Columbia River Crossing

The folks behind the "Third Bridge Now" alternative to the Columbia River Crossing are having a Root Beer Float fundraiser on Saturday.

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Independent review made it clear that the project's governance should change if the bridge is to go forward.

Aww. It's outgoing Metro President David Bragdon's last week in office before he resigns to take a top job in New York and he's penned this little goodbye letter (pdf) to the Columbia River Crossing and Governor Kulongoski. In very measured tones, Bragdon points out that after the stagnation and division of the past three years, the CRC was able to move forward recently because it started working with community ideas and looking at new solutions... something that Bragdon thinks could be carried forward with a new, responsive project manager.

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News from the Columbia River Crossing Project: The public is invited to provide input Aug. 5 on set of draft recommendations for Columbia River Crossing project The Columbia River Crossing Project Sponsors Council encourages testimony Thursday, Aug. 5, at a public meeting on draft recommendations related to several project elements, including the Hayden Island interchange [...]

After months of negotiations, Columbia River Crossing planners and residents of Hayden Island have found a solution to how the project will impact their homes. However, other issues remain to be resolved before the shovels hit the dirt on the massive public works project.

The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods is forming a LUTC (Land Use and Transportation Committee) subcommittee to consider how the neighborhoods can continue to advocate for a Columbia River Crossing project that increases neighborhood livability. If you are interested in working on this issue, please join in on Friday, August 13th at 8am at the Cadillac [...]

Today, the a coalition of environmental, transportation, and equity groups released the following statement regarding the proposed Columbia River Crossing. Last week, the independent Columbia River Crossing review panel, appointed by Governor Kulongoski, published a critique of the CRC project. Their review calls into question several major elements of the current proposal, including the design, financial [...]