Metro News

Go to the main menu
Go to the search form

Latest news

0 sec ago

Free parking days at Metro sites in 2025

3 days ago

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

1 week 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

2 weeks ago

Implementing the Regional Transportation Plan: an update on ongoing projects

2 weeks ago

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

Filter News Articles

Date

Parks and nature 2022: Two new parks and hundreds of acres of natural areas

Dec. 27, 2022 3:33 p.m.

A mountain biker rides down a trail amid ferns and trees covered in moss.

With two park openings and hundreds of acres restored, Metro continued to make good on voters’ investments in clean water, fish and wildlife habitat restoration, and access to nature for all communities in the region.

Free parking days at Metro 2023

Dec. 27, 2022 1:32 p.m.

A child plays on the large wooden playground at Oxbow Regional Park. The playground was built to be accessible for children of a wide-range of abilities.

Enjoy free parking at Oxbow and Blue Lake regional parks, Broughton Beach, M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp and Chinook Landing Marine Park on 18 days in 2023. Parking at all other Metro parks and boat ramps is free year-round.

State cleanup funding helps nonprofits change lives and empower communities

By Rebecca Koffman

Dec. 21, 2022 10 a.m.

A man and woman carry a trash can to an open trailer bed. Both wear neon yellow high visibility vests.

Local nonprofits lead cleanup efforts in greater Portland, beautifying the region and providing opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and people who live in low-income housing.

Small purchase, big impact: Metro creates a 350-acre wildlife refuge with 3.6-acre property acquisition

Dec. 20, 2022 8:49 a.m.

a misty natural wetland with a small pond

In November 2022, Metro Parks and Nature acquired 3.67 acres along Coffee Lake Creek in Washington County that connects two large natural areas in its portfolio, creating a mile-long wildlife corridor that will help foster biodiversity and climate resilience for years to come.

Meeting people where they’re at: housing case management

By Lauren Everett

Dec. 19, 2022 11:18 a.m.

Woman standing at a wooden railing looking into the distance, wearing a black dress.

San Juana is a case worker with Bienestar in Washington County. In addition to helping program participants find housing, she also supports them in many other areas of their life. Her work is part of the Regional Long-term Rent Assistance (RLRA) program, which is paid for by Metro’s supportive housing services fund.

Kathy’s story: Struggle, hope and help in Clackamas County

By Lauren Everett

Dec. 12, 2022 1:14 p.m.

Woman with short hair in black shirt in front of Christmas tree. Her hand is resting on a table with Christmas stockings hanging off the edge.

After a brief but potentially life-threatening experience with unsheltered homelessness, Clackamas County resident Kathy is safe and secure in a permanent home. She is receiving case management from Northwest Family Services and is a participant in the Regional Longterm Rent Assistance program, which is paid for by Metro's supportive housing services fund. She is one of 247 people who have been housed in Clackamas County through this program since it launched in June 2021.

The importance of beavers

By Andrea Berkley

Nov. 30, 2022 10:35 a.m.

A drone photograph shows a pool of water flowing through a broken beaver dam into a small creek.

The rare peat wetland habitat at Killin Wetlands Natural Area is recovering slowly but surely thanks to a restored little lake. But this year the lake suddenly started draining. What happened?

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

Nov. 29, 2022 9:47 a.m.

Metro is in receipt of proposed MTIP formal amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30. A final notice will not be published.

Regional Travel Options grant cycle opens January 2023

Nov. 17, 2022 2:45 p.m.

Two people, a young man and woman, wait at a bus stop.

Beginning Jan. 3, 2023, the Regional Travel Options program will be accepting applications for the 2023-26 grant cycle. Applications for the first round of funding will close on March 31, with a limited grant cycle open in January each subsequent year. The 2023-26 grant cycle will fund projects that occur between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2026, with an estimated total award of $9.14 million.

First annual reports for Metro’s supportive housing services fund show rapidly accelerating progress

By Lauren Everett

Nov. 16, 2022 10:16 a.m.

Woman in grey shirt with a bun smiling and holding a cane, standing in front of a marigold colored wall

Annual reports for the fund’s first year were submitted to Metro staff by the counties in early November. Collectively, they show promising returns from an initial focus on expanding program capacity in the early months. As a result of this work, in the fourth quarter of Metro’s supportive housing services fund all three counties roughly doubled the number of people they housed in the first three quarters.

Free parking days at Metro sites in 2025

Parks and nature 2022: Land acquisition

Parks and nature 2022: Access to nature and park improvements

Parks and nature 2022: Restoration and maintenance

Parks and nature 2022: Two new parks and hundreds of acres of natural areas

Free parking days at Metro 2023

State cleanup funding helps nonprofits change lives and empower communities

Greater Portland cleanup funds litter patrols

Small purchase, big impact: Metro creates a 350-acre wildlife refuge with 3.6-acre property acquisition

Meeting people where they’re at: housing case management

Kathy’s story: Struggle, hope and help in Clackamas County

Television waste and disposal tips

The importance of beavers

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

Regional Travel Options grant cycle opens January 2023

First annual reports for Metro’s supportive housing services fund show rapidly accelerating progress