Submitted by Denny Smith on Sat, 03/11/2006 - 10:17am.
Clearly, it's time for Portland and Vancouver to grow up and face the facts. And it is long overdue that we began to join the 21 Century, as the rest of the world. We will ALWAYS have the heavy traffic due to jobs in the Portland area and folks living in Southwest Washington.
Another bridge is no solution-at-all and like all transportation projects in this area it would be obsolete before it is completed. What is needed is a plan that will meet the current as well as the 20 to 40 year traffic handling needs
We really need a double deck tunnel with
8 lanes on the center level for vehicles less that 1 ton, and 4 lanes on the bottom tier for trucks and busses.
The tunnel need not be too long. It could start in the Delta Park area and end in West Vancouver Barracks area South of the VA facilities there. A 2-way light rail could occupy the space above the 8 lane Vehicle lanes. Funds for such a project should come from 4 sources, Federal Highway Projects, Federal Light-Rail projects, a Tunnel toll, and a small tax for 25 years.
re: How would you improve Portland?
Clearly, it's time for Portland and Vancouver to grow up and face the facts. And it is long overdue that we began to join the 21 Century, as the rest of the world. We will ALWAYS have the heavy traffic due to jobs in the Portland area and folks living in Southwest Washington.
Another bridge is no solution-at-all and like all transportation projects in this area it would be obsolete before it is completed. What is needed is a plan that will meet the current as well as the 20 to 40 year traffic handling needs
We really need a double deck tunnel with
8 lanes on the center level for vehicles less that 1 ton, and 4 lanes on the bottom tier for trucks and busses.
The tunnel need not be too long. It could start in the Delta Park area and end in West Vancouver Barracks area South of the VA facilities there. A 2-way light rail could occupy the space above the 8 lane Vehicle lanes. Funds for such a project should come from 4 sources, Federal Highway Projects, Federal Light-Rail projects, a Tunnel toll, and a small tax for 25 years.