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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Transportation CRC's Hayden Island Footprint: Acceptable?

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 3:01 PM

Coalition for a Livable Future has drawn up sent out some comparison images of how the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) will impact Hayden Island. Residents of the island between Portland and Vancouver rallied against the CRC earlier this year when the project unveiled a new plan that would demolish the island's grocery store to make way for a freeway interchange.

Here's what that interchange looks like:

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For comparison, here's that same interchange plopped on Ladd's Addition:

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Is that, perhaps, an unacceptable impact on the community? A panel of international designers are discussing the CRC tonight from 6-8 pm at the Pacfic Northwest College of Arts campus. It should be interesting, that's for sure/

 

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How does it compare to the current footprint?

And I guess I don't understand the width/length of the larger square. Where do they get 1,750 feet?
Posted by Reymont on March 25, 2010 at 3:23 PM · Report
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Wait, which "island's grocery store?" Are they talking about the Safeway at Jantzen Beach? If so, why just the Safeway? Are the other stores going to be bulldozed?

I'm lost.
Posted by Jackattak on March 25, 2010 at 3:31 PM · Report
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Sarah - Nevermind. Reading is fundamental.

So they are talking about bulldozing that Safeway and all the surrounding businesses.

That's ridiculous. Do they have any idea how many people Jantzen Beach employs/serves?

I thought the CRC was supposed to promote jobs, not take them away.

Goodness. Fire Kulongoski and Gregoire.
Posted by Jackattak on March 25, 2010 at 3:33 PM · Report
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IS HOOTERS SAFE??
Posted by Reymont on March 25, 2010 at 3:35 PM · Report
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I've always said that Ladd's Addition needs a big fucking bridge. Glad they're finally getting around to it. Now I'll no longer get lost in that vortex of a neighborhood.
Posted by Patrick A. Coleman on March 25, 2010 at 3:37 PM · Report
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What's this I hear about a new Hooters in Ladd's Addition?!?
Posted by Chunty McHutchence on March 25, 2010 at 4:29 PM · Report
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Maybe with enough time someone will finally design a levitating bridge.
Posted by pork chop on March 25, 2010 at 5:29 PM · Report
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Hayden Island will be losing over 35 businesses, Safeway, McDonalds, Denny's, BJ's Grill, Office Depot, Verizon, Boomers Grill, Vitamin Shoppe, Joe's Eatery, Hooters and a strip mall of small business owners to name a few. This bridge will only promote more sprawl on the Washington side and bring more people to Portland to shop and work. And the traffic problem is not going to be....TA-DA..."FIXED". The bridge traffic moves, it starts backing up from the Columbia exit going south. Just ask the people who live along the river and watch the I-5 bridge traffic every morning. The governors probably have some deals going with big construction companies to get this on board, ya think?
Posted by dmurphy on March 26, 2010 at 8:19 AM · Report

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