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Coming Up on the KBOO Bike Show: Techie Questions
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4th CRC Options Survives Task Force Review
The subcommittee’s proposal for using the existing bridges for Northbound traffic while putting transit and southbound traffic on a new bridge was approved by the full Columbia River Crossing task force last night (Oregonian coverage). So this will be studied in the EIS along with the big bridge and no build options. Does this provide…
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New State Transportation Funding Strategy?
An interesting piece in the Daily Journal of Commerce yesterday (“State leaders draw roadmap for transportation reform”) contains musings from Rex Burkholder and Senate Transportation Chair Rick Metsger among others. Statewide, “we spend a lot of money on transportation each year, and we don’t really evaluate it in any way more than how many cars…
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Feds Push Congestion Pricing in Connecticut
Via Planetizen, FHWA officials are encouraging the Connecticut legislature to look at congestion pricing on some toll roads. WESTPORT – Federal Highway Administration officials yesterday urged state lawmakers to install highway tolls that charge motorists different rates based on peak and off-peak hours.
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Milwaukie LRT in Co-chairs’ Budget
Things are looking up for Milwaukie LRT. According to the Daily Journal of Commerce, the $250 requested from the State (from Lottery bonds) for the project is included in the co-chairs’ budget. The Connect Oregon 2 program is also in the budget. “There are two key investments we’re proposing,” Rep. Mary Nolan, D-Portland and co-chair…