Metro News

Go to the main menu
Go to the search form

Metro Council approves $10 million to remove Kellogg Dam and benefit fish, wildlife and community in Milwaukie

2 weeks ago

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

2 weeks ago

Metro and partners awarded over $1 million in federal grant funding for safe routes to school in North Portland

3 weeks ago

Implementing the Regional Transportation Plan: an update on ongoing projects

Filter News Articles

Date

Discussions begin on a possible Barbur light rail line

Oct. 6, 2009 11:54 a.m.

On Sept. 24, Metro Councilors Collette and Hosticka attended a presentation and tour of the Barbur Boulevard/Highway 99W corridor as part of a conversation about bringing light rail to the southwest part of the region.

Gresham public hearing touches on transportation, jobs and infrastructure

Oct. 2, 2009 5:13 p.m.

Thursday’s public hearing on Metro Chief Operating Officer Michael Jordan’s Making the Greatest Place recommendations displayed the wide variety of concerns resident of the region express at Metro nears decisions about managing growth for the next 50 years.

Councilors hear concerns from the Coalition for a Livable Future

Oct. 1, 2009 8:52 a.m.

Members of a Portland sustainability organization raised serious concerns about Metro's growth plan, including how the plan will create equitable neighborhoods and its coordination with local governments, and questioned Metro staff's projection techniques.

Metro led study trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, a success

Sept. 30, 2009 6:23 p.m.

Mayor Jack Hoffman of Lake Oswego, Mayor Pattie Galle from West Linn and Interim Mayor Pete Truax of Forest Grove accompanied Metro Councilors Robert Liberty and Kathryn Harrington along with city councilors and staff from metro area cities in a three day tour of Vancouver, British Columbia, last weekend.

Cycling advocates generally positive about Metro staff growth recommendations

Sept. 30, 2009 6:11 p.m.

Despite a few specific complaints, the members of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance board were generally receptive Tuesday to Metro staff's growth report, saying it emphasized goals of reducing greenhouse gases, protecting the environment and making transportation more usable.

Long-term land use consideration shifts from counties to region

Sept. 28, 2009 12:29 p.m.

For over a year, the staffs of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties have been poring over technical studies and maps and consulting stakeholders to determine which lands within their boundaries are suitable for future urban development and which are best kept as farms, forests and natural areas.

Many Washington County hearing attendees offer support for Metro staff recommendation

Sept. 25, 2009 5:06 p.m.

It was Michael Jordan's crowd. Jordan, Metro’s chief operating officer, enjoyed popular support Thursday evening as residents of the agriculture-friendly Helvetia area of Washington County voiced overwhelming support Thursday night for Metro staff's 20-year growth plan and its recommendations to leave the area out of the urban growth boundary.

Jordan presents highlights of report to MPAC

Sept. 25, 2009 10:43 a.m.

Metro COO Michael Jordan presented the main recommendations provided in his report, "Making the Greatest Place: Strategies for a successful region," to a packed house at the Metro Policy Advisory Committee meeting on Sept. 23.

Free parking days at Metro sites in 2025

Discussions begin on a possible Barbur light rail line

Gresham public hearing touches on transportation, jobs and infrastructure

Council President speaks at Japanese conference on strategies to reduce greenhouse gases

Grant helps link parks and natural areas in North Portland

Sellwood Bridge town hall addresses issues of reconstruction

Portland Business Alliance transportation leaders talk tolls, jobs with Metro