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$3.50 to Dundee
Yesterday’s O covers the report from Macquarie Infrastructure Group on finances for the Newberg-Dundee Bypass. The core package would require $3.50 tolls on both the bypass and 99W, plus an up-front investment of $150M by the State. Local residents would get a discount, paying $1.00 to use the bypass (the article does not explicitly say,…
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Report from the Tolling Forum
Update: Oregonian coverage of the forum I had a chance to sit through most of the tolling panel yesterday (I had to leave before the last group of speakers to get to another commitment). The program was organized by the Cascadia Center of the Discovery Institute, an organization I was not previously familier with (not…
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Congressional Shake-up
The word came through yesterday afternoon that Earl Blumenaur will be moving to the House Ways and Means Committee. This means he has to give up his Transportation Committee seat. At the same time, the Democratic Caucus says they are going to strip earmarks from the omnibus spending bill for the balance of the year.…
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CRC Tolls Highlighted
According to the Trib, last week when the Columbia River Crossing staff gave the Metro Council an update, they indicated that tolls would be a required financing tool (amouts TBD) and that it might be necessary to toll I-205 across the Columbia as well.
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Panel Discussion: Is Tolling In Our Future?
Is Tolling In Our Future? Exploring Tolling Options in the Bi-State Region Sponsored By The Cascadia Center/Discovery Institute Hosted by Identity Clark County and the Portland Business Alliance Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. EB Hamilton Hall at the Historic Reserve Vancouver, WA Discovery Institute’s Cascadia Center is pleased to co-sponsor with…