It would appear the bloom is off the rose: “We are thus at a point where all of the options are bad.”

The Oregonian outlines the negative outlook for the Oregon and Washington Legislatures providing the local match for the Columbia River Crossing in the face of declining driving (1.2 BILLON miles fewer driven in Oregon in 2010 less than in the peak year of 2002, despite rising population). Of course, it’s not as if the Federal…

As an economist–someone who follows data and trends closely–and as a long time observer of the CRC public relations machine, I’ve become accustomed to the Orwellian spin that they frequently put on the facts. The latest sign of CRC’s continuing disconnect from reality is its effort to deny that higher gas prices and declining traffic…

The Columbia River Crossing is the project that keeps on giving. Some recent developments and opinions: The Columbian reports that the City of Vancouver is blocking a C-Tran public vote on funding for light rail operations – continuing the trend of doing everything possible to avoid confronting actually paying for this bridge. Ethan Seltzer points…

The next public vote on the Columbia River Crossing will occur on April 12th at Metro. Metro will take up an amendment to their Land Use Final Order (LUFO) required because of the appeal filed by project opponents. The LUFO, you may recall, is the magical bit of authority the Legislature gave to Metro that…