For years, ODOT has been planning to build a 10 lane freeway at the Rose Quarter, not the 6 lanes it has advertised. Three previously undisclosed files show ODOT is planning for a 160 foot
Revealed: ODOT’s Secret Plans for a 10-Lane Rose Quarter Freeway Read Post »
Widening I-5 at the Rose Quarter in Portland will produce an addition 17.4 to 34.8 million miles of vehicle travel and 7.8 to 15.5 thousand tons of greenhouse gases per year. These estimates come from
Calculating induced demand at the Rose Quarter Read Post »
Adding more freeway capacity at the Rose Quarter will thousands of tons to the region’s greenhouse gas emissions If you say you believe in science, and you take climate change seriously, you can’t support spending $800
Widening I-5 at the Rose Quarter will increase greenhouse gases Read Post »
Here’s a thought:  Let’s fight traffic congestion using the same techniques DOT’s use to promote safety. Let’s have costumed superheroes weigh in against congestion, and spend billions on safety, instead of the other way around.
Let’s use a marketing campaign to solve traffic congestion Read Post »
Restorative Justice & A Viable Neighborhood What destroyed the Albina community? What will it take to restore it? It wasn’t just the freeway, it was the onslaught of cars, that transformed Albina into a bleak
The toxic flood of cars, not just the freeway, crushed Albina Read Post »
Last week, over the space of about 24 hours, the prospects for Portland’s proposed the Rose Quarter freeway widening dimmed almost to extinction. Leaders of Portland’s African-American community have concluded that the Oregon DOT had
Dominos falling on Rose Quarter freeway widening Read Post »
