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Think Out Loud | Metro Holds Trash Talks

July 29, 2015 12:45 p.m.

pictogram for Metro stories in the media

With its citywide composting system and high recycling rates, Portland is often thought of as a trash-conscious city. Still, Portlanders throw away nearly one million tons of garbage each year – that’s waste that’s not being reused, recycled, or converted into alternative forms of energy. Could we be doing better?

3 questions with Judy BlueHorse Skelton about first foods

By Julie Cash

July 24, 2015 7 a.m.

Judy BlueHorse Skleton leading a group at Oaks Bottom

BlueHorse Skelton and her students in Portland State University's Indigenous Nations Studies program are helping to incorporate Native traditions into the urban landscape for food, medicines and ceremonies.

Oregonian | Metro looks to get food scraps out of waste stream

July 23, 2015 11 a.m.

Nearly 20 percent of Metro garbage today is food waste, making it difficult to use new technology to produce electricity and fuels from 1 million tons of garbage sent to landfills each year.

Curious about what the birds say? Learn to decipher bird languages with Metro naturalists

By Dan Daly

July 21, 2015 12:20 p.m.

Birds are the most vocal animals on earth, and understanding the language of the birds allows a person to enter the story of the landscape.

"At the speed of trust": 5 key quotes from infrastructure silo event

By Craig Beebe

July 17, 2015 10:15 a.m.

An exhibit hall filled with historic locomotives in the shadow of the new Tilikum Crossing – a symbol of the Portland region's transportation future – made for an interesting setting Wednesday for the first of three events in a new discussion series on infrastructure crises and sustainable solutions. Here are a few nuggets from the evening's conversations about addressing long-term regional infrastructure challenges:

Beyond the landfill: Metro Council to consider additional options for managing region’s waste

July 17, 2015 8:46 a.m.

The Portland metropolitan area has a well-earned reputation for recycling. In 2013, more than 64 percent of what businesses and residents threw away was recovered through reuse, recycling, composting or energy generation.

Clackamas commission, Metro Council talk job creation in joint meeting

By Nick Christensen

July 14, 2015 5:52 p.m.

aerial view of Canemah Bluff, Mount Hood and Willamette Falls

The Clackamas County Commission and Metro Council haven't always seen eye-to-eye in the last few years. From light rail to greenhouse gas reduction, conversations between the county and regional government seem to have been more about disagreements than solutions. But the tide, it seems, is turning. After a two-hour joint work session at Clackamas County's office complex Tuesday, it was clear the two boards have a lot to work on – together.

My Place profile: Ken Yu

July 14, 2015 2:52 p.m.

Ken Yu runs Wing Ming Herbs, a business founded by his mother, which not only sells a variety of medicinal herbs but has also developed a mixed-use courtyard shopping center near the corner of 82nd and Division. Yu, whose family comes from Guangzhou, China, has seen a lot of dramatic change in the 82nd and Division area since 1996.

The view from here: Metro Council receives update on Washington County parks and nature investments

By Craig Beebe

July 14, 2015 10:10 a.m.

The Metro Council enjoyed several sneak peaks Thursday before and during a special meeting at the Centro Cultural de Washington County in Cornelius, as Metro's parks and nature staff shared updates on work to acquire, restore and open natural areas and parks in Washington County with money approved by the region's voters in 1995, 2006 and 2013.

Southwest Corridor leaders drop Marquam Hill/Hillsdale tunnels, leave door open on Sylvania option

By Craig Beebe

July 13, 2015 5:08 p.m.

Options for high capacity transit to serve South Portland and Hillsdale

Light rail will not be tunneling under Marquam Hill and Hillsdale, the Southwest Corridor Plan steering committee decided today, unanimously accepting staff recommendations to remove those options from further consideration for a high capacity transit line between Portland and Tualatin. The committee also agreed with staff recommendations to continue studying a shorter tunnel option to serve Portland Community College's Sylvania campus, at least until October.

Meridian Gardens offers new beginnings in Southeast Portland

Think Out Loud | Metro Holds Trash Talks

Oregonian | Portland convention center hotel project clears another legal challenge

Statement from Tom Hughes on appeals court decision

3 questions with Judy BlueHorse Skelton about first foods

Metro COO recommendation: Don't expand urban growth boundary in 2015

Oregonian | Metro looks to get food scraps out of waste stream

Curious about what the birds say? Learn to decipher bird languages with Metro naturalists

KATU News | Metro wants more of your compost, but lacks space

"At the speed of trust": 5 key quotes from infrastructure silo event

Beyond the landfill: Metro Council to consider additional options for managing region’s waste

Safe pest control for the azalea lace bug

Clackamas commission, Metro Council talk job creation in joint meeting

My Place profile: Ken Yu

The view from here: Metro Council receives update on Washington County parks and nature investments

Southwest Corridor leaders drop Marquam Hill/Hillsdale tunnels, leave door open on Sylvania option