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POLL: A TriMet official recently stated that new tax revenue would be needed from Oregon and Washington residents to pay for the light rail extension into Vancouver. Are you willing to pay higher taxes for this light rail extension?

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|Date: Thursday, July 7, 2022

POLL: A TriMet official recently stated that new tax revenue would be needed from Oregon and Washington residents to pay for the light rail extension into Vancouver. Are you willing to pay higher taxes for this light rail extension?

A TriMet official recently stated that new tax revenue would be needed from Oregon and Washington residen ...

A TriMet official recently stated that new tax revenue would be needed from Oregon and Washington residents to pay for the light rail extension into Vancouver. Are you willing to pay higher taxes for ...
Thursday, July 7, 2022
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Opinion: Oregon and Washington DOTs plan too low a bridge – again

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|Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Opinion: Oregon and Washington DOTs plan too low a bridge – again

Joe Cortright discusses the issues between an I-5 Bridge replacement with a 116-foot clearance and one wi ...

Joe Cortright discusses the issues between an I-5 Bridge replacement with a 116-foot clearance and one with a moveable span ...
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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Opinion: New taxes required for $1.3 billion light rail extension to Vancouver

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|Date: Friday, July 1, 2022

Opinion: New taxes required for $1.3 billion light rail extension to Vancouver

TriMet will not cover O&M costs of MAX in Washington state. ...

TriMet will not cover O&M costs of MAX in Washington state. ...
Friday, July 1, 2022
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ODOT’s Reign of Error: Chronic highway cost overruns

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|Date: Friday, June 10, 2022

ODOT’s Reign of Error: Chronic highway cost overruns

Costs are escalating rapidly for more recent and larger projects, including the I-5 Bridge replacement pr ...

Costs are escalating rapidly for more recent and larger projects, including the I-5 Bridge replacement project, indicating this problem is getting worse. ...
Friday, June 10, 2022
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President Joe Biden visit to tout federal funding for Interstate Bridge Replacement

Posted by John Ley
|Date: Monday, April 18, 2022

President Joe Biden visit to tout federal funding for Interstate Bridge Replacement

On Thursday, President Joe Biden will be in the Portland area to tout his $1.2 trillion federal infrastru ...

On Thursday, President Joe Biden will be in the Portland area to tout his $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure package and its contribution to local transportation projects. ...
Monday, April 18, 2022
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A data driven Interstate Bridge solution 50 years into the future

Posted by John Ley
|Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

A data driven Interstate Bridge solution 50 years into the future

How many vehicles would have to be removed from the Interstate Bridge to improve congestion? ...

How many vehicles would have to be removed from the Interstate Bridge to improve congestion? ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Potential $800 million funding gap — where will money come from for I-5 Rose Quarter project?

Posted by John Ley
|Date: Thursday, September 16, 2021

Potential $800 million funding gap — where will money come from for I-5 Rose Quarter project?

The Oregon Transportation Commission last week questioned the viability of a $1.25 billion I-5 Rose Quart ...

The Oregon Transportation Commission last week questioned the viability of a $1.25 billion I-5 Rose Quarter project to move forward with the wider freeway covers negotiated by Gov. Kate Brown last mon ...
Thursday, September 16, 2021
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Mired in controversy — Rose Quarter project faces rocky road ahead

Posted by John Ley
|Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Mired in controversy — Rose Quarter project faces rocky road ahead

Community battles over width of freeway, design and ownership of highway cover for $1 billion Rose Quarte ...

Community battles over width of freeway, design and ownership of highway cover for $1 billion Rose Quarter Project. ...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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How many ideas have been proposed over the years for multiple crossings of the Columbia River?

Posted by John Ley
|Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2021

How many ideas have been proposed over the years for multiple crossings of the Columbia River?

Multiple government studies concluded new bridges and transportation corridors between Clark County and P ...

Multiple government studies concluded new bridges and transportation corridors between Clark County and Portland would be needed by the turn of the century to handle growing population and travel dema ...
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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Experts say the Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Senate raises taxes on the middle class, even though President Joe Biden says it doesn't. Who do you trust? The experts or President Biden?*