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CRC on the Ropes?
In an interview with the Trib, Peter DeFazio has again insisted that the Columbia RIver Crossing get smaller and less expensive. Meanwhile Coalition for a Livable Future has issued an action alert asking folks to comment on the Regional Transportation Plan, asking Metro to balance the plan more strongly toward walking, biking and transit, including…
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Whistling Past the Graveyard
Columbia River Crossing project sponsors have pretty much admitted that the current project scope is unfundable, but that hasn’t stopped a stakeholder committee from agreeing on an interchange design for Marine Drive. Interchanges represent one of the major cost components for the project.
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CRC Design Goes from Iconic to “Modest,” “Efficient”
Funny how all the aspirations for the Columbia River Crossing keep shrinking, except of course moving lots of cars…
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Sam Backs Away from 12 Lanes on CRC
Update: here’s the full text of Sam’s statement. The Oregonian is reporting that Portland Mayor Sam Adams will release a statement today withdrawing his support for a 12-lane Columbia River Crossing configuration. Meanwhile, members of the local project sponsors council are making clear that the cost of the project must be reduced. “What they’ve cooked…
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George Orwell Would be Proud
Apparently the Columbia River Crossing is a “A Model for Collaboration and Environmental Stewardship“. What planet does the FHWA live on?