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Meanwhile, Back at the CRC
Last week TriMet was at the top of the news (and may be for a while), but let’s not lose track of the Columbia River Crossing. In particular, let’s not miss that the $1.50/barrel tax that Washington State was contemplating to fund their Governor’s big transportation package (in which the CRC did not particularly seem…
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Willamette Week: “downsized” CRC is an Optical Illusion
Read their take on the Columbia River Crossing scope in today’s issue.
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Republican Party Chair Disses CRC and Transit in One Breath
Couv.com has the video of a joint appearance by Oregon Republican Party Chair Allen Alley and Metro President Tom Hughes, who have diametrically opposed positions on the Columbia River Crossing.
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Gregoire Fails to Embrace CRC
Washington Governor Christine Gregoire outlined a 10-year transportation package in her state-of-the-state address, and did not include the Columbia River Crossing. Evan Manvel gives the details at Blue Oregon.
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TriMet Hiring CRC Manager
Would you like to manage all the transit aspects of the Columbia River Crossing construction? Now’s the time to apply. And the pay’s not bad. But wait, I thought we didn’t have any construction funding yet? Who’s going to pay this person?