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From trash to treasure – seeding change at St. Johns Prairie

Dec. 31, 2018 2:10 p.m.

hands reaching out to touch plants in a prairie

Metro is transforming the landscape at St. Johns Landfill through a multi-year habitat restoration effort. Atop the closed landfill, a beautiful prairie is emerging – alive with native plants and wildflowers, rare birds and other wildlife.

The new faces of the construction industry

By Cristina Rojas

Dec. 21, 2018 1:51 p.m.

Photo of a woman wearing a hard hat and vest on a construction site

The sight of more women and people of color in hard hats is one sign of a more concerted effort by the industry to diversify its workforce amid a building boom and labor shortage

Nature in Neighborhoods restoration and community stewardship grants available

Dec. 21, 2018 10:55 a.m.

photo of children planting trees at M&M Marketplace

If you have a vision for improving water quality, creating fish and wildlife habitat, getting rid of weeds or restoring nature in the Portland metropolitan area, a Metro Nature in Neighborhoods restoration grant can help get your idea off the ground. Apply by Jan. 29 to be considered for the next round of funding

KSMoCA makes art come alive for students in Northeast Portland

By Ambar Espinoza

Dec. 17, 2018 9:45 a.m.

a little girl stands in front of a painting in her school hallway

A contemporary art museum embedded at the Martin Luther King, Jr. School in Northeast Portland brings vibrant arts education to an underserved school, with support from Metro's Community Placemaking grant program.

Metro Council approves plan to set aside tourism tax money for homeless services

Dec. 14, 2018 3:43 p.m.

Oregon Convention Center in the daytime with the Portland skyline in the background

Following up on Metro's $653 million housing bond, partners seek to come together to devote tourist tax money to housing services.

GLEAN opens call for 2019 artists, welcomes new program manager

By Megan Zabel Holmes

Dec. 14, 2018 9:26 a.m.

Visitors observe Christian Barrios' bright and colorful collection of artwork at 2017 GLEAN opening reception

GLEAN, an annual art residency program, is accepting artist applications for the 2019 program. The program also recently welcomed a new program manager. We sat down with her to talk about her experience and her vision for GLEAN.

Metro Council approves UGB expansion that could create 9,200 new homes

By Nick Christensen

Dec. 13, 2018 5:30 p.m.

Metro is required to keep enough land inside the urban growth boundary for 20 years of growth. The 2,181-acre addition could see construction within a few years.

The Regional Transportation Plan by the numbers

Dec. 12, 2018 2:45 p.m.

2018 RTP financially constrained project map

On Dec. 6, the Metro Council unanimously passed the 2018 update to the Regional Transportation Plan.

Metro to grant nearly $2.5 million for innovation in garbage and recycling

Dec. 11, 2018 11:26 a.m.

In the first cycle of the three-year Investment and Innovation grants program, Metro is providing nearly $2.5 million to local businesses and nonprofit organizations to reduce waste in the greater Portland region and help generate more benefits from the area’s garbage and recycling system.

Metro cancels food scraps processor procurement, seeks alternatives

Dec. 11, 2018 9:09 a.m.

Metro canceled the procurement of a processing technology for food scraps from greater Portland area businesses after it could not reach agreement with the proposed provider of that technology, Waste Management.

Recycling: Turning what you toss into something new

By Faith Cathcart

Dec. 7, 2018 8:51 a.m.

Junk mail. Plastic yogurt containers. Soda cans. For many, these are items typically tossed in the recycling bin. But where do they go? How does that aluminum can become a new can? The answer starts with sorting.

One of Portland's most deadly streets gets murals to promote safety

By Arashi Young

Nov. 21, 2018 9:25 a.m.

mural painting of a child riding a unicorn; the painting is on the column of a pedestrian bridge

A vibrant painting of Bigfoot two stories tall. Children riding unicorns and dragons. These are some of the images painted onto two pedestrian bridges in East Portland to highlight a safe way to cross the street.

Metro Council, community members shape potential 2019 parks and nature bond measure

By Yuxing Zheng

Nov. 20, 2018 2 p.m.

At a Nov. 13 work session, councilors supported further studying four areas a potential bond could support: regional land acquisition, improving public access to nature for people, “local share” money for local park providers and capital grants for community nature projects.

Comment now on draft 12-year plan for garbage and recycling

By Faith Cathcart

Nov. 20, 2018 11 a.m.

Empty milk containers cover the sorting floor or a materials recovery facility

There are 19 specific goals and 105 related action items found in the draft 2030 Regional Waste Plan. Anyone who lives in greater Portland can read and comment on it before it’s finalized and presented to the Metro Council for adoption.

Want to apply for Metro’s Community Placemaking grants? Get an early start

Nov. 14, 2018 12:35 p.m.

A group of performers sings at Tonga Day at Gateway Discovery Park.

The award cycle opens January 4, 2019 and closes February 4, 2019 at noon. Interested groups are encouraged to review application materials to get an early start.