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15 ways Portland-area biking got better in 2015

May 4, 2016 noon

We celebrate getting around by bike every day in the Portland region. National Bike Month in May is an especially good time to look back and reflect on the work that’s been done around the region to make biking better – safer, more convenient and easier.

Sellwood Gap on Springwater shrinking after Metro investments

By Nick Christensen

April 28, 2016 2:11 p.m.

Metro's Parks and Nature Department acquired easements from the Oregon Pacific Railroad in 2010 to enable trail completion from Umatilla Street to 13th Avenue in Portland's Sellwood neighborhood. Money from the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program, Regional Flexible Funds and Portland development fees paid for construction.

Hall Creek restoration brings together Beaverton community, nature

By Brandi Boyett

April 28, 2016 12:06 p.m.

The improvements made to Hall Creek will restore the stream’s health, reduce flooding and increase safety for community members using the bordering trail.

Ex-Minneapolis mayor prods Portland-area leaders: Rethink transportation

By Craig Beebe

April 28, 2016 11:28 a.m.

RT Rybak address at Regional Leadership Forum

Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak praised and provoked Portland-area leaders Friday, challenging them to work together to address growing transportation dilemmas facing Portland and metropolitan regions around the country.

Zoo calls for volunteers to watch for cute, fuzzy pikas

April 27, 2016 9:41 a.m.

Cascades Pika Watch — a collaboration of organizations and individual pika researchers convened by the zoo — is now in its second year, and citizen scientists from around the region are invited to take part.

Puzzling through recycling at apartments and condos

By Rebecca Koffman

April 27, 2016 9 a.m.

How and where the more than 300,000 apartment or condo dwellers in the Portland metropolitan area are able to recycle depends on a range of interrelated factors.A regionwide project is now underway to improve recycling services for these residents.

Hillsboro report shows the path for new homes in urban growth boundary expansion areas

By Nick Christensen

April 26, 2016 4:05 p.m.

A new report from Hillsboro's planning department reveals how effective governance, infrastructure finance and market readiness can lead to new housing in areas added to the region's urban growth boundary.

"Sista in the Brotherhood" film and panelists provide insight to contract inequalities, ideas for progress

By Brandi Boyett

April 26, 2016 3:49 p.m.

Panelists discuss the short film "Sista in the Brotherhood" and the barriers women and people of color face in the trades.

Metro hosted a screening of the short film "Sista in the Brotherhood" to highlight the diversity issues the trades still face and discuss what can be done about it.

Metro Council approves public access plan for North Tualatin Mountains

By Yuxing Zheng

April 25, 2016 7 a.m.

The plan preserves about three-quarters of the 1,300 total acres as habitat. Out of the four separate sites, two will see future trails and another two will be preserved as core habitat.

Talks continue on $130 million in transportation money

By Nick Christensen

April 21, 2016 2:55 p.m.

A group of regional leaders will spend another month debating how to spend $130 million in federal transportation money coming to greater Portland starting in 2019.

Metro covers disposal fees for bulky waste collected at April 23 neighborhood cleanup events

April 20, 2016 4:07 p.m.

Nothing says spring like a big tidy up. Whether you're de-cluttering a garage or reclaiming space after your teenager's left home, you're likely to come across something that's seen its better days.

Restoring rivers

By Yuxing Zheng

April 20, 2016 1:26 p.m.

Clean water and healthy habitats are the hallmarks of parks and nature in the Portland metro region. Look no further than nearby creeks and rivers, where residents can enjoy scenic summer floats, wildlife viewing and unrivaled winter fishing.

Family fun at Blue Lake Natural Discovery Garden

April 20, 2016 9 a.m.

Girl playing in the discovery garden at Blue Lake Park

The Natural Discovery Garden at Metro's Blue Lake Regional Park is a place where kids can turn over rocks to search for pill bugs, study a honeybee gathering pollen, dig for worms in a compost bin or step into an open slice of the "pizza garden." Natural gardening expert Carl Grimm took viewers on a garden tour over the weekend on KATU's annual Go Green show.

Beaverton opens its first year-round homeless shelter

15 ways Portland-area biking got better in 2015

Construction begins on Orenco Woods Nature Park

Sellwood Gap on Springwater shrinking after Metro investments

Hall Creek restoration brings together Beaverton community, nature

Ex-Minneapolis mayor prods Portland-area leaders: Rethink transportation

Zoo calls for volunteers to watch for cute, fuzzy pikas

Share your recycling story

Puzzling through recycling at apartments and condos

Hillsboro report shows the path for new homes in urban growth boundary expansion areas

"Sista in the Brotherhood" film and panelists provide insight to contract inequalities, ideas for progress

Metro Council approves public access plan for North Tualatin Mountains

Talks continue on $130 million in transportation money

Metro covers disposal fees for bulky waste collected at April 23 neighborhood cleanup events

Restoring rivers

Family fun at Blue Lake Natural Discovery Garden