What City Observatory did this week Exaggerated Benefits, Omitted Costs: The Interstate Bridge Boondoggle.  A $7.5 billion highway boondoggle doesn’t meet the basic test of cost-effectiveness.  The Interstate Bridge Project is a value-destroying proposition: it costs more
The Week Observed, December 15, 2023 Read Post »
A $7.5 billion highway boondoggle doesn’t meet the basic test of cost-effectiveness The Interstate Bridge Project is a value-destroying proposition:Â it costs more to build than it provides in economic benefits Federal law requires that
Exaggerated Benefits, Omitted Costs: The Interstate Bridge Boondoggle Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week Tolling i-5 will produce massive traffic diversion.  The proposed I-5 Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Project will be paid for in part by $2.80 to $4.30 tolls charged to travelers.  These
The Week Observed, December 8, 2023 Read Post »
The proposed I-5 Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Project will be paid for in part by $2.80 to $4.30 tolls charged to travelers. Â These tolls will cause tens of thousands of vehicles per day to stop
Diversion: IBR tolls will gridlock I-205 Read Post »
A central message of the highway building sales pitch is that traffic is ever-growing and ever worsening, and that we have no choice but to throw more money at expanded capacity. The Oregon Department of
Down is not up: The truth about traffic, congestion and trucking Read Post »
Secret ODOT plans obtained by City Observatory show ODOT is planning a ten-lane freeway through the Rose Quarter Though the agency claims its “just adding one auxiliary lane” in each direction, the I-5 Rose Quarter
The ten lane freeway hiding in Rose Quarter Plans Read Post »
