The Keizer Traffic Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee voted on Oct. 16 to ask the Keizer City Council to direct staff to develop a pedestrian-crossing survey and return with a plan or report for the committee’s review.

Committee members said the survey would gather public input on locations where crossings should be considered and would feed into staff analysis and future council discussion. Councilor Sharp urged members to move the recommendation forward during debate, saying the committee could ask council to “direct staff to work to bring it forward to city council.”

Members discussed scope and wording during the meeting. Some committee members wanted a broad, map-based solicitation of locations where residents perceive pedestrian safety problems; others emphasized including a specific focus on crossing needs along River Road because of its history of pedestrian crashes. Committee members amended the original motion to use the phrase “pedestrian crossings” rather than “crosswalks” to avoid implying a single type of treatment.

After discussion, the committee approved a motion directing the city to create the survey and for staff to return with a plan or report that the committee would review. The motion passed by voice vote with no opposition recorded. Committee member Matt agreed to take the recommendation to the City Council for consideration.

The committee expects staff to draft the survey language and implementation plan, return to the committee for feedback, and then forward a refined proposal to the City Council. Committee members said the survey results would be used along with police crash records and other data to prioritize future crossings or other pedestrian treatments in Keizer.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to approve minutes from the Sept. 2025 meeting — approved by voice vote, no opposition recorded.
- Motion to recommend the City Council establish a pedestrian-crossing survey and direct staff to return with a plan or report — approved by voice vote, no opposition recorded.

Next steps: staff will draft a survey plan for committee review; Matt will present the committee’s recommendation to City Council.