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“I never thought this would happen to me”: When homelessness happens later in life

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Beaverton opens its first year-round homeless shelter

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Counties release annual Metro supportive housing services fund reports

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Parks and nature 2024: Park improvements

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Comment now on new recycling and waste innovation program

Feb. 28, 2018 3:06 p.m.

photo of a backhoe moving garbage at a transfer station

Metro is implementing a three-year program to support local innovation in the garbage and recycling industry. Guidelines that inform how grants will be awarded are now available for public comment.

Public notice: Opportunity to comment on pending amendment to the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan

Feb. 27, 2018 3:06 p.m.

Metro is in receipt of Proposed MTIP Formal Amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. March 27, 2018. A final notice will not be published.

In Beaverton, Cooper Mountain is city's 'main growth area' as it seeks UGB expansion

By Cristina Rojas

Feb. 26, 2018 3:51 p.m.

To allow for new greenfield development, officials are hoping to add the 1,242-acre Cooper Mountain urban reserve area to its urban growth boundary during the 2018 cycle

Los desafíos del reciclaje demuestran ser difíciles de resolver

Feb. 22, 2018 1:15 p.m.

pile of commingled plastic and paper recycling

El año pasado, el gobierno de China le envío un mensaje a los Estados Unidos y Europa: Sus productos recicables de papel y plástico ya no nos sirven. No hay soluciones rápidas.

Решить проблему переработки отходов оказалось сложно

Feb. 22, 2018 12:04 p.m.

В прошлом году китайское правительство сообщило США и Европе: «Ваше бумажное и пластмассовое вторсырье нас больше не интересует». Данную проблему быстро решить не получится.

Saying they need more housing, Wilsonville leaders look to grow east

By Cristina Rojas

Feb. 7, 2018 9:25 a.m.

A street of new homes in Villebois, Wilsonville

After two previous attempts and seven years of hearings and revisions over the county's urban and rural reserves plan, city officials believe 2018 may finally be the year that its efforts to add another 271 acres will succeed.

Metro, community partners work to create a more equitable region

By Cristina Rojas

Feb. 5, 2018 2:32 p.m.

photo of youth providing feedback on equity strategy

Metro has committed to creating a more equitable and inclusive region where everyone has the opportunity to share in and contribute to a thriving, livable and prosperous region.

"Become ourselves, become American": Three African American artists tell their stories at Antoinette Hatfield Hall

By Pierce Girkin

Feb. 2, 2018 4:22 p.m.

Meet the three Portland-based artists of color showcasing their work in the atrium of Antoinette Hatfield Hall in the month of February.

Honoring the past with high-tech art at Lone Fir Cemetery

Illegal dumping — a year in numbers

Comment now on new recycling and waste innovation program

Public notice: Opportunity to comment on pending amendment to the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan

Over the river and through the gridlock: I-5 by bus

In Beaverton, Cooper Mountain is city's 'main growth area' as it seeks UGB expansion

Removing barriers to the outdoors

Metro’s Visitor Venues: Economic driver and employer of thousands

Los desafíos del reciclaje demuestran ser difíciles de resolver

Решить проблему переработки отходов оказалось сложно

Recycling challenges prove tough to sort out

Protecting the Grand Canyon, one step at a time

"A Night With Janis Joplin" will take a little piece of your heart

Saying they need more housing, Wilsonville leaders look to grow east

Metro, community partners work to create a more equitable region

"Become ourselves, become American": Three African American artists tell their stories at Antoinette Hatfield Hall