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Legislators and local transit officials believe a streetcar between west Salem and downtown could alleviate traffic congestion, with a feasibility study now under consideration at the state level.
Downtown Salem last saw streetcars a century ago. They were a popular commute option that, by 1927, had discontinued due to incompatibility with cars, financial hemorrhaging and incompatible private and public interests.
Read below for local historians’ perspectives on the potential for streetcars in the capital city.
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A legislative proposal hopes to go “back to the future” by studying the feasibility of a streetcar system for Salem commuters. Local historians say the hurdles that killed the system…
15 Mar 2023
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A legislative proposal hopes to go “back to the future” by studying the feasibility of a streetcar system for Salem commuters. Local historians say the hurdles that killed the system…
15 Mar 2023
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A soon-to-come legislative package rethinks how Oregon teaches its youngest learners to read and write.
15 Mar 2023
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A soon-to-come legislative package rethinks how Oregon teaches its youngest learners to read and write.
15 Mar 2023
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After a national salary review, the board of SAIF Corp. voted to give its president a pay raise and a bonus to put him closer to industry averages.
15 Mar 2023
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After a national salary review, the board of SAIF Corp. voted to give its president a pay raise and a bonus to put him closer to industry averages.
15 Mar 2023
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