Murmurs The founder of HemCon Medical Technologies, the bankrupt Portland-based medical bandage company, wasn’t happy to see a blistering letter from one of his investors, divorce lawyer Jody Stahancyk, More
Murmurs: CRC Budget Irregularities and First Responder Bragdon
Today is the first day of the 2016 campaign.
Murmurs The founder of HemCon Medical Technologies, the bankrupt Portland-based medical bandage company, wasn’t happy to see a blistering letter from one of his investors, divorce lawyer Jody Stahancyk, More
One Question: Would You Vote to Permit Construction of the CRC in its Current Form?
Elections The City of Portland has been a minor player in the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing—with its wide freeway bridges and light rail to Vancouver, Wash. But the mega-project will pro More
Murmurs: A Columbia River... Tunnel?
Taking the CRC debate underground.
Murmurs Mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith has released a 1994 settlement agreement that got him off the hook for a misdemeanor assault charge. Smith, then a University of Oregon student, injured a woman More
Throw Voters From the Train
A Clark County measure to fund light rail has become a referendum on the CRC.
News The Columbia River Crossing is already in big trouble. The proposed Interstate 5 spans between Oregon and Washington have a flawed design, the backers lack firm plans to... More
Hales and Smith on the CRC: Not So Different
News The two mayoral candidates, State Rep. Jefferson Smith and former City Commissioner Charlie Hales, turned in their responses to the Portland Business Alliance's candidate questionnaire recently. Their entire answers are worth reading but of particular note are their responses to the PBA's question about the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing project, which is a top priority for the business ... More
Obama's "Jump Start" of CRC Project Awfully Familiar
President Bush did the same thing in 2008
News On Saturday, The Oregonian broke what seemed like big news on the front page of the Metro section under the headline "Obama to speed CRC project." The story explained that President Obama is giving the the stalled Columbia River Crossing project "expedited" status. “The Administration is committed to doing its part to help communities across the country move forward with these critical projects ... More
The Toll Under the Bridge
Seattle’s experience shows the CRC’s projections are flimsier than ever.
News It’s human nature: Start charging people for something they’ve been getting for free, and many won’t want it anymore. Take, for example, a new toll for a bridge. In the Seattle area, one out More
Still Big, Still Costly
CRC backers claim the $3.5 billion project is “downsizing.” That’s not true—not even close.
News Backers of the proposed $3.5 billion freeway bridge across the Columbia River say they’ve gotten the message: The project is too big and expensive. That’s why Gov. John Kitzhaber’s chief More
The Runaway Bridge Budget
State transportation officials stood by as planning costs for the Interstate 5 Columbia River Crossing ballooned.
News The freeway project Oregon and Washington want to build across the Columbia River has already cost taxpayers $136 million. More
Déjà Vu Voodoo
While recycling news about “savings,” the I-5 bridge project has hidden costs we’ll all have to pay.
News The people running the Columbia River Crossing project veered into Orwellian territory last week when they announced they had found $100 million in savings More
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