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TriMet Does Some Things Very Well
We spend a fair amount of time on this site being critical of TriMet. But fair is fair. They had a significant announcement last week that deserves some attention. The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project has generated more than $100M ($110M in fact) in contracts to minority and women-owned subcontractors. In fact, TriMet’s contracting efforts to…
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Skateboarding Gets Some Respect
Oops… I meant to publish this last week – but you can still catch the online archive. Skateboarding as Transportation: Findings from Exploratory Research Speaker: Tessa Walker, MUS Student, PSU Topic: Skateboarding as Transportation: Findings from Exploratory Research Tessa Walker is currently completing her thesis on non-motorized transportation and qualitative research methods with supervision from…
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June 2013 Open Thread
A few tidbits: The US Coast Guard will hold a public meeting in Vancouver on the subject of the Columbia River Crossing, specifically whether the CRC should be granted a bridge permit by the Coast Guard, a necessary precondition for construction to start. Metro is engaging in public outreach on the under-development Active Transportation Plan,…
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Breaking: Washington State Senator dies; could this affect the CRC?
We have just received word that a Republican Washington State Senator, Mike Carrell of Lakewood, has died due to complications of a blood condition. While it may seem a bit macabre to discuss the political implications of this so soon, depending on how ruthless things are, this could affect the Columbia River Crossing. Prior to…
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Reverse English on Skagit Collapse
It took about two minutes for the Columbia River Crossing spin machine to suggest that the Skagit Bridge collapse proves we need to build the CRC. Two opinion pieces this weekend volley the ball back over the net, with the real policy point – we need to prioritize maintenance: CLF Director Mara Gross on Blue…