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One last hooray for summer? Plan ahead now for a busy Labor Day travel weekend
Transportation

One last hooray for summer? Plan ahead now for a busy Labor Day travel weekend

For people who plan to travel on the popular three-day weekend, now is the time to make travel plans and expect congestion on most routes

Aug 26, 2022

Letter: Risking $2.5 billion
Opinion

Letter: Risking $2.5 billion

Bob Ortblad warns of what will happen if the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program team’s plan to politically pressure the Coast Guard to accept its Locally Preferred Alternative

Aug 9, 2022

Globalist WEF urges people to give up car ownership
Transportation

Globalist WEF urges people to give up car ownership

A World Economic Forum leader has cheerfully told younger people they can look forward to a future in which they will own nothing and be happy.

Aug 1, 2022

Washington legislator expresses concerns about proposed I-5 Bridge replacement project
Transportation

Washington legislator expresses concerns about proposed I-5 Bridge replacement project

Another member of the Bi-state Legislative Committee that advises Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBR) Administrator Greg Johnson on the proposed replacement of the I-5 Bridge has expressed…

Jul 29, 2022

Opinion: ‘Putting Interstate Bridge misconceptions to rest‘
Opinion

Opinion: ‘Putting Interstate Bridge misconceptions to rest‘

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program Administrator Greg Johnson addresses questions about the status of the process to replace the I-5 Bridge

Jul 21, 2022

Clark County Council passes resolution on I-5 Bridge replacement project
Transportation

Clark County Council passes resolution on I-5 Bridge replacement project

County Council resolution approves a project, but not one with light rail unless it is first approved in an advisory vote by a majority of county residents.

Jul 20, 2022

Opinion: Public transit buses and vans superior to costly light rail for I-5 Bridge replacement
Opinion

Opinion: Public transit buses and vans superior to costly light rail for I-5 Bridge replacement

Camas resident Margaret Tweet offers her thoughts on the I-5 Bridge replacement project in advance of the Clark County Council’s consideration of priorities.

Jul 19, 2022

C-TRAN named Transit System of the Year
Transportation

C-TRAN named Transit System of the Year

This is the second time since 2019 that C-TRAN has earned a top honor from the American Public Transportation Association

Jul 18, 2022

Opinion: Plenty of reasons exist why current I-5 Bridge replacement project should be paused, if not scrapped altogether
Opinion

Opinion: Plenty of reasons exist why current I-5 Bridge replacement project should be paused, if not scrapped altogether

Editor Ken Vance comments on the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program team’s Modified Locally Preferred Alternative and the overwhelming support it is getting from the majority of area elected off…

Jul 15, 2022

Opinion: Adding new lanes reduces traffic congestion on I-5
Opinion

Opinion: Adding new lanes reduces traffic congestion on I-5

WSDOT and ODOT data refute claim ‘you can’t build your way out of congestion’

Jul 8, 2022

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

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 with a moveable span

Jul 6, 2022

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

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.

Jul 1, 2022

Coast Guard disagrees with proposed height of Interstate 5 Bridge replacement
Transportation

Coast Guard disagrees with proposed height of Interstate 5 Bridge replacement

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program team proposed a bridge 116-feet high; Coast Guard says it needs to be at least 178 feet.

Jun 30, 2022

Do you prefer C-TRAN’s Bus Rapid Transit or TriMet’s MAX Yellow Line light rail as the preferred transit component on a I-5 Bridge replacement?
Opinion

Do you prefer C-TRAN’s Bus Rapid Transit or TriMet’s MAX Yellow Line light rail as the preferred transit component on a I-5 Bridge replacement?

Do you prefer C-TRAN’s Bus Rapid Transit or TriMet’s MAX Yellow Line light rail as the preferred transit component on a I-5 Bridge replacement?

Jun 23, 2022

Opinion: Why doesn’t the C-TRAN Board fight for our cheaper, faster BRT on Interstate Bridge?
Opinion

Opinion: Why doesn’t the C-TRAN Board fight for our cheaper, faster BRT on Interstate Bridge?

Why isn’t the C-TRAN Board of Directors fighting to have C-TRAN provide the high-capacity cross river transit service, for the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project?

Jun 20, 2022

POLL: Should area city councils and other partners ask for a delay or vote no on the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Interstate Bridge replacement until updated cost estimates, finance plan and other factors are better defined?
Opinion

POLL: Should area city councils and other partners ask for a delay or vote no on the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Interstate Bridge replacement until updated cost estimates, finance plan and other factors are better defined?

Should area city councils and other partners ask for a delay or vote no on the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Interstate Bridge replacement until updated cost estimates, finance plan and oth…

Jun 17, 2022

IBR team expects Coast Guard to reject 116-foot Interstate Bridge clearance request
Opinion

IBR team expects Coast Guard to reject 116-foot Interstate Bridge clearance request

Planning for low bridge will continue in spite of expected Coast Guard rejection.

Jun 16, 2022

Just Crossing Alliance asks LPA partners to vote to delay or vote no on LPA until updated cost estimate, finance plan, and alternative phasable LPAs are completed
Opinion

Just Crossing Alliance asks LPA partners to vote to delay or vote no on LPA until updated cost estimate, finance plan, and alternative phasable LPAs are completed

The Just Crossing Alliance (JCA) recently released a sign on letter from the alliance expressing concerns and disappointments with the current locally preferred alternative (LPA) proposal of the In…

Jun 15, 2022