https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiIbdCE4-iA
The challenge is to build a new high capacity multimodal bridge that is a nice fit for Portland & not some narrow Vancouver, BC bottleneck bridge. Thus, unlike V, BC, Vancouver ,WA has the potential of getting a nice new adequate bridge.
Even modern bridges in cities should be wide enough to accomodate all sorts of transportation modes.
The old way was to bulldoze right through a neighborhood, when in many cases there were industrial areas, which could have been a less disruptive option.
Remnants of Portland's Unbuilt Freeways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeV31IcUkPM
The Forgotten Story of Harbor Drive: Portland's Demolished Freeway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2_yNrP0hCY
