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A Little Daylight in Council Consideration of CRC
The Portland Mercury is reporting that Commissioner Dan Saltzman is shopping the idea of withholding Council support for the Columbia River Crossing Locally Preferred Alternative until the independent analyses that both the Portland City Council and Metro Council have requested are complete. Apparently it’s dawning on these guys that once they approve the LPA they…
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The Other CRC Decision
While everyone is (justifiably) focused on the Locally Preferred Alternative decision for the Columbia River Crossing, a correspondent points out that another decision related to the project is being rushed through. The required amendment to add the CRC to the Regional Transportation Plan is now in the pipeline. It was pushed through TPAC last Friday…
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Earl Tackles Gas Prices from the Demand Side
Yesterday, Representative Earl Blumenaur announced legislation proposing greater operations funding for transit agencies and a variety of incentives to help people shift to non-auto modes, including extending tax breaks for commuting choices to the self-employed. Coverage from the Oregonian and Bike Portland.
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CRC City Club Forum Widely Covered
Friday’s City Club program on the Columbia River Crossing has gotten a fair amount of press coverage: Rumble! It’s the City Club Forum on the Columbia River Crossing Portland Mercury Blog Sparks, opinions fly in I-5 bridge project debate Portland Tribune Interstate 205 bridge over the Columbia River may get tolls Oregonian Issues pile up…