Portland Transport

Hard to tell from this TV performance (via the Oregonian commuter blog) from the Vancouver Mayor. I think he opposes them but believes they are inevitable, and after he loses the fight, it won’t be his fault that someone else votes them in. Apparently that passes for leadership on this sorry project.

Yesterday morning, I had the opportunity to sit in on the first half of the Portland Freight Advisory Committee meeting. As I previously reported, ODOT Director Matt Garrett and Washington Secretary of Transportation of Transportation Paula Hammond were the featured guests, discussing the Columbia River Crossing. The format was interesting, it felt a bit like…