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Here Comes CRC 1.1
The Trib reports that according to “sources who declined to be identified” project staff are briefing local leaders on alternatives to trim the cost of the Columbia River Crossing project. I thought we were supposed to have public process for this sort of thing? How about going back and doing a supplement DEIS to introduce…
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Time to Reconceptualize the CRC
The election of a new mayor in Vancouver, one who ran on the platform of a slimmed-down Columbia River Crossing that would not require tolls for funding, should be an opportunity to re-examine the fundamentals of the project. The Oregonian editorial board is begging the presumed Mayor-elect to “shoulder the realities of this project”. Meanwhile,…
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High Speed Rail Panel in Eugene this Weekend
Thanks to the alert reader who forwarded this on: Straub Hall (behind the Erb Memorial Student Union), Room 146 – Session III, Saturday, November 7th, 3:00pm to 4:15pm The transportation network in the United States consists of a 20th Century system in a 21st century world. The costs of congestion hamper our economic development, our…
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KBOO Bike Show: Community Resources
Listen to the show (mp3, 28.2MB) Elly and Sara talk with members of the Bike Temple and Bike Farm, two Portland-based community resource centers on a mission to support your spiritual and earthly bike needs. [Editor’s note: I have replaced the audio file with a different version with less hiss – apologies for the poor…