Photo of the week: A bike path underneath a bridge (Updated)
A living example of an under-deck bike path in Roseburg, Oregon, at dusk. (Photo by Stephanie Noll)
Columbia River Crossing
The Columbia River Crossing Project
The Columbia River Crossing project seeks to build a new bridge over the Columbia river between Oregon and Washington at Interstate 5.
For more information, read my coverage of this topic in the articles below.
[For links to more local media coverage of this issue, click here.]
Series of web videos help explain CRC project
Screenshot from Nick Falbo’s animated presentation on alternatives to the 12-lane CRC.– Watch below- With the BTA flexing some muscle on the Columbia River Crossing project and a grassroots effort in opposition to a 12-lane bridge by Rising Tide Cascadia well under way, some of you might be curious about what other alternatives exist. Nick … Read more
(Updated) BTA on CRC bike/ped design process: “We’re not going to play this game any more”
[8/26, 4:42pm: This story has been updated with reaction from CRC project staffer David Parisi.] “The BTA is done with this public involvement theater… we’re not going to play this game any more.” — Michelle Poyouorow, Bicycle Transportation Alliance As reported earlier today, the staff from the Columbia River Crossing project held a meeting of … Read more
CRC bike/ped design decision looms as opposition grows
These are the two options bike and pedestrian advocates are being asked to choose from… but what if neither are acceptable?
BTA responds to Oregonian editorial: “CRC project is a $4 billion mistake”
Last week we pointed out an article by The Oregonian’s editorial board about funding for the bike and pedestrian facility on the new I-5 bridge. The response was written by BTA Board Chair Mary Roberts and Vice-Chair Stephen Gomez on behalf of the Board and the Staff Advocacy Committee. Here’s the BTA’s response: “The Oregonian’s … Read more
BTA wants commitments on security, maintenance if I-5 bridge design moves forward
Looks nice, but advocates want a commitment that it will stay that way. As we reported last month, the new I-5 bridge design that has won most favor with Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project staffers and advisers is a “stacked” bridge with the bike and pedestrian path underneath. Below-deck bikeways have typically been shunned by … Read more
CRC update: Planning price tag in the news, opposition matures, tolling on the table
Grassroots activists at Sunday Parkways explained why they want to stop a 12-lane I-5 bridge.(Photos © J. Maus) Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project watchers are buzzing after a front page story in The Oregonian yesterday detailed its planning costs. According to reporter Dylan Rivera, the planning effort for the new I-5 bridge has cost taxpayers … Read more
CRC update: ‘Stacked’ bridges with bikes underneath has momentum
Artists rendering of bike/ped facility underneath in a two-bridge, “stacked” configuration.(Graphics: CRC)
“12 lane, insane!” is the battle-cry on anti-CRC ride
Riders queue up at a stop lightduring the Anti-CRC ride Saturday.– Slideshow below/More photos –(Photos © J. Maus) Over 80 people met on Saturday to ride in protest against the Columbia River Crossing project. The event was put together by Rising Tide Cascadia to coincide with Pedalpalooza and raise awareness of the negative impacts of … Read more
Ride will explore CRC’s potential impacts on North Portland
Detail of ride flyer. Cascadia Rising Tide — a grassroots network of activists that, “take direct action to confront the roots causes of climate change and promote local, community-based solutions to the climate crisis” — will lead a ride next week exploring areas of North Portland that will be impacted by the Columbia River Crossing … Read more
What would YOU do with $4 billion? Have your say at the CRC Brewhaha Thursday
Brother, can you spare $4 billion?(Photos © J. Maus) If you had $4 billion to spend on transportation, what would you do? Come join our very own Jonathan Maus at tomorrow night (Thursday, May 7) at 7:00pm at Roots Organic Brewery at 1520 SE 7th Ave for a game show-style debate over what kinds of … Read more
The Columbian: Congressman says financial reality of CRC “may mean fewer lanes”
Front page of The Columbian newspaper today. U.S. Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA) is featured in a front page story in today’s edition of The Columbian newspaper expressing his concerns about the “fiscal reality” of the new I-5 bridge (the story is only available in their print edition). Echoing a sentiment shared by economist Joe Cortright … Read more