West Coast Corridor Coalition

Forecasts indicate U.S. freight traffic could well double by the year 2020, due to population increases. Road, rail, and marine freight transportation infrastructure on the West Coast is already under tremendous capacity and safety strains. That's true for east-west U.S. transportation routes originating and terminating on the West Coast, which are vital arteries for handling America's Asia-Pacific trade. It also applies to north-south road and rail infrastructure systems on the West Coast, which handle massive volumes of West Coast interstate trade and NAFTA trade.

Cascadia Center has joined with the Whatcom Council of Governments (WA), San Bernardino Associated Governments (CA), and the Departments of Transportation from WA, OR, and CA in the West Coast Corridor Coalition. The Coalition is developing plans to assist Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California in advancing joint freight initiatives. The overarching priorities are to coordinate the smoother and safer operation of freight and passengers on the West Coast's rails and roads; and to make a national case for increased investments in West Coast transportation systems.

"From B.C. To B.C. - And Beyond - the Story Of The West Coast Corridor Coalition."

Resolution Of The West Coast Corridor Coalition, 11/03.

Green Highway

Big Bumps On The Hydrogen Highway, Phil Chubb, Vancouver Sun, 5/31/07.

"Wanted: 'Alternative Fuels Highway'; Not'Hydrogen Highway'," Matt Rosenberg, Cascadia Prospectus, 5/30/07

Cascadian Ports Target Pollution, Fiona Anderson, Vancouver Sun, 5/17/07

Freight Mobility

Regional Freight Mobility Roundtable, Puget Sound Regional Council.

Fast Corridor Coalition Backgrounder, Puget Sound Regional Council.

Suburban Mayors Push Freight Mobility," Mike Archbold, King County Journal, 10/10/04.