National transportation analyst John Charles believes that the advent of light rail in Vancouver will not decrease congestion – in fact just the opposite. He asks if people will give up their cars “if we take away road-building, if we put lots of money into light trail, if we use ...
Bridging the Gaps 2 is an extraordinary event with a rare collection of experts from around the country. You will never have another opportunity like this to attend a one-stop presentation to understand our region’s transportation issues, hear what is happening behind the scenes at the Columbia River Crossing and ...
Citizens are invited to hear five national experts share research on the myths and truths behind federally funded transportation infrastructure. This is a joint regional/national event, bringing in speakers around the country from the national think tank, the American Dream Coalition. Saturday, Oct. 8 Come to this free, half-day conference ...
In a Feb. 18 interview with Lars Larson, Oregon state Rep. Tina Kotek said that North Portland has to make sure it has “better transit connections” into Clark County. In June, transportation analyst John Charles told the Bridging the Gaps audience that Tri-Met, the entity that operates Portland’s light rail, is ...
Today we are sharing photos from the Bridging the Gaps event that we uploaded to our Flickr profile. View all of the event photos by clicking here. See our continuing coverage of the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project. Do you have information to share on the CRC? To ...
Listen to an audio podcast of this presentation here: “Bridging the Gaps” organizer David Madore presents during the event on June 4 in Vancouver. Here is an overview of his remarks: 00:00 Madore shows the animated video of “Sky High,” which depicts the cost comparison of Hoover Dam bypass, the Glenn Jackson ...
Listen to an audio podcast of this presentation here: Joe Cortright, president and principal economist for Impresa, a Portland consulting firm specializing in regional economic analysis, speaks at the “Bridging the Gaps” event in Vancouver on June 4. An overview of his remarks follow his bio. Here is Cortright’s bio ...
Listen to an audio podcast of this Q&A here: Attendees of the “Bridging the Gaps” event asked experts and officials questions based on their presentations. Timeline: Paul Guppy, Washington Policy Center 1:38 “If you’re an elected official and you don’t see a downside to supporting a light rail project or ...
Listen to an audio podcast of this presentation here: Transportation analyst John Charles spoke at the “Bridging the Gaps” event on June 4 in Vancouver. Charles is the CEO of Cascade Policy Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization that focuses on state and local issues in Oregon. Here ...
Listen to an audio podcast of this presentation here: Paul Guppy, vice president for research at Washington Policy Center, spoke at the “Bridging the Gaps” event in Vancouver on June 4. An overview of his remarks follows his bio. According to its website, the Washington Policy Center is an independent, ...
Yesterday we did a quick Google search for Columbia River Crossing-related blogs posts and articles. Here are a few links to what other publications and bloggers are saying about the CRC: June 6, 2011 – Portland Tribune: Metro again lands in the middle of I-5 bridge fight. June 6, 2011 ...
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