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Councilors hear concerns from the Coalition for a Livable Future

Oct. 1, 2009 8:52 a.m.

Members of a Portland sustainability organization raised serious concerns about Metro's growth plan, including how the plan will create equitable neighborhoods and its coordination with local governments, and questioned Metro staff's projection techniques.

Metro led study trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, a success

Sept. 30, 2009 6:23 p.m.

Mayor Jack Hoffman of Lake Oswego, Mayor Pattie Galle from West Linn and Interim Mayor Pete Truax of Forest Grove accompanied Metro Councilors Robert Liberty and Kathryn Harrington along with city councilors and staff from metro area cities in a three day tour of Vancouver, British Columbia, last weekend.

Cycling advocates generally positive about Metro staff growth recommendations

Sept. 30, 2009 6:11 p.m.

Despite a few specific complaints, the members of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance board were generally receptive Tuesday to Metro staff's growth report, saying it emphasized goals of reducing greenhouse gases, protecting the environment and making transportation more usable.

Long-term land use consideration shifts from counties to region

Sept. 28, 2009 12:29 p.m.

For over a year, the staffs of Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties have been poring over technical studies and maps and consulting stakeholders to determine which lands within their boundaries are suitable for future urban development and which are best kept as farms, forests and natural areas.

Many Washington County hearing attendees offer support for Metro staff recommendation

Sept. 25, 2009 5:06 p.m.

It was Michael Jordan's crowd. Jordan, Metro’s chief operating officer, enjoyed popular support Thursday evening as residents of the agriculture-friendly Helvetia area of Washington County voiced overwhelming support Thursday night for Metro staff's 20-year growth plan and its recommendations to leave the area out of the urban growth boundary.

Jordan presents highlights of report to MPAC

Sept. 25, 2009 10:43 a.m.

Metro COO Michael Jordan presented the main recommendations provided in his report, "Making the Greatest Place: Strategies for a successful region," to a packed house at the Metro Policy Advisory Committee meeting on Sept. 23.

Metro leads study trip to Vancouver, British Columbia

Sept. 25, 2009 7:47 a.m.

A group of city council members from Beaverton, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Oregon City, Gresham and West Linn will accompany Metro Councilors Robert Liberty and Kathryn Harrington along with staff from Metro and the City of Portland on a trip to Vancouver, British Columbia this weekend. Organized through the office of Metro Councilor Liberty, the field trip is intended to show best practices for creating safe, vibrant urban centers and corridors.

Opinion survey gauges public views about growth

Sept. 24, 2009 3:45 p.m.

Metro today released the results of a public opinion survey designed to develop valid and statistically reliable information regarding the attitudes of residents about the quality of life in the region and growth management principles. Six hundred voters in the Metro region were randomly selected and interviewed on the phone between July 31 and Aug. 3, 2009. The margin of error for the survey is +/- 4 percent. Download the full survey report

South Metro business leaders weigh in on transportation investments, reserves

By Ken Ray

Sept. 24, 2009 10:50 a.m.

Improvements to Interstate 5 and securing one or more connector routes between I-5 and Hwy. 99W took center stage yesterday in a discussion among nearly two dozen business leaders from the Wilsonville, Sherwood and Tualatin areas with Metro Councilor Carl Hosticka and Metro staff.

Cleanup at Willamette Cove reaches milestone

Portland Business Alliance transportation leaders talk tolls, jobs with Metro

Councilors hear concerns from the Coalition for a Livable Future

Metro led study trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, a success

Cycling advocates generally positive about Metro staff growth recommendations

Metro Councilor Rod Park tees up discussion of golf at Blue Lake on Fairview 15

Clackamas County commissioners push Metro and other governments to get specific on reserves