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Read the fall 2018 issue of Our Big Backyard

Nov. 5, 2018 12:53 p.m.

photo of Camp ELSO participants at Oxbow Regional Park

The fall issue of Our Big Backyard, Metro's quarterly parks and nature magazine, features an Oxbow theme. Explore a watercolor illustration of the park, learn about the welcome center opening soon, and get the know the history and features of the park in the Oxbow Field Guide.

Oregon Convention Center Hotel topping off

By Heather Back

Nov. 5, 2018 10:51 a.m.

Metro staff and councilors gather with construction crew for a group photo to celebrate the topping off of the Hyatt Regency Portland hotel project

On November 2nd, hundreds of construction workers from 28 different trades gathered to celebrate the end of the vertical rise of the Hyatt Regency Portland with a customary topping off.

JPACT approves update to Regional Transportation Plan

Oct. 30, 2018 10:30 a.m.

The Regional Transportation Plan meets another milestone. The plan is a blueprint to guide investments for all forms of travel – driving, walking, biking and taking transit – and for moving goods throughout greater Portland.

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

Oct. 29, 2018 2:21 p.m.

Metro is in receipt of Proposed MTIP Formal Amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. Dec. 3, 2018. A final notice will not be published.

The Southwest Corridor Plan invests in the success of businesses (Part 1)

By Ambar Espinoza and Arashi Young

Oct. 29, 2018 11 a.m.

Many businesses near potential light rail alignments are thinking about what a train would mean for their future, while Metro and partners work to help established and emerging businesses.

The Southwest Corridor Plan invests in the success of businesses (Part 2)

By Ambar Espinoza and Arashi Young

Oct. 29, 2018 11 a.m.

portrait of a MAX light rail train with a few people walking on the train platform

A new light rail, sidewalks, bike lanes and road improvements outlined in the Southwest Corridor Plan would transform communities and help people get to their jobs more quickly and efficiently.

Supa Fresh Youth Farm grows young leaders, makes fabulous pizza

By Ambar Espinoza

Oct. 25, 2018 11:25 a.m.

a young man is about to put a pizza inside a cob oven

The young people of Supa Fresh Youth Farm know what it’s like to plant seeds and watch them come to life – literally and figuratively. They recently built a community oven with support from Metro’s Community Placemaking grant program.

Oregon Convention Center on course to be the most sustainable convention center in the world

By Heather Back

Oct. 22, 2018 5:29 p.m.

Aerial photo of solar array on the rooftop of the Oregon Convention Center

With hundreds of events and more than a half a million guests each year, the Oregon Convention Center’s sustainability is blazing the trail towards the most sustainable convention center in the world.

The magic of Oxbow Regional Park: explore a watercolor illustration, meet artist Sofía Basto

Oct. 22, 2018 10:39 a.m.

watercolor illustration of Oxbow Regional Park by Sofía Basto

Explore a watercolor illustration of Oxbow Regional Park that appears as a tear-out poster in the fall 2018 issue of Our Big Backyard magazine. Then get to know Sofía Basto, the artist who painted it using watercolors.

Public notice (closed): S&H Landscape Products & Supply solid waste facility license renewal

Oct. 19, 2018 12:23 p.m.

S&H Landscape Products & Supply submitted an application to renew its current Metro solid waste facility license to operate a yard debris reload facility. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. Nov. 19, 2018.

Read Our Big Backyard Winter 2025

Read the fall 2018 issue of Our Big Backyard

Oregon Convention Center Hotel topping off

What's next for greater Portland's Southwest Corridor Plan

JPACT approves update to Regional Transportation Plan

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

The Southwest Corridor Plan invests in the success of businesses (Part 1)

The Southwest Corridor Plan invests in the success of businesses (Part 2)

Faces of the Southwest Corridor: The businesses

Supa Fresh Youth Farm grows young leaders, makes fabulous pizza

Oregon Convention Center on course to be the most sustainable convention center in the world

Comment now on proposed terms for composting operations of Grimm’s Fuel Company

The magic of Oxbow Regional Park: explore a watercolor illustration, meet artist Sofía Basto

Public notice (closed): S&H Landscape Products & Supply solid waste facility license renewal

Metro's new technology grant program plays matchmaker

Oregon Zoo kicks off new Pub Talk series with 'Apes Like Us'