President Theodore Roosevelt at the Capitol, May 21st, 1903 detail of Salem Library Historic Photo |
Hoopla the day before |
President Theodore Roosevelt at the Capitol, May 21st, 1903 detail of Salem Library Historic Photo |
Hoopla the day before |
2013 Report |
SINALACS transportation map In 15 years only one piece is done |
Willamette Valley Voices, vol. III, No 1 |
1350 Ferry circled in red |
A diversion of water from the millrace to the fountains of Pringle Park caused the old waterway to become narrower. The millrace which had previously flowed swiftly through the Ferry Street property began to move slowly. The sound of rushing water at that location went silent.And change will likely continue in the future. The NEN-SESNA project has identified this area as an "opportunity site" (#8 in map below) and hopefully the parking lot will revert to something more productive and interesting.
It was in the context of these developments and in response to the growing demand for parking that the Fur Shop was demolished. Chris Lachele’s solid-looking “little house” was also torn down. The weeping willow beside the millrace became firewood. The yard with its tulip tree, rosebushes, dahlias, and other flowering plants was paved over. In 1980 the property became a parking lot.
Looking Forward SESNA Opportunity Sites |
The "life cycle" abstracts mobility out of the picture! Transportation and access to goods/services is invisible (this clip occurs in several docs) |
Proposed new UGM center (Note stop bar and median on street, also a sidewalk stub where there is no crosswalk) |
Can't quite get the angle right in the google, but the rendering appears to show this section of Commercial at Division. |
Two alleys and two street stubs proposed to be vacated |
the rights-of-way proposed for vacation have not been used by the public for several decades, and the parties had assumed the area had previously been vacated.But on the other hand, there's the copious balderdash:
The proposed Outpatient Rehabilitation Center project creates a unique opportunity to provide improvements that would strengthen the pedestrian connection between two important City resources, Bush's Pasture Park and Pringle Park, as well as serve the proposed Salem Hospital Commemorative Garden and Adaptive Playground for disabled children.The Hospital's proposal is actually anti-unique! They propose to demolish the resource, Howard Hall, that is in fact unique, and then replace it with generic parking lot and a playground that could be sited any number of other places. Further, the improvements for walking are not very great in magnitude or in quality, and also fail to be unique in any sense other than hyperbole.
Scale: Too much toilet paper, not enough bridge collapse |
McGilchrist Block in better times, circa early 1950s Salem Library Historic Photos |
This is a long bridge |
More than twice as along as our existing bridges |
It's a highway bridge, for high speeds |
But, look! It's a family out for a Sunday stroll |
Ruins and Aftermath: Center Street Bridge Collapsed in Flood on February 3rd, 1890 Photo, Salem Public Library |
"What shall we do?" about the bridge - Front Page, 5 February 1890 |
Plain and Basic style |
It is convenient, but not very truthful, to treat the system reboot and the Third Bridge as wholly separate matters |
Cherriots proposed five-day coverage for West Salem Both Wallace and Edgewater routes go downtown; Edgewater is frequent service - but lots of empty in the hills |
Am I crazy or would this giant slab of nothing at Courthouse Square make a perfect spot for food trucks?? #sjnow pic.twitter.com/FWA89Z5Q5N
— Zach Urness (@ZachsORoutdoors) July 2, 2014
Yeah, that giant slab of nothing.
From #19 in 2010 to #38 in 2014 |
Baggage Depot, looking north, 2000 Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey HABS OR-184-16 |
Fresh concrete for bike repair station at Riverfront Park |
Commercial Street, 1965 University of Oregon, Building Oregon Collection |
At the Peach 2010 - No Rain this Year! |
Classic 1995 DTP look |
SRC Oversight Team Agenda for Sept 18th |
(click to enlarge) |
62% of Oregon’s population is overweight or obese. Obesity related illnesses cost the state about $1.6 billion a year in health care costs. Join us on Wed., Oct. 8, to hear a national expert discuss how community design, land use, and transportation policies can enable us to be more physically active – and, in turn, healthier throughout our lives.The Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association has more:
A national expert on active living will speak in Portland (10/7), Beaverton (10/7), Salem (10/8), Eugene (10/9), and Bend (10/10) to discuss how community design, land use, and transportation policies affect our ability to be more physically active - and, in turn, our ability to stay healthy throughout the lifespan...Doors will open at 6pm, and the talk runs from 6:30 to 8:30pm. It will be at Willamette University Law Building, John C. Paulus Great Hall, 245 Winter St., S.E.
While public health officials have long understood that toxins in air, water, and food can harm human health, many now recognize that the way communities are designed and laid out - and the extent to which transportation policies help or hinder options to move more through simply walking and bicycling - can have dramatic consequences on the level of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease that are seen in the population.
Sallis' presentation will be followed by an interactive exchange on specific steps that cities can take to improve conditions for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other "active travelers."
At least two presentations are planned in each region-a technical discussion geared towards health professionals and professional planners, engineers, and urban designers (most planned during the day), and an evening event for the public.
City of Pieces at Salem Sunday Streets - SJ photo |
Commissioner Levin summed up an important part of the sentiment when he said that he wanted to see more "protection of private property rights." Representatives from the Home Builders Association, Americans for Prosperity, Willamette University, the Chamber of Commerce, and some individuals asked several times for "mandatory" or "mandating" language to be replaced by advisory, recommending, or encouraging language. In short, the focus for many seemed to be a hope for assurances that the plan remain aspirational and optional - not something that the City actually intends to do!Here's part of the Blind School decision:
policies and objectives stated within the Transportation [System] Plan do not apply...because these standards have not been expressly incorporated within the Salem Revised CodeSo.
Houses in Detroit |
Adaptation of "Before I Die" it looks like |
I would reduce the amount of bicycle lanes and the amount of trails we are taking care of...The state of Oregon is still in a recession. We don’t need the fringe things right now...For a long time Goss was on the Statesman's editorial board, on Go Downtown Salem's board, and her husband was on the Planning Commission. In 2009 together they were honored as Salem's "First Citizens." (The citation on p. 12 of the Chamber newsletter has more on that.)
policies and objectives stated within the Transportation [System] Plan do not apply...because these standards have not been expressly incorporated within the Salem Revised CodeMaybe this shouldn't be surprising, but it is. More than a little.
the City's master plan to guide its actions and investments for the 21st century. The Plan is a comprehensive document containing goals, objectives, policies, projects, and programs needed to provide mobility for the next 25 years.This is apparently wrong in key ways, however.
Final committee meeting for Bike and Walk Salem Seriously, was it just totally wasted effort? |
Sustainable Fairview Associates, owner of a large chunk of Fairview, recently offered to sell 35 acres to the city for park.Here's the old (it's now revised) reuse/demolition plan showing the crescent:
[But] Salem City Council rejected the proposal in an executive session....
Peter Fernandez, the city's public works director, told the Morningside Neighborhood Association that city staff was in favor of buying the land for a community park, according to a July 31 email.
The property in question is known as "the crescent" and includes a group of long-vacant buildings along Strong Road SE....
Fernandez, in a recent interview, said the council had concerns about how the proposed park at "the crescent" would fit into the Fairview Master Plan's objectives. The original plan called for the area to become a "town center" for Fairview's mixed-use development, he said.
Reuse Plan from Fairview Master Plan (Click to enlarge, inset detail added) |
The Policy Committee for our Metropolitan Planning Commission meets on Tuesday the 24th to adopt the new Metropolitan Transportation Safety ...