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GLEAN 2020 opens call for artists

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Your voice matters: Use it to help shape Metro work transition program

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Portland-area package of transportation investments takes shape

By Claire Rischiotto

Jan. 16, 2020 2:34 p.m.

Jesse Lopez speaks at Metro Council public hearing

Metro Council has directed staff to move forward with a recommendation on potential investments in transportation improvements that they could refer to voters later this year. The direction came a day after a packed hearing where nearly 50 people provided testimony about the proposal.

A snapshot of the journey to school across greater Portland

Jan. 14, 2020 2:02 p.m.

the feet of school children boarding a bus

Each weekday morning between September and June, students embark upon their trek to school by bike, mobility device and on foot, by scooter and skateboard, by bus and by car. This Regional Snapshot explores the journey to school.

Recycle or Not launches new recycling game

By Talullah Blanco

Jan. 8, 2020 9:15 a.m.

close up image of someone holding a smartphone and playing the Recycle or Not game

The regional recycling resource, Recycle or Not, expands with a mobile game that brings recycling answers to the tips of your fingers.

Public notice: Opportunity to comment on pending amendment to the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan

Jan. 7, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Metro is in receipt of Proposed MTIP Formal Amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. Feb. 5, 2020. A final notice will not be published.

GLEAN 2020 opens call for artists

By Faith Cathcart

Jan. 6, 2020 noon

A GLEAN artist wearing a hardhat and safety gear stands before a pile of broken porcelain toilets at the transfer station

GLEAN is an annual art program that gives five local artists five months to comb through piles of debris at Metro Central transfer station. The challenge is to transform trash into tangible works of art.

Your voice matters: Use it to help shape Metro work transition program

Jan. 2, 2020 2:41 p.m.

RID Patrol members clean up trash along Sullivan's Gulch

Metro seeks community members for positions on a new advisory committee that will guide RID Patrol as it expands its existing work transition program.

Restoring fire: prescribed burn at Quamash Prairie reconnects land, culture and habitat

By Cory Eldridge

Jan. 2, 2020 10:30 a.m.

firefighter setting Quamash Prairie Natural Area on fire during a controlled burn Oct. 1, 2019

Early last fall, a wildland fire team from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde led a prescribed burn of Quamash Prairie Natural Area west of Tigard.

Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center opens to the public

Dec. 27, 2019 3:07 p.m.

Hyatt Regency Portland at the Convention Center hotel

Portland’s first convention center hotel and Hyatt’s first full-service hotel in the city of Portland has opened with 600 well-appointed guestrooms, including 16 suites. The hotel features 20 event venues among its 39,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space.

Displaced food cart owners focus on new dreams

By Sagarika Ramachandran

Dec. 26, 2019 6:05 p.m.

photo of food carts at Alder Street Food Cart Pod

Many vendors from Portland’s largest pod hope to be dishing out downtown delicacies early next year .

Free parking days at Metro parks 2020

Dec. 23, 2019 3:40 p.m.

photo of nature play area at Oxbow Regional Park

Enjoy free parking at Oxbow and Blue Lake regional parks, Broughton Beach, M. James Gleason Memorial Boat Ramp and Chinook Landing Marine Park on 17 days in 2020. Parking at all other Metro parks and boat ramps is free year-round.

Holiday trash? Or recycling? Take the quiz.

By Faith Cathcart

Dec. 20, 2019 11:01 a.m.

A man reacts with excitement to a festively wrapped holiday present

Tis the season to eat, drink and gather with loved ones. And if you also exchange gifts, you know first-hand about the mountains of waste that can follow the holiday merriment. Is it holiday trash? Or recycling? Take the quiz.

New Metro, ODOT program assesses how to transfer highway routes from state to local ownership

Dec. 20, 2019 9:58 a.m.

view of Southeast 82nd Avenue from the middle lane

This year Metro and the Oregon Department of Transportation began evaluating which corridors are best suited to transfer ownership from the state to a major city or county.

Task force approves recommendation for transportation investment package

By Claire Rischiotto

Dec. 19, 2019 2:06 p.m.

Task force member Michael Alexander speaking before vote.

A Metro advisory group has voted unanimously to send a recommendation to Metro Council to make investments to address traffic, safety, climate and equity in the Portland area's transportation system. The investments in the proposed package reflect a significant increase from a Metro staff recommendation in October.

Wanted: Community members with public involvement experience sought for Metro committee

Dec. 18, 2019 4:23 p.m.

photo of North Tualatin Mountains open house in May 2015

Metro's Public Engagement Review Committee, or PERC, is seeking volunteers interested in public affairs and engagement. Applications are being accepted through Jan. 13, 2020.

Metro awards $6 million to reduce waste and build a more resilient recycling system

Dec. 18, 2019 11:15 a.m.

Metro counselors in hard hats check out a recycling conveyor belt that uses robotic arms to sort materials

Metro has announced 14 grant awards for this year’s Investment and Innovation Grants program. Just over $6 million will go to local businesses and nonprofits looking to expand existing recycling services or create new ways to reduce waste.