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Digging into the Treasurer’s CRC Report
Last week we noted that Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler agreed with the Washington State Treasurer that the toll revenue projections for the CRC were unrealistic. Let’s dig a little deeper into the report (PDF, 695K), as there are quite a few salient points: Traffic projections in the 2008 DEIS are based on a 2002…
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Transit Appliance at the Convention Center
I’ll be speaking about the Transit Appliance project this week at OSCON, the national Open Source Convention in our very own Oregon Convention Center. If you happen to be going to the show, please drop in for my talk on Wednesday (July 27) at 11:30am in room F150!
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More on the economics of transit use vs driving
Last week, we highlighted a recent report by the American Public Transit Association which claims that in Portland, an individual can save on average $859 per month–over $10k per year–if one holds a transit pass instead of owning an automobile. To be clear–this claimed savings requires not owning a car (or owning one less than…
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A phased approach for the CRC?
With the recent revelations by the Oregon and Washington state treasurers that yea verily, the funding for the Columbia River Crossing is not all there, and the amount of money available from tolls is not likely enough to pay the bridge’s ginormous price tag–it is good to see the editorial board of the Oregonian acknowledging…
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Third Bridge Now Group Hosting CRC Events
Under the banner of “Alternative River Crossings” (ARC) the Third Bridge Now advocacy group is hosting two upcoming events to discuss alternatives to the current Columbia River Crossing design. Both events are at the Clark County Service Building, 1300 Franklin St., Vancouver: July 29th 5:30-7pm Open house and chat with elected officials July 30th 10am-8pm…