Portland Transport

Category: Columbia Crossing

  • Report from the First Ever

    About 10 hearty Portland Transport stalwarts braved rain and high winds to meet at Wynne’s last night. After about 30 minutes of socializing we heard a presentation from Jay Lyman, head of the consultant team for the Columbia River Cross (accompanied by Linda Mullen from the project’s communication team). Jay gamely fielded questions for almost…

  • Columbia Crossing Attitudes

    The Columbia Crossing project recently completed a round of focus groups with folks from both the Oregon and Washington sides of the river. It’s not on the project web site, but after hearing a summary at TPAC, I was able to obtain a copy of the focus group report and scan it (PDF 574K). Keeping…

  • CRC Tolls Highlighted

    According to the Trib, last week when the Columbia River Crossing staff gave the Metro Council an update, they indicated that tolls would be a required financing tool (amouts TBD) and that it might be necessary to toll I-205 across the Columbia as well.

  • Updated: Staff Says Tear Them Down

    Update: 11/22/06 DOT officials continue pushing the message in today’s O. Original Post: 9/29/06 The recommendation from the project staff for the Columbia River Crossing is to remove the existing bridge spans because of seismic issues and challenges with river traffic. But the older span is on the National Register of Historic Places. And a…

  • Planning Our Meeting

    Thanks for everyone who responded to the idea for a face-to-face meeting. I’ve gotten several potential dates from the Columbia River Crossing folks. Please take a quick survey about your preferences for a time and location, and we’ll get the ball rolling!