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If you could shave an hour off your daily commute time because you zoomed thru a toll plaza - what would that be worth to you? Even if you value your time at minimum wage rates, you save... plus you save the cost of gas that burns as you sit bumper to bumper (not to mention air quality). Has anyone done a cost/time analysis for the average commuter?

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It's clear we need to significantly increase capacity across the Columbia River along the crucial I-5 corridor. Portland indicates they won't support the project unless light rail is part of the project but Clark County folks have an allergy to light rail and a vocal anti-light rail group is gathering steam. Is there anything WA state can do to make this option more palatable to our nay-sayers?

Some of the most vocal light rail opponents are owners of small businesses in the Main Street area who fear the long construction period will ruin them. Are there ways to sweeten the pot for them?

Joy in Vancouver

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