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Transportation Engineer (In Training) posts and thoughts are my own Salem, OR

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thanks but i was outside the building

08.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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maybe? these beams are suspect

07.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot of the floor plan for levels 1-3

screenshot of the floor plan for levels 1-3

supposedly it's single stair??

permits.cityofsalem.net/PACPortal/Pe...

07.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

these should be allowed on every lot imo

07.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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7 units, called the "priest residence" for clergy at a local church

07.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
4 story small form factor structure under construction at 757 center st NE

4 story small form factor structure under construction at 757 center st NE

side view of the building in the first image

side view of the building in the first image

interesting little building in salem

07.03.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

i can't stop thinking of the idea of a possible US420/I69 concurrency somewhere in Michigan/Indiana

07.03.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

nice

07.03.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
image of various vertical elements in the bike lane buffer

image of various vertical elements in the bike lane buffer

AASHTO bike guide sec 7.4.2.4 on Flexible Delineator posts

AASHTO bike guide sec 7.4.2.4 on Flexible Delineator posts

ya here's what aashto says

06.03.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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06.03.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd have to double check, but I'm pretty sure AASHTO calls them separated

06.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah the intent of these is more to stop illegal parking than to protect. it's a relatively low speed, low volume street, so i don't really think full concrete here makes much sense to prioritize

06.03.2026 06:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

they were installed today, so zero so far. we will see how long they last

06.03.2026 05:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

that's just how it be - streets downtown were laid out super wide. Corvallis is like that too

maps.app.goo.gl/xMutMpMkzQSp...

06.03.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah.... we have a new transportation engineer that is a bit more knowledgeable about bike/ped, so stuff like this won't be built again

06.03.2026 05:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

here's a different angle of it

maps.app.goo.gl/yHWbXcxkZt4A...

06.03.2026 04:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

floating bus stop whose design leaves a little to be desired

06.03.2026 04:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
7 vehicles parked in the bike lane

7 vehicles parked in the bike lane

10 vehicles parked in the bike lane

10 vehicles parked in the bike lane

4 vehicles parked in the bike lane

4 vehicles parked in the bike lane

Here's the problem they're intended to fix- people park in these bike lanes when the farmer's market is in session. It was a regular problem!

06.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
image of a buffered bike lane with flexposts in the buffer

image of a buffered bike lane with flexposts in the buffer

Salem's first flexpost "protected" bike lane!

06.03.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
04.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 4793 πŸ” 1950 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 15

shit n' split

05.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

instead of paved roads and snowplows, we get war in iran

04.03.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gas prices across the U.S. jump 11 cents per gallon, AAA says Crude oil prices are surging due to the Iran war, pushing up prices at the pump across the U.S., according to AAA.

waiting for OR republicans to do a voter referendum on this

www.cbsnews.com/news/gas-pri...

04.03.2026 00:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If no one rode the train, they’d tell us that’s why they are cutting the train.

Now that everyone’s riding, they have to avert their eyes and straight lie wretchedly.

03.03.2026 05:48 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

high praise!

28.02.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

what's the run/bike ratio of miles because I'm pretty sure I've done this with my bicycle

27.02.2026 06:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
picture of a Korean bbq tempeh rice bowl in downtown Salem

picture of a Korean bbq tempeh rice bowl in downtown Salem

warm and sunny enough for an outdoor lunch here in Salem

21.02.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

cycletrack pls

21.02.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

send google maps link king

21.02.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

are you going to just post this without also sharing pictures

21.02.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0