You rock, Sarah Mirk. I tell everyone that. And pre-vacation Sarah has an edge on her writing that is just excellent.

@ Sarah: So, you thought she found 30% of the budget for the CRC, and you considered that a puny achievement?

@colin of the projected federal contribution. Which, in proportion to the projected cost of the entire project, especially considering Oregon's current financial state, is a pretty puny achievement, really.

So let's just build a bridge that only goes 30% of the way across, what's the problem?

Let's just use that money to turn Vancouver into a giant network of cross tracks.

What Chris Smith said.