Albina Vision Trust adds voice to growing concerns over ODOT’s I-5 project with call for full EIS
Lids and mere ‘lip service’ to the community are sticking points.
Lids and mere ‘lip service’ to the community are sticking points.
Oregon’s largest active transportation advocacy group is the latest to request that the Oregon Department of Transportation complete a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for their I-5 Rose Quarter project. In a letter dated today, The Street Trust’s Executive Director Jillian Detweiler says an EIS is needed, “So that project impacts and mitigation can be … Read more
With so many inconvenient truths brought to light recently about the Oregon Department of Transportation’s plans to expand the I-5 freeway, one of the most disturbing is the fact that it would cast an even larger shadow over the Eastbank Esplanade.
It’s just a small section of freeway.
The longer it festers in the sun, the worse it looks.
More bad news for ODOT.
Another public meeting, another lashing.
Hard to have an honest debate when reality is blurred.
The idea behind Wonk Night is to go deeper into the issues, get questions answered, and connect with other people. Based on early reviews from last night’s event, it appears to have been a big success. About 40 people braved a stormy evening and came together in the offices of Lancaster Engineering downtown to learn … Read more
Bring your questions, your knowledge, and an open mind.
“Taking on ODOT… I’m not backing down.”
Headlines over the last eighteen months have only confirmed that this is a gravely misguided project.