(Photo © Jonathan Maus)
The Columbian newspaper reported on Saturday that Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski and Washington Governor Chris Gregoire got an up-close and personal look at current bike access conditions on the I-5 bridge over the Columbia River.
Here’s a snip from the article:
“Gregoire and Kulongoski, wearing safety hats and vests, started their meeting with a walk onto the north end of the bridge’s pedestrian walkway…Trucks sped by a few feet away, and at one point the two elected officials had to dodge as a bicyclist pedaled through…”
According to Columbian reporter Don Hamilton, they remembered that encounter during a Q & A session with Columbia River Crossing project staff. When they asked about bike and ped access on the potential new bridge, they were “assured that conditions would improved” and reportedly “vowed to one day ride their own bikes across the new bridge.”
[Read the full article on Columbian.com.]
Just how exactly would bike access improve on the alleged $4-6 Billion bridge? Stay tuned for a sneak peek at some engineering sketches and follow my ongoing coverage of this project here.