Cathy TuttleRight Sizing for Reality
#Oregon has elected some brilliant political leaders. Rep #KhanhPham is one of them. She serves on the State #Transportation Committee.
Pham is challenging why $7.5 Billion of DOT money is going into an ill-defined mega-project rather than where our priorities must be: #PublicTransit, #Safe #Streets, connected communities and #Climate solutions.
None of the $7.5 Billion is for #LightRail, #BikeLanes, #Walkways.
#JustTransitAlliance #PCEF
https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/12/opinion-up-to-75-billion-for-interstate-bridge-replacement-project-time-to-rightsize-for-reality.html
Opinion: Up to $7.5 billion for Interstate Bridge replacement project? Time to rightsize for reality
Blowing as much as $7 billion on five miles of freeway between Vancouver and North Portland risks emptying our coffers at a time when neglected rural roads are crumbling, and our city streets are verifiably dangerous, writes Rep. Khanh Pham. Rather, we should scale down plans and emphasize a safer bridge and incentivizing transit uptake to make dollars available for other transportation needs.