tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post3425045470959429633..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Third Try May not be the Charm for Proposed May's Landing ApartmentsSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-8711615938723351252016-02-14T01:17:40.656-08:002016-02-14T01:17:40.656-08:00i grew up in this area on Rural street. those hous...i grew up in this area on Rural street. those houses were only livable there because the 9 blocks of houses were surrounded by open fields where children could play and have a semi-rural life. However, now that the area is developed mostly as commercial and industrial, it is not a place for people and for children. There are no parks or open spaces. The noise of the airport is minor compared to the noise of the commercial setting.<br /><br />On top of the lack of real livable space, this is in the flood plain. When I lived there as a child in the 1050s and 60s our street flooded 3 times. The open ditches called Shelton Ditch was put into a culvert only after the Salem City Public Works Shop area was flooded as well. Since then the water now is diverted to Mill Creek and probably contributes to its flooding in heavy rains.<br /><br />This area should not be allowed to have any residential development let alone apartments. Eventually the housing that remains in the area should be allowed to be replaced with more commercial and industrial uses.<br /><br />It will be sad to see the house and neighborhood that I grew up in be destroyed, but in the long run it is best. The once idyllic setting of my youth some 60 years ago is long gone but never will be forgotten.<br /><br />I hope this project is finally defeated.Susann Kaltwassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-34631286686929735092016-02-08T19:17:57.464-08:002016-02-08T19:17:57.464-08:00If Salem wants to build apartments, they could pro...If Salem wants to build apartments, they could probably fit 500-1000 units along Commercial and Liberty between Mission and where they merge. This is a vastly underutilized area, with good transit connections, that could become a great neighborhood connecting Bush Pasture Park and the river and downtown with South Salem. But Commercial and Liberty will have to become two lanes with on-street parking and buffered bike lanes. These apartments could be the missing middle you've written about.Mikenoreply@blogger.com