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      Governor Cancels Tolling Projects: Lawmakers and Citizens React

      Governor Cancels Tolling Projects: Lawmakers and Citizens React

      Published on KATU ABC 2 Oregon lawmakers, including State Reps. Annessa Hartman, Courtney Neron, and Jules Walters, along with Clackamas County Chair Tootie Smith, have commended Governor Tina Kotek's decision to halt tolling projects on interstates 5 and 205, emphasizing the...

      We can stop tolling permanently!

      Plans are underway to toll the essential freeways we rely on every day in Clackamas County for our transportation needs, but we can stop it! Some people might not know this, but the Portland metropolitan area is already under study...

      Empowering Oregon Voters: Petition Seeks Decision on I-205, I-5 Tolling

      Published on KATU ABC 2 A petition is putting the decision about tolling on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 in the hands of Oregon voters. Backed by local officials, the initiative aims to address concerns and ensure public input in transportation...

      It’s official: There will be no tolling on I-5 or I-205 for at least the next couple of years.

      Governor Kotek has directed the Oregon Department of Transportation to put a stop to those plans until 2026. At one point, it was considered inevitable. We were told it was a foregone conclusion. But those of us who were against...

      A Common Sense Approach to Transportation

      Are you getting tired of sitting in traffic for longer commutes while watching politicians do literally everything but build and fix roads? I am, and it’s one of the reasons I’m running for chair of the Clackamas County Board of...