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Monday, July 7, 2008
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Posted by Amy J. Ruiz on Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Sorry, Portland--it looks like our record Sen. Barack Obama crowd will soon be beat, when he accepts the Democratic nomination in a Denver stadium open to the public.
Sen. John McCain says he'll balance the federal budget in his first term, if elected.
"The legalization of gay marriage might make Californians happier."
Guess who's doing well during these shitty economic times? Wal-Mart. "The giant chain has pulled in shoppers who previously spurned it."
Could the Toyota Prius get solar panels?
Ahem: "A $4.2 billion project designed to relieve the Interstate 5 bridge bottleneck will -- in two decades -- return congestion to about the same level drivers experience today." And:
During the 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. peak of morning rush hour, it takes a driver 16 minutes to go from SR 500 to Columbia Boulevard, according to the environmental study. Do nothing, and by 2030 that trip would lengthen to 19 minutes, the study says.Build the proposed 12-lane bridge with light rail and toll charges, and the same trip would take 21 minutes -- two minutes longer than doing nothing.
How could adding lanes make a trip longer than doing nothing and allowing stop-and-go conditions to continue?
In short: Leaving I-5 with a six-lane bridge would restrict the hourly volume of traffic over the river, limiting its impact on the longtime bottleneck north of the Rose Quarter.
In other words, the bridge is going to make traffic on Portland's side of the bridge worse than it is now. Testify at city council this Wednesday at 2 pm, and tell them we want smarter options for this crossing!
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