An excerpt from the Feb 23, 2016 tele-town hall convened by Rep Sharon Wylie (D. 49) and Sen. Annette Cleveland (D. 49) responding to a constituent question concerning “That Bridge.”
Of note is how both craftily avoided using the words “light rail” since the effort to force light rail on the community against our wishes is what forced the bloated boondoggle into a comatose state.
I have no doubt that both women still strongly desire to go against the majority of their constituents and force light rail just a few blocks into our community, giving Oregon access to our revenues to help bail out their folly of spreading the obsolete mode of travel by rail and at an excessively high cost to taxpayers.
See also: Willamette Week Light Rail to Vancouver Rides Again
It is also in this bloggers opinion, pure insanity to continue pursuing light rail as even Southern California, where it made more sense to offer it is experiencing a decrease in ridership over the last ten years: LA Times, Billions spent, but fewer people are using public transportation in Southern California
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