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Committee hears regional planning update and rising e‑bike injury concerns as Salem plans lower neighborhood speed limits
Summary
A committee member reported on regional 'Salem in Motion' planning that envisions cutting neighborhood driving and lowering residential speed limits, and the council liaison warned of rising e‑bike injuries; members discussed implications for Keizer.
A committee member reported April 17 that regional planning work under the Salem in Motion effort is moving toward lower residential speed limits and more protected active‑transportation routes, and the committee’s acting council liaison raised concerns about rising e‑bike injuries among children and adults.
The committee member said Salem plans to drop many neighborhood speed limits from 25 to 20 miles per hour and has budgeted for thousands of new signs: “Salem is expecting to install around, 3,600 new speed signs around town as they drop the residential speed limit from 25 to 20,” the member reported. The member said Salem staff told…
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