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Posted on 11/28/2021 8:00:28 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Passage of President Biden’s long-awaited $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ("IIJA"), earlier this month set the transportation sector atwitter with words like “once-in-a-generation,” “transformative” and “climate game changer.” When added to money already coming Oregon’s way from the Feds, the IIJA means the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) stands poised to spend about $4.5 billion over the next five years.
Unfortunately, what we’ve heard from ODOT thus far is too much money planned for major highway projects and far too little committed to reducing and regulating greenhouse gas emissions — projects that would align with Governor Kate Brown’s Executive Order on Climate Action. When asked by the media at a briefing last week whether ODOT’s future infrastructure spending would reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), Assistant Director Brouwer could not comment.
When it comes to transportation infrastructure spending in Oregon, the only correct official answer should be, “Yes, it reduces VMT and GHG.”
This is a once in a generation opportunity to focus on building a future transportation system that works for all Oregonians — one that is equitable and safe for people of all races, genders, zip codes, ages, and abilities. When our descendants look back at us in this moment a century from now, will they thank us for blessing them with mobility that is universally safe and accessible - a human right, even - or did we leave them more of the deadly and polluting system that we unfortunately inherited from our forebears a century ago?
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And with Portland admin leading the way, this is sure to be a success.
Go right ahead. Out in the open stupidity is a good example for the children.
So many oregon MORONS....
Go for it. What are “more equitable” projects and who gets the equity?
No lib believes this.
Oregon needs to invest in a new, non-lunatic government.
Translation:
We need all the money to go to Portland EV chargers with a few extra to keep the ferals in Northeast Portland quiet.
In Dec 2004, I almost moved to Oregon.
Thank you, God, for keeping that from happening.
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