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Busy Week for the CRC
Lots of Columbia River Crossing happenings this week: The Independent Review Panel (IPR) will convene for the first time, and will be met by a protest at its first meeting. PROTEST PLANNED FOR FIRST MEETING OF CRC ‘RUBBER STAMP’ PANEL (Portland, Ore.)–The Stop the CRC Coalition–a grassroots organization opposing the Columbia River Crossing Project in…
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CRC “Independent Review” Panel Rolls Out Schedule
The Independent Review Panel for the Columbia River Crossing project (appointed by the same folks who have been ramming this project through) has its own web site and this schedule of all-day meetings: 5/19 – kickoff 5/20 – design review 6/1 – planning/environmental 6/2 – project management 6/17 – financial/project management continued 6/18 – operational…
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It’s More Than One Page, But…
A reader reminds us that back in 2005, a PSU class for Professor Will Macht did a Columbia River Crossing concept around a waterfront development named “Quayside”. It’s 8 pages (PDF, 2.1M), not one, but the idea of actually linking the CRC to land use is apparently completely foreign to the project team, so I…
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Half a Page on the CRC
I love people who can be succinct. This from Dan Wade. Dear Councilor Liberty, I came across a post on portlandtransport.com outlining your request for one-page CRC proposals and thought I would weigh in. First of all, the initial planning process seemed to woefully neglect the rail bridge west of the I-5 span, which is…
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Someone at the Oregonian Has a Clue About the CRC
Mike Francis’ opinion section feature about the Columbia River Crossing is a refreshing break from the “we must do this no matter what” drumbeat of the editorial page of our local daily: You don’t have to be an architect, artist, bicyclist, urban planner, academic or environmentalist to fear that the Columbia River Crossing is a…