I’m glad to see that there is pressure to right size the project, but advocates need to make sure that happens
They are still adding additional lanes
They will try to pull funding to the interchanges
They will likely Delay the light rail
#orleg #odot #carcentric #highwayexpansion #transitsky
It is extra unfortunate that Oregon Democrats have failed to fund transit & cut investment in bicycling/rail as a fuel crisis begins
There are transportation alternatives Oregon should have invested in, but they took every opportunity to support cars above all
#orleg #transitsky #carcentric
There is still time to submit testimony to the Oregon legislature and call your representatives
Don’t let them kneecap our rail funding and direct bike registration fee to supporting highways
#orleg #carcentric #amtrak #transitsky #urbanism
Transportation advocate have warned legislators that highway expansion funding is unsustainable and now the that bill is coming due they’re cutting bicycle and train funding to make up for part of it
Please write into your legislators
#orleg #transitfunding #carcentric #bicycling #transitsky
This isn’t Corvallis specific but if you want to help secure funding for transit please write in
In context of how much highway expansions cost, 3 million is tiny
#transitsky #orleg #carcentric #buses #transitfunding #urbanism
This has a public hearing on Monday, and you can submit testimony online through this portal
#carcentric #orleg #waymo
Autonomous vehicles are still cars. & will put wear and tear on roads
Recent studies found 50% of miles for waymo were from cars waiting or driving to a passenger
Additionally there are issues with waymo increasing congestion and blocking emergency vehicles
#carcentric #orleg #carculture
This is HB 4085
You can read it on the oregon legislature website and it exempts robotaxis from some equipment requirements and prevents local governments from regulating, taxing, or requiring a license for these networks
#carcentric #transitsky #orleg #transitplanning #waymo
There needs to be a mentality shift. Operating a vehicle that can harm and injure is a privilege that many drivers don’t understand as such. #Carcentric culture needs to die…
Please write your representatives and tell them to redirect funds from Highway expansions (such as the rose quarter) to transit & maintenance
We cannot let safety programs be sacrificed to fund our addiction to building highways
#orleg #transitplanning #urbanplanning #carcentric #transitsky #buses
The Junipero Serra Museum Grand Terrace with a beautiful colonnade on the right side.
A sign directing visitors to the 'San Diego River View'. I'm intrigued and follow the arrow.
The San Diego River viewpoint from the Junipero Serra Museum Grand Terrace. Patrons can appreciate the roaring river of cars that developers and city planners built, destroying what was the heart of this region for centuries and likely millennia.
Who needs a river view when you've got an ocean to drive to? This spot was where the Kumeyaay lived for upwards of 1,000 years (Kosay) and was also the very first European settlement in the western US. What it looks like now. #presidiopark #sandiego #freeway #carcentric #historytoday
Highway expansion megaprojects are untenable. They will never fix congestion, the I-5 rose quarter project was proclaiming it could save drivers a couple minutes in exchange for a billion dollars, and the bridge replacement is now $13.6
Billion
#orleg #highwayexpansion #urbanism #carcentric
The fact that 9 years after this package was passed, the only fiscally responsible option is to direct money away from highway expansions to maintenance and transit really indicates that should’ve been the legislative direction from the start
#carcentric #highways #orleg #transit #cityplanning #bus
Governor Kotek has finally come forth with a goal to make up the maintenance gap in ODOT by redirecting funds set aside in the 2017 package to maintenance and operations
It is imperative Oregon move away from highways and instead fund transit and maintenance
#transitsky #orleg #carcentric
This funding crisis will endanger Oregonians this winter, and republicans choose to do this
Roads cost money to build and maintain, and our current system does not balance the cost. ODOT needs to stop spending all the money on highway expansions
#orleg #carcentric #transportation
The OTC meets today to decide what to do with the money that the Rose Quarter project does have
Given cities are making transit cuts & ODOT’s maintenance dept is firing 100s of workers, spending further on this project seems irresponsible
#orleg #cityplanning #carcentric #transitsky
Oregon’s current transportation governance is at a crossroad. The Rose Quarter project has no clear funding path and OTC is going to have to consider whether to cancel it. Multiple directors are leaving. The legislature barely managed to fund maintenance
#orleg #transportation #carcentric
Furthermore, we cannot afford this project. The entire #orleg transportation package fight is because ODOT’s maintenance budget is broke.
Yet at the same time the Dept is trying to spend hundreds of millions to add lanes they cannot afford to maintain.
We have to stop this pattern
#carcentric
This project is emblematic of the issues with OR highway projects. Putting lids on the I-5 would be good, but that aspect was secondary. ODOT’s primary focus was in trying to nearly double the width of the freeway to make room for more lanes
#transit #orleg #transportation #carcentric
Photo of the new median divider at the intersection of Tyler and 2nd
Photo of new crosswalks at the intersection of Tyler and 3rd
Photo of the intersection of Tyler and 4th. There is no crosswalks and tyler has a stop sign on it
Continuing to the waterfront we cross several busy streets (after stopping)
- 2nd now has a median island, which helps
- 3rd only has crosswalks
- 4th street has no painted markings. This road has cars slowing down from 45, and the intersection is often blocked
#bicycling #transitsky #carcentric
One of the best examples for demonstrating how much excess space cars take up is, ironically, a car commercial
It shows how Cars take a lot of space to often carry only 1 or 2 passengers. Our infrastructure is not developed to fit a human scale
#carcentric #pedestrianism #transitsky
Picture of a Corvallis transit system bus pulling into the downtown transit center
The method I personally used to visit fall festival was the Corvallis Bus System
Buses are more space efficient than cars. They take up about as much road as 2 cars, but fit far more people. And the only space downtown exclusive to buses is the size of a parking lot
#bus #carcentric #transitsky
Picture of Corvallis fall festival with temporary bike racks set up and fairly full
Other forms of travel require far less space then cars, as illustrated by these temporary bike racks
A family of four on four bikes needs considerably less parking space than if they all took 1 car. Having cars as the default requires excess pavement everywhere
#biking #fallfestival #carcentric
Picture of a poster for the 52nd annual Corvallis fall festival at a booth
Shot down the closed Monroe avenue from western Central Park towards city hall and the library Fall festival is going on and there’s lines at the many foot trucks
A illustration of a concept using Fall Festival:
On average, cars carry ~1.5 passengers. The density of people on this closed section of Monroe is much higher than normal
Consider how much parking space it would take if everyone below drove
#urbanism #pedestrianism #citydesign #carcentric
Today, the Portland city council heard from officials about the plans for the Interstate Bridge Replacement program (IBR) which is the megaproject that will replace the I-5 bridge to Washington… as well as rebuild many other interchanges and widen the highway
[ #urbanism #carcentric #orleg ]
OTC is voting to let ODOT continue on a 2 billion dollar project that it does not have a plan to pay for
From my understanding, in this meeting ODOT isn’t even sure what they can afford to construct after this initial 75 million prep package
[ #orleg #transit #carcentric #planning ]
If you have the time, please submit testimony arguing that the rose quarter expansion not proceed
ODOT should be focused on road maintenance and transit, not billion dollar highway boondoggles
[ #urbanism #carcentric #cityplanning #transit #onemorelane ]
Taken from city of Corvallis website Subsection of final design for Tyler avenue neighborhood bikeway. In particular, it shows the planned intersections across 2nd and 3rd streets with some safety improvements but still stop signs for bicyclists
There is one concerning project aspect
The design for intersections with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th street has riders wait for a break in traffic on the 3 high speed roads
There are curb bulb-outs & median diverters, but this still seems unfriendly for casual bike riders
[ #bikesafety #carcentric ]
One thing the Town of Wallkill lacks is sidewalks along the Rte 211 commercial corridor. A very dangerous area for pedestrians. $400,000, if recovered, could be used to put in sidewalks and pedestrian signals. #carcentric
EVs are here to save the auto industry, not the environment. The solution has to be fewer vehicles on the road, but #yqr is so #carcentric and refuses to consider the difference that having alternate options would mean for people who legit do need to drive.
