Comment of the Week: I-5 Interstate Bridge project explained in one short list
How one reader sees the ridership decline.
Interstate Bridge Replacement Program
Beg, borrow, and deal: Lawmakers float $1 billion I-5 freeway expansion funding plan
Is it a sign of progress or desperation for this megaproject?
Interstate Bridge project hits a bump (or should we say, a lift)
Doubt is creeping into I-5 expansion plans.
Lawmakers get first look at Interstate Bridge freeway project price tag
Now that it’s approved by every agency, we see a more accurate version of the project.
Interstate Bridge freeway expansion could cost up to $7.5 billion
Expansive freeways demand expansive budgets.
First look at a possible I-5 bridge bike and pedestrian path
After months and months of draft renderings from the team behind the planned expansion of I-5 between Washington and Oregon that focused on the highway, on Thursday the public finally got a look at what a potential bike and pedestrian path being planned as a part of the project could look like. At a meeting … Read more
Fake bridge bike ramp graphic causes confusion, raises issues
There are all types of ways to push back against a project you don’t like. As social media has matured in recent years, a lot of folks have become good at creating graphics that — when they go viral — can be a very effective way to establish a narrative. Look no further than someone … Read more
Just Crossing Alliance gains momentum for I-5 freeway fight at first fundraising party
There’s one vital ingredient needed to influence the debate around a multi-billion dollar effort to expand I-5 between Portland and Vancouver: Money. Last night in a shaded backyard in the Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood, well over 100 people gathered for a house party that raised thousands of dollars for the Just Crossing Alliance, an upstart coalition of … Read more
Comment of the Week: Politics of a megaproject
Welcome to the Comment of the Week, where we highlight good comments in order to inspire more of them. You can help us choose our next one by replying with “comment of the week” to any comment you think deserves recognition. BikePortland has run 14 “Comment of the Week” features since we recommitted to doing … Read more
Skeptics fear Interstate Bridge will be too high for bikers and walkers
In response to climate and transportation activists who are wary of expanding I-5, both Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBRP) leadership and politicians who voted ‘aye’ on the project have gestured to a consolation prize. IBRP planners – correctly – point out that the current bridge is unfriendly to people using active transportation, given the small … Read more
No one’s happy with the I-5 bridge project. And that’s a good thing?
“Activists hate it and business community hates it and therefore we absolutely must be moving in a direction that makes the most sense.” – Jo Ann Hardesty, Portland City Commissioner On Thursday, the Interstate Bridge Replacement project received the approval of state lawmakers and the heads of all of the regional authorities, giving it the … Read more
With 6-1 vote, Metro Council endorses I-5 Columbia River Bridge project
Following a unanimous vote at the Portland City Council in favor of the current plan for the Interstate Bridge Replacement, the Oregon Metro Council voted 6 to 1 to do the same Thursday, with only staunch project critic Mary Nolan in dissent. The vote signals the incredible momentum that this $4-5 billion megaproject has as … Read more
Comment of the Week: Gratitude for N/NE Broadway project