http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/ Metro Council District 6 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/8/post.cfm/metro-council-accepts-findings-report-on-climate-scenario-planning">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/IOJ6XBgZ2nY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/IOJ6XBgZ2nY/metro-council-accepts-findings-report-on-climate-scenario-planning http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-council-accepts-findings-report-on-climate-scenario-planning planning and policyclimate changemaps and datatransportation Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:03:49 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-council-accepts-findings-report-on-climate-scenario-planning 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/8/post.cfm/new-natural-areas-beyond-forest-park-forge-connections-for-wildlife-people">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/Bschtxuo_7g" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/Bschtxuo_7g/new-natural-areas-beyond-forest-park-forge-connections-for-wildlife-people http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/new-natural-areas-beyond-forest-park-forge-connections-for-wildlife-people natural areasreporting Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:20:35 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/convention-center-hotel-discussion-shifts-to-private-sector-smaller-incentives">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/aWuG7hUWG2s" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/aWuG7hUWG2s/convention-center-hotel-discussion-shifts-to-private-sector-smaller-incentives http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/convention-center-hotel-discussion-shifts-to-private-sector-smaller-incentives planning and policyvisitor venuesreporting Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:34:06 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/metro-seeks-public-comment-on-four-year-federal-transportation-projects-schedule">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/7g8dyj4oM0M" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/7g8dyj4oM0M/metro-seeks-public-comment-on-four-year-federal-transportation-projects-schedule http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-seeks-public-comment-on-four-year-federal-transportation-projects-schedule transportation Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:30:24 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/cities-want-updates-as-climate-scenarios-work-moves-forward">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/9nB4LntwJdU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/9nB4LntwJdU/cities-want-updates-as-climate-scenarios-work-moves-forward http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/cities-want-updates-as-climate-scenarios-work-moves-forward planning and policytransportationreporting Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:27:07 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-open-new-veterinary-medical-center-jan-19">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/uvkHgF-3sE0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/uvkHgF-3sE0/oregon-zoo-to-open-new-veterinary-medical-center-jan-19 http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-open-new-veterinary-medical-center-jan-19 visitor venues Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:24:43 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/drive-less-connect-saves-commuters-307-000">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/TC8gjqz1x40" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/TC8gjqz1x40/drive-less-connect-saves-commuters-307-000 http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/drive-less-connect-saves-commuters-307-000 sustainable living Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:12:00 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/drive-less-connect-saves-commuters-307-000 <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/8/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-ring-in-new-year-with-free-admission-jan-2">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/XjkZQDLiOmM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/XjkZQDLiOmM/oregon-zoo-to-ring-in-new-year-with-free-admission-jan-2 http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-ring-in-new-year-with-free-admission-jan-2 visitor venues Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:49:43 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/bridges-boundaries-bosses-and-birds-metro-s-2011-stories-of-the-year">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/QX4iYjNwAiw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/QX4iYjNwAiw/bridges-boundaries-bosses-and-birds-metro-s-2011-stories-of-the-year http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/bridges-boundaries-bosses-and-birds-metro-s-2011-stories-of-the-year reporting Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:47:41 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/a-world-away-from-war-transit-helps-her-get-her-life-back">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/v9uuwDbQU6U" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/v9uuwDbQU6U/a-world-away-from-war-transit-helps-her-get-her-life-back http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/a-world-away-from-war-transit-helps-her-get-her-life-back transportation Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:35:43 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/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/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/weVtAFsVKc8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/weVtAFsVKc8/metro-won-t-change-ugb-review-cycle-agency-now-focusing-on-industrial-inventory http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-won-t-change-ugb-review-cycle-agency-now-focusing-on-industrial-inventory planning and policydevelopmentreporting Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:45:33 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-won-t-change-ugb-review-cycle-agency-now-focusing-on-industrial-inventory <div class="right" style="width: 120px;"><img src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/baltimore_woods_sign_120.jpg" alt="Baltimore Woods" /> </div> <p>Baltimore Woods was in limbo. While the recession kept developers at bay, the area gave rise to weeds, litter and neglect.</p> <p>But neighbors around the 30-acre corridor in North Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood saw the land as a community asset. And with the support of a Metro Nature in Neighborhoods capital grant, the woods were given a new lease on life.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/grant-connects-neighbors-to-nature-in-st-johns">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/nQhnp-E0Obg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/nQhnp-E0Obg/grant-connects-neighbors-to-nature-in-st-johns http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/grant-connects-neighbors-to-nature-in-st-johns parks and trailsvolunteernatural areas Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:40:02 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/grant-connects-neighbors-to-nature-in-st-johns <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/8/post.cfm/metro-council-applauds-collaboration-equity-in-allocation-of-transportation-projects">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/6pwt3w3bXsk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/6pwt3w3bXsk/metro-council-applauds-collaboration-equity-in-allocation-of-transportation-projects http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-council-applauds-collaboration-equity-in-allocation-of-transportation-projects planning and policyfinances & funding Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:38:47 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-council-applauds-collaboration-equity-in-allocation-of-transportation-projects <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/8/post.cfm/decision-makers-explore-on-the-ground-conditions-in-the-southwest-corridor">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/9WAzzeAyPHI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/9WAzzeAyPHI/decision-makers-explore-on-the-ground-conditions-in-the-southwest-corridor http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/decision-makers-explore-on-the-ground-conditions-in-the-southwest-corridor planning and policymaps and datadevelopmenttransportation Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:31:44 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/regional-reset-series-looks-at-leaders-priorities">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/Yfx9pJCkqAw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/Yfx9pJCkqAw/regional-reset-series-looks-at-leaders-priorities http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/regional-reset-series-looks-at-leaders-priorities planning and policynews coverageCommunity Investment Strategyreporting Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:25:20 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/regional-reset-series-looks-at-leaders-priorities <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/8/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-illuminate-the-holidays-at-23rd-annual-zoolights">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/UwXAqdx8k50" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/UwXAqdx8k50/oregon-zoo-to-illuminate-the-holidays-at-23rd-annual-zoolights http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-illuminate-the-holidays-at-23rd-annual-zoolights activitiesvisitor venues Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:23:15 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/oregon-zoo-to-illuminate-the-holidays-at-23rd-annual-zoolights <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/8/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/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/XXjUhOrCnzU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/XXjUhOrCnzU/blumenauer-says-lack-of-consensus-regional-funding-strategy-hurt-portland-area-competitiveness-for-federal-grant http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/blumenauer-says-lack-of-consensus-regional-funding-strategy-hurt-portland-area-competitiveness-for-federal-grant transportation Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:55:42 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/frank-talk-about-community-design-and-health">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/J8zUxPLVX18" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/J8zUxPLVX18/frank-talk-about-community-design-and-health http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/frank-talk-about-community-design-and-health transportation Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:06:54 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-new-master-plan-for-oregon-zoo">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/5lH2qanGTDo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/5lH2qanGTDo/metro-council-approves-new-master-plan-for-oregon-zoo http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-new-master-plan-for-oregon-zoo visitor venues Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:03:53 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-new-master-plan-for-oregon-zoo <p>September and October marked several important and exciting events for Metro and the region.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-barbara-roberts-autumn-news-and-events">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/3AwbAqXkyPw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/3AwbAqXkyPw/a-personal-message-from-barbara-roberts-autumn-news-and-events http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-barbara-roberts-autumn-news-and-events personal messagetransportationurban growth boundary Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:32:50 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-barbara-roberts-autumn-news-and-events <p><img class="right" style="float: right;" title="Metro councilors wear sashes to commemorate women's suffrage" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/suffrage_100.jpg" alt="Metro councilors wear sashes to commemorate women's suffrage" width="100" height="71" />The sashings were part of ceremonies across the state commemorating the 1912 law allowing Oregon women the right to vote. After five unsuccessful attempts, Oregon voters finally passed the law and became the seventh state granting women suffrage through a ballot initiative process. </p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/roberts-commemorates-women-s-suffrage-at-metro-council-meeting">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/qgk1DGaJAUU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/qgk1DGaJAUU/roberts-commemorates-women-s-suffrage-at-metro-council-meeting http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/roberts-commemorates-women-s-suffrage-at-metro-council-meeting Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:02:06 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/roberts-commemorates-women-s-suffrage-at-metro-council-meeting <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/8/post.cfm/martha-bennett-q-a-new-chief-operating-officer-talks-about-expectations">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/Kb3UBROEp-g" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/Kb3UBROEp-g/martha-bennett-q-a-new-chief-operating-officer-talks-about-expectations http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/martha-bennett-q-a-new-chief-operating-officer-talks-about-expectations Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:59:35 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/earn-your-halloween-chills-at-the-tour-of-untimely-departures">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/p3yspv2--KI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/p3yspv2--KI/earn-your-halloween-chills-at-the-tour-of-untimely-departures http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/earn-your-halloween-chills-at-the-tour-of-untimely-departures activitiespioneer cemeteries Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:25:12 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/earn-your-halloween-chills-at-the-tour-of-untimely-departures <p><img class="right" style="float: right;" title="Roberts waving" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/chinook_roberts_100.jpg" alt="Roberts waving" width="100" height="75" />More than 3.4 million people have used Chinook Landing, an average of 171,400 visitors each year, mainly during the busy fishing season and warm summer months.  Many of the ramp's users come from around Oregon and Washington, making it truly a regional facility. </p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/roberts-metro-commemorate-20-years-of-chinook-landing">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/G7n4TZ0FDmw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/G7n4TZ0FDmw/roberts-metro-commemorate-20-years-of-chinook-landing http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/roberts-metro-commemorate-20-years-of-chinook-landing parks and trails Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:23:34 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/roberts-metro-commemorate-20-years-of-chinook-landing <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/8/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/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/mZutOuJNQCw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/mZutOuJNQCw/new-trimet-tool-helps-you-plan-transit-biking-and-walking-trips-in-any-combination http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/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/8/post.cfm/opt-in-asks-how-do-you-get-around">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/6r2frPSteIA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/6r2frPSteIA/opt-in-asks-how-do-you-get-around http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/opt-in-asks-how-do-you-get-around parks and trailspublic commenttransportation Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:15:22 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/opt-in-asks-how-do-you-get-around <div class="right" style="width: 160px;"><img src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/fall_cemetery_headstones_160.jpg" alt="Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery" /> </div> <p>Metro's Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery was named National Geographic's No. 9 must-see cemetery in the world for its historic past, eerie tributes and forested canopy.</p> <p>The cemetery joins the ranks of graveyards in France, Argentina and Romania in the list of most legendary and scary. </p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/national-geographic-recognizes-lone-fir-pioneer-cemetery">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/Uk-5d8MNCVQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/Uk-5d8MNCVQ/national-geographic-recognizes-lone-fir-pioneer-cemetery http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/national-geographic-recognizes-lone-fir-pioneer-cemetery activitiespioneer cemeteries Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:13:37 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/national-geographic-recognizes-lone-fir-pioneer-cemetery <p>Bit by bit, local officials have been piecing together a mystery at Lone Fir Cemetery. Now, their challenge is to piece together resources for a proper memorial.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/honoring-the-forgotten-advocates-work-toward-a-new-memorial-at-lone-fir">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/SPdKYWNNogE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/SPdKYWNNogE/honoring-the-forgotten-advocates-work-toward-a-new-memorial-at-lone-fir http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/honoring-the-forgotten-advocates-work-toward-a-new-memorial-at-lone-fir planning and policyfinances & funding Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:12:31 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/honoring-the-forgotten-advocates-work-toward-a-new-memorial-at-lone-fir <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/8/post.cfm/metro-council-completes-urban-growth-decision">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/WGpKstP5KnM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/WGpKstP5KnM/metro-council-completes-urban-growth-decision http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-council-completes-urban-growth-decision planning and policydevelopmenturban and rural reservesurban growth boundary Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:04:31 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-council-completes-urban-growth-decision <div class="right" style="width: 160px;"><strong><img src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/illegal_dumping_tag_160.jpg" alt="Illegal dumping tag" /></strong></div> <p>Bright orange tags that declare “This item has been illegally dumped,” are appearing on discarded sofas, mattresses and other bulky items left on street corners as part of a new effort to stop illegal dumping, clean up neighborhoods and reduce costs to Metro’s solid waste rate payers.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-tests-new-approach-to-fight-illegal-dumping">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/yOfW7L7A6i8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/yOfW7L7A6i8/metro-tests-new-approach-to-fight-illegal-dumping http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-tests-new-approach-to-fight-illegal-dumping solid waste Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:40:54 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-tests-new-approach-to-fight-illegal-dumping <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/8/post.cfm/learn-more-about-what-your-property-taxes-pay-for-at-metro">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/gZlKCQMrMPQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/gZlKCQMrMPQ/learn-more-about-what-your-property-taxes-pay-for-at-metro http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/learn-more-about-what-your-property-taxes-pay-for-at-metro Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:03:34 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/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/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/zh_iu4ttHXQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/zh_iu4ttHXQ/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/8/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 17:02:47 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/share-your-thoughts-about-efforts-to-shrink-oregon-s-greenhouse-gas-footprint-at-a-global-warming-commission-workshop-on-oct-11 <p>Despite local and increased national news coverage, there has still been no sign of missing Metro employee Mark Bosworth. Mark's wife Julie made an impassioned plea to her public after learning from his doctor that Mark's condition is likely deteriorating rapidly.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/urgency-increases-in-the-search-for-missing-metro-employee">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/FNQWpe1memE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/FNQWpe1memE/urgency-increases-in-the-search-for-missing-metro-employee http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/urgency-increases-in-the-search-for-missing-metro-employee news coverage Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:58:33 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/urgency-increases-in-the-search-for-missing-metro-employee <p>Metro is providing detailed reports and information about different areas the Metro Council may consider for an expansion of the urban growth boundary.<br /><br />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. Three of these areas have been recommended to the Metro Council by Metro’s acting chief operating officer. Seven additional areas were requested by local cities for the Metro Council to consider. It is unlikely that all of the 10 areas will come into the urban growth boundary this fall.<br /><br />Reports on each of these areas address: </p> <ul> <li>Traffic patterns and any resulting increase in traffic congestion, commute times and air quality; </li> <li>Whether parks and open space protection in the area to be added will benefit existing residents of the district as well as future residents of the added territory, and </li> <li>The cost impacts on existing residents of providing needed public services and public infrastructure to the area to be added.</li> </ul> <p>As required by Metro’s charter, notices were mailed Thursday to households within one mile of each proposed expansion area with information about these reports and directing recipients to the website for more information.<br /><br />The Metro Council will hold two public hearings on a possible urban growth boundary expansion in October. The first public hearing will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Beaverton Library, located at 12375 SW Fifth St.</p> <p>A final public hearing will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Metro Regional Center, 600 NE Grand Ave. in Portland. The Metro Council is scheduled to make its decision at this hearing.</p> <p>In addition, written comments may be provided to the Metro Council through other means, up through Oct. 20:</p> <p><a class="bn2" style="background-position: 3px 0.5em;" href="http://survey.optinpanel.org/" target="_blank">Join Metro’s online participation tool, Opt In, to provide feedback about this decision</a></p> <p><a class="bn2" style="background-position: 3px 0.5em;" href="mailto:2040@oregonmetro.gov">Send comments via email to 2040@oregonmetro.gov. Email messages will be shared with Metro Councilors and included in the public record</a></p> <p>Written testimony may be mailed to the Metro Council, 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland, OR 97232, and included in the public record.</p> <p>You can also contact your Metro Councilor directly.</p> <p><a class="bn2" style="background-position: 3px 0.5em;" href="http://www.oregonmetro.gov/council" target="_blank">Learn more about how to contact the Metro Council</a></p> <p><a class="bn2" style="background-position: 3px 0.5em;" href="http://www.oregonmetro.gov/greatplaces">Learn more about this fall’s growth management decision</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/IBP8EBe2kx8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/IBP8EBe2kx8/new-information-available-about-urban-growth-boundary-options http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/new-information-available-about-urban-growth-boundary-options planning and policymaps and datadevelopmentpublic comment Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:57:16 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/southwest-corridor-plan-kicks-off-with-community-events">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/dCkni2Uofg8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/dCkni2Uofg8/southwest-corridor-plan-kicks-off-with-community-events http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/southwest-corridor-plan-kicks-off-with-community-events planning and policyactivitiespublic comment Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:54:34 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/suggest-improvements-refine-22-million-in-transportation-projects">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/p_7dKhXRTTE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/p_7dKhXRTTE/suggest-improvements-refine-22-million-in-transportation-projects http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/suggest-improvements-refine-22-million-in-transportation-projects transportationfinances & funding Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:50:52 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/report-highlights-three-years-of-bike-and-pedestrian-activity-throughout-the-region">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/byOUPdkIGYA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/byOUPdkIGYA/report-highlights-three-years-of-bike-and-pedestrian-activity-throughout-the-region http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/report-highlights-three-years-of-bike-and-pedestrian-activity-throughout-the-region parks and trailsnatural areassustainable living Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:00:09 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-plan-for-implementing-oregon-zoo-bond-projects">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/BhBHZSpLrsE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/BhBHZSpLrsE/metro-council-approves-plan-for-implementing-oregon-zoo-bond-projects http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/metro-council-approves-plan-for-implementing-oregon-zoo-bond-projects finances & fundingvisitor venues Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:58:05 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/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/8/post.cfm/free-walk-there-iphone-app-helps-you-get-moving">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/9zsXbkN2UCY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/9zsXbkN2UCY/free-walk-there-iphone-app-helps-you-get-moving http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/free-walk-there-iphone-app-helps-you-get-moving activitiesparks and trailsmaps and datanatural areas Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:42:38 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/free-walk-there-iphone-app-helps-you-get-moving <p>Imagine sorting through bits and pieces of your daily life, things you’ve tossed away, from that wild fashion accessory that never quite worked, to a well-loved baking pan used to make your family memorable meals and festive feasts. </p> <p>Contemplating that tangled mess of unpredictable odds and ends and guiding them to become objects suitable to be contemplated as fine art may seem unimaginable or downright ludicrous. For Jen Fuller, one of five local artists given seven months of scavenging privileges and access to the region’s discards dropped off at Metro Central Transfer Station in Northwest Portland, "what began as an exploration of materials has morphed into an overwhelming and emotional experience."</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/reduce-reuse-reart">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/WP89fopQ7KM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/WP89fopQ7KM/reduce-reuse-reart http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/reduce-reuse-reart activitiessolid waste Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:37:16 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/reduce-reuse-reart <p>With summer coming to a close, I wanted to provide a brief update on some of the work we've completed over the last few months and let you know what's in store for the near future. But first I wanted to tell you about an event I recently attended.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-barbara-roberts-for-september-2011">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/f6qd-3saWXQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/f6qd-3saWXQ/a-personal-message-from-barbara-roberts-for-september-2011 http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-barbara-roberts-for-september-2011 planning and policypersonal messagetransportation Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:00:00 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/a-personal-message-from-barbara-roberts-for-september-2011 <p class="FreeForm"><img class="right" style="float: right;" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/SPpreview_biking_160.jpg" alt="Sunday Parkways thumbnail" width="160" height="111" />Sunday Parkways rolls, rocks and dances into Southeast Portland this Sunday, August 28. Streets will shut down to automobile traffic along the route so people can get out and enjoy walking, biking, running or rollerblading along the streets instead.  </p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/southeast-portland-sunday-parkways-a-time-to-get-out-and-celebrate">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/p5VsCmQfRZs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/p5VsCmQfRZs/southeast-portland-sunday-parkways-a-time-to-get-out-and-celebrate http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/southeast-portland-sunday-parkways-a-time-to-get-out-and-celebrate activitiesparks and trailstransportation Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:54:01 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/southeast-portland-sunday-parkways-a-time-to-get-out-and-celebrate <p>On Friday, Aug. 19, the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission approved the urban and rural reserves map for Washington County, which was approved by the Metro Council and the Washington County Board of Commissioners last spring.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/lcdc-acknowledges-washington-county-urban-and-rural-reserves">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/NXTGw34BBWM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/NXTGw34BBWM/lcdc-acknowledges-washington-county-urban-and-rural-reserves http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/lcdc-acknowledges-washington-county-urban-and-rural-reserves planning and policyurban and rural reserves Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:30:00 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/lcdc-acknowledges-washington-county-urban-and-rural-reserves <p>On Aug. 4, the Metro Council designated stakeholders for the Southwest Corridor Plan Steering Committee. The committee will be made up of elected and appointed officials from partner jurisdictions and agencies, and will shepherd the development of an implementation strategy for coordinated land use and transportation investments in the travel corridor connecting Portland, Tigard, King City, Tualatin and Sherwood. </p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/local-leaders-to-shape-future-investments-in-the-southwest-corridor">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/yPVQ_oUYc_M" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/yPVQ_oUYc_M/local-leaders-to-shape-future-investments-in-the-southwest-corridor http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/local-leaders-to-shape-future-investments-in-the-southwest-corridor planning and policypublic commenttransportation Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:21:15 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/local-leaders-to-shape-future-investments-in-the-southwest-corridor <p>Metro's online opinion panel reached a significant milestone Wednesday, with more than 5,000 people now signed up for Opt In.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/opt-in-panel-reaches-5-000-participants">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/6oh3-kINZv4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/6oh3-kINZv4/opt-in-panel-reaches-5-000-participants http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/opt-in-panel-reaches-5-000-participants planning and policypublic comment Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:28:16 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/opt-in-panel-reaches-5-000-participants <p class="summary"><img class="right" src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/Jackie_Husen_Park_150.jpg" alt="Jackie Husen Park" width="150" height="113" />Across the Portland metropolitan area this month, efforts to protect nature in neighborhoods are taking root</p> <p>Salmon habitat is being restored along Johnson Creek. A park will be dedicated in Cedar Mill. The new Cornelius Wellness Center, which will transform a concrete alley into a green parkway, is breaking ground. A dinner concert will raise money to expand and restore West Linn's White Oak Savanna. The Equity Bike Ride will highlight a partnership to green the Interstate 205 path for cyclists and pedestrians. And West Linn will celebrate new nature trails, playgrounds and more.</p> <p>The common denominator: support from Metro’s voter-approved Natural Areas Program.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/community-nature-projects-blossom-showing-reach-of-metro-natural-areas-program">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/0h9FsTEKApM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/0h9FsTEKApM/community-nature-projects-blossom-showing-reach-of-metro-natural-areas-program http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/community-nature-projects-blossom-showing-reach-of-metro-natural-areas-program parks and trailsnatural areassustainable livingfinances & funding Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:26:22 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/community-nature-projects-blossom-showing-reach-of-metro-natural-areas-program <div class="right" style="width: 160px;"><img src="http://library.oregonmetro.gov/editor/gpp_logo_150.jpg" alt="Greater Portland Pulse" /> </div> <p>The Path to Economic Prosperity: Equity and the Education Imperative, the first report of Greater Portland Pulse, indicates that the leaders and workforce of tomorrow are today's children from low-income, communities of color. Discover the data behind what every educator, parent, businessperson, community leader and elected official already know: providing high-quality education for all children is critical to the region's economic future. </p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/greater-portland-pulse-equitable-access-to-education-paves-the-way-to-economic-prosperity">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/HP2syxH61lY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/HP2syxH61lY/greater-portland-pulse-equitable-access-to-education-paves-the-way-to-economic-prosperity http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/greater-portland-pulse-equitable-access-to-education-paves-the-way-to-economic-prosperity maps and data Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:13:17 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/greater-portland-pulse-equitable-access-to-education-paves-the-way-to-economic-prosperity <p>This fall, the Metro Council will decide whether to expand the urban growth boundary and, if so, where.</p> <p>This decision will not just be about lines on a map. It will affect how the region’s communities develop and thrive. It will have an impact on investments in good jobs and safe neighborhoods, protection of farms and forest land and getting more out of investments in existing schools, parks, sidewalks, streets and other public structures.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/offer-your-ideas-and-opinions-about-metro-s-fall-growth-management-decision">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/oQBKslBtyc8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/oQBKslBtyc8/offer-your-ideas-and-opinions-about-metro-s-fall-growth-management-decision http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/offer-your-ideas-and-opinions-about-metro-s-fall-growth-management-decision planning and policypublic commenturban growth boundary Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:12:40 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/offer-your-ideas-and-opinions-about-metro-s-fall-growth-management-decision <p>The process to approve a streetcar as the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Project is on hold. In a response to concerns raised by the Lake Oswego and Portland city councils, Lake Oswego Mayor Jack Hoffman, Portland Mayor Sam Adams and Metro Council President Tom Hughes have requested a stay in action by the other project partners.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/lake-oswego-to-portland-transit-project-to-delay-action-from-counties-trimet-metro">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/03WxZi62psY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/03WxZi62psY/lake-oswego-to-portland-transit-project-to-delay-action-from-counties-trimet-metro http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/lake-oswego-to-portland-transit-project-to-delay-action-from-counties-trimet-metro planning and policydevelopmenttransportation Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:28:51 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/lake-oswego-to-portland-transit-project-to-delay-action-from-counties-trimet-metro <p>Events starting Monday, July 11 will let residents provide input on a variety of bike, pedestrian and freight projects.</p> <a href="http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/time-to-comment-on-bike-pedestrian-and-freight-project-proposals">Read more...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~4/B0NmumbFQKU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MetroCouncilDistrict6news/~3/B0NmumbFQKU/time-to-comment-on-bike-pedestrian-and-freight-project-proposals http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/time-to-comment-on-bike-pedestrian-and-freight-project-proposals public commenttransportationfinances & funding Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:41:16 GMT http://news.oregonmetro.gov/8/post.cfm/time-to-comment-on-bike-pedestrian-and-freight-project-proposals