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Concerns aside, Metro Council gives ODOT $129 million for I-5 Rose Quarter project
Despite a majority of Metro Council expressing concerns about the future of a nearly $800 million project that will expand the I-5 freeway through the Rose Quarter, only two out of seven members voted against giving the Oregon Department of Transportation $129 million to continue working on it. The 5-2 vote came at a meeting … Read more
Cameron Whitten: Why I’m running for Metro District 5
This post was written by Cameron Whitten. You might also be interested in a similar post from another candidate in this race, Chris Smith.
Metro task force ponders how to raise billions for bond measure
Now that Metro’s 2020 Transportation Funding Task Force has decided which projects to fund, they need to figure out how to pay for them.
Poll: 3 out of 4 say regional transportation measure should be focused on safer roads
By spring of next year Metro Council is expected to decide whether or not they should send a major transportation investment measure to the ballot. Dubbed T2020, efforts to shape where and how new revenues would be spent are heating up. This week Metro is hosting community forums in all three counties. Washington and Clackamas … Read more
Biking could score big in Metro’s latest ‘flexible funds’ offering
It’s that time again when our regional elected government needs help deciding which transportation projects to fund with a pot of federal dollars known as regional flexible funds. This opportunity only comes around once every three years, so it’s a golden opportunity to nab some cash for important projects.
New bikeway signage to ‘encourage people to get out of their automobiles’ coming to South Waterfront
City hopes more signs leads to fewer drivers.
Checking in on ‘T2020,’ Metro’s transportation funding measure
We’re now three months since the official launch of Metro’s effort to raise funds for transportation infrastructure via a bond measure that could go to voters in 2020. This is likely to be the most consequential transportation funding decision in our region’s history. With activism heating up and outlines of the measure being drawn, it’s … Read more
Advocates say it’s a perfect time to invest in ‘Safe Routes to the Slough’
It’s a nice place to ride; but it’s not nice to get to.