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City officials want your input on on road projects intended to make travel safer for pedestrians in Salem.

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The projects would be paid for by a $300 million Safety and Livability Bond, which voters passed in 2022. About $17 million is reserved for sidewalk improvement sidewalks, according to a city newsletter.

The city plans to build new pedestrian crossings, replace sidewalks and fill in missing chunks of sidewalks.

Salem residents can submit their ideas and learn more by visiting the city’s sidewalk safety page online.

Here’s some of today’s news. You can always find our latest reports on our website.

COLUMN: The warriors living on Salem’s streets
Columnist Lynelle WIlcox, who runs the SafeSleep United shelter in Salem, shares two recent stories from people she’s met living unsheltered in Salem.
COLUMN: The warriors living on Salem’s streets
Columnist Lynelle WIlcox, who runs the SafeSleep United shelter in Salem, shares two recent stories from people she’s met living unsheltered in Salem.
Task force on beer and wine taxes, alcohol addiction gets to work
Taxes on alcohol sales are Oregon’s third largest source of revenue, but little of the money goes to addiction treatment.
Task force on beer and wine taxes, alcohol addiction gets to work
Taxes on alcohol sales are Oregon’s third largest source of revenue, but little of the money goes to addiction treatment.
Salem plans network improvements to fix traffic cameras kept offline during storm
Over nearly a week of freezing weather and icy roads, city crews treated more than 3,000 miles of road — more than twice the distance Interstate 5 runs down the…
Salem plans network improvements to fix traffic cameras kept offline during storm
Over nearly a week of freezing weather and icy roads, city crews treated more than 3,000 miles of road — more than twice the distance Interstate 5 runs down the…

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