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A Periodic CRC Checkin
The bridge that won’t die is having an eventful back-to-school season, against the potential deadline of a September 15th special session at the Legislature. Here are a few of the highlights: The project has agreements for $86M in pay-offs compensation to industrial users as part of the effort to secure a Coast Guard permit for…
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Wheeler Explodes CRC Magical Thinking
As reported in Willamette Week, State Treasurer Ted Wheeler has some tough questions about the idea of an Oregon-only Columbia River Crossing project. In a letter (PDF) to project maven Patricia McCaig, Wheeler lists the questions the project needs to answer in short order. Is this a shot across the bow as the Governor is…
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Zombridge Rising?
You knew it was coming… The permit applications may still be live, but so are the lawsuits.
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Why the demise of the CRC is a victory for progressives
It’s been a nice hot weekend, so you can be pardoned if you missed the news, but the Washington Legislature adjourned without funding the Columbia River Crossing, As a result, both governors Inslee and Kitzhaber have essentially declared the project to be dead. This is viewed by welcome news by various different groups: Conservatives opposed…
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Southwest Corridor takes one more step forward
At a Metro Council work session on Tuesday, June 11, the project steering committee presented some draft recommendations to the Metro Council. The recommendations are still in draft at this point, and the Council took no action, but here’s what did get recommended, based on prior work and community feedback: HCT corridor should stretch (eventually)…