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CRC Mutiny Against the DOTs
The local government representatives on the Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council are in open rebellion, fighting for control of the project. In a letter to Governors Gregoire and Kulongoski, Metro President David Bragdon, Portland Mayor Sam Adams, new Vancouver Mayor TIm Leavitt and Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart are calling out the project: …we…
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Help ODOT Prioritize
Via the OTRAN list. The Oregon Environmental Council is encouraging citizens to provide input to ODOT on criteria for the STIP (State Transportation Improvement Plan): WHAT: Your comments are needed on the draft eligibility criteria and prioritization factors for the 2012-2015 STIP. WHY: Suggested updates to the eligibility criteria and prioritization factors for determining which…
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Serendipitous Transit Center
A silver lining in every cloud… Due to the sewer and street reconstruction on NW 23rd the #15 bus has been re-routed down NW 21st. While annoying, this has temporarily created something that I’ve always though NW needed: a transit center. Four transit lines pass next to Good Samaritan Hospital but don’t actually meet in…
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Sponsors Examine CRC Performance Criteria
The Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council is meeting next on the 22nd. From the project: VANCOUVER – The Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council will discuss performance goals and objectives focused on long-term management of the transportation corridor at its Jan. 22 meeting in Vancouver. CRC is believed to be the only large-scale, multi-modal…
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Focus on Safety
Everything’s coming up safety this week: Mayor Adams has scheduled the 2010 Portland Transportation Safety Summit: 4th Annual Transportation Safety Summit February 16, 2010, 6:30 – 8:30 pm University of Oregon – White Stag Building 70 NW Couch St., Portland (convenient to Old Town MAX station) RSVP to sharon.white@hotmail.com Childcare can be provided with at…