Metro operates the Oregon Zoo as well as the Oregon Convention Center, Portland Center for the Performing Arts and the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center.
Metro
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Welcome to Metro
Your elected regional government, Metro is helping to make the Portland metropolitan area an extraordinary place to live, work and play.
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Places and activities
Looking for places to go and things to do? Metro is your guide to nature activities, entertainment venues, parks, trails, and more... Go
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Garbage and recycling
Get everything you need to know about recycling and garbage and hazardous waste disposal in the Portland metropolitan area... Go
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Sustainable living
Make the region greener – at home, in your garden, at the store and on the road. Metro can show you how…… Go
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Planning and conservation
Learn about Metro’s initiatives and tools designed to create vibrant communities and enrich the natural environment… Go
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Maps and data
Use Metro’s state-of-the-art mapping, regional economic analysis and demographic forecasting tools and services… Go
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Share your views
Help shape the future of the region by contributing your ideas on land, transportation, recycling, parks, trails and how we grow… Go
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What is Metro?
From managing parks to planning for the region's future, discover what Metro does and the ways it connects to your life. Go