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Final Chapter in CRC Week: TR-8 to 10, 13 and 14, the Exotic Ideas
Pages 4-7 to 4-10, 4-13 and 4-14 (PDF, 382K) of the screening report (PDF 3.3M) describe some of the more exotic ways of getting people across the river: Ferries Monorails Maglev Trains Personal Rapid Transit People Movers Staff reject them. I’m actually sorry to see Ferries crossed off the list, but I appreciate the argument…
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CRC Week: RC-14 to 18 and 21, the Alternative Corridors
Described on pages 5-14 to 5-23 (PDF, 482K) of the report (PDF 3.3M) these are all some variation on putting the additional traffic somewhere else. In most cases (except for the I-205 improvements scenario), in a new corridor. A new corridor would open up new land for development and quite likely encourage sprawl and more…
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CRC Week: TR-1 to TR-4 the Bus Options
The The report (PDF 3.3M) offers four different configurations of bus options (on pages 4-2 to 4-4, PDF, 134K) and recommends that all four be studied. They basically differ in the amount and configuration of dedicated facilities for the buses. I can’t quibble, they’re all options that should be studied (even if I am a…
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CRC Week: TR-7 High Speed Rail
Besides the multi-modal non-freeway bridge, this is probably the most disappointing assessment (pages 4-6 and 4-7, PDF 93K) in the screening report (PDF 3.3M). The conclusion is not to include high speed rail because it doesn’t serve regional needs. That’s sort of like saying we should never have built PDX because it doesn’t do much…
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CRC Week: RC-13 and RC-20, the Tunnel Options
The tunnel options are discussed on pages 5-7 to 5-9 and 5-13 and 5-14 (PDF, 156K) of the screening report (PDF 3.3M). The idea is to have a tunnel that goes underground somewhere before Marine Drive and surfaces around Mill Plain Blvd., bypassing Hayden Island. Staff gives this a thumbs up a supplement to the…