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CRC Mantra: Job Creation
I’m at the JPACT retreat this morning, where among other things the regional legislative strategy for the 2009 Oregon Legislative session is being discussed. The Port of Portland lobbyist is inculcating a mantra of “job creation” as the top line message for the Columbia River Crossing. I was muttering under my breath: “environmental destruction.”
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“Transportation for America” Launches Today
A new national advocacy effort is being launched today: Transportation for America (T4) is a broad coalition of housing, environmental, public health, urban planning, transportation and other organizations focused on creating a 21st Century national transportation program. T4’s goal is to build a modernized infrastructure and healthy communities where people can live, work and play…
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NOW: Driven to Despair
I had several readers drop me a note late last week about the episode of PBS’s NOW magazine show that aired on Friday: Driven to Despair NOW on PBS With gas prices spiking and home values crumbling, the American dream of commuting to work from the fringes of suburbia has become an American nightmare. Many…
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Enviros Stake Out Oregon Transportation Position
The 50 organizations that make up the Oregon Conservation Network are gathering signatures for a letter to State elected leaders: Dear Elected Leaders, One year ago, gas was about $2.80 a gallon. Now, with gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, many Oregonians are struggling with increased transportation costs. And they’re looking for alternatives to…
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Osborn Out, Brandman in at CRC – Sea Change?
From Willamette Week: Metro’s Transit Program director, Richard Brandman, is taking a top job at the Columbia River Crossing project. While Brandman might not be a household name, the move may signal that the project’s two sponsor agencies–the Washington and Oregon departments of transportation–want to make the proposed $4.2 billion bridge to the ‘Couv more…