MAP: Help Us Identify Salem's Problem Crosswalks
Help us pinpoint some of the most dangerous crosswalks in Salem.
Every few weeks, we'll receive and email from a Salem resident asking us to do a feature on a city crosswalk that they think is a hazard to pedestrians. Former Salem Patch columnist Bill Legault even wrote a column last year focused on the daily game of Frogger that local residents play while attempting to cross Washington Street. So, in the same spirit as last week's Where Are Salem's Unshoveled Sidewalks map, we're asking you to help us build a handy resource for all city residents. Have you noticed near-misses at a crosswalk in your neighborhood? Have you identified a place in the city where pedestrians tend to dart out into the street without using a crosswalk? Write the street name where you saw the problem in the comments section …
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Jroug
3:58 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Reading this, you'd almost think the consensus is that people drive badly, pedestrians don't obey signals, the whole city is a disaster area, the police are too busy to deal with any of it, and nothing will ever change. I hope not, or I'm out. There ARE ways to make changes. Posting here is fine to blow off steam, but how much impact does it really have. There are clearly a lot of strong feelings… more ›