Economist Joe Cortright: “It’s dishonest of the state departments of transportation to tell people there’s a $140 million penalty for not moving forward with this project.”
By Rachel Monahan•—November 18, 2019 at 10:58 am PST
Legislative leaders say they won’t re-
By Nigel Jaquiss •—December 10, 2017 at 12:19 pm PST
Kris Strickler currently oversees the highway division and oversaw the unsuccessful Columbia River Crossing effort.
By Rachel Monahan •—September 10, 2019 at 6:28 pm PDT
By Sophie Peel •—May 01, 2021 at 8:40 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—October 28, 2014 at 11:05 am PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 24, 2014 at 10:24 am PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 12, 2014 at 11:45 am PST
November 14, 2013 at 12:04 pm PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—October 23, 2013 at 3:36 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—September 19, 2013 at 11:15 am PDT
“I'm saddened to see that almost a decade later the governors of Oregon and Washington
have unleashed the same agencies again to use the same techniques and simply continue
this stupefying track record of incompetence and dishonesty,” David Bragdon wrote
in an op-
By Sophie Peel •—May 16, 2021 at 5:17 pm PDT
The two governors will mark a formal start to a new I-
By Rachel Monahan •—November 17, 2019 at 11:59 am PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—June 05, 2013 at 4:00 pm PDT
In other news: Elijah Warren's story spurs reform.
By WW Staff •—April 28, 2021 at 5:28 am PDT
,Letters to the Editor
By WW Editorial Staff •—January 29, 2013 at 4:01 pm PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—September 27, 2013 at 3:50 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—August 30, 2013 at 3:41 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—April 04, 2013 at 10:53 am PDT
ODOT rolls out three finalists to replace Matt Garrett atop the state's highway department.
By Nigel Jaquiss •—August 26, 2019 at 6:36 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 20, 2014 at 4:29 pm PST
By WW Staff •—May 08, 2014 at 9:55 am PDT
Says Peter DeFazio: •€œThe problem is, we don't have a plan. •€
By Sophie Peel •—May 12, 2021 at 5:30 am PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—April 16, 2013 at 1:51 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—April 08, 2013 at 9:15 am PDT
October 29, 2013 at 2:48 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—June 04, 2013 at 11:50 am PDT
New Public Records Unveil Massive Exodus from Interstate 5
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—September 23, 2013 at 2:45 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—April 15, 2013 at 3:27 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—October 14, 2013 at 2:40 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—October 24, 2013 at 3:25 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—April 12, 2013 at 3:09 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—May 15, 2013 at 10:40 am PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 12, 2013 at 10:10 am PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—September 20, 2013 at 11:35 am PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—September 25, 2013 at 3:07 pm PDT
Jaime Herrera Beutler says the federal government has already put the project on ice
September 26, 2013 at 2:00 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—September 06, 2013 at 12:45 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—September 17, 2013 at 2:15 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—August 05, 2013 at 2:32 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—June 18, 2013 at 12:45 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—December 27, 2012 at 12:24 pm PST
Will Portlanders keep telecommuting? Will the business district downtown bounce back?
By Rachel Monahan •—July 29, 2020 at 6:49 am PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—July 12, 2013 at 3:40 pm PDT
This year, Metro Council elections feature an exciting, momentous race that could shape transportation policy in the region for decades.
By WW Staff •—October 14, 2020 at 5:31 am PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—April 05, 2013 at 11:44 am PDT
Garrett, a former aide to the late U.S. Sen. Mark Hatfield has served under three
governors in his 14-
By Nigel Jaquiss •—January 18, 2019 at 1:22 pm PST
Washington Republicans Call the Letter a Scare Tactic
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—May 17, 2013 at 2:58 pm PDT
Voters might not want to ride the MAX to Bridgeport Village, but they understand the value of jobs.
By Nigel Jaquiss •—September 30, 2020 at 5:31 am PDT
In a letter, Eudaly, who is the city's transportation commissioner, tells the Oregon Transportation Commission, which sets transportation policy, that she does not believe ODOT will implement tolling before the project is completed, as required by City Council.
By Rachel Monahan •—April 03, 2019 at 4:45 pm PDT
In other news: School district did not inform parents of privacy breach.
By WW Staff •—September 19, 2018 at 5:29 am PDT
June 12, 2012 at 11:28 am PDT
The rubber meets the road at Portland International Airport, where powerful government officials want a highway overpass.
By Rachel Monahan •—November 06, 2019 at 5:32 am PST
Environmentalist and business interests coming together would be a powerful political force that could overcome opposition.
By Rachel Monahan •—July 18, 2018 at 5:33 am PDT
Washington lawmakers don't want tolling in Oregon.
By Nigel Jaquiss •—September 12, 2017 at 12:04 pm PDT
By WW Staff •—October 28, 2011 at 1:34 pm PDT
By WW Staff •—October 27, 2011 at 6:35 pm PDT
In other news: Portland rolls forward with testing autonomous vehicles.
By Aaron Mesh •—February 07, 2018 at 5:27 am PST
Lawmakers consider funding mechanism that would allow TriMet to build outside its service area.
By Nigel Jaquiss •—February 23, 2016 at 10:30 pm PST
State Rep. Tobias Read (D-
By Nigel Jaquiss •—September 27, 2016 at 10:30 pm PDT
“You can't paint one as a wide-
By Beth Slovic •—March 01, 2016 at 11:00 pm PST
Commission wants more oversight of troubled agency at center of Brown's agenda.
By Nigel Jaquiss •—January 18, 2017 at 10:43 am PST
In other news: Give!Guide raises more than $4 million.
By WW Staff •—January 04, 2017 at 5:17 am PST
By JAMES PITKIN •—September 08, 2010 at 3:29 am PDT
The out-
By Nigel Jaquiss •—December 31, 2015 at 5:09 am PST
As the decade closes, no American city plays such an outsized role in the national imagination.
By WW Staff •—December 24, 2019 at 11:00 pm PST
While a bill to revive the Columbia River Crossing clings to life in the Legislature,
Brendan Monaghan's brief career as an editorial columnist for The Oregonian is over
-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—March 04, 2014 at 4:01 pm PST
Lawmakers fell short on some high-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—March 11, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
Letters to the editor must include the author's street address and phone number for verification. Letters must be 250 or fewer words.
By WW Staff •—March 08, 2016 at 9:31 pm PST
For most on this side of the Columbia, our neighbor to the north is little more than
another Portland bedroom community. But the Couve's reputation as a sleepy suburb
is a boon for outdoor recreationalists in particular. There's plenty to explore in
and around the city if you're looking for an escape into nature without traveling
too far from home •€”and much of it is far less crowded than Portland's perma-
By Michelle Harris •—March 04, 2021 at 10:03 pm PST
November is the cruelest month for the Columbia River Crossing project. After warding
off a series of potentially fatal blows, the proposed $2.8 billion Oregon-
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—November 12, 2013 at 4:01 pm PST
Sidelined by a #MeToo complaint, the former mayor has come home to try to clear his name.
By Nigel Jaquiss •—October 02, 2019 at 5:37 am PDT
For years, two of the state's leading environmental groups have seemed lost in a
green cloud over the Columbia River Crossing. The $2.8 billion bridge, light-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 14, 2014 at 4:01 pm PST
By HANK STERN •—April 09, 2009 at 4:04 am PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—November 18, 2008 at 1:32 am PST
Ever since he pronounced the Columbia River Crossing dead, Gov. John Kitzhaber has been trying to claw his way back from the fatal diagnosis he gave his pet transportation project. Kitzhaber has,News Stories
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—October 15, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—November 14, 2014 at 8:35 am PST
ODOT says it will shut project down by May 31
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—March 07, 2014 at 3:32 pm PST
The folks planning the Columbia River Crossing bridge made it too low for big cargo
carriers. Would legalized pot in Oregon fix this? Imagine: The bridge absorbs enough
second-
By Marty Smith •—March 26, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
Only about half as many cars would use the Columbia River Crossing as Oregon officials have previously claimed, and far more vehicles would choke the Interstate 205 Bridge as drivers dodged tolls,News Stories
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—September 24, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
The $3.4 billion Columbia River Crossing keeps getting more expensive for taxpayers, even before it gets built •€”in part because the price of a pet project of the National Park Service is going up,News
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—April 16, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
By Shawn O'bryant •—June 09, 2009 at 7:08 am PDT
By AARON MESH •—September 19, 2014 at 11:47 am PDT
Once again, another layer is peeled from the onion, and another layer of John Kitzhaber's total failure as governor is brought into daylight ["Kitzhaber's Secret Weapon," WW, Feb. 25, 2015,Letters to the Editor
By WW Editorial Staff •—March 03, 2015 at 4:01 pm PST
We ask mayoral candidates Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith: Would you vote to allow the Columbia River Crossing to go forward?
By TROY BRYNELSON—October 09, 2012 at 5:01 pm PDT
Washington Senator Ann Rivers, 46, has quickly found herself the most prominent and perhaps most persuasive player in Olympia on the proposed $3.4 billion Columbia River Crossing.
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—March 05, 2013 at 4:01 pm PST
ODOT director admits carbon reduction numbers were wrong.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—June 25, 2015 at 12:50 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 02, 2014 at 1:55 pm PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—April 10, 2014 at 9:10 am PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 10, 2014 at 11:01 am PST
The next speaker of the Oregon House •€”Portland Democrat Tina Kotek •€”will face immediate tests of her leadership. The heaviest lift will be the Columbia River Crossing.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—November 27, 2012 at 4:01 pm PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—June 19, 2014 at 6:33 am PDT
By JAMES PITKIN •—March 23, 2009 at 6:46 am PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 03, 2014 at 2:07 pm PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 14, 2014 at 6:20 pm PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 09, 2014 at 3:01 pm PST
Here are the hard facts that remain -
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 19, 2013 at 4:01 pm PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 13, 2014 at 5:00 pm PST
The Oregon Supreme Court uncovers the original rationale behind the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 28, 2012 at 4:01 pm PST
Richardson slams Kitzhaber on role of adviser Patricia McCaig.
By WW Staff •—September 26, 2014 at 12:55 pm PDT
Columbia River Crossing backers claim the $3.5 billion project is "downsizing." That's not true •€” not even close.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 07, 2012 at 4:01 pm PST
MAX not invited to funeral
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—July 03, 2013 at 1:23 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—September 04, 2013 at 3:04 pm PDT
Political insider Patricia McCaig is the force behind Oregon's Columbia River Crossing freeway bridge, but she works both for Governor John Kitzhaber and the project's biggest contractor, David Evans and Associates.
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—February 26, 2013 at 4:01 pm PST
Why is it that the new Duniway/Cascadia/Tillicum/Wy'east bridge has a lower deck and less vertical clearance for ships than the two immediately adjacent bridges, the Ross Island and the Marqua,Dr. Know
By Marty Smith •—March 25, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—October 16, 2013 at 3:42 pm PDT
By AARON MESH •—January 31, 2014 at 12:40 pm PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 28, 2014 at 3:54 pm PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 07, 2014 at 6:45 pm PST
Former Metro Council President David Bragdon is back in town today, speaking at Portland
City Club's Friday Forum at the Sentinel Hotel at 12:15. Bragdon, who led Metro from
2003 to 2010 before taking a job in then-
By Nigel Jaquiss •—October 23, 2015 at 3:53 am PDT
A senior citizen goes to bed with a young adult who could be his grandchild, claims to have fallen in love with him, stashes him in his home, pays him an "allowance" and then gets screwed when,Letters to the Editor
By WW Editorial Staff •—June 10, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
By WW Staff—May 19, 2014 at 8:29 am PDT
By AARON MESH •—February 19, 2014 at 1:02 pm PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—April 10, 2013 at 10:12 am PDT
Oregon wants to spend tens of millions to replicate Washington's expertise
November 05, 2013 at 10:00 am PST
Jules Bailey has so far squandered the chance to run hard to Ted Wheeler's left and harness the anger of an electorate mobilized by housing prices and homelessness.
By Beth Slovic •—April 27, 2016 at 12:00 am PDT
Not many Portland blogs are required reading. But if you live in Portland and ride
a bike -
By Martin Cizmar •—September 29, 2015 at 7:14 am PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—March 26, 2013 at 1:15 pm PDT
"The bridge issue is dead in our state," a key Oregon lawmaker says. The House speaker disagrees.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 24, 2014 at 9:50 am PST
A picture's worth a thousand words. So why are there so little of the CRC?
February 26, 2013 at 1:06 pm PST
Officials pushing the Columbia River Crossing are concealing the true costs of multimillion-
By WW Editorial Staff •—June 18, 2013 at 9:03 am PDT
Gov. John Kitzhaber is fresh from a successful special legislative session, where he pushed through reforms to the state's public pension system and raised taxes to add $200 million in school,News Stories
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—October 08, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
Commuting to North Portland on Friday nights can take an hour because of Vancouver-
By Marty Smith •—December 10, 2013 at 4:01 pm PST
Three-
By WW Staff •—May 06, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
Backers of the $3.6 billion Columbia River Crossing are working to keep the Interstate
5 bridge project from facing the same scrutiny other highway projects do under Oregon's
land-
By BRENT WALTH •—August 02, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
Governor and House Speaker Continue To Push For Bridge Project
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—September 17, 2013 at 5:25 pm PDT
By MATT KAUFFMAN •—March 02, 2013 at 9:00 am PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—November 07, 2013 at 8:35 am PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—November 13, 2013 at 9:55 am PST
City Commissioner Steve Novick has spent the past two months saying Portland can't find the money for basic transportation services such as streets and sidewalks. But Novick's city,News Stories
By AARON MESH •—February 11, 2014 at 4:01 pm PST
Hint: It's not the ones over the Columbia River
June 27, 2013 at 1:20 pm PDT
By AARON MESH •—August 28, 2013 at 7:00 am PDT
By AARON MESH •—September 03, 2013 at 9:45 am PDT
We didn't think we'd see State Treasurer Ted Wheeler out on the campaign trail for
another two years. He won election in the last cycle to a full four-
By WW Staff •—May 20, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—August 07, 2013 at 5:30 pm PDT
August 21, 2013 at 11:45 am PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—October 01, 2013 at 8:19 am PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—April 09, 2013 at 2:54 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—July 17, 2013 at 4:57 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—April 04, 2013 at 7:55 am PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 05, 2013 at 3:50 pm PST
By AARON MESH •—February 15, 2013 at 11:07 am PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—March 20, 2013 at 1:25 pm PDT
Oregon should legitimize its current huge cannabis industry with an eye toward the eventual nationwide market, and position its growers and processors for global domination ["Endo Days," WW, F,Letters to the Editor
By WW Editorial Staff •—February 26, 2013 at 4:01 pm PST
Proposed contract created "legal and ethical issues"
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—December 11, 2014 at 9:52 am PST
By WWeek Staff •—March 08, 2013 at 5:10 pm PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 30, 2013 at 4:11 pm PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—November 07, 2014 at 8:45 am PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 11, 2013 at 8:45 am PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—March 25, 2013 at 9:52 am PDT
Citing risks, Treasurer's letter to lawmakers says it's "premature" to conclude deal can work
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—September 26, 2013 at 5:17 pm PDT
Gov. John Kitzhaber has reported all kinds of ways he's spent money this year in
pursuit of re-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—September 23, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
Oregon-
By Andrea Damewood and Nigel Jaquiss •—September 06, 2013 at 10:07 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—March 08, 2013 at 10:00 am PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—March 04, 2013 at 11:30 am PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—March 14, 2013 at 10:55 am PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 27, 2013 at 9:33 am PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD—March 07, 2013 at 1:25 pm PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—August 19, 2013 at 4:30 pm PDT
March 08, 2013 at 12:29 am PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—September 11, 2012 at 11:53 am PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—February 15, 2013 at 9:45 am PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—August 07, 2013 at 9:33 am PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—May 08, 2013 at 12:58 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 06, 2013 at 9:45 am PST
Republicans lobby Oregon Counterparts For No Vote On CRC
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 20, 2013 at 8:37 am PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 18, 2013 at 6:17 pm PST
Documents reviewed by WW show that a single Columbia River Crossing contract initially estimated at $20 million has climbed to $105 million.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—October 25, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
Columbia River Crossing project officials announced $100 million in savings last
April -
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—August 30, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
February 08, 2013 at 11:00 am PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—September 07, 2012 at 9:27 am PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—February 07, 2013 at 11:35 am PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—January 17, 2013 at 10:35 am PST
For most of the 2011 legislative session, lawmakers have avoided debating the massive
Columbia River Crossing, a $3.6 billion proposal to build a new bridge and widen
Interstate 5 at the Oregon-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—June 07, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
Cylvia Hayes may be the most influential first lady in Oregon history. Since Gov. John Kitzhaber took office in January 2011, Hayes, 47, has played a central role in his administration. She ke,Cover Story
By Nigel Jaquiss •—October 07, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
Cylvia Hayes may be the most influential first lady in Oregon history. Since Gov. John Kitzhaber took office in January 2011, Hayes, 47, has played a central role in his administration. She ke,Cover Story
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—October 07, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 19, 2013 at 4:00 pm PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—December 10, 2012 at 10:12 am PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—February 05, 2013 at 11:15 am PST
The federal investigation into allegations of influence peddling by former Gov. John Kitzhaber and first lady Cylvia Hayes is heating up. Sources tell WW that a grand jury in Portland has be,Politics
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—April 07, 2015 at 5:01 pm PDT
The Blazers own this city, only because Timbers fandom is a fad •€”you can thank the Eurocentric nature of Portlanders for that ["Rip City vs. No Pity," WW, Oct. 9, 2013]. Seriously, three,Letters to the Editor
By WW Editorial Staff •—October 15, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
December 10, 2012 at 4:03 pm PST
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—February 19, 2013 at 11:45 am PST
Treasurer's report says funding available for highway project
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 01, 2013 at 5:30 pm PST
As members of the School Board, we are committed to accelerating and deepening our efforts to eliminate racial disparities in our schools ["Expel Check," WW, Sept. 25, 2013]. We want every o,Letters to the Editor
By WW Editorial Staff •—October 01, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
Four years ago, John Kitzhaber needed something •€”anything •€”to convince voters he had a plan to create jobs in Oregon, then emerging from a recession that had left as many as one in 10 people,News Stories
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—September 09, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—October 31, 2012 at 1:00 pm PDT
The Columbia River Crossing has occupied much of Gov. John Kitzhaber's attention
since his election last fall. Kitzhaber spoke to President Obama about federal funding
for the multibillion-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—March 02, 2011 at 8:40 am PST
December 12, 2012 at 2:20 pm PST
February 10, 2012 at 9:09 am PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—September 18, 2012 at 2:23 am PDT
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—November 08, 2012 at 3:30 pm PST
Critics of $3.5 Billion Highway Projects Lose; Champion Likely House Speaker
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—November 07, 2012 at 4:30 pm PST
A PSU student is evicted for her cats, cuts to Multnomah County library, and doubt about the Columbia River Crossing are spreading
By WW Editorial Staff •—December 20, 2011 at 4:01 pm PST
To those who said we needed this project for jobs regardless of how poorly it was
designed, I say to you this: There will be more projects, better projects and truly
multimodal, jobs-
By WW Editorial Staff •—July 09, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
By AARON MESH •—July 26, 2012 at 10:56 am PDT
Because One "No" on Light Rail *was* Enough
January 04, 2013 at 1:44 pm PST
By WW Staff •—February 14, 2012 at 1:03 pm PST
By HANNAH HOFFMAN •—December 13, 2011 at 3:16 pm PST
Byrd Jasper sat at the center of concentric circles of folding chairs in the Musicians Local 99 Union Hall. More than 50 people •€”most of them part of the Portland activist community •€”gathered,Cover Story
By AARON MESH •—January 21, 2015 at 10:38 am PST
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—December 03, 2012 at 1:40 pm PST
November 29, 2012 at 7:00 am PST
A defeat would be a setback for the Columbia River Crossing Project
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—November 06, 2012 at 7:22 pm PST
WW's endorsements for state office.
By WW Staff •—May 03, 2016 at 11:30 pm PDT
By COREY PEIN •—January 19, 2012 at 4:02 pm PST
Sen. Ron Wyden's big-
By WW Editorial Staff •—August 16, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
When Tom Hughes took over as Metro president three years ago, he promised to put the regional government to work creating jobs for the Portland area. To be sure, Hughes has pushed major constr,News Stories
By BENJAMIN RICKER •—October 08, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
I was both thrilled and disappointed by WW's cover story ["Who Wants to Save a Junkie," March 6, 2013]. First, I'd like to applaud Sen. Alan Bates [introducing] Senate Bill 384 to make Nar,Letters to the Editor
By WW Editorial Staff •—March 12, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
New CRC numbers, released on eve of Senate vote, have had no public scrutiny or independent review
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—March 04, 2013 at 8:00 am PST
Last month, Gov. John Kitzhaber tried to force two ancient enemies •€”public-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—August 27, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
As Multnomah County chairman, Ted Wheeler killed a risky proposal for an Oregon Convention Center headquarters hotel. As state treasurer, he's been a voice of caution on excessive borrowing and,Politics
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—September 03, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
CRC Official: $3.5 Billion Freeway Project, Still Without Money to Pay For It, Won't Start Next Year
By WW Staff •—February 16, 2012 at 10:18 am PST
The best bet for Oregon's only horse track? Changing state law.
By Nigel Jaquiss •—April 19, 2017 at 5:46 am PDT
If the CRC is dead, why are state officials still seeking permission to build it?
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—July 16, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
A year ago, it looked as if then-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 24, 2015 at 4:01 pm PST
Two months ago, Nike Chairman Phil Knight dangled a tantalizing offer before Oregon Health & Science University: the promise of $1 billion •€”cash •€”to finance expansion of the cancer institute,News Stories
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—December 03, 2013 at 4:01 pm PST
July 01, 2013 at 3:30 pm PDT
A year ago, it looked as if then-
By Nigel Jaquiss •—February 24, 2015 at 8:01 am PST
George Crandall knows how to kill a freeway. In the 1970s, Crandall helped lead the fight against the Mount Hood Freeway, which would have torn through Southeast Portland neighborhoods. In defea,News
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—July 02, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
Just a few weeks ago, we watched in horror after learning our beloved Columbia River Gorge had fallen victim to a massive wildfire, which was still burning at press time.
By WW Contributor •—September 19, 2017 at 5:16 pm PDT
Since 1983, when Mark Zusman and I formed City of Roses Newspaper Company, I have written a column each year on the occasion of Willamette Week's anniversary. The idea is to keep you, our most imp,News Stories
By RICHARD H. MEEKER •—November 05, 2013 at 4:01 pm PST
I feel the article was unbalanced, since I didn't hear any of the numerous positives that the fire department does, which are many ["Burning Money," WW, Sept. 26, 2012]. I've always se,Letters to the Editor
By WW Editorial Staff •—October 02, 2012 at 5:01 pm PDT
Gov. John Kitzhaber wants Oregonians to believe he's creating jobs, and he backs up that claim by promoting his support for the $3.6 billion Interstate 5 bridge project called the Columbia River,News
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—June 14, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
By AARON MESH •—April 18, 2012 at 11:28 am PDT
Hales and Smith debate their geek credentials
By RUTH BROWN •—August 13, 2012 at 5:21 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—March 29, 2011 at 9:19 am PDT
Oregon's Transportation Department is losing control of rest areas •€” and the cost of keeping them safe and clean doubles.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 21, 2012 at 4:01 pm PST
Reader, beware: What follows is mostly gossip and opinion. As we have done near the end of every legislative session since 1977, WW surveyed Salem lobbyists, legislative staffers and journalists to,Cover Story
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—June 04, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
This week's Rogue, the Port of Portland, dishonored itself last week with a Soviet-
By WW Editorial Staff •—December 08, 2009 at 4:00 pm PST
I-
By WW Editorial Staff •—June 14, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
After more than a decade and $160 million spent on planners, consultants and lobbyists, the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing's moment has finally arrived.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 22, 2013 at 4:01 pm PST
Too early for 2012 election coverage, you say? Well, the people campaigning to unseat Portland Mayor Sam Adams are already busy raising money and sending out junk mail. It's widely assumed Adams,City Hall
By COREY PEIN •—June 28, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
By HANK STERN •—February 21, 2011 at 2:42 pm PST
CRC officials say they are trying to fix one of the most embarrassing problems with the troubled project: The freeway bridges as now designed aren't high enough to accommodate some Columbia River ships.
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—November 13, 2012 at 4:01 pm PST
For Gov. John Kitzhaber right now, coal is king. The debate over coal is heating
up just as Kitzhaber needs an issue to energize his so-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—June 03, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
Mr. [Aaron] Mesh, I really appreciate that you spent 48 hours in the Occupy camp
before writing your story ["Notes From the Occupation," Oct. 26, 2011]. It is well-
By WW Editorial Staff •—November 01, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
Voter's Guide 2014: Kind of BlueWhat's a free-
By WW Staff •—October 21, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
August 11, 2010 at 2:00 am PDT
A rally April 5 against a 12-
By WW Editorial Staff •—April 07, 2009 at 5:00 pm PDT
There's a time for playing it safe... and our 2012 Endorsement Issue says this is one of them.
By WW Editorial Staff •—October 16, 2012 at 5:01 pm PDT
Metro Councilor Robert Liberty's resignation this week creates an intriguing scenario •€”that the three men who fought hard for the Council presidency in May could all be serving together. Fo ...,News
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 04, 2011 at 4:00 pm PST
[Eileen] Brady is a poor [mayoral] candidate ["Political Animals," WW, Nov. 23, 2011].
Not only does she flop, but she presents herself as entitled, special and holier-
By WW Editorial Staff •—November 29, 2011 at 4:01 pm PST
Seattle's experience shows the Columbia River Crossing's projections are flimsier than ever.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—June 19, 2012 at 5:01 pm PDT
Willamette Week's real test is this: How can we best fill Portland's growing journalism void?
By RICHARD H. MEEKER •—November 06, 2012 at 4:01 pm PST
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio on working with Tea Party members in Congress, his dissatisfaction with President Obama, and his connections to the state's craft brewing industry.
By WW Staff •—June 26, 2012 at 5:01 pm PDT
Portland officials have barely debated the Port of Portland's claims all that public spending in Hayden Island will pay off. But according to one analysis, the Port of Portland is already losing ground.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—May 21, 2013 at 5:01 pm PDT
January 13, 2010 at 1:00 am PST
July 20, 2011 at 1:27 pm PDT
Minority ReportHow your county commission candidates would end racial disparities.Seven people are running to represent some of Portland's most diverse neighborhoods. And a new report shows the ...,News
By JAMES PITKIN •—May 11, 2010 at 5:00 pm PDT
By Peter Griffin •—May 19, 2010 at 8:47 am PDT
For years now, Oregon's leaders have assured taxpayers that plans for a new interstate bridge across the Columbia River were financially solid. The bridge would in large part pay for itself, they,News
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—July 26, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
The Columbia River Crossing's supporters have asked Clark County voters to approve
an increase in local sales tax to pay for operating a light-
By ANDREA DAMEWOOD •—September 25, 2012 at 5:01 pm PDT
The little-
By BRANDON HAMILTON •—September 20, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
Winners1No money? No problem! Backers of the proposed $4.2 billion Columbia River
Crossing project notched another victory last week when the Metro Council voted 5-
By WW Editorial Staff •—July 22, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
BRIDGE BUCKS: Tom Hughes and Loretta Smith (top left). Bob Stacey and Karol Collymore (bottom right).Portland Mayor Sam Adams, Metro President David Bragdon and other local officials came together thi ...,News
By JAMES PITKIN •—August 10, 2010 at 5:00 pm PDT
Portland's mayoral primary has provided lessons for Jefferson Smith, Charlie Hales and future city candidates •€” but most important, lessons for voters as well.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—May 22, 2012 at 5:01 pm PDT
SETTING IT STRAIGHTJust three corrections to your article on the Columbia River Crossing Project ["Bridge Over the River Why?" WW, May 21, 2008].1. 39 community leaders (elected, busines ...,Letters to the Editor
By WW Editorial Staff •—May 27, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
Clearly one of the prime reasons for the proposed new I-
By Marty Smith •—February 09, 2010 at 4:00 pm PST
February 11, 2009 at 1:00 am PST
TriMet general manager Fred Hansen's announcement last week that he would leave after 11 1/2 years comes at a very busy time for the agency. Months after killing free bus service in Fareless Squ ...,Q & A
By Henry Stern, Mark Zusman •—March 23, 2010 at 5:00 pm PDT
The prospect of a strip club on Hayden Island in a building owned by Portland real-
By Patrick Guild •—August 24, 2010 at 5:00 pm PDT
If the $4.2 billion Columbia River Crossing project moves forward, the design for
its signature element •€”a new 12-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—May 27, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
Portlanders love the outdoors. If you need proof, just go onto ReserveAmerica.com right now and try to book a camping spot for July. Chances are you'll be directed someplace like Lake Owyhee Sta,Featured Stories
By Martin Cizmar •—May 26, 2015 at 5:01 pm PDT
If you're headed out in the next few months, be a •€œtrail angel, •€ and carry
fresh fruit or surprise goodies for any thru-
By Adrienne So •—June 21, 2016 at 5:26 am PDT
•»News people want to bury often comes out on Friday afternoon. Take last Friday, March 14, when Columbia River Crossing project organizers dropped this little nugget in an email: "the Draf ...,Murmurs
By WW Editorial Staff •—March 18, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
Clark Kent bursting cape-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—June 03, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
Shelter Shock["The Crusaders," WW, Feb. 3, 2010] contained a factual error that seriously
distorts the profile of "crusader" [Gail] O'Connell-
By WW Editorial Staff •—February 16, 2010 at 4:00 pm PST
Like a lot of teenagers in the early aughts, Kelli Schaefer escaped the suburbs of her hometown of Battle Ground, Wash., by crossing the Columbia River into Portland to visit the Meow Meow, the bel,Music Stories
By MICHAEL MANNHEIMER •—March 02, 2011 at 2:01 am PST
A field guide to the six groups that will choose Portland's next mayor.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—November 22, 2011 at 4:01 pm PST
Reader Beware: What follows is mostly gossip and opinion. Since 1977, WW has surveyed Salem lobbyists, state Capitol staffers and political journalists to get their views about the performance of P,Cover Story
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—June 21, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
For the City Hall throne and other races, we reveal our picks for the 2012 primary.
By WW Editorial Staff •—April 24, 2012 at 5:01 pm PDT
Last week's grim budget news that the state of Oregon has sprung another $577 million budget leak prompted us to post on wweek.com with a couple of quick thoughts. The first was to point out an ...,News
By HENRY STERN •—June 01, 2010 at 5:00 pm PDT
Wild LifeMaking Entertainment Out of Education. Combining skilled performers with aspiring politicians sets up a show in which the former can be a lot more entertaining than the latter. And that was ...,News
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—April 27, 2010 at 5:00 pm PDT
If anyone should love the idea of creating jobs and boosting the Oregon economy, it's Katie Eyre Brewer. Eyre Brewer is a freshman Republican representative from Hillsboro, as well as a form,Cover Story
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—May 31, 2011 at 5:01 pm PDT
High HopesOregon pot-
By Peter Griffin •—March 30, 2010 at 5:00 pm PDT
Ted Wheeler's sudden ascension from Multnomah County chairman to state treasurer
leaves a long-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—March 23, 2010 at 5:00 pm PDT
Amid the noise of an election season, one person's vote can seem insignificant •€”like
a trickle of skateboarder's urine in a 38-
By WW Editorial Staff •—April 29, 2014 at 5:01 pm PDT
Portland mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith built a political machine. Now he's trying to drive it to City Hall.
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—March 20, 2012 at 5:01 pm PDT
Amanda FritzWe endorsed Amanda Fritz in the May primary and see no reason to change
our mind. Fritz is the most well-
By WW Editorial Staff •—October 14, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—May 23, 2008 at 9:10 am PDT
THREE'S A CROWD: Bob Stacey (photo by Tom Martinez), Rex Burkholder (photo by WW Staff) and Tom Hughes (photo by Leslie Montgomery) •€”candidates for Metro Council prez, or a Kenny Rogers loo ...,News
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—January 12, 2010 at 4:00 pm PST
WINNERS 1. They may not realize it yet, but Portland's professional listening-
By WW Editorial Staff •—July 15, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
The stories and costumes that defined 2011 in Portland.
By WW Editorial Staff •—December 27, 2011 at 4:01 pm PST
WINNERS1. Olé, olé, olé, olé, Olé. Olé. (And so on.) Get ready, Trail Blazers fans, to hear that global sports anthem a lot next season, now that Spanish supe ...,News
By WW Editorial Staff •—June 10, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
Even when he's not causing three-
By BETH SLOVIC •—May 05, 2009 at 5:00 pm PDT
Longtime Oregonian columnist David Reinhard may be leaving the paper. Reinhard, 56, submitted his paperwork Monday to take advantage of The Oregonian's buyout offer of two years' pay ...,Murmurs
By WW Editorial Staff •—October 07, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio has no shortage of political juice or opinions. A 12-
By Hank Stern, Mark Zusman •—April 21, 2009 at 5:00 pm PDT
A proposed $225,000 settlement of a discrimination lawsuit filed against the City of Portland by a black lesbian who became a man in 2006 goes to a final council vote on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Plaintif ...,Murmurs
By WW Editorial Staff •—September 09, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
Three weeks after Mayor Sam Adams admitted lying about his sexual relationship in
2005 with then-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 10, 2009 at 4:00 pm PST
Portland Commissioner Sam Adams won't cook you breakfast, but he wants to make your
mornings a little easier. Adams •€”the City Council's resident techno-
By COREY PEIN •—July 01, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
The popular Madison High counselor whose "involuntary transfer" to another school triggered a student walkout June 3 plans to sue Portland Public Schools and a Madison administrato ...,Murmurs
By WW Editorial Staff •—June 17, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
Eight years ago, Denis Hayes •€”the founder of Earth Day and arguably America's pre-
By Henry Stern, Mark Zusman •—June 02, 2009 at 5:00 pm PDT
On a recent, drizzly afternoon, a couple hundred Bicycle Transportation Alliance
supporters gathered outside City Hall. Among them were silver-
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—February 16, 2010 at 4:00 pm PST
Scared about the future? Us too. You'd be a fool not to be freaking out. Unemployment in Oregon is 10.6 percent, well above the national average •€”again. State budget forecasts get wor ...,News
By WW Editorial Staff •—October 12, 2010 at 5:00 pm PDT
Rex Burkholder until recently would have probably ranked last on a list of Portland elected officials most likely to push for a $4.2 billion highway project. "Every penny we spend on transporta ...,News
By NIGEL JAQUISS •—May 20, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
Another Earth Day. How far we've come in 38 years! Sure, we're still beating up the planet. But these days, melting ice caps and all, we do feel more guilty when we leave the lights on at ...,Featured Stories
By COREY PEIN •—April 15, 2008 at 5:00 pm PDT
Candidate photos by Leslie MontgomeryWe're impressed. Really. We've been doing this for a while. Interviewing candidates for office, that is. And over the years, we've witnessed a ra ...,News
By WW Editorial Staff •—April 27, 2010 at 5:00 pm PDT
In an interview with WW, Blumenauer was clear: light rail, or no bridge at all.
By Sophie Peel •—April 10, 2021 at 6:10 pm PDT
List of Willamette Week Articles
This list of article was compiled from a search for “Columbia River Crossing” on the Willamette Week Web site. It contains all hits including brief mentions and letters to the editor. It is in the order that the search produced and is not necessarily in date order, but the older articles are further down the list.