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Thoughts on the Statewide Transportation Strategy
The Statewide Transportation Strategy is part of the Oregon Sustainable Transportation Initiative. The Strategy aims to provide “promising approaches” to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in three main sectors: ground passenger & commercial services, freight transportation, and air passenger movement. The Strategy includes recommendations that are designed also to further other goals such as “livable communities,…
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Call to Action for Active Transportation Funding
The BTA Blog covers the risk to active transportation in the ODOT’s proposed new funding policies. Check it out and contact the Oregon Transportation Commission.
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The Yin and Yang of the CRC
Updated 7/14/12 Hayden Island neighbors have joined the lawsuit party… Updated 7/3/12, 7AM: Apparently today is the deadline for filing NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) suits for the project. Thompson Metal Fab has joined the party, suing over the height of the bridge. Original Post Looking a recent developments for the Columbia River Crossing: The…
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TriMet wins aribtration with ATU 757
As mentioned in the open thread, TriMet has prevailed against ATU Local 757 in the abitration over the 2009 contract offer. TriMet’s “Modified Final Offer” is retroactively imposed, and expires–this fall. An announcement by TriMet is here, the ruling is here. Earlier, The Oregonian summarized the contract proposals here, and profiled the arbitrator here. The…
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Does MAP-21 Undermine CRC Tolling Strategy?
There’s a post up today at Transportation for America that looks at key features of the just-signed Transportation Reauthorization Sausage. Included is this interesting item: 10. Tolling for new interstate lanes and HOV sleight-of-hand, and an emphasis on public-private partnerships Today states are not allowed to toll Interstate highways except under very limited and rare…