http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/ Metro Council District 4 News Mango 1.4 <p>Local policies designed to preserve farmland and make livable neighborhoods have made the Portland area well prepared to reduce emissions related to climate change, but more work will be needed to meet state targets and maintain the quality of life the region is striving for.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-accepts-findings-report-on-climate-scenario-planning">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/Q1nBYEuWv3M" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/Q1nBYEuWv3M/metro-council-accepts-findings-report-on-climate-scenario-planning http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-accepts-findings-report-on-climate-scenario-planning climate changemaps and datatransportationplanning and policy Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:03:33 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-accepts-findings-report-on-climate-scenario-planning <p>I was recently interviewed on the radio about the prospects of Metro Council work for this new year of 2012, so I thought I'd share that same information with you here, in my monthly newsletter. As your Metro Councilor, along with my six colleagues on the Council who lead your regional metropolitan services agency, I continue my focus on increasing the local jobs base and economy as well as supporting vibrant communities and your quality of life.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-what-s-in-store-for-metro-business-in-2012">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/xnuyqMqYkH8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/xnuyqMqYkH8/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-what-s-in-store-for-metro-business-in-2012 http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-what-s-in-store-for-metro-business-in-2012 personal message Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-what-s-in-store-for-metro-business-in-2012 <p>Metro recently expedited approval of federal and state air quality reviews to help a package of road improvements stay on pace to be finished in time for the expected opening of Intel's D1X facility next year.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/public-private-partnership-speeds-jobs-while-easing-traffic-flow-near-intel-s-hillsboro-expansion">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/1oshOaP9ZCY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/1oshOaP9ZCY/public-private-partnership-speeds-jobs-while-easing-traffic-flow-near-intel-s-hillsboro-expansion http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/public-private-partnership-speeds-jobs-while-easing-traffic-flow-near-intel-s-hillsboro-expansion transportationfinances & fundingplanning and policy Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:23:48 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/public-private-partnership-speeds-jobs-while-easing-traffic-flow-near-intel-s-hillsboro-expansion by Laura Oppenheimer Odom. Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro news is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. <p><img class="right" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/rock_creek_winter_120.jpg" alt="Rock Creek" width="120" height="81" />Metro's Natural Areas Program has purchased 550 acres in western Multnomah County during the past two years, including a significant addition last month. As this network of wildlife habitat grows, so do the possibilities for restoration and recreation.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/new-natural-areas-beyond-forest-park-forge-connections-for-wildlife-people">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/jultEYmjQ1s" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/jultEYmjQ1s/new-natural-areas-beyond-forest-park-forge-connections-for-wildlife-people http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/new-natural-areas-beyond-forest-park-forge-connections-for-wildlife-people natural areasreporting Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:20:33 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/new-natural-areas-beyond-forest-park-forge-connections-for-wildlife-people by Nick Christensen. Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro news is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. <p>Members of the Metro Council and the Metro Exposition and Recreation Commission generally agree that there need to be more hotel rooms near the Metro-owned Oregon Convention Center. But it's unlikely that a massive, publicly financed "headquarters hotel" will be built in the Lloyd District.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/convention-center-hotel-discussion-shifts-to-private-sector-smaller-incentives">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/GY00RrAqFeo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/GY00RrAqFeo/convention-center-hotel-discussion-shifts-to-private-sector-smaller-incentives http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/convention-center-hotel-discussion-shifts-to-private-sector-smaller-incentives planning and policysolid wastevisitor venuesreporting Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:34:04 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/convention-center-hotel-discussion-shifts-to-private-sector-smaller-incentives <p>Metro invites the region to view and comment on the upcoming four-year schedule of federal transportation investments in the Portland area. The four-year schedule, known as the 2012-2015 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program, encompasses all federal spending on transportation, including highways, public transit, pedestrian and bike projects in the three-county metropolitan area.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-seeks-public-comment-on-four-year-federal-transportation-projects-schedule">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/WB7bMzRf3i4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/WB7bMzRf3i4/metro-seeks-public-comment-on-four-year-federal-transportation-projects-schedule http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-seeks-public-comment-on-four-year-federal-transportation-projects-schedule transportation Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:30:22 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-seeks-public-comment-on-four-year-federal-transportation-projects-schedule by Nick Christensen. Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro news is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. <p>Metro planners are wrapping up the first phase of their study of the region's greenhouse gas emissions, focusing primarily on exhaust from cars and light trucks. The work was prompted by legislation at the state, which required the Portland region to reduce its per capita vehicle emissions by 20 percent by 2035.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/cities-want-updates-as-climate-scenarios-work-moves-forward">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/KRSQdTsoUDY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/KRSQdTsoUDY/cities-want-updates-as-climate-scenarios-work-moves-forward http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/cities-want-updates-as-climate-scenarios-work-moves-forward transportationplanning and policyreporting Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:27:03 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/cities-want-updates-as-climate-scenarios-work-moves-forward <p><img class="right" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/vet_center_160.jpg" alt="Veterinary Medical Center" width="160" height="126" />After 16 months of careful construction and equipment installation, the Oregon Zoo's new Veterinary Medical Center will open its doors on Thursday, Jan. 19. The public can peek inside Jan. 20-22, when the zoo will offer behind-the-scenes tours.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-open-new-veterinary-medical-center-jan-19">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/FYWTrla4Z_U" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/FYWTrla4Z_U/oregon-zoo-to-open-new-veterinary-medical-center-jan-19 http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-open-new-veterinary-medical-center-jan-19 sustainable livingvisitor venues Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:24:42 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-open-new-veterinary-medical-center-jan-19 <div class="right" style="width: 160px;"><img src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/drive_less_commuters_160.jpg" alt="Drive Less. Connect." /></div> <p>The typical American household spent 8.4 percent of their income, or $4,155, buying gasoline this year. According to The Oregonian, that's the highest it has been since 1981. The average American family now works one month each year to buy fuel for the car, SUV or pickup.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/drive-less-connect-saves-commuters-307-000">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/kSE-mBHEBKs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/kSE-mBHEBKs/drive-less-connect-saves-commuters-307-000 http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/drive-less-connect-saves-commuters-307-000 sustainable living Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:11:57 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/drive-less-connect-saves-commuters-307-000 by Laura Oppenheimer Odom. Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro news is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. <p><img class="right" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/owoods_120.jpg" alt="Orenco Woods" width="120" height="81" />The sun came out Thursday – and so did a bald eagle – for a celebration of Hillsboro’s newest natural area: Orenco Woods. Metro teamed up with the City of Hillsboro to protect the 42-acre site, which will be transformed into a nature park.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/community-celebration-kicks-off-new-era-at-orenco-woods-natural-area-in-hillsboro">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/HMSPlbHHAqs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/HMSPlbHHAqs/community-celebration-kicks-off-new-era-at-orenco-woods-natural-area-in-hillsboro http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/community-celebration-kicks-off-new-era-at-orenco-woods-natural-area-in-hillsboro natural areasreportingparks and trails Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:26:20 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/community-celebration-kicks-off-new-era-at-orenco-woods-natural-area-in-hillsboro <p><img class="right" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/tvhwy_120.jpg" alt="TV Hwy" width="120" height="80" />At a work session Tuesday, Metro Council discusses whether the Tualatin Valley Highway should be thought of as an arterial or throughway, a definition that will help officials planning for the the future of the road.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/traffic-land-use-lead-metro-council-discussion-about-tv-highway">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/LyHSbrvaeeY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/LyHSbrvaeeY/traffic-land-use-lead-metro-council-discussion-about-tv-highway http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/traffic-land-use-lead-metro-council-discussion-about-tv-highway maps and datatransportationplanning and policy Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:25:48 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/traffic-land-use-lead-metro-council-discussion-about-tv-highway <p>Hello and Happy New Year! I love the turning of the calendar to a new year. It offers a new slate to set goals and measure progress.  Like you, I am a resident of the region, and have found that there are some services Metro provides which I intend to take better advantage of – services that can help me reach some personal goals in this new year.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-2012-it-s-going-to-be-a-good-year">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/QNw31tIZT14" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/QNw31tIZT14/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-2012-it-s-going-to-be-a-good-year http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-2012-it-s-going-to-be-a-good-year personal message Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-2012-it-s-going-to-be-a-good-year <p class="summary">Zoo celebrates 2011 attendance milestones, anticipates even brighter future</p> <p>The Oregon Zoo will ring out 2011 in record fashion this weekend with the final nights of its best-attended ZooLights ever –– and then ring in 2012 with a celebratory day of free admission on Monday, Jan. 2.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-ring-in-new-year-with-free-admission-jan-2">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/RFkR5PkIQI8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/RFkR5PkIQI8/oregon-zoo-to-ring-in-new-year-with-free-admission-jan-2 http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-ring-in-new-year-with-free-admission-jan-2 visitor venues Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:49:48 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-ring-in-new-year-with-free-admission-jan-2 by Nick Christensen. Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro news is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. <p>You know it's been a busy year at Metro when a list of the Top 10 stories in regional governance has an urban growth boundary expansion at No. 6.</p> <p>But 2011 was just that - a year of new faces, big decisions and even a bit of pop culture. Here's a look back at what made news at Metro in 2011.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/bridges-boundaries-bosses-and-birds-metro-s-2011-stories-of-the-year">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/u72Tk7DTBVs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/u72Tk7DTBVs/bridges-boundaries-bosses-and-birds-metro-s-2011-stories-of-the-year http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/bridges-boundaries-bosses-and-birds-metro-s-2011-stories-of-the-year reporting Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:47:36 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/bridges-boundaries-bosses-and-birds-metro-s-2011-stories-of-the-year <p><img class="right" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/Transit_DianaMaya_120.jpg" alt="Diana and Maya" width="120" height="86" />For some people, taking transit is a choice; for others, it's a necessity. For Diana Mirkovic, transit provided the lifeline for making a fresh start some 5,800 miles from her home. Diana came to the Portland area in February 1996 with only her daughter, a few belongings and the desperation to put years of horror behind them.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-world-away-from-war-transit-helps-her-get-her-life-back">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/U-lqMG_Wags" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/U-lqMG_Wags/a-world-away-from-war-transit-helps-her-get-her-life-back http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-world-away-from-war-transit-helps-her-get-her-life-back transportation Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:35:42 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-world-away-from-war-transit-helps-her-get-her-life-back by Nick Christensen. Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro news is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. <p><img class="right" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/ind_land_100.gif" alt="Industrial lands close-up" width="100" height="103" />Review of the industrial replenishment concept show its benefits would be limited, Metro staff says. Meanwhile, work continues on creating an inventory of the Portland region's available large employment sites.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-won-t-change-ugb-review-cycle-agency-now-focusing-on-industrial-inventory">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/_P9WF0HWS-o" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/_P9WF0HWS-o/metro-won-t-change-ugb-review-cycle-agency-now-focusing-on-industrial-inventory http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-won-t-change-ugb-review-cycle-agency-now-focusing-on-industrial-inventory developmentplanning and policyreporting Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:45:31 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-won-t-change-ugb-review-cycle-agency-now-focusing-on-industrial-inventory <p>The Metro Council has approved spending $70 million in federal transportation money, applauding a two-year effort by the agency to collaborate with cities and counties and give a more thorough consideration of low income and minority communities.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-applauds-collaboration-equity-in-allocation-of-transportation-projects">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/uLEQP7FVgV8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/uLEQP7FVgV8/metro-council-applauds-collaboration-equity-in-allocation-of-transportation-projects http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-applauds-collaboration-equity-in-allocation-of-transportation-projects finances & fundingplanning and policy Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:38:43 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-applauds-collaboration-equity-in-allocation-of-transportation-projects <p>On Dec. 8, 2011, Metro Council approved funding to construct an 18-hole disc golf course at Metro’s Blue Lake Regional Park. The course design will be the first gold-level disc golf course in the Portland metropolitan area.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-championship-disc-golf-course-at-blue-lake-regional-park">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/hoVYejXuaIU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/hoVYejXuaIU/metro-council-approves-championship-disc-golf-course-at-blue-lake-regional-park http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-championship-disc-golf-course-at-blue-lake-regional-park finances & fundingplanning and policyvisitor venuesparks and trails Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:37:52 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-championship-disc-golf-course-at-blue-lake-regional-park <p>To get a first-hand sense of the communities in the Southwest Corridor between Sherwood and Portland, Metro councilors Carl Hosticka and Barbara Roberts led the Southwest Corridor Plan Steering Committee on a bus tour of the area Monday morning.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/decision-makers-explore-on-the-ground-conditions-in-the-southwest-corridor">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/j763a1J-I6k" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/j763a1J-I6k/decision-makers-explore-on-the-ground-conditions-in-the-southwest-corridor http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/decision-makers-explore-on-the-ground-conditions-in-the-southwest-corridor maps and datadevelopmenttransportationplanning and policy Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:31:40 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/decision-makers-explore-on-the-ground-conditions-in-the-southwest-corridor by Nick Christensen. Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro news is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. <p>In the last two months, Metro News interviewed eight mayors and one county chair about politics and community goals. This week, we're taking a deeper look at what's on the minds of the region's leaders.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/regional-reset-series-looks-at-leaders-priorities">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/axa9U4mu8gg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/axa9U4mu8gg/regional-reset-series-looks-at-leaders-priorities http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/regional-reset-series-looks-at-leaders-priorities Community Investment Strategyplanning and policyreporting Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:25:18 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/regional-reset-series-looks-at-leaders-priorities <p>On Thursday, Metro opened a 30-day public comment period on amendments to the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan and 2010-2013 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program. The comment opportunity also describes Metro’s determination that indicates the region will continue to meet federal and state clean-air standards. Comments must be received by Metro by 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/comment-on-amendments-to-the-regional-transportation-plan">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/B38Mk-nElcY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/B38Mk-nElcY/comment-on-amendments-to-the-regional-transportation-plan http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/comment-on-amendments-to-the-regional-transportation-plan transportationplanning and policy Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:26:59 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/comment-on-amendments-to-the-regional-transportation-plan <p>Methodically piled heaps of steel and cement mark a block in downtown Cornelius under development. In the coming months, an informal parking lot and alley in downtown Cornelius will be transformed into a full-service medical campus, complemented with a green ribbon of a walkway funded by a Metro Nature in Neighborhoods capital grant.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-grant-helps-concrete-alley-in-cornelius-become-a-ribbon-of-green">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/bIYEiaN6hUQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/bIYEiaN6hUQ/metro-grant-helps-concrete-alley-in-cornelius-become-a-ribbon-of-green http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-grant-helps-concrete-alley-in-cornelius-become-a-ribbon-of-green sustainable livingdevelopmentgrants Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:24:39 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-grant-helps-concrete-alley-in-cornelius-become-a-ribbon-of-green <p>Someday, the Tonquin Trail will wind its way through urban and rural landscapes in the southwestern part of the Portland metropolitan area, providing new ways for people to travel to work, shopping, schools, nature and more.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/proposed-route-for-tonquin-trail-connects-rivers-cities-and-people">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/hvE-_WDquwo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/hvE-_WDquwo/proposed-route-for-tonquin-trail-connects-rivers-cities-and-people http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/proposed-route-for-tonquin-trail-connects-rivers-cities-and-people maps and dataplanning and policyparks and trails Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:23:41 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/proposed-route-for-tonquin-trail-connects-rivers-cities-and-people <p>Imagine this… It was an early, chilly, rainy Saturday morning in November. Did I really want to get out of bed this early to join in a natural areas restoration effort in the rain? It took a little mental coaxing to leave the dry warmth of home but I’m sure glad I did!</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-having-fun-exploring-and-planting-at-a-natural-area">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/6exJL8mnSJI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/6exJL8mnSJI/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-having-fun-exploring-and-planting-at-a-natural-area http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-having-fun-exploring-and-planting-at-a-natural-area volunteeringnatural areaspersonal message Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-having-fun-exploring-and-planting-at-a-natural-area <p>The Oregon Zoo invites visitors to brighten their holiday nights at ZooLights, where sparkling lights and brilliant hues transform the zoo into a winter wonderland. Presented by Fred Meyer with support from Boeing Co., the traditional holiday light show begins Friday, Nov. 25, and runs through Jan. 1 at the zoo. </p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-illuminate-the-holidays-at-23rd-annual-zoolights">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/tNhlU4QFA_g" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/tNhlU4QFA_g/oregon-zoo-to-illuminate-the-holidays-at-23rd-annual-zoolights http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-illuminate-the-holidays-at-23rd-annual-zoolights activitiesvisitor venues Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:23:10 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-illuminate-the-holidays-at-23rd-annual-zoolights <p><img style="float: right;" title="Orenco Woods thumb" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/orenco_100.jpg" alt="Orenco Woods thumb" width="100" height="67" />Metro Council votes to spend $2 million to acquire Orenco Woods, a former golf course, as part of natural areas bond program. Hillsboro will contribute another $2 million.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-hillsboro-team-up-to-bring-nature-park-to-orenco-neighborhood">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/6-A17NbSFTE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/6-A17NbSFTE/metro-hillsboro-team-up-to-bring-nature-park-to-orenco-neighborhood http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-hillsboro-team-up-to-bring-nature-park-to-orenco-neighborhood natural areasparks and trails Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:57:22 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-hillsboro-team-up-to-bring-nature-park-to-orenco-neighborhood by Dylan Rivera. Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro news is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. <p>The Portland area’s failure to come together to support a top priority transportation project has hurt its chances to win federal money from a highly competitive federal grant program. That was the tough message delivered Thursday by U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer to a panel of local elected officials who control transportation spending in the three-county area.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/blumenauer-says-lack-of-consensus-regional-funding-strategy-hurt-portland-area-competitiveness-for-federal-grant">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/3KRkRePU_dQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/3KRkRePU_dQ/blumenauer-says-lack-of-consensus-regional-funding-strategy-hurt-portland-area-competitiveness-for-federal-grant http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/blumenauer-says-lack-of-consensus-regional-funding-strategy-hurt-portland-area-competitiveness-for-federal-grant transportation Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:55:41 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/blumenauer-says-lack-of-consensus-regional-funding-strategy-hurt-portland-area-competitiveness-for-federal-grant <p><img class="right" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/dr_frank_presentation_160.jpg" alt="Dr. Frank presentation" width="160" height="103" />Commuters in Atlanta collectively drive further than a round trip to the sun and back – each day. Professor and author Lawrence Frank points to that example as the reason "why we're having an energy and environmental crisis today" – and why Americans are overweight and experience a number of health problems. It all comes down to how we get around.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/frank-talk-about-community-design-and-health">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/o2cXqEDbUuM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/o2cXqEDbUuM/frank-talk-about-community-design-and-health http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/frank-talk-about-community-design-and-health transportation Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:06:50 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/frank-talk-about-community-design-and-health <p>The Oregon Zoo is looking to become a truly "green" zoo. A new 20-year master plan approved by unanimous vote of the Metro Council on Thursday will help guide that vision.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-new-master-plan-for-oregon-zoo">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/k3IJ9HhRnTU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/k3IJ9HhRnTU/metro-council-approves-new-master-plan-for-oregon-zoo http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-new-master-plan-for-oregon-zoo visitor venues Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:03:52 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-new-master-plan-for-oregon-zoo <p>On Monday, Bennett got her first look at the inside, starting her tenure as the agency's second chief operating officer. While she says she's going to miss working with the front-line, direct services like police, fire and public works that she managed in Ashland, she's looking forward to the challenges that await Metro in the coming years.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/martha-bennett-q-a-new-chief-operating-officer-talks-about-expectations">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/pzaGpD9JUZw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/pzaGpD9JUZw/martha-bennett-q-a-new-chief-operating-officer-talks-about-expectations http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/martha-bennett-q-a-new-chief-operating-officer-talks-about-expectations Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:59:33 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/martha-bennett-q-a-new-chief-operating-officer-talks-about-expectations <div class="right" style="width: 120px;"><img src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/creepy_dead_man_120.jpg" alt="Lone Fir spirit" /> </div> <p>The spirits at Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery are loose, but you can catch them during a series of tours this Halloween.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/earn-your-halloween-chills-at-the-tour-of-untimely-departures">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/nYMlFcpnROM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/nYMlFcpnROM/earn-your-halloween-chills-at-the-tour-of-untimely-departures http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/earn-your-halloween-chills-at-the-tour-of-untimely-departures Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:25:04 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/earn-your-halloween-chills-at-the-tour-of-untimely-departures <p><img class="right" style="float: right;" title="TriMet trip planner" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/trip-planner_100.jpg" alt="TriMet trip planner" width="100" height="100" />What's all this buzz about TriMet's new trip tool, the Portland Regional Trip Planner? Unlike existing tools, the new Trip Planner lets you to plan trips combining transit, bike and walking in a single itinerary.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/new-trimet-tool-helps-you-plan-transit-biking-and-walking-trips-in-any-combination">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/3DGT9r8aF4w" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/3DGT9r8aF4w/new-trimet-tool-helps-you-plan-transit-biking-and-walking-trips-in-any-combination http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/new-trimet-tool-helps-you-plan-transit-biking-and-walking-trips-in-any-combination maps and datasustainable livingtransportation Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:22:36 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/new-trimet-tool-helps-you-plan-transit-biking-and-walking-trips-in-any-combination <p>How important are projects that improve bicycling, walking and public transportation in your community? Metro wants your opinion.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/opt-in-asks-how-do-you-get-around">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/5uVG_w-wV0E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/5uVG_w-wV0E/opt-in-asks-how-do-you-get-around http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/opt-in-asks-how-do-you-get-around transportationparks and trails Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:14:57 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/opt-in-asks-how-do-you-get-around <p>Today the Metro Council voted 6-0 to add 1985 acres to the region’s urban growth boundary for future housing and jobs. (Councilor Rex Burkholder was excused.) This represents less than a one-percent expansion of the region’s urban footprint to accommodate thousands of additional households and workers over the next 20 years.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-completes-urban-growth-decision">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/aGyWiwj8QOM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/aGyWiwj8QOM/metro-council-completes-urban-growth-decision http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-completes-urban-growth-decision developmenturban and rural reservesurban growth boundaryplanning and policy Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:04:29 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-completes-urban-growth-decision <p>Property taxes support essential services provided by schools, counties, cities, special districts and other local governments, including Metro, but property tax statements don’t provide detailed information about what tax money to a particular government gets spent on.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/learn-more-about-what-your-property-taxes-pay-for-at-metro">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/LauP1k8melg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/LauP1k8melg/learn-more-about-what-your-property-taxes-pay-for-at-metro http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/learn-more-about-what-your-property-taxes-pay-for-at-metro Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:03:31 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/learn-more-about-what-your-property-taxes-pay-for-at-metro <p>The Oregon Global Warming Commission wants feedback on a proposals to help reduce Oregon’s carbon footprint and meet the state's 2020 greenhouse gas reduction goals. The 25-member group has been working to coordinate state and local efforts to prepare for the effects of climate change. Last fall, the commission adopted a roadmap of ideas and has been on a "road trip," seeking input on the proposals.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/share-your-thoughts-about-efforts-to-shrink-oregon-s-greenhouse-gas-footprint-at-a-global-warming-commission-workshop-on-oct-11">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/3bUC8sCb9T4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/3bUC8sCb9T4/share-your-thoughts-about-efforts-to-shrink-oregon-s-greenhouse-gas-footprint-at-a-global-warming-commission-workshop-on-oct-11 http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/share-your-thoughts-about-efforts-to-shrink-oregon-s-greenhouse-gas-footprint-at-a-global-warming-commission-workshop-on-oct-11 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:02:01 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/share-your-thoughts-about-efforts-to-shrink-oregon-s-greenhouse-gas-footprint-at-a-global-warming-commission-workshop-on-oct-11 <p>Restoration work will transform a former gas station lot into green space at Beaverton's Eichler Park.</p> <p>The transformation comes through the successful partnership between Metro, the Tualatin Hills Park &amp; Recreation District, Business Oregon and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The brownfield cleanup will add two-thirds of an acre to the park.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/brownfields-programs-spark-reinvestment-in-beaverton-park">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/1rW5SluqO1w" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/1rW5SluqO1w/brownfields-programs-spark-reinvestment-in-beaverton-park http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/brownfields-programs-spark-reinvestment-in-beaverton-park developmentnatural areasparks and trails Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:01:16 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/brownfields-programs-spark-reinvestment-in-beaverton-park <p>Later this month, my Metro Council colleagues and I will decide whether to expand the urban growth boundary and, if so, where. This decision will affect how the region’s communities develop and thrive, with good jobs and safe vibrant neighborhoods. A proposal was released in July followed by a public open house held in Hillsboro.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-urban-growth-boundary-expansion">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/ObPc1ePsLE8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/ObPc1ePsLE8/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-urban-growth-boundary-expansion http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-urban-growth-boundary-expansion developmentpersonal messageurban growth boundaryplanning and policy Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-kathryn-harrington-urban-growth-boundary-expansion <p>Word about Mark Bosworth's disappearance reached people in New York's Time Square today. The missing person flier for Mark was broadcast on the Time Square's giant digital billboard. Mark, a Metro employee, went missing on the night of September 16 in Riddle, Oregon while volunteering with Cycle Oregon. He had been disoriented in the weeks before, and the night of, his disappearance. A medical condition related to previous cancers he’s battled is likely to blame for his confusion. In addition to the flier being featured on the Times Square billboard, local Associated Press Reporter Terrence Petty wrote a story about Mark and the efforts to find him. The story was released to the nation and quickly went up on the websites of national news organizations.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/search-for-metro-employee-mark-bosworth-gains-national-steam">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/nlhHOH246YI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/nlhHOH246YI/search-for-metro-employee-mark-bosworth-gains-national-steam http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/search-for-metro-employee-mark-bosworth-gains-national-steam news coverage Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:15:53 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/search-for-metro-employee-mark-bosworth-gains-national-steam <p>At <a href="http://www.oregonmetro.gov/greatplaces">www.oregonmetro.gov/greatplaces</a>, you can view interactive maps and download reports about each of 10 areas being considered.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/new-information-available-about-urban-growth-boundary-options">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/3Ck7ih_2ZNc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/3Ck7ih_2ZNc/new-information-available-about-urban-growth-boundary-options http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/new-information-available-about-urban-growth-boundary-options maps and datadevelopmentpublic commentplanning and policy Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:57:13 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/new-information-available-about-urban-growth-boundary-options <p>Beginning this month, the Southwest Corridor Plan launches the collaborative planning effort to create livable and sustainable communities along the Barbur Boulevard/Highway 99W corridor connecting Portland and Sherwood.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/southwest-corridor-plan-kicks-off-with-community-events">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/qGI9rZED-M0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/qGI9rZED-M0/southwest-corridor-plan-kicks-off-with-community-events http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/southwest-corridor-plan-kicks-off-with-community-events activitiespublic commentplanning and policy Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:55:32 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/southwest-corridor-plan-kicks-off-with-community-events <p>Cities and counties across the region have nominated 11 biking, walking and freight projects for Metro to fund – and now through Oct. 13, the public gets a chance to help refine and improve those projects.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/suggest-improvements-refine-22-million-in-transportation-projects">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/_ApTDCk255U" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/_ApTDCk255U/suggest-improvements-refine-22-million-in-transportation-projects http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/suggest-improvements-refine-22-million-in-transportation-projects transportationfinances & funding Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:50:50 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/suggest-improvements-refine-22-million-in-transportation-projects <p>Every September for the past three years, volunteers have gathered along the Intertwine – the Portland metropolitan area's system of trails, parks and natural areas – to count and survey people walking and biking. The count is part of the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project’s ongoing effort to gather accurate trail use data to help decided where and when to build new trails and respond the needs of trail users.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/report-highlights-three-years-of-bike-and-pedestrian-activity-throughout-the-region">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/xAkfCmOWCKk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/xAkfCmOWCKk/report-highlights-three-years-of-bike-and-pedestrian-activity-throughout-the-region http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/report-highlights-three-years-of-bike-and-pedestrian-activity-throughout-the-region sustainable livingnatural areasparks and trails Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:00:08 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/report-highlights-three-years-of-bike-and-pedestrian-activity-throughout-the-region <p>The Metro Council today voted unanimously to approve early-phase designs for new animal exhibits, educational facilities and sustainability measures funded by the $125 million bond measure passed by local voters in 2008.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-plan-for-implementing-oregon-zoo-bond-projects">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/5CscKSYUKMI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/5CscKSYUKMI/metro-council-approves-plan-for-implementing-oregon-zoo-bond-projects http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-plan-for-implementing-oregon-zoo-bond-projects finances & fundingvisitor venues Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:58:03 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-plan-for-implementing-oregon-zoo-bond-projects <p>Ten treks from the Walk There! guidebook go “mobile” with the launch of Metro and Kaiser Permanente’s new Walk There! iPhone app.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/free-walk-there-iphone-app-helps-you-get-moving">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/nAnCCxwt4Eo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/nAnCCxwt4Eo/free-walk-there-iphone-app-helps-you-get-moving http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/free-walk-there-iphone-app-helps-you-get-moving activitiesmaps and datanatural areasparks and trails Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:42:37 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/free-walk-there-iphone-app-helps-you-get-moving <div class="right" style="width: 240px;"><img src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/observing_nature_160.jpg" alt="Observing nature" /> </div> <p>Coming soon to a nature park near you – Cooper Mountain Nature Park to be exact – Portland filmmaker Matt McCormick puts a wrap on the Know Your Place summer event series hosted by Metro’s Natural Areas Program and Oregon Humanities. And yes, you can still be part of the action from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24.</p> <p> </p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/lights-camera-nature">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/4GN4Dat9c0A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/4GN4Dat9c0A/lights-camera-nature http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/lights-camera-nature activitiesnatural areasparks and trails Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:37:14 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/lights-camera-nature <p>Metro is doing a responsible job protecting land across the region for water quality, wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation opportunities, an independent citizen committee said Thursday in its third report on the region's voter-approved 2006 natural areas bond measure.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/independent-citizen-committee-says-metro-natural-areas-investments-are-on-track-suggests-ways-to-fine-tune-work">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/CFdxR0KlVpQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/CFdxR0KlVpQ/independent-citizen-committee-says-metro-natural-areas-investments-are-on-track-suggests-ways-to-fine-tune-work http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/independent-citizen-committee-says-metro-natural-areas-investments-are-on-track-suggests-ways-to-fine-tune-work natural areasplanning and policyparks and trails Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:17:42 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/independent-citizen-committee-says-metro-natural-areas-investments-are-on-track-suggests-ways-to-fine-tune-work <p>Many places in the Portland metropolitan area have crafted visions that identify key improvements to enhance their communities. In order to implement these visions, interested property owners who are willing to invest in positive future development are required. While community visions and property owner interest is paramount, selected public investments are also needed to help prime the pump and catalyze additional private investments in these areas.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/turning-community-visions-into-reality-urban-renewal">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/lwTtUPzzjRA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/lwTtUPzzjRA/turning-community-visions-into-reality-urban-renewal http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/turning-community-visions-into-reality-urban-renewal developmentpersonal message Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:45:00 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/turning-community-visions-into-reality-urban-renewal <p>Metro's Walk There! program has helped thousands of people explore new treks in their neighborhoods. On Aug. 30, the program’s guided walk series won an award from the Association for Commuter Transportation at its annual conference in Chicago. The association supports organizations that promote sustainable travel options, such as walking, biking, carpooling and taking transit.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-s-walk-there-program-wins-national-award">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/A7xiEkmMJy8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/A7xiEkmMJy8/metro-s-walk-there-program-wins-national-award http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-s-walk-there-program-wins-national-award sustainable living Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:31:06 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-s-walk-there-program-wins-national-award <p>It's a dirty job, but Metro's on it. Watch recycling information specialist Betty Shelley help a local mom and her family discover reusable resources – and hidden savings – in their garbage can. The segment, part of KATU's Savings Makeover series, shows how one household can cut its trash output in half, helping the family's pocketbook and the environment.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-recycling-expert-finds-savings-in-family-s-trash">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~4/pS9_UMJ4UPQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict4news/~3/pS9_UMJ4UPQ/metro-recycling-expert-finds-savings-in-family-s-trash http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-recycling-expert-finds-savings-in-family-s-trash news coveragesustainable livingsolid waste Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:28:44 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/5/post.cfm/metro-recycling-expert-finds-savings-in-family-s-trash