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Burnside, Prudent Streetcars at Planning Commission
Planning Commission took testimony for about 4 hours on the Burnside Couplet plan last night. Proponents and opponents were relatively balanced (a few more opponents). As one Planning Commissioner noted, about half the opponents referenced Couch from 15th to 19th specifically, which indicates that the Cathedral and school were effective in mobilizing their constituents. The…
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CRC Open House Question # 3
Narrow lanes and a lack of shoulders slow traffic on the Interstate Bridge. A new bridge should feature wider lanes and shoulders to improve the safety and flow of travel. Agree/Disagree. Discuss…
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CRC Open House Question # 2
Do you agree with the staff recommendation for transit? Recommendation: Bus Rapid Transit with express bus service Light Rail Transit with express bus service Note that this is not a question of which of the two do you prefer, but whether this is the right set of options to be carried forward into the DEIS.…
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Get Your Streetcar Passes Now
Sam Adams has decided that transit passes will indeed be honored on the Tram so that regular commuters don’t get soaked with the $4 single-ticket price. As reader Frank Dufay notes, I’m sitting pretty because Sam has included Streetcar Annual Passes on the list of honored fare instruments: So now, Chris, your $100.00 a year…
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CRC Open House Question # 1
Here’s the first question of twelve from the Columbia River Crossing project open house. We’ll bundle up all the responses for all the questions and forward them to the project staff to include in the public comment record. Do you agree with the staff recommendation for the bridge? Recommendation: Replace the existing bridge with a…