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Federal spending priorities have transportation planners concerned

By Nick Christensen

July 14, 2011 3:30 p.m.

Partisan politics in Washington, D.C., pose a threat to the Portland region's transportation priorities. At a Thursday meeting, planners are told "the outlook is grim."

Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Project to delay action from counties, TriMet, Metro

July 14, 2011 12:45 p.m.

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.

OSU Extension Service horticulturist offers expertise at free gardening workshops

July 12, 2011 11:45 a.m.

Metro natural gardening instructor Weston Miller had never really gardened before. In 1994, freshly graduated from Lewis & Clark College with a biology degree, he found himself in the Bay Area with some friends who wanted to start a market garden. They had a tractor, a shoestring budget and a less-than-ideal piece of land: a steep hillside.

Field notes: Unwanted visitors

July 8, 2011 4:55 p.m.

"Unauthorized vehicle access onto Metro natural areas is uncommon, but where it does occur, it is destructive and often challenging to control. An obvious property boundary becomes a target instead of a sign of information, and a wet riparian seep becomes a mud bath instead of a bird bath." Read Metro scientist Kate Holleran's latest reflections on restoring the land protected by Metro's voter-approved Natural Areas Program.

PSU study: Oregon positioned to lead charge in toxics reduction, chemical alternatives

July 8, 2011 4:40 p.m.

Current chemical policy across the U.S. fails to adequately prevent health and environmental hazards, according to a Portland State University research paper released this week, but Oregon might lead the pack in pioneering a more effective policy framework and creating safer alternatives to toxic chemicals.

Have an innovative nature project? Now's the time to explore a Metro Nature in Neighborhoods grant

July 6, 2011 5:55 p.m.

If you were inspired by Metro's recent Nature in Neighborhoods grant recipients, who are transforming an alley into a green parkway, restoring fish habitat and more, why not join them?

Grant funds project to create a Regional Active Transportation Plan

By Nick Christensen

July 6, 2011 5:44 p.m.

Oregon Department of Transportation awards Metro $280,000 to plan a transportation system for bikes and pedestrians. The work would be similar to the region's high capacity transit plan, completed in 2010.

Blue Lake garden activities help the next generation learn chemical-free gardening techniques

July 6, 2011 11:11 a.m.

Blue Lake Natural Discovery Garden is a place where kids can get their hands dirty. They can touch and smell plants, identify bugs, explore a worm compost bin, create garden art and make the connection between the dirt and their dinner plate.

Staff's growth boundary options include Washington, Clackamas counties

By Nick Christensen

July 6, 2011 8:05 a.m.

Metro staff tells council that the top options for possible 2011 urban growth boundary expansion are in Hillsboro. Areas near Beaverton, Tigard, Wilsonville, Cornelius and Oregon City are also possibilities, or the Metro Council could decide to leave the boundary as-is.

Proposal reflects region's success in protecting farmland, investing in communities

July 5, 2011 3:06 p.m.

Over the summer, the public can weigh in on a proposal that helps focus continued growth and investment in the region’s downtowns, main streets and employment areas.

Metro Council invests $15,000 to address community's pressing needs

July 5, 2011 1:40 p.m.

With the deepest recession in decades still lingering, Metro Council gave North Portland residents some good news in approving a $15,000 grants package earmarked for neighborhood projects.

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

Four things to do in the garden right now: Veggies, bugs, watering, fall planting

Federal spending priorities have transportation planners concerned

Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Project to delay action from counties, TriMet, Metro

Washington initiative to restrict tolling appears headed for November ballot

OSU Extension Service horticulturist offers expertise at free gardening workshops

Time to comment on bike, pedestrian and freight project proposals

Field notes: Unwanted visitors

PSU study: Oregon positioned to lead charge in toxics reduction, chemical alternatives

Have an innovative nature project? Now's the time to explore a Metro Nature in Neighborhoods grant

Grant funds project to create a Regional Active Transportation Plan

Blue Lake garden activities help the next generation learn chemical-free gardening techniques

Staff's growth boundary options include Washington, Clackamas counties

Proposal reflects region's success in protecting farmland, investing in communities

COO search draws 56 applicants, including two in-house

Metro Council invests $15,000 to address community's pressing needs