Your Tuesday evening update on Salem news

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Pedestrians will get a head start crossing intersections in downtown Salem beginning Monday, July 8.

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The city is retiming its crosswalks to give pedestrians a three-second lead to enter crosswalks before the light turns green for vehicle traffic.

The change is intended to make street crossing safer for pedestrians by making them more visible to drivers turning. Federal highway data shows such changes reduce pedestrian-vehicle crashes by about 13%.

The city has already retimed some intersections, including adding pedestrian lead time to the intersection of State and High streets. That came after a turning driver hit and killed longtime civil servant Denise VanDyke in December 2022. VanDyke had the right of way and was in the crosswalk.

Over the coming months, Salem will retime intersections from Division Street to Trade Street, north to south, and from Commercial Street to Cottage Street, west to east. Work will begin starting at Chemeketa Street and moving south, the city said Tuesday.

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“Sobering” data shows only 36% of Salem’s middle, high schoolers feel welcome at school

Data from the Salem-Keizer School District’s most recent survey of students’ sense of belonging found diverse challenges facing kids, including fear of violence in their neighborhoods and bullying for being…

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SAFETY GUIDE: Triple-digit temperatures expected in Salem this July Fourth weekend

Temperatures are expected to surpass 100 degrees in Salem this Fourth of July weekend. Concerns of fire danger will increase over the next month, according to the National Weather Service.

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Chemeketa seeks $140 million to expand career education, renovate campus buildings

Voters in Marion and Polk counties will decide in November whether to approve a spending package for Chemeketa Community College to build a new trades center in Salem, and add…

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PHOTOS: Dragon boats take to the river at World Beat

More than 600 dragon boat racers made a splash at the World Beat Festival over the weekend, with community teams raising thousands for local charities.

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“Sobering” data shows only 36% of Salem’s middle, high schoolers feel welcome at school

SAFETY GUIDE: Triple-digit temperatures expected in Salem this July Fourth weekend

Chemeketa seeks $140 million to expand career education, renovate campus buildings

PHOTOS: Dragon boats take to the river at World Beat

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