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40-Mile Loop: Metro to move forward on closing key trail gap

By Ellen Wyoming DeLoy

June 7, 2016 8 a.m.

photo of Springwater Trail at Main City Park in Gresham

Metro in collaboration with Gresham and Troutdale will launch a planning effort to close one of the most significant remaining gaps between Troutdale and the popular Springwater Corridor Trail.

Leaders, neighbors seek details on inner-Division bus rapid transit

By Craig Beebe

June 3, 2016 9:45 a.m.

"Caution" was the word of the day as steering committee members for a bus rapid transit line between Portland and Gresham met Wednesday to discuss a new route option that would use Division Street in inner Southeast Portland rather than Powell Boulevard.

Looking ahead: 10 questions about the Southwest Corridor

By Craig Beebe

June 3, 2016 9 a.m.

The Portland region's next light rail line is in the works. And it's going southwest, from downtown Portland to Tigard and Tualatin. But there's a lot more than light rail ahead for this growing part of the region. Want to know what's up? Get answers to your questions here.

Commercial drivers wanted: Innovative study seeks Portland-area experiences

June 1, 2016 1:55 p.m.

Beginning in June, a new study seeks to better inform transportation investment, policy and planning across the region and state by hearing directly from commercial drivers about the trips they make in the Portland region.

Star News | Neighbors participate in Broadway-Weidler charrette

June 1, 2016 12:15 p.m.

pictogram for Metro stories in the media

About 80 seats ready for neighbors and others interested in how Northeast Broadway and Weidler streets are developed were barely enough, and as many as a dozen neighbors were seen standing during presentations made at a charrette held in mid-May.

More than MAX: 4 projects that show the vision for the Southwest Corridor

May 25, 2016 4:39 p.m.

New crosswalks wtih rapid flash beacons, a pedestrian island and ADA ramps.

The Southwest Corridor Plan is more than light rail. It's an integrated plan for getting around in a growing, high-opportunity area of the Portland region. See a few other projects that are included.

Leaders to discuss Division route for Portland-to-Gresham bus rapid transit

By Craig Beebe

May 25, 2016 11:25 a.m.

Bus stop on Division Street in the Jade District

On June 1, the Powell-Division Transit and Development Project steering committee will hear planners' initial findings on bus rapid transit using only Division Street between Gresham and inner Southeast Portland. A meeting packet released Tuesday suggests the news will be good.

$600K EPA grant will help polluted sites in McLoughlin Blvd. corridor

May 24, 2016 2:53 p.m.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a $600,000 grant Monday for Metro, Clackamas County and the City of Oregon City to partner on identifying and cleaning up polluted "brownfield" sites along a 9-mile stretch of Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard.

Mayors, other leaders meet at Metro to start talking land use reforms

By Nick Christensen

May 20, 2016 3:04 p.m.

Tom Hughes, Shane Bemis, Lori DeRemer, Dave Nielsen, Mark Gamba

Seeking consensus to ask the Legislature to add more flexibility to the rules, Metro Council President Tom Hughes convened an urban growth task force on Friday, the first of five planned meetings to try and reach an agreement on how to move forward.

Event offers reflections on Vanport, Japanese internment at Portland Expo Center

By Brandi Boyett

May 20, 2016 2:28 p.m.

The Portland community will have a chance to reflect on its history through engaging student presentations at the “Honoring Our History: A reflection on the Vanport Flood and the Portland Assembly Center” event event at 6 p.m. May 26 at the Expo Center.

Memorial at Chinese section of Lone Fir Cemetery enters new phase

History through a lens: Glimpses of a changing Southwest Corridor

40-Mile Loop: Metro to move forward on closing key trail gap

Leaders, neighbors seek details on inner-Division bus rapid transit

Why here? Why now? 4 facts about the Southwest Corridor

Looking ahead: 10 questions about the Southwest Corridor

Wildflowers, pollinators thrive thanks to new restoration method

Commercial drivers wanted: Innovative study seeks Portland-area experiences

Star News | Neighbors participate in Broadway-Weidler charrette

Canemah Bluff makeover includes new overlook, improved trails

More than MAX: 4 projects that show the vision for the Southwest Corridor

Leaders to discuss Division route for Portland-to-Gresham bus rapid transit

$600K EPA grant will help polluted sites in McLoughlin Blvd. corridor

Metro will observe Memorial Day at its historic cemeteries

Mayors, other leaders meet at Metro to start talking land use reforms

Event offers reflections on Vanport, Japanese internment at Portland Expo Center