July 3, 2008
A Little Daylight in Council Consideration of CRC
The Portland Mercury is reporting that Commissioner Dan Saltzman is shopping the idea of withholding Council support for the Columbia River Crossing Locally Preferred Alternative until the independent analyses that both the Portland City Council and Metro Council have requested are complete.
Apparently it's dawning on these guys that once they approve the LPA they may never get another bite at this thing regardless of what any additional analysis may say.
Go Dan!
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July 2, 2008
KBOO Bike Show: Mountain Biking
Listen to the show (mp3, 12.8 MB) Tori and Carl talk with Chris DeStefano (PDX Mountain Bike Association), Shanti Ware (PUMP) and Jill Van Winkle (IMBA) about moutain biking in and around Portland, including the development of trails in...
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The Other CRC Decision
While everyone is (justifiably) focused on the Locally Preferred Alternative decision for the Columbia River Crossing, a correspondent points out that another decision related to the project is being rushed through. The required amendment to add the CRC to the...
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July 1, 2008
Earl Tackles Gas Prices from the Demand Side
Yesterday, Representative Earl Blumenaur announced legislation proposing greater operations funding for transit agencies and a variety of incentives to help people shift to non-auto modes, including extending tax breaks for commuting choices to the self-employed. Coverage from the Oregonian and...
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June 30, 2008
CRC City Club Forum Widely Covered
Friday's City Club program on the Columbia River Crossing has gotten a fair amount of press coverage: Rumble! It's the City Club Forum on the Columbia River Crossing Portland Mercury Blog Sparks, opinions fly in I-5 bridge project debate Portland...
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June 26, 2008
Encouraging New Transit Users
Via Planetizen: Apparently for a variety of transit systems in the Bay Area, today was "try transit for free" day, trying to get new users to check it out. Maybe TriMet should give this a shot?...
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June 25, 2008
Our Drivers Greenest!
The Daily Journal of Commerce is reporting on a "Men's Health" magazine article ranking Portland 3rd in the nation for the "greenest drivers": The magazine said it ranked 100 U.S. cities by using data including gas consumption, miles driven annually,...
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June 24, 2008
CRC at City Club on Friday
From City Club: The I-5 bridge across the Columbia River is a major congestion point on the I-5 corridor. Anticipated population growth and commercial development, along with traffic safety issues and earthquake preparedness, are driving a public conversation around how...
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Council Drinks CRC Kool-Aid wthout Benefit of Hearing
The Mercury and Oregonian are both reporting that all five Portland City Council members have signed on to a letter (the Mercury site includes a link to the letter) embracing the replacement bridge for the Columbia River Crossing along with...
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June 23, 2008
Oregonian Delves into CRC Induced Demand Issue
Sunday's Oregonian includes a front page article on the question of whether widening the Columbia River Crossing to twelve lanes will trigger land use changes that will in turn help congest the bridge again (and negatively impact air qualify). The...
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