Ron (who has a storied history of civic involvement in Portland, including being a leader in Riverfront for People) has a nice opinion piece yesterday’s O about changing the direction of the Columbia River Crossing project.

CRC Task Force subcommittee to identify a fourth alternative The Columbia River Crossing Task Force unanimously accepted the staff recommendation to advance three alternatives into the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) process and appointed a subcommittee to identify a possible fourth alternative. The subcommittee will work to develop a viable fourth alternative that aspires to…

“Three through lanes” (in each direction) is the mantra of the Columbia River Crossing project and the I-5 partnership. But if we need a reminder that the appetite for lanes is insatiable, look no further than yesterday’s USA Today for a roll call of the mega-projects. Phoenix is sure that if they can just take…

A mildly positive outcome from last night’s Columbia River Crossing task force meeting. After about an hour of testimony, almost all of it from advocates for more options going into the DEIS process, the task force got down to the real business – deciding whether to add a fourth option to the alternatives. Rex Burkholder…

I’ve been reading the Eddington report, a fascinating piece of research and advice to the government of the UK. I’ll be posting on it in more detail later in the week, but I can’t help highlighting one conclusion that seems very much on point for this afternoon’s decision: The risk is that transport policy can…