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A new report purports to provide a roadmap for accountability at the Oregon Department of Transportation. In short, its a work of conflicted consultants, with a long history of cost...
What City Observatory Did This Week Unaccountable. The Oregon Department of Transportation is unaccountable for routine cost overruns on major highway projects. Nothing it has done has acknowledged or solved...
The Oregon Department of Transportation is unaccountable for routine cost overruns on major highway projects. Nothing it has done has acknowledged or solved this decades old problem, and giving it...
What City Observatory Did This Week Seattle just put the finishing touches on a new 2.7 mile subway connecting some of its hottest neighborhoods: unfortunately, its only built to carry...
Joe Cortright, City Observatory Testimony to the Oregon Transportation Commission May 8, 2025 Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I’m Joe Cortright with City Observatory. As you remember I testified...
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