Do Not Remove the NB I-5 HOV Lane, Please!

This article is from September of last year, but it appears to be a timeless discussion regarding the northbound (NB) I-5 HOV lane in North Portland. It is no surprise why the HOV lane was implemented along this corridor in the first place: a demand control strategy to get more people to share rides or take transit. Let's look back a few years: the HOV lane was implemented along the NB I-5 in North Portland and another southbound (SB) HOV lane was implemented in Clark County, WA, just north of the Interstate Bridge. In 2005, the SB lane was removed, but the NB lane continues through North Portland.