Erin Turowski

After a series of fatal crashes in Salem, Massachusetts, Erin Turowski created a grassroots pedestrian safety organization, Salem's Safe Walking Advocacy Group, to advocate for vulnerable road users in her city. She was subsequently appointed to Salem's Transportation Commission and Safe Streets for All Task Force and after several years of service is now running for Salem's Ward 1 City Councilor.

Erin's campaign platform focuses on safe transportation, climate resiliency, improving access to housing, reducing the cost of living, and improving Salem's tourism economy for residents and visitors alike. She views walking and other sustainable transit methods as interconnected factors affecting affordability, environmentalism, physical fitness, and public health. Erin believes everyone should be able to safely use public rights-of-way, regardless of their mode of travel. She is excited to expand her work in walkability and transportation into broader efforts and help make Salem a safer, more affordable, and more resilient place to live.

Erin is a practicing veterinarian and a longtime volunteer and SCUBA diver in the New England Aquarium's Giant Ocean Tank. Her work with marine ecosystems has made her a respectful steward of the oceans, which is critical in a seaside city like Salem where residents find themselves continually faced with flooding, rising sea levels, and other climate-related concerns.