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City Council Focus on CRC This Week
Two City Council meetings focus on the Columbia River Crossing this week, both at City Hall in the Council Chambers: Monday, 10AM – Joint work session with the Metro Council: I. OPENING REMARKS BY MAYOR ADAMS AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRAGDON II. COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING PRESENTATION • Review of two Council’s resolutions, progress report on what…
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CRC Before City Council – A Key Public Input Opportunity
City Council is holding a hearing on the Columbia River Crossing at the end of the month: Portland City Council Hearing With Public Testimony January 29, 2pm Portland City Hall, 1221 SW Fourth Ave This will be a critical opportunity for public input on the number of lanes and other major project decisions. Get the…
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All CRC, All the Time
Lots of Columbia River Crossing stuff today: A front-page article in yesterday’s O asks whether the CRC is sustainable, or is just being painted that way. The independent critique of the greenhouse gas analysis (PDF, 196K) has been released. Fundamentally it supports the analysis in the DEIS. On the other hand, if you believe the…
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8, 10, 12?
Apparently there was a fair amount of disagreement over home many lanes the Columbia River Crossing should have at Friday’s Project Sponsors’ Council meeting. According to the Oregonian, Portland was trying to eliminate the 12-lane option, while Vancouver was trying to eliminate the 8-lane option (while holding out for 12). Ah, harmony… My favorite quote…
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CRC Sponsors Panel to Review Greenhouse Gases on Friday
The Meeting is 10-noon at the WSDOT HQ in Vancouver: 10:00 – 10:10 a.m. Welcome and Introductions 10:10 – 11:30 a.m. Add/Drop Lanes Decision Process (Cont.): • Overview • Response to Action Items from Last Meeting: – Travel Demand & tolling – Additional Operational Differences – Transit Impacts – Environmental Differences – Cost Related Issues…