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Rehabilitate the Sellwood Bridge
We’re happy to welcome Jim Howell to the rolls of Portland Transport contributors with this perspective on a potentially less costly way to deal with the Sellwood Bridge. The apparent assumption that the Sellwood Bridge must be replaced and that it will take ten to twenty years to do it is misguided. This historic 1925…
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The Westside Bypass Rears its Ugly Head Again
At the last meeting of the Columbia River Crossing Taskforce participants got a first glimpse of the all of the potential transportation improvements that are being considered for I-5 across the Columbia River. Much to my alarm the list includes a couple of ideas that smack of what was considered a done deal in 1988…
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Burnside’s Fifteen Minutes of Fame at PDC
Actually it’s 12 minutes. The separation of the east and west sides of the Burnside project continues next week when the Portland Development Commission takes up the issue at their March 22nd meeting. From 8:18 to 8:30am (who schedules these things to the minute?) the Commission will review a report concurring with the City Council…
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Volunteers sought for Sellwood Bridge task force
This recently came across the transom from Multnomah County: Multnomah County is seeking volunteers to serve on a Community Task Force to provide important input during planning for the Sellwood Bridge Project. The 80-year-old bridge has serious structural and design problems that require a long-term solution. The purpose of the project, which begins this spring,…
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Trib Focused on Steel Bridge
This morning’s episode in the Tribune’s ongoing coverage of the Transit Mall Light Rail plan focuses on issues with the Steel Bridge, both in terms of operational capacity as well as maintenance issues with the aging bridge. Of course, here at Portland Transport, we’ve been discussing the bridge for weeks.