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Updated: Last Best Chance for Transit in Stimulus
Update: 7:18pm – Apparently this will go to a floor vote in the house tomorrow. 1000 Friends has published a local alert: Friends and Allies, Please take action now to help secure increased funding for public transit. We’ve just been informed that Congressmen Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) have introduced an amendment to…
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From the CRC Front Lines
I attended the joint Portland City Council/Metro Council work session on the Columbia River Crossing this morning. It was interesting to watch the two groups interact directly (something that has only happened once before, on the occasion that Portland sold the St. John’s landfill to Metro). The main topic was intended to be the number…
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There is a fundamental fallacy…
Rescued from obscurity on OregonLive. Ronald A. Buel is a Portland business executive and published writer on transportation. The Oregonian continues its campaign for the $4.2 billion Columbia River Crossing (CRC) with a January 18 editorial, and with a January 22 My Opinion piece by James L. Huffman. These two follow a column by Dave…
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City Council Focus on CRC This Week
Two City Council meetings focus on the Columbia River Crossing this week, both at City Hall in the Council Chambers: Monday, 10AM – Joint work session with the Metro Council: I. OPENING REMARKS BY MAYOR ADAMS AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRAGDON II. COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING PRESENTATION • Review of two Council’s resolutions, progress report on what…