infrastructure package – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com Your News Source with Integrity Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:36:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg infrastructure package – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com 32 32 Oregon’s Peter DeFazio pushes light rail over BRT for replacement Interstate Bridge https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/oregons-peter-defazio-pushes-light-rail-over-brt-for-replacement-interstate-bridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oregons-peter-defazio-pushes-light-rail-over-brt-for-replacement-interstate-bridge https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/oregons-peter-defazio-pushes-light-rail-over-brt-for-replacement-interstate-bridge/#comments Thu, 13 May 2021 21:13:43 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=97024 This graphic was created to show survey results of citizens’ priorities and values for the project. It showed reducing traffic congestion to be the people’s number one priority by a large percentage. Seismic vulnerability was their next concern. People also valued congestion reduction and efficient use of their money. Graphic IBRP

With $100 billion transit repair shortfall, Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio reaffirmed his support for light rail being part of the replacement Interstate Bridge project. He said this knowing that light rail killed the Columbia River Crossing nearly a decade ago. ]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/oregons-peter-defazio-pushes-light-rail-over-brt-for-replacement-interstate-bridge/feed/ 1