Oregonians struggle to comment on Interstate Bridge project due to ‘make believe’ traffic data
“How are we supposed to understand the environmental impacts when there’s nothing in there we can believe?”
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“How are we supposed to understand the environmental impacts when there’s nothing in there we can believe?”
It came during a meeting back in December that just surfaced online.
Fighting freeway expansion is a marathon, not a sprint, but right now we need to sprint to Salem.
Doubt is creeping into I-5 expansion plans.
“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
To Bob Ortblad, a retired civil engineer who lives in Seattle, the team behind the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBRP) – the plan to expand I-5 bridge between Vancouver and Portland across the Columbia River – have it all wrong. While other advocates have proposed alternatives to the highway expansion, like congestion pricing or a … Read more
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