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*In temperate climates like west of the Cascades. In regions where the ground freezes often in the winter, weather causes the most damage.
Posted by ragold]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 21:09:01 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by ujfoyt]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 15:21:28 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Matthew D]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 11:53:47 -0700 Portland Mercury
Freight rail is a private industry. Their rail lines were built by the industry, not by the government.

There may be a few lines that are not doing well, but you need some evidence before you put these false accusations out.

Trucks, bar none, do the most damage to roads but pay the least in proportion to the damage they cause.. They also go slower than cars, take up more space, and create congestion. We need trucks, but our roads are saturated.

Posted by ws]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 11:01:37 -0700 Portland Mercury
What part of the following quotes from Wagner didn't you understand:

"Possible cuts include delaying one or more of the interchange projects and slicing off a bridge lane in each direction, he said."

AND

"Wagner said he doesn't believe it's politically possible to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge without extending light rail into Vancouver and predicted the crossing project would be on "life support" if voters shoot down a light-rail measure."

AND


Saving another $750 million by killing light rail isn't going to happen, Wagner said.

"The two sides of the river have to come together on what's going to happen," he said. "And on the Clark County side, while there is growing support for light rail, I am going to stop way short of saying that everybody likes light rail because I've certainly had enough people tell me that they don't like light rail."

Seriously dude, even by your standards this is pathetic.
Posted by Finnegan]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 10:38:09 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by ujfoyt]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 04:39:03 -0700 Portland Mercury
And the entire CRC as it stands now isn't one in the first place?
Posted by Matthew D]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 00:53:09 -0700 Portland Mercury Build an extra stand-alone rail and bike bridge "

That's called a subsidy for the truckers, which is an unfair market advantage consider railroads are privately financed and get no such advantages.
Posted by ws]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 23:20:21 -0700 Portland Mercury
Seismically retrofit the existing I5 bridge and expand it on either side to add one extra lane per direction
Devote one lane to trucks only
Make all drivers pay tolls except trucks, which have their own lanes.
Build an extra stand-alone rail and bike bridge

And while your at it, can you get the opinion of a traffic engineer?





Posted by gonetorio]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 19:23:26 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Will Radik]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 15:31:15 -0700 Portland Mercury
Was that what you were hoping for, Matt? I've got more where that came from...
Posted by Carl]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 15:13:08 -0700 Portland Mercury
I guess being against something (see: stadiums) is more fun than being for something and taking responsibility if it doesn't work out?
Posted by Stu]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 14:17:21 -0700 Portland Mercury
Way to bait a blog war, Matt. :-)
Posted by Bob R.]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 14:09:27 -0700 Portland Mercury