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CRC Ticks Down to Record of Decision, Opposition Lawyers Up
With the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, the Columbia River Crossing project is now on a count down to the “Record of Decision,” the formal conclusion of the planning process before moving into funding and implementation. A 30-day comment period will commence on or about September 23rd. After the comment period the Record…
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Governance Reform at TriMet: A Path to Democracy and Accountability
As a recent transplant from Seattle, I have been fascinated by all the subtle and not-so-subtle differences between the Portland and Seattle regions’ transit agencies. Most of these differences have their pros and cons. One agency vs several agencies, tickets vs smartcards, payroll tax vs sales tax, these are all issues that can be vigorously…
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Walking the Talk
It has not gone unnoticed (it’s even been discussed on this blog) that Metro, which promotes transportation choices, has a very large parking structure attached to their building. Employees have always (at least as long as I’ve had any involvement with Metro) been required to pay for that parking if they want to use it.…