During the public testimony period, multiple community members voiced strong opposition to the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project, specifically criticizing the integration of light rail, high proposed tolls, and the disproportionate amount of bridge space allocated to transit despite low ridership data. Additional public comments addressed transit operations, including a disabled rider protesting C-VAN's restrictive weather-dependent policies for mobility scooters and a representative for bus drivers requesting improved air filtration maintenance to protect employee health.
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C-TRAN Board of Directors Meeting · Apr 21, 2026 · 6:08–6:20 · Watch on CVTV ↗
Keywords: public comment public testimony
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4:58 A few words, Larry? Yes, sir, can we reflect that? We noted that she joined at 534. Thank you. Next up is public testimony or communication. This portion of the agenda shall be limited to items on the agency's business, which are
5:56 properly the object of board consideration. Testimony is limited to three minutes. We ask that comments shall be respectful and courteous to all. As a reminder, you can email comments to the clerk of the board, and these will be accepted as part of the public record. I now open the meeting for public testimony. I will take the first person first. Let's see here. First up, I have Mello. Hello? Hey. Yeah. So my name is Carmen De Leon, I go by Mello, and I didn't know that you were supposed to be on agenda items. I thought it was supposed to be open topic on anything you want, because... Huh? Actually, let me address Mello here. Yeah? Go ahead with your three minutes. Okay. So, well, what I wanted to say was that, as humans, we are creatures of habit.
6:51 So when you're in the habit of making money, that's what you become as a money maker. But when you're in the habit of losing money, well, you should just be upfront with people, because C-Tran, and over there in Portland, C-Tran's on welfare, because the state's funded, everything else is funded, you guys aren't making any money, and I guess that's just the way you guys do things here, because, I mean, if Portland is actually making things smaller, less bus services, because they're losing by the hundreds of millions, I mean,
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cross_cutting keyword 6:08–6:20 public comment, public testimony
estimony is limited to three minutes. We ask that comments shall be respectful and courteous to all. As a reminder, you can email comments to the clerk of the board, and these will be accepted as part of the public record. I now open the meeting for public testimony. I will take the first person first. Let's see here. First up, I have Mello. Hello? Hey. Yeah. So my name is Carmen De Leon, I go by Mello, and I didn't know that you were supposed to be on agenda items. I thought it was supposed to