Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety Enforcement
Summary
Temporary crosswalks installed last year still haven't been made permanent — it's stuck on ODOT funding. A Fifth Street crossing near the elementary school is funded but slow-moving, aimed at separating left-turn traffic from kids crossing.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Apr 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
Funding depends on ODOT; the Fifth Street beacon project is already funded.
Schoolchildren, pedestrians, and cyclists crossing Main Street area roads.
Drivers caught in enforcement stings could receive citations.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning Commission - Apr 6, 2026
Temporary crosswalks installed last year still haven't been made permanent — it's stuck on ODOT funding. A Fifth Street crossing near the elementary school is funded but slow-moving, aimed at separating left-turn traffic from kids crossing.
Traffic Safety Commission - Feb 18, 2026
Drivers keep blowing through crosswalks downtown, and a commissioner says he sees it nearly every time he crosses. The police department wants to bring back plainclothes crosswalk stings, but they need a grant that wasn't renewed last year. They're also planning joint enforcement with Salem's motorcycle traffic unit.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda and when it's voted on, at most once a day.
The weekly brief for Independence
What the council decided, in plain English — one email a week.
Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.