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Stimulus Looking Greener?
Opinions vary… My first reaction to the President-elect’s radio address this weekend was the same as the folks over at Streetsblog (where they have posted the address): too much focus on roads and bridges. But urbanist columnist Neal Peirce is more optimistic. He proposes three filters for stimulus projects: States instead could be instructed to…
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League of Women Voters to Host Panel on Public Infrastructure Needs
League of Women Voters to Host Panel on Public Infrastructure Needs Public Invited at 7pm on December 9 The League of Women Voters of Portland will host a panel discussion on the status of public infrastructure in the U.S. and in Portland, and the need for a comprehensive policy to fund and implement maintenance programs…
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Earl: CRC is a Metaphor
Speaking tonight at the Portland Spaces/City Club “Bright Lights” event, Earl Blumenauer said the the Columbia River Crossing was a metaphor for the lack of consensus for a transportation vision in our region, comparing it to “the desire for an eight-lane freeway from I-205 to Highway 26 that would turn I-205 into a parking lot…
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Watch the Stimulus Package Carefully
Friday’s O details the transportation ask from Portland and other local electeds for the stimulus package that everyone expects Congress to take up shortly. One thing to be careful of – under current rules at the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration it’s probably much easier to get road projects up and running…
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Transportation Investment Choices
As part of the New Look/Regional Transportation Plan process, Metro is examining patterns of public infrastructure investments. A joint TPAC/MTAC (the technocratic advisory committees) workshop will be held on Monday, October 13th from 2-4pm in the Metro Council Chambers (600 NE Grand in Portland) to look at scenarios for transportation investment choices.