Leaping Lizards, is this the "Republican Denny Smith"? If it is then here is a first time for me that I and a conservative Republican ever agreed on anything. I couldn'nt agree more about the solution to Portland and SW Washington transportation problems. More bridges are not the answer, grade seperation of various transportaion methods is. Through traffic, auto and truck, needs to go underground as does passenger rail and freight rail in some locations.At some point Portland will have to face up to this reality. In the mean time putting max and cars on to the transit mall is a waste of money and resources. Put Max in a tunnel starting in Sullivans Gulch and keep it below grade through the city. Move I-5 below grade as it comes out of the Terwilliger Curves and just keep going until you come back to the surface on the North Side of 4th Plain.No more short range near sighted solutions that cost money but fix nothing.
re: How would you improve Portland?
Leaping Lizards, is this the "Republican Denny Smith"? If it is then here is a first time for me that I and a conservative Republican ever agreed on anything. I couldn'nt agree more about the solution to Portland and SW Washington transportation problems. More bridges are not the answer, grade seperation of various transportaion methods is. Through traffic, auto and truck, needs to go underground as does passenger rail and freight rail in some locations.At some point Portland will have to face up to this reality. In the mean time putting max and cars on to the transit mall is a waste of money and resources. Put Max in a tunnel starting in Sullivans Gulch and keep it below grade through the city. Move I-5 below grade as it comes out of the Terwilliger Curves and just keep going until you come back to the surface on the North Side of 4th Plain.No more short range near sighted solutions that cost money but fix nothing.