What City Observatory did this week Freeway widening for whomst? Woke-washing is all the rage among those pushing highway projects these days, and there’s no better example that Portland’s I-5 “bridge replacement” project (really a
The Week Observed, February 25, 2022 Read Post »
Widening freeways is no way to promote equity. The proposed $5 billion widening of I-5 between Portland and Vancouver is purportedly being undertaken with “an equity lens,” but widening Portland’s I-5 freeway serves higher income,
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What City Observatory did this week Oregon’s highway agency rigs its projections to maximize revenue and downplay its culpability for climate challenge.  ODOT has two different standards for forecasting: When it forecasts revenue, it says it
The Week Observed, February 18, 2022 Read Post »
Oregon’s highway agency rigs its projections to maximize revenue and downplay its culpability for climate challenge ODOT has two different standards for forecasting:Â When it forecasts revenue, it says it will ignore adopted policies–especially ones
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What City Observatory did this week The “replacement” bridge con. It’s telling that perhaps the largest single consulting expense for Oregon and Washington transportation departments’ efforts to revive the failed multi-billion Columbia River Crossing project
The Week Observed, February 11, 2022 Read Post »
Oregon and Washington highway builders have re-branded the failed Columbia River Crossing as a “bridge replacement” project:Â It’s not. Less than 30 percent of the cost of the nearly $5 billion project is actually for
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