Vancouver Mayor Leavitt, who is on both the CTRAN and the RTC boards, has often declared that light rail is required on the proposed CRC I-5 bridge replacement.
As the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project (CRC) moves from its initial development stages into acquisition of permits and construction financing, public opposition to the proposed construction project shows absolutely no signs of abating. The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) began its Mar. 23 workshop on the ...
At the same time that Mayor Leavitt delivered his State of the City address and Oregon State legislatures met to hear testimony on the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project, the Regional Transportaion Avisory Committee met in relative obscurity. The meeting was captured on video, though, and while most ...
Post updated Jan. 9, 2012 An angry email exchange last week between Vancouver City Council member Jeanne Stewart and Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt has revealed simmering tensions on the council heading into key discussions about committee assignments. This is the time of year that the City Council decides which of ...
While Washington State is facing its worst financial crisis in decades, transportation funding has remained relatively robust. Over the next eight years, though, existing transportation budgets will face a $1 billion shortfall, and new infrastructure could require between $10 billion and $30 billion in additional revenue. This was the mixed ...
The Columbia River Crossing Light Rail project (CRC) has officially entered its “pre-construction” phase, even though planners have yet to secure a penny of the estimated $10 billion* they will need to fund capital costs. The announcement came Thursday during the final meeting of the CRC Project Sponsors Council, a ...