On June 17th, the Vancouver City Council approved a land swap with BSNF to make way for an easement for high speed rail from Seattle to Eugene, however no one asked exactly what Vancouver get’s in return other than land of equal value.
Wouldn't it be prudent to think or ask if BNSF might have plans to upgrade their bridge and limit that bottleneck too?
Whether Freight, Amtrack, high-speed rail or Light rail, they all have the same principles of engineering, where grade is concerned.
If light rail where to come to Vancouver, why not one of the conditions in the land swap to have BNSF leave an easement for light rail. This would allow our community to improve our train station using the new starts funding from the federal government.
Check this article out: http://couv.com/crc-light-rail-project/third-bridge
Instead everyone let the crooks at the CRC believe bringing light rail over I5 was the only feasible option. Crooks are people that do not have accountability of accounting, the CRC exemplified that.
I’m blown away at the waste of resources and lack of foresight or willingness to have public, private and federal transportation work together to find a means of success to improve the Oregon and Washington transportation system. If light rail was not the driving factor to move forward, construction of a new vehicle bridge could be commencing forward by 2014. Citizens would have their jobs, Vancouver would keep its historic and growing appeal, Portland would get what they want more light rail debt, i guess.
Interesting right?
Interesting right?
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