A new ‘Common Sense’ vision for a Columbia crossing
Jim Howell, the longtime citizen activist and former TriMet bus planner who helped lead opposition to both the Mount Hood Freeway and the Columbia River Crossing, has an out-of-the-box idea.
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Why bicycling isn’t allowed on a new off-street path in Clackamas County
The newly completed Rosemont Trail, a paved path that connects downtown Lake Oswego to West Linn in Clackamas County, should be cause for celebration — except for that fact that bicycling is banned on about half of its entire length. After The Oregonian covered this story yesterday, we got several emails from readers who were … Read more
“The Columbia River Crossing is dead”
The Washington Legislature has failed to pass any funding for the Columbia River Crossing highway expansion project.(Graphic: CRC project rendering)
BTA: Time is now to support key projects in Clackamas County
Clackamas County is updating their Transportation System Plan (TSP) and the time is now to make sure key projects make it into the final version. Getting the right, bike-friendly projects into the TSP is crucial because the plan is the county’s guiding document for investment and planning for the next 20 years. The Bicycle Transportation … Read more
Joe Cortright to Clackamas County: CRC jeopardizes Oregon transportation funding
Joe Cortright, an economist with Impresa Inc. and a noted critic of the Columbia River Crossing project, sent the letter below to the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners before their vote today on an anti CRC resolution: Today, the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners is considering a resolution to oppose the Columbia River Crossing. Attached … Read more
Clackamas County set to vote on anti-CRC resolution – UPDATED
John Ludlow, Chair of Clackamas County Board of Commissioners. A draft resolution that is expected to be voted on by the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners on Thursday could make them the first government body to take a position against the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project. The draft resolution has been published to the Board’s … Read more
Multnomah County seeks new members for bike/ped committee
This just in from Multnomah County. We could really use some active and enthusiastic voices on this committee! Please consider applying… Members sought for county bicycle and pedestrian committee Monday, 6/11/12 – 2:19 pm Multnomah County is seeking members to serve on its Bicycle and Pedestrian Citizen Advisory Committee who live, work or recreate in … Read more
The Columbian gets it wrong on biking and safe streets
“As for Vancouver, we’ll happily stand in the middle and attempt to provide a friendly environment for vehicles both motorized and pedal-powered. Sometimes being No. 1 isn’t all that great.”— Editorial in The Columbian newspaper The Columbian newspaper devoted an “In Our View” editorial to bike issues on Sunday. The title, We like bikes but … Read more
Input wanted on East Multnomah County projects
Multnomah County will hold a public meeting on June 6th to garner input on how to spend federal funds on transportation projects. Check out the press release below for more info… Input sought on East Multnomah County transportation projects A meeting will be held on June 6 to gather public input on Multnomah County candidate … Read more
Reader shares a new approach to crossing the Columbia
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 … Read more
Columbian editorial says bike fee idea is a “stinker”
“County commissioners, back away from the bicyclists and focus on more important issues.” Two days after the Columbian newspaper reported that all three Clark County Commissioners seemed to think a bike license fee was worth looking into, the paper’s editorial board has decided that the idea is a “stinker”. In an editorial published in today’s … Read more
Press Release: BTA opposes Columbia River Crossing project
Below is the full text of the BTA’s press release in opposition to the CRC project: BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE FORMALIZES OPPOSITION TO COLUMBIA RIVER CROSSING Monday, March 22, 2009 – The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) announced today our opposition to the massive freeway expansion, known as the Columbia River Crossing, that is being planned between … Read more