The Columbia River Crossing project seeks to build a new bridge over the Columbia river between Oregon and Washington at Interstate 5.
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Posted on January 19th, 2010 at 4:38 pm.
Portland Mayor Sam Adams and Metro President David Bragdon have been joined by two leaders from Vancouver in their disdain for the current state of the Columbia River Crossing project.
Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt
Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart
(Photos © J. Maus)
Posted on December 4th, 2009 at 2:57 pm.
Packed with (mostly) opposition.(Photo © Adams Carroll)
Opposition to the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) took center stage at this morning’s meeting of the Project Sponsor’s Council (PSC). From a protest outside the meeting, to over one hour of public testimony — the project’s key players heard that the project remains disliked by many people.
Opposition to [...]
Posted on December 3rd, 2009 at 11:36 pm.
Metro President David Bragdon.(Photos © J. Maus)
Portland Mayor Sam Adams
Posted on December 2nd, 2009 at 11:24 am.
Tim Leavitt, mayor of Vancouver.(Photo © J. Maus)
Posted on December 1st, 2009 at 4:00 pm.
A meeting Friday could have major implications for how we cross I-5 in the future.(Photos © J. Maus)
This Friday, the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project will be put to a crucial test. At a meeting of the Project Sponsor’s Council, CRC staff will present the council members — which include Department of Transportation directors [...]
Posted on November 25th, 2009 at 7:56 am.
Scaled-back CRC plans have not stopped grassroots opposition.(Photo © J. Maus)
Last week, Columbia River Crossing project staff and state DOT officials from Oregon and Washington pitched a kinder, gentler version of the controversial project to legislators in Salem. Responding to widespread criticisms that the project is too big and too expensive, CRC backers [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2009 at 3:14 pm.
A BikePortland reader has some ideas of what can be done to improve theI-5 crossing of the Columbia River.(Photo © J. Maus)
Since a new era of planning for a new I-5 crossing of the Columbia River seems to be upon us, I thought I’d share a comment from last week that lays out several ways [...]
Posted on November 5th, 2009 at 1:56 pm.
Groups want to start the planning process over.(Photo © J. Maus)
A coalition of five local non-profit groups are calling for “an immediate restart of the deadlocked I-5 planning process.”
The Coalition for a Livable Future, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Environment Oregon, Environment Washington, and Upstream Public Health just issued a joint news release saying [...]
Posted on October 13th, 2009 at 2:52 pm.
Peter DeFazio, in his office on Capitol Hill back in March.(Photo © J. Maus)
The Portland Tribune reports that U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio has spoken out against current plans for the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project.
Echoing a popular sentiment around the project these days, DeFazio — who chairs the all-important House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee [...]
Posted on September 18th, 2009 at 10:46 am.
“12 Lanes?! Insane!” reads a sign at a protest ride this summer.(Photo © J. Maus)
Portland Mayor Sam Adams issued a statement this morning saying that he can no longer support a $4 billion, 12 lane replacement for the freeway bridge over I-5.
Adams states that for “reasons both fiscal and political, I believe I believe [...]
