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No More Freeways knows what’s up:

“… freeway opponents argue ODOT’s financial position would be far more sunny if the agency would nix its plan to widen I-5.”

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/08/09/freeway-opponents-lawsuit-portland-highway-widening/

#NoI5RQX

Freeway opponents file yet another lawsuit over Portland highway widening project

A coalition of advocacy groups say federal officials illegally glossed over major impacts the states I-5 Rose Quarter project would have on its surroundings.

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RJ SheperdJul 10, 2024

Oregonians are experiencing record heat, which will likely cause significant wildfire activity in the coming months. 🔥

Meanwhile, @ORDems @TinaKotek want to continue to expand highways instead of offering safe, zero-emission alternatives to driving. 🤦‍♀️

#NoI5RQX #StopIBR https://t.co/0iBO1pqM7R

Mike Warner (@MikeKATU) on X

WILDFIRE… the Larch Creek Fire south of Dufur, OR has blown up to 7000 acres since starting Tuesday afternoon. Some areas under evacuation orders, others warned to be ready. Very thick smoke south of Dufur along Hwy 197. Stay with @KATUNews for info #LiveOnK2 #LarchCreekFire

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RJ SheperdJul 9, 2024

Unfortunate that ODOT’s lies continue to get through to City Council candidates about “safety” being the purpose of the I5RQ, since ZERO ppl have been killed on this section.

Meanwhile, ODOT’s orphaned highways continue to kill every year. #NoI5RQX https://t.co/faAuVXgMwm

Mariah Hudson for Portland (@MariahHudsonpdx) on X

My recent post about bike advocacy has drummed up some great questions. Thank you to @nomorefreeways for your shared care for North and Northeast Portland. Let me know if you have more questions about your District 2 city candidate. I will address more comments this week.

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Allan RudwickDec 1, 2023

The ten lane freeway hiding in Rose Quarter Plans https://cityobservatory.org/rq_hiding_ten_lanes/

incredible that after concealing the width for so long the new plan is even wider because they put all the exit ramps on one side of the interchange. Instead of using the overbuilt plans and repurposing some lanes they just kept adding on.

#pdx #NOi5RQX

City Observatory - The ten lane freeway hiding in Rose Quarter Plans

The City Observatory is a study of modern-day cities and urban development practices.

City Observatory
😀🚲Jun 27, 2023

Stoked AF to #defundDOTs but putting #congestionPricing on hold to do it 🙃 is way less satisfying than simply slapping #ODOT's hand out of the cookie jar: everyone knows you don't widen freeways with congestion pricing revenue. Anyway maybe that's all that was politically feasible right now in this single-party state that enshrines cars' rights in their constitution. 🤷 #ODOTGTFOpdx #ORpol #noMoreFreeways #ClimateAction #theWarOnCars #NOi5RQX #InducedDemand

https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2023/06/26/46578000/without-tolling-revenue-odot-puts-the-brakes-on-two-portland-area-freeway-projects

Without Tolling Revenue, ODOT Puts the Brakes on Two Portland-Area Freeway Projects

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has been relying on plans to toll Portland-area highways in order to pay for large capital projects on its roster. In particular, ODOT has counted on future tolling revenue while planning the I-5 expansion at the Rose Quarter in Portland and the second phase of its plan to widen parts of I-205 through Clackamas County, which the agency estimates will cost at least $1.3 billion and $550 million, respectively....

Portland Mercury
Show thread😀🚲May 6, 2023
I'm old enough to remember when the plan was to only spend $0.8B on this congestion and we haven't even tried #deCongestionPricing, which is supposed to be done before construction, in the five years they've wasted to get the widening planned. 😒 #ODOTGTFOpdx #NOi5RQX
😀🚲Jan 4, 2023
"The city’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee PAC is so opposed to the project they want PBOT to withdraw their support completely." #NOi5RQX
https://bikeportland.org/2023/01/03/portlands-bicycle-and-pedestrian-advisory-committees-raise-grave-warnings-about-i-5-rose-quarter-project-368807
Portland's bicycle and pedestrian advisory committees raise grave warnings about I-5 Rose Quarter project

Intersection of N Wheeler, Ramsay and Williams is a major sticking point. Despite the City of Portland's attempts to calm them down, the city's bicycle and pedestrian advisory committees remain deeply concerned about the I-5 Rose Quarter Project. The controversial, $1.4 billion Oregon Departme

BikePortland
😀🚲Jan 4, 2023
Join #NoMoreFreeways People's Public Hearing on the proposed freeway expansion with
#EliotNeighborhd #ncaoregon and #sunrisepdx
at Harriet Tubman Middle School at 6pm tonight #NOi5RQX
https://nomorefreewayspdx.com/peoplespublichearing/
1/3/23 – People’s Public Hearing

No More Freeways
pdxblakeDec 17, 2022
Finally got my comment submitted for #NOI5RQX because #ClimateChange and #InducedDemand are real and #ODOT lies. Tolls not wider highways, caps to restore what ODOT destroyed, and we need a full #EIS!#LidsNotLanes https://nomorefreewayspdx.com/LidsNotLanes/
ACTION ALERT: NOV 2022 RQ PUBLIC COMMENT

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😀🚲Dec 17, 2022
Nice weekend to pepper ODOT with public comment about how they should make the lids of their freeway hold taller buildings instead of having extra lanes. #ClimateAction #InducedDemand #NOi5RQX
https://nomorefreewayspdx.com/LidsNotLanes/
ACTION ALERT: NOV 2022 RQ PUBLIC COMMENT

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