In radio interview, Portland Mayor rebuts critics of I-5 Rose Quarter project
Wheeler says the opposition’s claims are “ridiculous”.
I-5 Rose Quarter Project
No love for I-5 Rose Quarter project at city council hearing
The only two voices in support were paid ODOT staffers.
Press release: Coalition prepares to testify against freeway expansion at City Council
Here’s the latest on the rally and walk to City Hall by the No More Freeway Expansions coalition today (9/7): Media Contact: Aaron Brown nomorefreewayspdx@gmail.com Coalition Prepares to Testify Against Freeway Expansion at City Council, citing Induced Demand, Climate Disruption, Traffic Safety September 7, 2017 – A coalition of public health experts, small business owners, … Read more
Saltzman wants congestion pricing of I-5 before widening project starts
No project without pricing says PBOT commish.
The Street Trust says “compromises with legislators” are why they won’t sign I-5 widening opposition letter
“To urge legislators to support HB 2017 was to urge support of a compromise.”
Backers say I-5 Rose Quarter widening could be model for future freeway projects
Let the highway builders build, they say. It’ll be different this time, they say.
With letter to City Council, new coalition launches fight against I-5 Rose Quarter project
The most organized and diverse freeway opposition in decades.
Planned widening of I-5 at the Rose Quarter is Portland’s next big freeway fight
All signs point to a robust debate.
7 interesting nuggets buried inside Oregon’s new transportation bill
A few things you might have missed.
Oregon’s $8 billion transportation bill promises ‘congestion relief’ by doubling down on highways
To fix the problem, better to stop investing in the thing that caused it.
It can happen here: The normalization of freeway expansions
Once considered extreme, highway building is creeping into the mainstream.
At TriMet board meeting, GM defends his advocacy for freeway expansion projects
He blames “fake news”.