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Columbian Transportation & Environment Reporter

The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail through Goat Rocks is popular, but many locations in the wilderness are hard to reach due to roads lacking maintenance.

‘Wild’ film spurs new interest in Pacific Crest Trail

The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail through Goat Rocks is popular, but many locations in the wilderness are hard to reach due to roads lacking maintenance.

December 8, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

Cheryl Strayed never ventured into Washington during the hike depicted in her best-selling memoir "Wild." Read story

C-Tran's Route 92 serves Camas and Washougal. These two cities will now have their own representatives on the C-Tran Board of Directors. Previously, Camas and Washougal shared one seat. The Composition Review Committee voted on the issue last week.

County to sue C-Tran over board composition meeting

C-Tran's Route 92 serves Camas and Washougal. These two cities will now have their own representatives on the C-Tran Board of Directors. Previously, Camas and Washougal shared one seat. The Composition Review Committee voted on the issue last week.

December 4, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

Clark County commissioners on Wednesday voted to file a court injunction against C-Tran, alleging the agency didn't properly notice a November committee meeting that rearranged the C-Tran board's membership. Read story

Long-term transport plan approved

December 3, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council on Tuesday approved a broad long-range plan that outlines the county's transportation priorities during the next two decades. Read story

Clark County newcomer Wendy Olmstead, right, receives guidance from C-Tran travel ambassador Virginia Edwards, front left, during a recent trip from Camas to the Westfield Vancouver mall.

C-Tran ambassadors help train uneasy riders

Clark County newcomer Wendy Olmstead, right, receives guidance from C-Tran travel ambassador Virginia Edwards, front left, during a recent trip from Camas to the Westfield Vancouver mall.

November 30, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

When Wendy Olmstead ventured onto a C-Tran bus for a trip to the Westfield Vancouver mall this month, it was a step into the unknown. Read story

WSDOT agrees to pay $500K to settle suit

November 27, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

The Washington State Department of Transportation has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former employee who alleged gender discrimination within the agency's regional office in Vancouver, according to the law firm who represents the woman. Read story

Police and fire crews responded to a crash on the onramp connecting Mill Plain Boulevard to southbound Interstate 5 in Vancouver on Wednesday.

I-5 incidents snarl morning commute

Police and fire crews responded to a crash on the onramp connecting Mill Plain Boulevard to southbound Interstate 5 in Vancouver on Wednesday.

November 26, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

An accident on the Interstate 5 Bridge about 7:40 a.m. pinned a small car between a cement mixer and a tractor-trailer. Read story

Amtrak's Cascades train headed southbound at the Vancouver Amtrak station in Vancouver.

Amtrak to be stuffed for holiday

Amtrak's Cascades train headed southbound at the Vancouver Amtrak station in Vancouver.

November 26, 2014, 12:00am Business

Throngs of people will traverse distances large and small Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, but not everyone will get in their cars and hit the road. Read story

A train-loading facility operated by Savage Companies in Trenton, N.D., handles about 175,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

Proposed oil terminal would be biggest in volume

A train-loading facility operated by Savage Companies in Trenton, N.D., handles about 175,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

November 24, 2014, 12:00am Business

By any measure, the size of the proposed oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver is eye-catching. Read story

Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian Signs are already in place warning of an all-weekend closure of Northeast St. Johns Road at the railroad crossing near Northeast 68th Street.

Crossing replacement to close part of St. Johns Road

Zachary Kaufman/The Columbian Signs are already in place warning of an all-weekend closure of Northeast St. Johns Road at the railroad crossing near Northeast 68th Street.

November 21, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

A complete railroad crossing replacement will force a weekend-long closure of Northeast St. Johns Road near Northeast 68th Street starting tonight, according to Clark County Public Works. Read story

C-Tran's Route 39 bus stops for a passenger on East Fourth Plain Boulevard on Aug.

Clark County loses seat on C-Tran board

C-Tran's Route 39 bus stops for a passenger on East Fourth Plain Boulevard on Aug.

November 19, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

A special committee voted Tuesday to reshuffle the membership of the C-Tran Board of Directors in a move that gives more representation to some of the area's smaller cities and strips the veto power held by Clark County and Vancouver. Read story