Yelm Public Works director highlights critical transportation projects set to occur within two years

Yelm Public Works director highlights critical transportation projects set to occur within two years

The topic of traffic in Yelm and surrounding regions has been discussed by local residents for decades, and Cody Colt, Yelm Public Works director, highlighted several projects set for the next two years that, he believes, will transform the state of traffic in this area.Colt first highlighted several transportation projects set to occur in Yelm by 2028 — including two roundabouts at the intersection of SR 507 and Bald Hill Road SE, and Morris Ro…

An imaginary memo from the director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation

Riders on N Broadway stop at N Interstate Avenue on a cold morning in December, 2009. (Photo: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) This article was written by East Portland resident Sean Pliska. It has been guest-edited by Adrienne So. Ed. note: This memo was not written by Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Millicent Williams. Rather, it is a memo that Sean Pliska wishes she would have written. PORTLAND BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATIONDepartmental Memor…