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

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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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Implementing the Regional Transportation Plan: an update on ongoing projects

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Apply for Nature in Neighborhoods conservation education grants by Jan. 14

Jan. 7, 2014 2:10 p.m.

Want to teach people about nature, create community partnerships or foster leaders to connect people with water quality, fish and wildlife habitat in the Portland metropolitan area? Do you need funding to make your idea a reality? You have one week left to apply for Metro’s Nature in Neighborhoods conservation education grants.

Metro operations save resources in 2013, with more work ahead

Jan. 2, 2014 4:30 p.m.

In 2013, Metro made continued progress toward more efficient use of both economic and natural resources in its operations, which include a variety of venues and facilities around the region, from the Oregon Zoo to the Oregon Convention Center to thousands of acres of parks.

A Hyatt, a levy and development everywhere: Metro's 2013 stories of the year

By Nick Christensen

Dec. 31, 2013 4:10 p.m.

The Portland region's government was busy on projects stretching across the area, from studying a transit line to Tualatin, to negotiating to build a hotel in Portland's Lloyd District, to helping with the planning process for a site near Willamette Falls, to figuring out how to curb the region's tailpipe emissions.

County elections office says Oregon constitution bars vote on tax plan

By Nick Christensen

Dec. 31, 2013 1:58 p.m.

In a letter released Tuesday, Multnomah County elections director Tim Scott said a referendum does not meet the requirements of the Oregon Constitution, Multnomah County Charter or Multnomah County Code.

Oregonians in survey offer nuanced views of government, job growth

By Nick Christensen

Dec. 23, 2013 5:15 p.m.

DHM's 2013 Oregon Values & Beliefs Survey, sponsored by OHSU, OPB, the Oregon Community Foundation and Oregon State University, looked at attitudes on topics ranging from economic development to health care to civil rights, and then broke down those results by region.

Statement from Metro Council President Tom Hughes in response to referendum announcement

By Tom Hughes

Dec. 19, 2013 3:56 p.m.

With dismay, we learned today that a small but vocal minority of opponents plan to file paperwork to force a citizen referendum on a recent tax code amendment passed by the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners.

Hotel opponents say they'll challenge Multnomah County's approval of finance plan

By Nick Christensen

Dec. 19, 2013 3:43 p.m.

Hours after the Multnomah County Commission voted to approve a tax plan to help pay for a new Hyatt hotel near the Oregon Convention Center, opponents of the project challenged the board and vowed to refer the decision to the voters.

Collette "over the top" upbeat as Langley bids on Blue Heron property

By Nick Christensen

Dec. 17, 2013 1:50 p.m.

photo of the Blue Heron property at Willamette Falls

Portland-based Langley Development is the latest bidder for the Blue Heron site adjacent to Willamette Falls. Langley bid $4.9 million for the site, which is held by a bankruptcy court trustee.

Final installments of Platform District break (frozen) ground in Hillsboro

By Molly Simas

Dec. 16, 2013 2:55 p.m.

Upon completion, the Platform District in Hillsboro's Orenco Station neighborhood will include five mixed-use buildings, constructed by Vancouver, Wash.-based developer Holland Partners Group.

Diversity and breadth of experience noted with council reappointment of MERC board members

Dec. 13, 2013 1:30 p.m.

photo of the Oregon Convention Center towers at night

The Metro Council unanimously approved the reappointments of four members of its Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission (MERC), a regional board that provides expertise, governance and policy direction to the Oregon Convention Center, Portland Expo Center and Portland'5 Centers for the Arts.

Economic impacts start to come into focus on tailpipe emission study

By Nick Christensen

Dec. 12, 2013 4:59 p.m.

Plans to reduce tailpipe emissions in the Portland region could save Metro area residents and businesses millions of dollars annually, according to the latest research from the Climate Smart Communities Scenarios Project.

Transportation professionals share ideas across state lines

By Molly Simas

Dec. 12, 2013 9:20 a.m.

The Urban Sustainability Accelerator, created last year, is a program run through Portland State University with the mission of helping urban areas nationwide achieve their plans, goals and policies.

Metro reaches settlement with state cemetery board

By Nick Christensen

Dec. 10, 2013 4:55 p.m.

The Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board and Metro agreed on Dec. 4 to a settlement stemming from allegations that Metro illegally re-sold graves, changed its cemetery manager without notifying the state and violated state rules when human bones were found in fill dirt on a Metro-owned site in Fairview.

Free parking days at Metro sites in 2025

Apply for Nature in Neighborhoods conservation education grants by Jan. 14

Metro operations save resources in 2013, with more work ahead

A Hyatt, a levy and development everywhere: Metro's 2013 stories of the year

County elections office says Oregon constitution bars vote on tax plan

Oregonians in survey offer nuanced views of government, job growth

Thanks to TOD, a Rose will bloom in the Gateway Regional Center

Statement from Metro Council President Tom Hughes in response to referendum announcement

Hotel opponents say they'll challenge Multnomah County's approval of finance plan

Collette "over the top" upbeat as Langley bids on Blue Heron property

Final installments of Platform District break (frozen) ground in Hillsboro

Diversity and breadth of experience noted with council reappointment of MERC board members

Economic impacts start to come into focus on tailpipe emission study

Transportation professionals share ideas across state lines

Metro reaches settlement with state cemetery board

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