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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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Celebrate fun at Celebrate Hillsboro

July 19, 2011 1:40 p.m.

Celebrate family, fun and healthy living at Celebrate Hillsboro this weekend. Head to the Hillsboro Civic Center in downtown Hillsboro from 9 a.m. and runs through 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 23 for the free festivities.

Metro Council tees up discussion about Glendoveer Golf Course and Fitness Trail

July 15, 2011 5:17 p.m.

The Glendoveer Golf Course and Fitness Trail is one of the most treasured and used community facilities in outer Northeast Portland. A facility assessment and business plan project is underway to figure out what needs to be done to prepare for a fair and competitive process to develop and award a new contract to operate the facility starting in 2013.

Aug. 11 vote would be Metro's final sign-off on Columbia River Crossing

By Nick Christensen

July 15, 2011 5:10 p.m.

The Land Use Final Order is a streamlined process for approving land use changes near the region's light rail projects. Approval of the order also authorizes Metro to OK the project's environmental review.

Federal spending priorities have transportation planners concerned

By Nick Christensen

July 14, 2011 3:30 p.m.

Partisan politics in Washington, D.C., pose a threat to the Portland region's transportation priorities. At a Thursday meeting, planners are told "the outlook is grim."

Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Project to delay action from counties, TriMet, Metro

July 14, 2011 12:45 p.m.

The process to approve a streetcar as the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Project is on hold. In a response to concerns raised by the Lake Oswego and Portland city councils, Lake Oswego Mayor Jack Hoffman, Portland Mayor Sam Adams and Metro Council President Tom Hughes have requested a stay in action by the other project partners.

OSU Extension Service horticulturist offers expertise at free gardening workshops

July 12, 2011 11:45 a.m.

Metro natural gardening instructor Weston Miller had never really gardened before. In 1994, freshly graduated from Lewis & Clark College with a biology degree, he found himself in the Bay Area with some friends who wanted to start a market garden. They had a tractor, a shoestring budget and a less-than-ideal piece of land: a steep hillside.

Field notes: Unwanted visitors

July 8, 2011 4:55 p.m.

"Unauthorized vehicle access onto Metro natural areas is uncommon, but where it does occur, it is destructive and often challenging to control. An obvious property boundary becomes a target instead of a sign of information, and a wet riparian seep becomes a mud bath instead of a bird bath." Read Metro scientist Kate Holleran's latest reflections on restoring the land protected by Metro's voter-approved Natural Areas Program.

PSU study: Oregon positioned to lead charge in toxics reduction, chemical alternatives

July 8, 2011 4:40 p.m.

Current chemical policy across the U.S. fails to adequately prevent health and environmental hazards, according to a Portland State University research paper released this week, but Oregon might lead the pack in pioneering a more effective policy framework and creating safer alternatives to toxic chemicals.

Have an innovative nature project? Now's the time to explore a Metro Nature in Neighborhoods grant

July 6, 2011 5:55 p.m.

If you were inspired by Metro's recent Nature in Neighborhoods grant recipients, who are transforming an alley into a green parkway, restoring fish habitat and more, why not join them?

Grant funds project to create a Regional Active Transportation Plan

By Nick Christensen

July 6, 2011 5:44 p.m.

Oregon Department of Transportation awards Metro $280,000 to plan a transportation system for bikes and pedestrians. The work would be similar to the region's high capacity transit plan, completed in 2010.

Blue Lake garden activities help the next generation learn chemical-free gardening techniques

July 6, 2011 11:11 a.m.

Blue Lake Natural Discovery Garden is a place where kids can get their hands dirty. They can touch and smell plants, identify bugs, explore a worm compost bin, create garden art and make the connection between the dirt and their dinner plate.

Free parking days at Metro sites in 2025

Celebrate fun at Celebrate Hillsboro

'Metro map service provides instant access to unique information'

Metro Council tees up discussion about Glendoveer Golf Course and Fitness Trail

Aug. 11 vote would be Metro's final sign-off on Columbia River Crossing

Four things to do in the garden right now: Veggies, bugs, watering, fall planting

Federal spending priorities have transportation planners concerned

Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Project to delay action from counties, TriMet, Metro

Washington initiative to restrict tolling appears headed for November ballot

OSU Extension Service horticulturist offers expertise at free gardening workshops

Time to comment on bike, pedestrian and freight project proposals

Field notes: Unwanted visitors

PSU study: Oregon positioned to lead charge in toxics reduction, chemical alternatives

Have an innovative nature project? Now's the time to explore a Metro Nature in Neighborhoods grant

Grant funds project to create a Regional Active Transportation Plan

Blue Lake garden activities help the next generation learn chemical-free gardening techniques