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In Oregon City, MPAC members see a revitalized downtown

By Nick Christensen

July 13, 2012 1:34 p.m.

Since 2009, 43 new businesses have sprung up downtown. And the investment on the public side keeps coming – sculptures and other public art line the streets downtown, and more is on the way.

4th Main brings urban living to downtown Hillsboro

By Peggy Morell

July 12, 2012 4:15 p.m.

The whipped cream held its peaks and the speakers the crowd as the temperature broke 90 degrees for the late afternoon groundbreaking of 4th Main, the first transit-oriented development in downtown Hillsboro.

20 Pettygrove meets today's demand for urban housing close to amenities

By Peggy Morell

July 10, 2012 2:30 p.m.

20 Pettygrove, a new six-story, 90-unit apartment development on the corner of Northwest 20th Avenue and Pettygrove Street, helps fill the undersupplied market niche of workforce housing close to transit and within walking distance of urban amenities.

Who should map out TriMet's future?

By Nick Christensen

July 2, 2012 2:35 p.m.

As TriMet wades through budget crisis, some question process to appoint transit board Metro's unlikely to use its charter authority to take over TriMet, but should appointments to the region's main transit agency's board be made from Salem?

Oregon Supreme Court rules in favor of CRC proponents on land use decision

By Nick Christensen

June 28, 2012 5:03 p.m.

The Oregon Supreme Court handed Columbia River Crossing proponents a victory Thursday, saying Metro's second try at approving the transportation project's land use was legal. But opponents of the Columbia River Crossing were also declaring victory Thursday, saying the Supreme Court affirmed their main point for appeal.

Downtown and main street business owners get street smart

June 25, 2012 3:15 p.m.

Metro's Get Street Smart series offers main street business and property owners the tools and strategies for implementing low-cost high-impact projects that will polish their retail presence and help boost sales – in six free one-hour sessions.

Software helps cities and counties envision more vibrant communities

June 20, 2012 4:40 p.m.

Across the Portland area, cities and counties are trying to create more walkable neighborhoods and vibrant downtowns. But often it's difficult for communities to understand what their visions could look like when their plans come to fruition. Beyond pretty pictures, city planners want a way to make sure their visions are grounded in real estate market realities.

Study: Crashes cost more than congestion

By Dylan Rivera

June 19, 2012 11 a.m.

Metro safety report highlights risk on arterial streets The high risk on arterial streets is a key finding of a new Metro report that takes the first look at the special needs of transportation safety in urban areas, as opposed to rural areas that often are the focus of state transportation efforts.

State commission unanimously approves UGB expansion

By Nick Christensen

June 14, 2012 4:35 p.m.

The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission approved Metro's most recent urban growth boundary expansion on Thursday, ending one chapter in a years-long process to add more land for development in the region.

MPAC tour in Troutdale highlights challenges of brownfield conversion

By Nick Christensen

June 14, 2012 3:50 p.m.

About a dozen Metro Policy Advisory Committee members and community leaders went on a tour of the Port of Portland's Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park, the site of the Reynolds aluminum plant from 1941 to 2000. The port has been trying to convert the 700-acre Superfund site into a home for jobs in the east part of the region.

Acadia Gardens reflects growing trend in housing preference

By Peggy Morell

June 13, 2012 11:45 a.m.

Just opened Acadia Gardens, a 41-unit mixed-use transit-oriented development for low-income working families,represents a new model for livable communities that, according to research by the Center for Transit-Oriented Development, will be the first choice of nearly a quarter of all U.S. households by 2030.

Washington County discussion underscores challenge of planning to reduce tailpipe emissions

By Nick Christensen

June 12, 2012 4:02 p.m.

Leaders from Metro are leaning on a mandate from state government to lend legitimacy to the Climate Smart Communities program, which aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles by 70 percent per capita before 2035. But they'd like to do that by making it so people don't have to do as much driving, by improving access to jobs, stores and restaurants in the suburbs where driving is prevalent.

State regulators lay out legal path for possible UGB approval

By Nick Christensen

June 8, 2012 4:40 p.m.

Staffers from the state Department of Land Conservation and Development said Friday there could be a legal path forward for regulators to approve Metro's 2011 urban growth boundary expansion.

As Initiative presents to Metro Council, discussion about education element dominates

By Nick Christensen

June 8, 2012 11:30 a.m.

Four members of the initiative's Leadership Council – Randy Miller, Joe Rodriguez, Burton Weast and Karen Williams – were at a Metro Council work session Thursday to get feedback from the elected officials on their initial plan.

Investment Initiative lays out its plan to spark region's economy, primarily through infrastructure

By Nick Christensen

June 7, 2012 12:30 p.m.

The Community Investment Initiative's Leadership Council has been meeting for more than a year as part of a Metro-funded effort to look at the region's funding future. The council is adamant that the region's economy will stall without better infrastructure, free-flowing transportation corridors and solid school buildings.