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Should Portland Help Pay for Sellwood?
Mayor Adams is being accused of dragging his feet on the City’s contribution to the Sellwood Bridge replacement. But let’s step back a bit. Is it the best use of $8M/year of the City’s share of increased gas tax revenues to fund a County facility (we’ll leave aside the question of whether having the County…
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CRC Light Rail to Get Stand Alone Vote
Some interesting politics in Clark County played out today as the C-Tran board, over the objections of the City of Vancouver, decided to place two measures on the ballot next year, one for existing bus service and one specifically for light rail. Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt had argued for one combined ballot measure.
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At the CRC Alternatives Review
The panel reviews the alternatives developed by the community. The audience was a Who’s Who of progressive/alternative transportation thinkers, including a number of Portland Transport readers. I spent last night at the Columbia River Crossing alternatives panel organized by Metro Councilor Robert Liberty. A large majority of the 14 presentations submitted by the community were…
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Internet Coming to an Intersection Near You
On Friday I attended the Oregon Transportation Summit. Being a geek, I sat in on the gadget session. One of the more interesting areas was how to detect vehicles at intersections. The traditional technology is the “loop”, a wire embedded in the pavement that generates a magnetic field that can detect the metal in a…