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Arterial Bridge haunts CRC
The Arterial Bridge option has been haunting the bi-state deliberations on the Columbia River crossing for some time. I was a member of the Governors’ I-5 Task Force…the so called “Trade Partnership”… (I cast the lone dissenting vote on the final report), and recall the night about mid way through our several years long discussion…
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On “Railfans”, the CRC and Institutional Momentum
One of our readers likes to use the term “railfans” to describe the coalition of interests that keeps our Light Rail and Streetcar system developing. A slightly less malevolent term that is sometimes used is “Light Rail Mafia”. I suppose as a member of the Streetcar Board and someone who while serving on various advisory…
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Pining for Glenn Jackson
Glenn Jackson was the closest Oregon ever had to a Robert Moses-type character in transportation development. He was also considerably more enlightened than Moses, supporting the original Banfield Light Rail after support for the Mt. Hood Freeway faltered. Jackson was CEO of Pacific Power and Light, and for many years chair of the Oregon Highway…
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And Then the City Says…
Having just reflected on Metro’s Legislative Priorities, we now look at the City of Portland package (a much longer document). Here is the section on transportation funding: includes a five-year gasoline tax increase to fund a set of specific local government transportation improvements related to system safety, maintenance, preservation, operations, and congestion; includes the indexing…