Category: Columbia Crossing

  • CRC Opposition Groups Gear Up for Protest

    The coalition of folks opposing the CRC hope to make a big public showing at the next Project Sponsors Council meeting on December 4th (9:30AM at ODOT in Old Town). This is the meeting where the Sponsors will review the proposed cost reductions. The central message for the activists will be to take the opportunity…

  • DJC Compares CRC to Vancouver Bridges

    And somehow Vancouver B.C.’s economy has continued to thrive without a wide new span.

  • NE Community Forum on CRC this Saturday

    NE Community Forum to be held Saturday, November 21st: Impacts of the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) On Saturday, November 21st the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and the Sustainability Clinic at Willamette University College of Law will be hosting a Columbia River Crossing Impact Forum. Students of the Sustainability Clinic will present their research about the…

  • Shopping CRC 1.1 Around

    CRC staff is out shopping the new slimmer version of the Columbia River Crossing, now with only 10 lanes (no word on the exact lane configuration, but apparently it can be re-striped to 12 lanes later) and a few less interchanges – and an uglier design across Hayden Island. Here’s the full list: Eliminating a…

  • High-Speed Rail, CRC on Agenda in Salem

    Updated 11/15/09: For those who can’t attend in person, the meeting with be streamed. Original Post 11/12/09: The House Interim Transportation Committee is meeting on November 19th and will discuss the Columbia River Crossing and High-Speed Rail among other issues.