The science of induced travel is well proven, but state DOTs are in utter denial Widening freeways not only fails to reduce congestion, it inevitably results in more vehicle travel and more pollution The Oregon
Flat Earth Sophistry Read Post »
ODOT’s own traffic data shows that daily traffic (ADT) has been declining for 25 years, by -0.55 percent per year The ODOT modeling inexplicably predicts that traffic will suddenly start growing through 2045, growing by
Traffic is declining at the Rose Quarter: ODOT growth projections are fiction Read Post »
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) desperately wants to build a mega-freeway through NE Portland, and is planning to double the freeway from 4 lanes to 8 or 10 lanes. But it has hidden its
The truth about Oregon DOT’s Rose Quarter MegaFreeway Read Post »
The real expense of the $5 billion I-5 bridge replacement project isn’t actually building a new bridge over the Columbia River:Â It’s widening miles of freeway and rebuilding every intersection north and south of the
The IBR project: Too much money for too many interchanges Read Post »
Editor’s Note:Â Public Comment on the I-5 Rose Quarter Freeway Project Between now and January 4, 2023, the public will be asked to weigh in with its comments on the proposed I-5 Rose Quarter Freeway
The Week Observed, December 16, 2022 Read Post »
The price of the I-5 “bridge replacement” project just increased by more than 50 percent, from $4.8 billion to $7.5 billion ODOT and WSDOT are blaming “higher inflation” for IBR cost overruns As we’ve noted,
Blame inflation now: Lying about the latest IBR Cost Overrun Read Post »
