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• Vancouver leaders join local chorus of CRC concerns

  Portland Mayor Sam Adams and Metro President David Bragdon have been joined by two leaders from Vancouver in their disdain for the current state of the Columbia River Crossing project. Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt Clark County Commissioner Steve Stuart... Posted Jan 19 2010, 06:38 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• Reader Photos of the Week: Bike infrastructure in Seoul, South Korea

  Ross Kenney shared this photo of the bike and walking facilities on the Banpo Bridge, suggesting that they are similar to the ideas proposed for the Columbia River Crossing (Photo: Ross Kenney) BikePortland reader Ross Kenney writes to us that he moved... Posted Dec 17 2009, 03:05 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing, bike sharing, reader photos, travel

• Opposition fills CRC meeting: Project decision delayed

  Packed with (mostly) opposition.(Photo © Adams Carroll) Opposition to the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) took center stage at this morning’s meeting of the Project Sponsor’s Council (PSC). From a protest outside the meeting, to over one hour... Posted Dec 04 2009, 09:05 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• Adams, Bragdon call for ‘fundamental changes’ in CRC project

  Metro President David Bragdon.(Photos © J. Maus) Portland Mayor Sam Adams With momentum surging for the Columbia River Crossing and what could be a pivotal Project Sponsor’s Council meeting just hours away, Portland Mayor Sam Adams and Metro President... Posted Dec 03 2009, 05:47 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• Leavitt flip-flops; tells newspaper he’d be OK with CRC tolls

  Tim Leavitt was against tolls (when running for mayor) before he was for them (now that he’s been elected).(Photo © J. Maus) Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt, who based his successful campaign against incumbent Royce Pollard on being vociferously opposed... Posted Dec 02 2009, 05:35 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing, vancouver wa, tim leavitt

• CRC project headed for a showdown

  (Photos © J. Maus) This Friday, the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project will be put to a crucial test. At a meeting of the Project Sponsor’s Council, CRC staff will present the council members — which include Department of Transportation... Posted Dec 01 2009, 09:07 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• As CRC shrinks, grassroots opposition expands

  Scaled-back CRC plans have not stopped grassroots opposition.(Photo © J. Maus) Last week, Columbia River Crossing project staff and state DOT officials from Oregon and Washington pitched a kinder, gentler version of the controversial project to legislators... Posted Nov 25 2009, 02:19 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• Reader shares a new approach to crossing the Columbia

  A BikePortland reader has some ideas of what can be done to improve theI-5 crossing of the Columbia River.(Photo © J. Maus) Since a new era of planning for a new I-5 crossing of the Columbia River seems to be upon us, I thought I’d share a comment... Posted Nov 09 2009, 09:17 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Editorial, Columbia River Crossing

• New coalition calls for “CRC 2.0″ and a new planning process

  Groups want to start the planning process over. Posted Nov 05 2009, 07:56 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• DeFazio latest to put foot down on current CRC proposal

  Peter DeFazio, in his office on Capitol Hill back in March.(Photo © J. Maus) The Portland Tribune reports that U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio has spoken out against current plans for the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) project. Echoing a popular sentiment... Posted Oct 13 2009, 09:52 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• Adams withdraws support for 12-lane CRC: “No toll, no train, no bridge.”

  “12 Lanes?! Insane!” reads a sign at a protest ride this summer.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland Mayor Sam Adams issued a statement this morning saying that he can no longer support a $4 billion, 12 lane replacement for the freeway bridge over I... Posted Sep 18 2009, 05:55 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Columbia River Crossing

• BTA takes new direction with CRC strategy after walking away from advisory committee

  The current I-5 bridge overthe Columbia.(Photo © J. Maus) We reported last week that the Bicycle Transportation Alliance has decided to resign from the the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee for the Columbia River Crossing project. A new post to... Posted Aug 29 2009, 12:42 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Advocacy, Columbia River Crossing, michelle poyourow, bicycle transportation alliance

• Photo of the week: A bike path underneath a bridge

  A living example of an under-deck bike path in Roseburg, Oregon, at dusk. (Photo by Stephanie Noll) I dropped by the Bicycle Transportation office today to ask advocate Michelle Poyourow some questions about the organization’s recent decision to... Posted Aug 28 2009, 10:11 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing, reader photos

• Series of web videos help explain CRC project

  Screenshot from Nick Falbo’s animated presentation on alternatives to the 12-lane CRC.- Watch below- With the BTA flexing some muscle on the Columbia River Crossing project and a grassroots effort in opposition to a 12-lane bridge by Rising Tide... Posted Aug 26 2009, 06:53 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing

• BTA on CRC bike/ped design process: “We’re not going to play this game any more”

  “The BTA is done with this public involvement theater… we’re not going to play this game any more.” — Michelle Poyouorow, Bicycle Transportation Alliance As reported earlier today, the staff from the Columbia River Crossing... Posted Aug 26 2009, 11:01 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Infrastructure, Columbia River Crossing