Salem MA Traffic and Parking Department

The effect of the protected bike lanes with flex posts was obvious across all measurements - average speed, 85% percentile speed, top speed, and percent of cars traveling above the posted speed limit were all lower with the flex posts in place. (4/8)

@RoryPoodle Good morning. You may request an appeal for your parking ticket by e-mailing tickethearings@salem.com.  Appeals must be requested within 21 days, and once the appeal is received the city has 21 days to respond. Visit salemma.gov/parking/pages/… for more information.

UPDATE (Thursday, October 26, 11:45am): Museum Place Garage and South Harbor Garage are both now full.

UPDATE (Thursday, October 19 10:30am): Museum Place Garage is now full. South Harbor Garage is nearly full.

UPDATE (Tuesday, October 17 11:45am): Museum Place Garage and South Harbor Garage are now full.

MBTA Bus Route Change Alert - Starting Sunday, August 27th, the 455 bus will no longer make stops along Congress and Leavitt Streets on weekdays, and will instead travel along Lafayette Street between Derby and Leavitt on all days. See attached graphics for details.

On September 23rd, Beverly and Salem are hosting the "Beverly and Salem Drive Electric!" event as part of National Drive Electric Week. Click the link below for information and to register for the event, which will be at Beverly High School from 12-3 PM. driveelectricweek.org/event?eventid=…

The Salem Skipper has now saved over 200,000 individual vehicle travel miles since launching in December 2020! Check out some other metrics and milestones below.

The Sumner Tunnel will be closed from July 5, 2023 until August 31, 2023. Plan ahead and find an alternate route at mass.gov/sumner-tunnel

DPS@Work - Bike Pad set up on Webb Street - Have a request for City Services? Click here seeclickfix.com/salem_ma. Simply choose a category, enter the location of the request, add an image, type a description, follow the prompts, and submit! #SalemMA

In advance of a potential snowstorm early next week, we are sharing Salem's Snow Emergency Parking Rules. In addition to this brochure, more detailed information regarding snow emergencies and alternative parking locations can be found at salem.com/snow.

The latest version of the Massachusetts Strategic Highway Plan was released last month. This document provides updated statewide crash statistics and information on targeted programs to help reduce the number and severity of crashes. mass.gov/doc/massachuse…

Salem Getaround service is back up and running! Until March 31st, any Getaround Salem users can save on bookings with the following promo code. Use code GA50SALEM for 50% off any trip (up to $40). salemma.gov/mobility-servi…

Some exciting new highs for the Salem Skipper - over 5,000 total unique riders since the service launched, with a peak of over 2,000 rides per week!

Check out the link below for answers to some frequently asked questions about the North Street for All Safety Enhancement Project: salemma.gov/traffic-and-pa…

The @MBTA released its revised map of proposed changes to the bus network as part of its Bus Network Redesign project. Click below to view the updates and register for the November 2nd virtual public meeting at which this proposal will be discussed: mbta.com/projects/bus-n…

10/27 11:20am: Museum Place and South Harbor garages are full.

10/21 11am: Essex Street closed at Barton Square. Museum Place Garage and South Harbor Garage are full.

Work continues on the North Street Safety Enhancement Project - striping is nearly complete, and today educational signage went up depicting the new layout! Visit publicinput.com/northstreet for more info.

Seven inbound trains and six outbound trains will be added to the Newburyport Rockport Line during the weekends of October 22-23 and October 29-30

10/20 11:20am: Museum Place and South Harbor garages are full. 370 spaces are currently available in the MBTA garage (252 Bridge Street in downtown #SalemMA).