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Opinion: $2 trillion and no one aboard

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|Date: Monday, May 11, 2026

Opinion: $2 trillion and no one aboard

Randal O'Toole argues $2.1 trillion in federal transit subsidies has produced fewer riders per capita tha ...

Randal O'Toole argues $2.1 trillion in federal transit subsidies has produced fewer riders per capita than 60 years ago. ...

Monday, May 11, 2026
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WA and OR scale back I-5 Bridge ambitions as cost balloons

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026

WA and OR scale back I-5 Bridge ambitions as cost balloons

A $14.4 billion price tag prompts Washington and Oregon leaders to delay portions of the I-5 bridge proje ...

A $14.4 billion price tag prompts Washington and Oregon leaders to delay portions of the I-5 bridge project and prioritize just the main spans. ...

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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Opinion: Sound Transit – No cause for celebration

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|Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Opinion: Sound Transit – No cause for celebration

Charles Prestrud argues Sound Transit’s costly light rail expansions have failed to boost overall ridersh ...

Charles Prestrud argues Sound Transit’s costly light rail expansions have failed to boost overall ridership or ease Puget Sound congestion. ...

Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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Letter: Upcoming meetings will help ‘shape the future’ of Clark County

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|Date: Friday, November 14, 2025

Letter: Upcoming meetings will help ‘shape the future’ of Clark County

Margaret Tweet urges residents to participate in several Nov. 18 meetings that will influence C-TRAN boar ...

Margaret Tweet urges residents to participate in several Nov. 18 meetings that will influence C-TRAN board composition, transit funding and Clark County policies. ...

Friday, November 14, 2025
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Governor appoints new members to Transportation Commission

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Governor appoints new members to Transportation Commission

Gov. Bob Ferguson appointed Matt Ransom of Camas and Gael Tarleton of Seattle to the Washington State Tra ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson appointed Matt Ransom of Camas and Gael Tarleton of Seattle to the Washington State Transportation Commission, filling open seats for representatives west of the Cascades. ...

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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Identity Clark County names Josie Hyde chair

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|Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Identity Clark County names Josie Hyde chair

Identity Clark County has elected Josie Hyde, Division President of WFG National Title, as its 2026 board ...

Identity Clark County has elected Josie Hyde, Division President of WFG National Title, as its 2026 board chair and added three new members to its executive committee. ...

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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Opinion: Interstate Bridge: $273 million on consultants for ‘basically the same project?’

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|Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025

Opinion: Interstate Bridge: $273 million on consultants for ‘basically the same project?’

Joe Cortright questions how the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project has spent more than $273 million on ...

Joe Cortright questions how the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project has spent more than $273 million on consultants for what he calls “basically the same project” as the failed Columbia River Crossi ...

Thursday, November 6, 2025
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Letter: Re-Elect Camas City Councilor Leslie Lewallen; oppose light rail on I-5 Bridge

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025

Letter: Re-Elect Camas City Councilor Leslie Lewallen; oppose light rail on I-5 Bridge

Camas resident Douglas Tweet urges voters to support fiscally responsible leadership, backing Councilor L ...

Camas resident Douglas Tweet urges voters to support fiscally responsible leadership, backing Councilor Leslie Lewallen and opposing costly light rail expansion on the I-5 Bridge project. ...

Saturday, October 11, 2025
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Troubled TriMet and fleecing taxpayers with LRT

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|Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Troubled TriMet and fleecing taxpayers with LRT

John Ley analyzes TriMet’s ridership decline and what it signals for post-pandemic public transit in the ...

John Ley analyzes TriMet’s ridership decline and what it signals for post-pandemic public transit in the region. ...

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Opinion: TriMet’s ‘fiscal cliff’ a caution for Clark County taxpayers

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|Date: Monday, April 21, 2025

Opinion: TriMet’s ‘fiscal cliff’ a caution for Clark County taxpayers

Rep. John Ley warns that Portland’s financially troubled TriMet transit system could pose major risks to ...

Rep. John Ley warns that Portland’s financially troubled TriMet transit system could pose major risks to Clark County taxpayers as the I-5 Bridge replacement moves forward. ...

Monday, April 21, 2025
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POLL: Should C-TRAN taxpayers be protected from paying additional costs tied to extending light rail to Library Square?

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