NEIGHBORS FOR A BETTER CROSSING IS AN OREGON NON-PROFIT
The historic i-5 Interstate bridge has a rich history dating back to 1917!
It’s still strong today, and can be saved and repurposed as a major Portland-Vancouver tourist attraction!
The Iconic I-5 Interstate Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, as the “Portland–Vancouver Highway Bridge”.
THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) PETITIONS/INITIATIVES CAN HELP
SAVE OUR HISTORIC INTERSTATE BRIDGE
(FOR ALL RESIDENTS)
PETITION: SAVE & REPUROSE OUR HISTORIC INTERSTATE BRIDGE
“WE DEMAND THAT THE STATES OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND REPURPOSE THE EXISTING HISTORIC I-5 INTERSTATE BRIDGE. IT’S A VERY LARGE PART OF OUR NW HISTORY, AND SHOULD NOT BE DISMANTLED OR REPLACED WITH A MEGA TOLL BRIDGE! “
(WA RESIDENTS ONLY)
WASHINGTON HB 1559: NO TOLLS ON INTERSTATE BRIDGE
“Tolling is a hugely regressive tax, harming hard-working, low- and middle-income families the most. It is currently estimated tolls could cost $2,350 per year for an ndividual crossing the bridge two times a day. Freight haulers and businesses crossing multiple times a day would pay much more.”
(OR RESIDENTS ONLY)
OREGON INITIATIVE IP-31: VOTE BEFORE TOLLS
SECTION 16.(1) A public body may not assess a toll on a highway in this state unless:
(a) The toll was in operation before January 1, 2018; or
(b) (A) A toll is proposed by a public body;…