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Cyclists celebrate the new Graham Oaks Nature Park

Sept. 20, 2010 6:10 p.m.

Dozens of people enjoyed a special Bike There! tour through Metro's new Graham Oaks Nature Park on Saturday morning, Sept. 18. The ride stretched along a scenic, six-mile route and preceded the park's official opening ceremony featuring a pancake breakfast, learning stations and music.

Metro seeks applicants for four citizen seats on influential transportation committee

Sept. 20, 2010 5:17 p.m.

Metro's Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee is seeking citizens interested in transportation issues to serve on the panel starting January 2010. There are four citizen positions up for appointment: three are two-year terms and one is a one-year position intended to fill an upcoming vacancy.

Metro welcomes new director of Parks and Environmental Services

Sept. 17, 2010 3:10 p.m.

Metro Chief Operating Officer Michael Jordan today announced that Paul Slyman will become the agency's new Director of Parks and Environmental Services. In his new role, Slyman will lead a department of more than 100 employees responsible for the management and operations of the agency's solid waste facilities, regional parks, cemeteries and other properties.

A wheelbarrow of planning and a room full of questions

By Nick Christensen

Sept. 16, 2010 4:36 p.m.

A briefing for the Clackamas County Coordinating Committee about the proposed Community Investment Strategy started with a wheelbarrow full of complaints about urban reserves. It didn’t get much less contentious. A few minutes into the meeting, West Linn City Councilor Teri Cummings rolled a wheelbarrow full of reports into the ballroom at Milwaukie’s Grey Gables Estate.

With relationship at ease, Damascus and Metro councilors talk plans

By Nick Christensen

Sept. 16, 2010 3:42 p.m.

A change of attitudes made for a positively cordial tone at a joint worksession of the Damascus City Council and the Metro Council Wednesday night in the far-flung hamlet southeast of Portland. It’s a far cry from 2002, when the Metro Council was essentially forced by state law into gobbling the ravines and buttes of northern Clackamas County into the urban growth boundary, a messy land use decision that prompted changes to land use law and the development and urban and rural reserves.

Varied group, varied questions

By Nick Christensen

Sept. 16, 2010 10:56 a.m.

In one of the more wide-ranging discussions to date on the proposed Community Investment Strategy, members of the Coalition for a Livable Future queried Metro’s staff director about his proposals at a Tuesday morning meeting.

Let Metro help you Build It Green!

Sept. 16, 2010 10:44 a.m.

On Saturday, Sept. 25, join Metro and a handful of regional sustainability experts to learn how you can turn your next home construction project into a green project. This year’s 9th annual Build It Green! home tour and information fair will feature a 20-home tour across the Portland area and will be followed by a free informational session at local builder, Ecohaus.

Australian mayor shares success in addressing climate change

Sept. 15, 2010 4:16 p.m.

The Metro Council hosted Dr. Brad Pettitt, mayor of Fremantle in Western Australia, for a brown bag lunch on Thursday, Sept. 9 to learn about the city’s recent strides in addressing climate change. Mayor Pettitt has been traveling around the United States to study innovative sustainability practices and share what his city has learned.

U.S. Reps. DeFazio and Oberstar propose change in transportation priorities

Sept. 15, 2010 2:13 p.m.

Metro Councilors Carlotta Collette, Robert Liberty, Carl Hosticka and Kathryn Harrington joined U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio and James Oberstar at the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium’s regional transportation and land use decision-making forum on Wednesday. At the forum, DeFazio and Oberstar discussed ways to change the national transportation system’s priorities to advance bicycle commuting and public transit use.

Special districts leaders worry about funding

By Nick Christensen

Sept. 15, 2010 11:14 a.m.

Metro Chief Operating Officer Michael Jordan’s $3 million proposal for a regional task force to focus infrastructure investments toward job creation was met with skepticism Monday from some leaders of Oregon’s special districts.

Restoration in action at Graham Oaks

Sept. 15, 2010 10:28 a.m.

Opening this weekend, Graham Oaks Nature Park is returning to its roots – literally. This 250-acre site was once a rich habitat where birds flocked, mammals prowled and camas lily bloomed. But until recently, the land had been cleared of its native habitat and replaced with hundreds of acres of agricultural crops. View a video on Metro's website about restoration projects at Graham Oaks.

Sherwood next stop for Community Investment Strategy town hall

Sept. 14, 2010 2:15 p.m.

Metro will be visiting Sherwood this week to talk with residents about how they'd like the region and their community to look in the future. Participants will be encouraged to discuss recommendations calling for a regional Community Investment Strategy for public structures that make our neighborhoods livable – from streets to parks to jobs. The event takes place at the Sherwood Library/City Hall - 22560 SW Pine St. , Sherwood, OR , from 5 to 7 p.m.

Free parking days at Metro sites in 2025

Cyclists celebrate the new Graham Oaks Nature Park

Metro seeks applicants for four citizen seats on influential transportation committee

Metro helps put the park in PARK(ing) Day

Metro invites residents to discuss Community Investment Strategy, adds open house in Gresham

Metro welcomes new director of Parks and Environmental Services

A wheelbarrow of planning and a room full of questions

With relationship at ease, Damascus and Metro councilors talk plans

Varied group, varied questions

Let Metro help you Build It Green!

Australian mayor shares success in addressing climate change

Council could go forward with six members

U.S. Reps. DeFazio and Oberstar propose change in transportation priorities

Special districts leaders worry about funding

Restoration in action at Graham Oaks

Sherwood next stop for Community Investment Strategy town hall