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C-Tran Back to Work on CRC
The Columbian is reporting that the C-Tran board of directors has directed their staff to go back to work on the Columbia River Crossing. This is important, because even in an “Oregon-only” CRC scenario somebody has to worry about the design for LRT stations in Vancouver, and C-Tran has to figure out how to shoulder…
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A Periodic CRC Checkin
The bridge that won’t die is having an eventful back-to-school season, against the potential deadline of a September 15th special session at the Legislature. Here are a few of the highlights: The project has agreements for $86M in pay-offs compensation to industrial users as part of the effort to secure a Coast Guard permit for…
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Wheeler Explodes CRC Magical Thinking
As reported in Willamette Week, State Treasurer Ted Wheeler has some tough questions about the idea of an Oregon-only Columbia River Crossing project. In a letter (PDF) to project maven Patricia McCaig, Wheeler lists the questions the project needs to answer in short order. Is this a shot across the bow as the Governor is…
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Zombridge Rising?
You knew it was coming… The permit applications may still be live, but so are the lawsuits.
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Why the demise of the CRC is a victory for progressives
It’s been a nice hot weekend, so you can be pardoned if you missed the news, but the Washington Legislature adjourned without funding the Columbia River Crossing, As a result, both governors Inslee and Kitzhaber have essentially declared the project to be dead. This is viewed by welcome news by various different groups: Conservatives opposed…