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Metro weighs in on CRC phasing
At yesterday’s CRC work session, which as Chris noted was intended to be about issuing a Land Use Final Order, instead got diverted to the subject of financing, and in particular, the subject of phasing the CRC project which was suggested last week by The Oregonian Bottom line: The Metro council wasn’t keen on the…
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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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Pre-tolls on the CRC?
A nugget mentioned in yesterday’s Willamette Week article on Oregon state treasurer Ted Wheeler’s finding that projected tolling revenue might be inaccurate, and reported this evening on KGW: In order to make up the shortfall, the CRC project committee might consider “pre-tolling”: Placing a toll on the existing interstate bridge, prior to the completion of…
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Eastside Streetcar delays and Buy America requirements
Its not often that two bloggers here happen to write an article on roughly the same subject on the same night, but that has happened tonight. (I call your attention to Chris’s article below). The Oregonian reported that the Eastside Streetcar line will be opening five months behind schedule–in November 2012–and with five vehicles rather…