CHICAGO GOT OVER RAILROADS
Your recent article entitled “Railed” [WW, May 20] shows problems already solved in other cities. Road-over-rail overpasses are the best solution. The Portland Bureau of Transportation should take a page from Chicago, which developed CREATE (Chicago Regional Environment And Transportation Efficiency), which is a public-private partnership of freight railroads, passenger railroads, and multiple local government agencies.
Since 2009, they have used a blend of federal matching funds and local funds to build many road-over-rail overpasses, which have alleviated massive traffic snarls, thus boosting commerce, cleaner air, and quality of life…