The amount of people moving to Oregon and Washington is staggering. In Washington, between 2016 and 2017 there was an influx of 62,062 people. The infrastructure to handle the increase in population is lacking. Commuters who used to have an easy drive into Portland and around Vancouver are now sitting in traffic to simply get to their job. This takes time away for their work productivity, family life and social life. With this increase in traffic, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to maintain livability. Vancouver was once known for its infrastructure. That is no longer the case because of the rise in population.
Legislators need to begin taking this matter more seriously, along with coming up with a plan to solve the congestion problem that can be implemented quickly. Those of us who live in Vancouver need infrastructure that will allow us to move about without wading through a ridiculous amount of traffic.
