Comments on Breakfast on Bikes blog concerned about HB 2974 being a Third Bridge workaroundTypePad2019-04-15T03:45:47ZBrian Hineshttps://hinessight.blogs.com/salempoliticalsnark/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://hinessight.blogs.com/salempoliticalsnark/2019/04/breakfast-on-bikes-blog-concerned-about-hb-2974-being-a-third-bridge-workaround/comments/atom.xml/Mike Lowery commented on 'Breakfast on Bikes blog concerned about HB 2974 being a Third Bridge workaround'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451c0aa69e20240a4a2ecc4200b2019-04-20T01:04:35Z2019-04-20T01:12:47ZMike Loweryhttp://www.nowproperties.netAre you against a new bridge in Salem or are you just against the proposed means of funding and the...<p>Are you against a new bridge in Salem or are you just against the proposed means of funding and the potential cost overruns? I think I'm in the majority when I say "we have a traffic congestion problem". What alternate proposals to a bridge do you have that would help alleviate traffic? Adding the bike lanes didn't help because Salem doesb't have that mentality so these bikes lanes are under utilized compared to the amount of automobile lanes they took up, creating more bottlenecking while not promoting a dramatic increase in bike traffic. I am a pretty environmentally green guy, but somethin's gotta give.</p>