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Forgot to mention-- this poll is INCREDIBLY poorly drafted. The way the question is worded, it is NOT possible to determine what the respondent voters are saying. The introductory text asks states " 'Is the westside bypass dead?' What do you think?"
If the voter responded to the question above, a "Yes" vote would mean to respondent is saying "Yes, I believe the westside bypass is dead." The voting in this poll is meaningless!
Good to see Meeky's name at the top of this list!
The "western bypass" idea is the type of response that was pursued over and over again in the last century in an attempt to address congestion and traffic problems. It generally did not work then; today it should be even more obvious that it would be a bad choice.
Roadways are incredibly inefficient when it come to terrestrial space. They also score very poorly in terms of energy, labor, job creation and environmental impact. Changing landuse from housing, farming, business, etc. to roadways in an effort to accommodate more automobiles and trucks pushes origins and destinations farther apart, causing people to drive longer distances, creating more traffic and congestion.
"We" have already wasted about $150,000,000 trying to promote a badly designed mega freeway project across the Columbia River, padding the pockets of consultants but leaving the public with nothing tangible. We do not need to waste more money on a big road project in Washington County that was soundly rejected a couple decades ago.
Having served for 5 years on a citizen's committee that opposed the by-pass in the
1990's, I am sickened but not surprised by Hillsboro's "leadership" bringing this zombie
back to life. A freeway for cars and trucks is SO last century, given everything we know now
about carbon emissions, fossil fuels, climate change, lead poisoning, congestion, and sprawl. This is just another cynical attempt by the so-called development community to add cheap farm land to their grandiose plan of urbanizing Washington County. It is a waste of taxpayers' time, energy and money to plan freeways in the 21st century. Not to mention the further destruction
of precious farm land in a time of looming world hunger. Planners and politicians: you need to
get multi-modal in your thinking or get out of the way!
It's not just a matter of expense and environment - it's a waste of time. If we've learned anything from more than 50 years of trying to build our way out of congestion, it's that new freeways create additional travel demand, filling up far before their expected life span. Washington County residents - and the regional business community -- would be much better served with a functioning network of local road connections, frequent transit service, "20-minute neighborhoods" that don't require us to use a gallon of gasoline to purchase a gallon of milk, and roads that are as safe for bicyclists and pedestrians as they are for those who drive cars. We already know that the most cost-effective way to reduce traffic congestion is to optimize our existing road network. In an era when we don't have the funds to maintain the roads and bridges we already have, it's fiscally irresponsible to spend money on a study that tells us what we already know: reducing local traffic will enable freight to move more efficiently. Several key recommendations of the Western Bypass Study done in the 1990s focused on reducing traffic congestion by optimizing our road network -- and have yet to be implemented. I suggest that our elected leaders find the political will to start there.