There are good reasons to be dubious of claims that trucks are being over-charged for the use of Oregon roads. The imbalance between cars and trucks seems to stem largely from the Oregon Department of
Three big flaws in ODOT’s Highway Cost Allocation Study Read Post »
Must Read How CalTrans cheated on its environmental reporting. Some months back, former Deputy Director of CalTrans,Jeanie Ward-Waller blew the whistle on the agency’s effort to evade environmental laws and illegally use maintenance funds to
The Week Observed, February 2, 2024 Read Post »
Every year, the same story:Â We profess to care about climate change, but we’re driving more and transortation greenhouse gas emissions are rising rapidly. Oregon is stuck in an endless loop of lofty rhetoric, distant
Climate: Our Groundhog Day Doom Loop Read Post »
What City Observatory this week Robert Moses strikes again:Â One of the most infamous decisions of “The Power Broker” was to build the overpasses on the Long Island Expressway too low to allow city buses
The Week Observed, January 26, 2024 Read Post »
ODOT isn’t giving buses the shoulder, it’s giving transit the finger. IBR is planning a transitway for the new $7.5 billion interstate bridge that can’t be used by buses. It’s sketching in a “bus on
Bus on shoulder: Stalking horse for freeway widening Read Post »
What City Observatory this week Why does it take four years and $200 million for consultants to serve up a warmed-over version of the Columbia River Crossing? The Interstate Bridge Replacement Project’s director admitted that
The Week Observed, January 19, 2024 Read Post »
