tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post8697162457914333282..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Eighth Salemite this Year dies While Walking; Mission Street Remains TerribleSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-13838750614229465232016-01-01T17:34:29.449-08:002016-01-01T17:34:29.449-08:00https://visionpanel.wordpress.com/regional-forums/...https://visionpanel.wordpress.com/regional-forums/<br /><br />Don't recall reading about this forum on transportation here, but maybe I missed it.<br /><br />January 7: Keizer<br /><br />For some top-line taking points, here's a link to Transportation for Oregon's Future's "Transportation Prescription for Healthy Communities." Chris Hagerbaumer | Deputy Director<br />Oregon Environmental CouncilSusann Kaltwassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-11554577568325369332015-12-31T21:07:30.998-08:002015-12-31T21:07:30.998-08:00Updated with sad news from Monmouth-Independence a...Updated with sad news from Monmouth-Independence about the death of John Shapley while biking.<br /><br />Thanks for the note about <a href="http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-66" rel="nofollow">the GAO report</a>. <br /><br />Be careful out there tonight.Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-90758464661534824332015-12-31T15:33:29.717-08:002015-12-31T15:33:29.717-08:00From Seattle Bike Blog via Sightline, article on r...From Seattle Bike Blog via Sightline, article on recent GAO report on poor street design as factor in vehicle vs bike/pedestrian collisions.<br />http://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2015/12/28/congressional-report-us-street-design-sacrifices-people-biking-and-walking-to-move-cars/Laurie Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824401850721009298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-46775818736807970732015-12-31T07:34:47.982-08:002015-12-31T07:34:47.982-08:00Looks like there is a poorly located bus stop in t...Looks like there is a poorly located bus stop in this area too. Perhaps the stop should be near the light, so pedestrians are not challenged to cross here to catch the bus. <br /><br />I agree that in major arterials we give more emphasis on letting cars go fast than we do to providing crosswalks. I note that Lancaster Drive is also very dangerous because of the limited signals where a person could hopefully be safer to cross the extra wide street. <br /><br />The theory is that too many lights will slow down traffic flow, but if that were totally true then why do we have stop lights every corner downtown? Maybe we need to accept that sometimes traffic just does not need to go that fast. Lights can be synchronized so as to allow for smoother traffic flow like on South Commercial between Mission and Rural without sacrificing crosswalks.<br /><br />If we need ways to get from point A to point B we could keep some roads as by-passes and not make streets serve multipurpose like commercial and highways too.Susann Kaltwassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-64711401807618571422015-12-31T01:21:48.129-08:002015-12-31T01:21:48.129-08:00I just want to correct Dave's incorrect statem...I just want to correct Dave's incorrect statement.<br />Jaywalking is not allowed in the Salem downtown area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com