[Klickitat] 🚦 A Green Light for the Quiet Zone - Bingen June '26

Bingen City Council had a packed June. The new Hood River-White Salmon Bridge reached sixty-percent design, the city hired an engineer to push its long-awaited railroad Quiet Zone forward, and Olympia's latest housing rules landed on the council's desk. Here's your plain-English guide to what it all means for you.In This Episode:The new bridge at 60%: the roundabout, the overlooks, and the toll-and-TIFIA mathQuiet Zone: Gray and Osborne hired, the BNSF agreement signedWhich of the state's new housing rules Bingen has to follow, and why it can't require affordable unitsFree e-bikes coming to Daubenspeck Park, plus new stop signs and a possible 20 mph limitTextMyGov emergency text alertsAn early wildfire season, and lead paint at the Gorge Heritage MuseumResources & Links:Read the full written Dispatch at skamaniadispatch.comBingen City Council agendas and minutes: bingenwashington.org (AgendaCenter)Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority: hrwsba.govStay Connected with the GorgeThe Skamania Dispatch and The Klickitattler are community-led projects of OpenGorge.org.To stay updated on local news, governance, and community events across the region, you can sign up for both newsletters at SkamaniaDispatch.com. For real-time updates and to join the conversation, follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/OpenGorge.