Planned widening of I-5 at the Rose Quarter is Portland’s next big freeway fight
All signs point to a robust debate.
I-5 Rose Quarter Project
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”.
Activists will speak out against GM’s support of freeway expansions at TriMet board meeting
“It is completely inappropriate for the head of TriMet to advocate for… highway widening.”
Planning commissioner forces City to defend I-5 widening project
Chris Smith calls the question — and almost gets his answer.
The skinny on the three Portland-area freeway projects in line for state funding
$1 billion for three freeway projects.
TriMet lobbies for more freeways in a misguided ‘fix’ for Portland congestion
We don’t need your congestion solutions. Signed, Portland.
I-5 widening plan up for vote at City Council Thursday
ODOT’s dream to widen I-5 near the Rose Quarter could take a big step forward tomorrow.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) On Wednesday, a plan by the Oregon Department of Transportation to widen I-5 near the Rose Quarter will be considered for adoption by City Council. The I-5 Broadway/Weidler Facility Plan, which includes freeway and surface street … Read more
Activists blast plans to widen I-5 freeway near Rose Quarter
Active Right of Way (AROW), an all-volunteer transportation activism group, is expressing “serious reservations” with the Draft N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Facility Plans. The project is a collaboration between the City of Portland and the State of Oregon that will spend $400 million to widen I-5 through the Rose Quarter and make a number … Read more
Public hearing tomorrow for N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler plans
The Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission is hosting a public hearing on the Draft N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Facility Plans. This is the major, two-year public process to figure out how to deal with this crucial central city area — from both a zoning/planning perspective and from a transportation perspective. The I-5 plan, as … Read more