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Headed for a CRC Toll Policy Show Down?
As expected, the SW Washington Regional Transportation Commission became the final local government to endorse the Columbia River Crossing Locally Preferred Alternative. But… In their endorsement they included a recommendation that tolling ONLY be used to pay for construction, NOT as a demand management tool. This puts the RTC squarely opposite the recommendation on Portland…
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Oregon Better Positioned for Rising Gas Prices
The Oregonian covers a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council that puts Oregon 35th on the list of states most impacted by gas prices. According to the report, the average Oregon resident spent 4.8 percent of his or her income on gasoline in 2007. That was one of the lowest in the nation, placing…
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Last Vote on CRC LPA
There’s one more body that has yet to vote on the Columbia River Crossing Locally Preferred Alternative. If you want to get your licks in one last time: The Southwest Washington RTC meets on July 22, at 4 pm at Clark County Public Service Center, 1300 W. Franklin, 6th Floor, Vancouver, WA. Also you can…
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Invasion of the Golf Carts
Sunday’s O details conflict between City and State laws in allowing folks in King City and Sherwood to take their golf carts to the grocery store. The same issue is being echoed nationally. What this really points to is latent demand for Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs), which are street legal, small electric vehicles. When are…
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Glenn Jackson’s Ghost Haunts CRC
A couple of local architects want to make sure the Columbia River Crossing doesn’t turn into another flat slab bridge. “We’re not trying to derail the project,” McCulloch said in an interview. “We think it should be pursued. The operative word is ‘enriching’ the process.” Renderings of Columbia River Crossing show what McCulloch calls a…