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

2 weeks 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

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New Metro website connects with Oregonians anytime, anywhere, from any device

May 20, 2014 4:02 p.m.

Thousands of people will do a double-take today when they log onto Metro’s website and discover a major transformation. Information is more useful, more attractive and easier to find, from videos to policy reports, news stories to interactive storytelling maps.

Oregonian | Metro narrows down Southwest Corridor Plan routes: Readers react

May 19, 2014 10:24 a.m.

pictogram for Metro stories in the media

Earlier this month, Metro released its updated route recommendations for the Southwest Corridor Plan, which would create a light rail or bus rapid transit line from Portland to Tualatin through Tigard.

Comment period opening for transportation, air quality in region

May 19, 2014 9:40 a.m.

photo of a group of pedestrains getting off of a MAX train

Learn about and react to how planned transportation investments would affect our air quality and how the investments would be distributed across different populations: people of color, low income, limited English proficiency, senior and youth.

Oregonian | Oregon Zoo firings: Few concerns in performance reviews of director, veterinarian who lost jobs

May 17, 2014 9:52 a.m.

The former Oregon Zoo director and senior veterinarian fired last week were excellent employees, according to their performance reviews.

Oregonian | Oregon Zoo employees protest veterinarian's firing, say he was 'a father figure'

May 16, 2014 8:42 a.m.

Zoo employees praised the former Oregon Zoo senior veterinarian at a Metro Council meeting Thursday afternoon and requested the council investigate the circumstances of his dismissal.

Oregonian | Southwest Corridor Plan: Metro narrows down possible routes for light rail, bus rapid transit (maps)

May 15, 2014 4:03 p.m.

Metro has released its updated draft of route recommendations for the Southwest Corridor Plan, a regional effort to plan for growth and transportation in the area stretching from Portland and the suburbs to its southwest.

Oregonian | Hillsboro holds 'grand opening' ceremony for $16.5 million 4th Main building

May 14, 2014 4:19 p.m.

The MAX Blue Line's horn blared loudly, interrupting Tokola Properties President Dwight Unti's opening remarks during Wednesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new 4th Main building in downtown Hillsboro.

Oregonian | Four Tualatin-area routes removed from Southwest Corridor Plan

May 14, 2014 8:22 a.m.

Metro has released its updated draft of route recommendations for the Southwest Corridor Plan, and there were few surprises for members of the Tualatin City Council.

High-stakes debate looks at urban-rural divide in transportation funding

By Nick Christensen

May 13, 2014 4:31 p.m.

A high-stakes battle over transportation is brewing in the northern Willamette Valley, with implications for every commuter in the Portland region.

Free parking days at Metro sites in 2025

New Metro website connects with Oregonians anytime, anywhere, from any device

Oregonian | George Heidgerken buys Blue Heron paper mill almost sight unseen but he envisions great things

Metro to observe Memorial Day at three of its historic cemeteries this weekend

Oregonian | Metro narrows down Southwest Corridor Plan routes: Readers react

Comment period opening for transportation, air quality in region

Westside Trail plan closer to reality after OK from Metro Council

Oregonian | Portland street fee road show continues, as governments, businesses want 'certainty'

Oregonian | Oregon Zoo firings: Few concerns in performance reviews of director, veterinarian who lost jobs

Hillsboro project could capitalize on rising rents, spark growth downtown

How low can your garbage go?

Oregonian | Oregon Zoo employees protest veterinarian's firing, say he was 'a father figure'

Oregonian | Southwest Corridor Plan: Metro narrows down possible routes for light rail, bus rapid transit (maps)

Oregonian | Hillsboro holds 'grand opening' ceremony for $16.5 million 4th Main building

Oregonian | Four Tualatin-area routes removed from Southwest Corridor Plan

High-stakes debate looks at urban-rural divide in transportation funding