Podcast: The fight for a ‘right sized’ Interstate Bridge project
A boost in the arm for the “Right Size” coalition.
Interstate Bridge Replacement Program
Advocates push ‘right size, right now’ message to lawmakers in Salem
Today’s many conversations should go a long way to help awaken legislators from their slumber.
Comment of the Week: From Utrecht, with love for ‘living streets’
Perspective on the plan from someone who helped develop it.
Guest Opinion: Freeway fight moves to Salem and we need you!
Fighting freeway expansion is a marathon, not a sprint, but right now we need to sprint to Salem.
Comment of the Week: I-5 Interstate Bridge project explained in one short list
How one reader sees the ridership decline.
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