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

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

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Implementing the Regional Transportation Plan: an update on ongoing projects

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

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Public notice (closed): Opportunity to comment on Northwest Landscape Services solid waste facility license application

May 11, 2017 1:09 p.m.

Northwest Landscape Services submitted an application to Metro for a new solid waste facility license to operate a facility that accepts and reloads yard debris and soil for disposal from a Japanese beetle quarantine area. To share your views on the application, comment by 5 p.m. June 12, 2017.

A curriculum for safety: School districts, parents teach kids to walk and bike to school

By Ambar Espinoza

May 10, 2017 1:18 p.m.

Dedicated educators, passionate parents and eager students in two communities show how to teach walking and biking to school safely, easily and with a little bit of fun.

Getting to class, safely: 6 key findings from a new report on Portland-area schools

By Craig Beebe

May 10, 2017 1:17 p.m.

Kids biking and walking to school. Credit: Jonathan Maus

More than 200,000 kids go to school every day in greater Portland. Here are some key facts about their journeys – and how they could be safer and healthier.

Draft report: 2012 bottleneck fix on I-84 cut traffic delays by 10 percent

By Nick Christensen

May 2, 2017 11:49 a.m.

A draft report from the Oregon Department of Transportation says a strategic freeway bottleneck mitigation project cut traffic delays by 10 percent, saving greater Portland commuters countless hours they'd otherwise spend sitting in traffic.

Enter Our Big Backyard nature photography contest

May 1, 2017 1:35 p.m.

Win an annual parks pass, an overnight camping trip at Oxbow Regional Park, a tennis court session, or a round of golf for four people including cart at Glendoveer Golf and Tennis Center.

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

April 25, 2017 4:55 p.m.

Metro is in receipt of the Proposed MTIP Formal Amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. May 26, 2017. A final notice will not be published.

Comment now on four years of federally-funded transportation projects in greater Portland

April 24, 2017 3:22 p.m.

Metro has released an important draft list of planned transportation projects across greater Portland in the next few years. Now is your opportunity to comment.

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

Public notice (closed): Opportunity to comment on Northwest Landscape Services solid waste facility license application

Oregon Convention Center plaza set for major renovation, updates

A curriculum for safety: School districts, parents teach kids to walk and bike to school

Getting to class, safely: 6 key findings from a new report on Portland-area schools

Students dig into learning at a local farm

Tualatin businesses rally for a modern Herman Road

Draft report: 2012 bottleneck fix on I-84 cut traffic delays by 10 percent

Enter Our Big Backyard nature photography contest

Great places need good plans. These grants can help.

New millipede, rare salamander found in East Buttes

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

Comment now on four years of federally-funded transportation projects in greater Portland

KATU Go Green | Pesticide-Free Yard

Considering greater Portland's growth in 2018: 7 things to know

Scientists search for 'Stumptown scud'