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Metro funding helps Tualatin closes trail gap and expand river access

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Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center opens to the public

Dec. 27, 2019 3:07 p.m.

Hyatt Regency Portland at the Convention Center hotel

Portland’s first convention center hotel and Hyatt’s first full-service hotel in the city of Portland has opened with 600 well-appointed guestrooms, including 16 suites. The hotel features 20 event venues among its 39,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space.

Free parking days at Metro parks 2020

Dec. 23, 2019 3:40 p.m.

photo of nature play area at Oxbow Regional Park

Enjoy free parking at Oxbow and Blue Lake regional parks, Broughton Beach, M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp and Chinook Landing Marine Park on 17 days in 2020. Parking at all other Metro parks and boat ramps is free year-round.

New Metro, ODOT program assesses how to transfer highway routes from state to local ownership

Dec. 20, 2019 9:58 a.m.

view of Southeast 82nd Avenue from the middle lane

This year Metro and the Oregon Department of Transportation began evaluating which corridors are best suited to transfer ownership from the state to a major city or county.

Task force approves recommendation for transportation investment package

By Claire Rischiotto

Dec. 19, 2019 2:06 p.m.

Task force member Michael Alexander speaking before vote.

A Metro advisory group has voted unanimously to send a recommendation to Metro Council to make investments to address traffic, safety, climate and equity in the Portland area's transportation system. The investments in the proposed package reflect a significant increase from a Metro staff recommendation in October.

Wanted: Community members with public involvement experience sought for Metro committee

Dec. 18, 2019 4:23 p.m.

photo of North Tualatin Mountains open house in May 2015

Metro's Public Engagement Review Committee, or PERC, is seeking volunteers interested in public affairs and engagement. Applications are being accepted through Jan. 13, 2020.

Metro awards $6 million to reduce waste and build a more resilient recycling system

Dec. 18, 2019 11:15 a.m.

Metro counselors in hard hats check out a recycling conveyor belt that uses robotic arms to sort materials

Metro has announced 14 grant awards for this year’s Investment and Innovation Grants program. Just over $6 million will go to local businesses and nonprofits looking to expand existing recycling services or create new ways to reduce waste.

Cirque du Soleil’s Volta coming to the Portland Expo Center in June 2020

Dec. 18, 2019 9 a.m.

With Volta, Portland Expo Center will be hosting Cirque du Soleil for the fourth time. The troupe brought Ovo to Portland in 2012, followed by Totem in 2014, and Kurios in 2017. The awe-inspiring performances attracted thousands of people from across the Northwest.

Public invited to comment on transportation investments at Jan. 13 council hearing

Dec. 17, 2019 4:09 p.m.

MAX train and bus side by side on Portland Mall, 5th and Yamhill

On Monday, Jan. 13th, the public is invited to comment directly to Metro Council on projects that could be included in a possible 2020 regional transportation measure. The special Get Moving public comment council hearing will be held from 6-9 p.m. at Metro Regional Center, 600 NE Grand Ave. in Portland.

Portland area voters continue to support investments to address traffic, safety

By Claire Rischiotto

Dec. 11, 2019 4:55 p.m.

MAX and traffic on Interstate 84 in Portland

Voters in greater Portland continue to show broad willingness to pay for needed investments in the region’s transportation system, according to the results of a poll conducted at the beginning of December.

3 questions with Violeta Rubiani, Parks and Nature Equity Advisory Committee member

By Izzy Escobar

Dec. 10, 2019 11 a.m.

photo of Violeta Rubiani, member of Metro's Parks and Nature Equity Advisory Committee

She is the grants director at the MRG Foundation and previously worked as a program associate at Meyer Memorial Trust. Rubiani is a graduate of the Pan Immigrant Leadership and Organizing Training (PILOT) at Unite Oregon, a nonprofit working to build an intercultural movement for justice.

Regional Travel Options grant opening

Dec. 9, 2019 10:28 a.m.

Young man and woman crossing street. Woman is using a mobility device

Beginning Jan. 1 through March 1, 2020 the RTO program will open a new sponsorship funding cycle and will be accepting applications for two grant categories: Marketing, and Infrastructure & Innovation.

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

Dec. 3, 2019 7:19 p.m.

Metro is in receipt of Proposed MTIP Formal Amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. Jan. 7, 2020. A final notice will not be published.

Cleanup at Willamette Cove reaches milestone

Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center opens to the public

Displaced food cart owners focus on new dreams

Free parking days at Metro parks 2020

New Metro, ODOT program assesses how to transfer highway routes from state to local ownership

Task force approves recommendation for transportation investment package

Wanted: Community members with public involvement experience sought for Metro committee

Metro awards $6 million to reduce waste and build a more resilient recycling system

Cirque du Soleil’s Volta coming to the Portland Expo Center in June 2020

Public invited to comment on transportation investments at Jan. 13 council hearing

Indigenous marketplaces provide alternatives for holiday shopping

Metro Council adopts new guidelines on street and trail design

Portland area voters continue to support investments to address traffic, safety

3 questions with Violeta Rubiani, Parks and Nature Equity Advisory Committee member

Regional Travel Options grant opening

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