Portland’s on the Verge of Fending Off Two Highway Widening Projects

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By Angie SchmittJun 29, 2017, 1:38 pm272 pts
We know that highway expansions increase traffic and fuel sprawl — and that cities can thrive without them. But highway widening projects still have a way of rearing their ugly heads in 2017, even where you least expect them. In Portland, two road expansions with a combined pricetag of $1 billion seemed to…

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