from cascadiaEF!:
CRC Opposition and Alternatives Rally, Noon on April 5th at Waterfront Park
What: *Rally to demand viable alternatives to a 12 lane Columbia River
Crossing bridge
*When:* Sunday, April 5th at noon.
*Where:* Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, just north of the
Hawthorne Bridge
*Special Guest Speakers: *Former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury,
Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz, and others
The Opposition and Alternatives Rally is our chance to speak out to stop
funding for the Columbia River Crossing project in its current 12 lane
form, and to demand alternatives that are fiscally responsible AND address
the environmental and livability issues affecting the region. A $4.2
billion dollar, 12 lane mega-bridge is not the solution to congestion. The
CRC is 20th Century thinking applied to a very different world today.
This project promotes single occupancy vehicle use, invites unchecked
sprawl to southern Washington, harms the health of our neighborhoods, and
creates gridlock into the heart of Portland.
*Volunteers Needed!*
Looking to get more involved in the rally? If interested, please email
Amanda (amanda@clfuture.org <mailto:amanda@clfuture.org>) with your name,
contact info (email and phone), and how you would like to be involved
(postcards, table, buttons any other ideas).
Thank you!
PS. For an entertaining take on the CRC, take a look at this spoof video
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEvsSLOd0oM>, called “Have We Got a Bridge
To Sell You,” created by rally organizers Joe Kurmanskie and Dan Kaufman.
