Salem Downtown Mobility Plan
Enhances economic development & improves multimodal connectivity to, from, and within downtown.
Quick Facts
Plan was an outcome of Salem’s Downtown Strategic Action Plan, which identifies the need to improve transportation circulation and accessibility in the downtown for pedestrians, bicycles, and transit without significantly impacting motor vehicle and freight traffic
Study encompasses 80 intersections
Results
Enhances redevelopment in downtown Salem
Improves bicycle connectivity and safety to, from and within downtown
Addresses street circulation and access for the north downtown redevelopment area
Identifies pedestrian safety and circulation improvements at intersections with closed crosswalks or dual turn lanes
Recommends one-way to two-way conversions on Court, State, Cottage, High, and Church streets
Recommends family friendly bicycle connectivity, pedestrian safety, and circulation improvements
Recommends immediate short-term implementable improvements that will inform medium- and long-term improvements
Our Work
Led traffic engineering
Evaluated range of multimodal transportation issues affecting downtown, including circulation, access, and safety
Conducted multimodal safety evaluation of pedestrians, bikes, transit, and motor vehicles within downtown critical to identifying existing gaps and deficiencies
Recommended short-, medium-, and long-term transportation improvements based on a two-tiered analysis and stakeholder input