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CRC Keeps Throwing Supporters Under the Bus
First the Columbia River Crossing sponsors talked of an ‘iconic’ bridge as a gateway between the two states – we got a concrete slab. A world-class bikeway was envisioned – instead the design looks like a dank cave. Now the Trib reports that Hayden Island residents who were once told that this bridge would unite…
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CRC Opposition Groups Gear Up for Protest
The coalition of folks opposing the CRC hope to make a big public showing at the next Project Sponsors Council meeting on December 4th (9:30AM at ODOT in Old Town). This is the meeting where the Sponsors will review the proposed cost reductions. The central message for the activists will be to take the opportunity…
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Tweaking the RTP for Climate Change
Metro is reporting that TPAC (Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee – the technocrats) had a discussion about the impacts of climate change policy on the Regional Transportation Plan, but the momentum still appears to be for the status quo on the project list: Other TPAC members, while acknowledging the importance and urgency of reducing greenhouse gas…
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DJC Compares CRC to Vancouver Bridges
And somehow Vancouver B.C.’s economy has continued to thrive without a wide new span.
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NE Community Forum on CRC this Saturday
NE Community Forum to be held Saturday, November 21st: Impacts of the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) On Saturday, November 21st the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and the Sustainability Clinic at Willamette University College of Law will be hosting a Columbia River Crossing Impact Forum. Students of the Sustainability Clinic will present their research about the…