscape known as S. Commercial (lack of connectivity, crosswalks, out of direction travel, etc.). But the tone of that report was "everything is awesome!" I also was encouraged by the number of surveys returned (over 600 IIRC). Not sure about the "controlled gentrification" though. These properties are mostly underdeveloped. There's not much there to displace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com