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 Oregonian has learned that traffic forecasters involved in planning a new bridge, projected to cost…

The Business Journal has an online poll running on the CRC. Let them know how you feel.

The Oregonian reports on a survey by Riley Research testing attitudes about the Columbia River Crossing. The survey found broad support for a new bridge – but didn’t ask about costs. That’s a little like asking “would you like a world class education system?” without asking about the costs involved. The interesting news however is…

We’ve featured the critical insights of Joe Cortright here extensively. Now local economist Eric Hovee weighs in with comments submitted to the Columbia River Crossing project record. Some of his points (my paraphrasing) include: Look at the whole I-5 Corridor from Woodland to Wilsonville, and examine the impacts on connecting corridors as well. Evaluate added…