Author: Chris Smith

  • Our First CRC One-Pager

    While some folks responded to our request for “one page” ideas for alternatives to the Columbia River Crossing with speculation that you couldn’t replace several years of planning with one page, Jim Howell shows how clearly it can be done: A Two Crossing Option for the CRC “Twice the bang for half the bucks” New…

  • Barriers to Cycling

    Portland State University Center for Transportation Studies Spring 2010 Transportation Seminar Series Speaker: Overcoming Barriers to Bicycling in Low-Income and Minority Communities Topic: Lynn Weigand, Director, IBPI; Alison Graves, Executive Director, Community Cycling Center When: Friday, April 30, 2010, 12:00 – 1:00pm Where: PSU Urban Center Building, SW 6th and Mill, Room 204

  • Absent from the CRC Debate: the Legislature

    A guest opinion piece by PSU’s Ethan Seltzer points out that the Oregon Legislature has completely ceded leadership on the Columbia River Crossing. Can we get them back in the game?

  • One Place for All Your High-Speed Rail News

    The good folks at Planetizen have created a news hub for High-Speed Rail: A New Hub for High-Speed Rail News With high-speed rail capturing the public’s imagination, Planetizen is pleased to launch a new website dedicated to covering high-speed rail in the United States. HSR News (http://www.hsrnews.com) will be a centralized source of information and…

  • Can You Put Your CRC Idea on One Page?

    Metro Councilor Robert Liberty would like you to. He’s tired of waiting for the current project to collapse under its own weight and wants to start generating alternatives now. From his current newsletter: Columbia River Crossing: Time to leave the monster project behind and find some smarter, cheaper, greener solutions The designation of an expensive…