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Metro Council adopts a policy framework to diversify greater Portland’s construction industry

By Ambar Espinoza
Oct. 29, 2019 2:45 p.m.
Metro Councilors sit at the chairs in Council Chambers wearing hard hats

On Thursday, Oct. 24, the Metro Council adopted a policy framework that lays the foundation for creating career pathways in construction for women and people of color in greater Portland.

Salmon Homecoming grows with Indigenous traditions over the years

By Cristle Jose
Oct. 4, 2019 4:30 p.m.
Ed Edmo shares traditions Indigenous stories to group sitting on the ground

Two years ago, Indigenous community members helped re-envision Salmon Homecoming to incorporate their cultural traditions into a popular event that, for decades, had been framed around western concepts of nature education. Now the two-day event includes Indigenous storytelling, tea preparation, drumming, a Salmon Bake, and native plant walks introducing people to Indigenous perspectives on plants, animals and water.

ODOT, Metro kick start the Get There Challenge

Oct. 2, 2019 12:51 p.m.
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Metro joins ODOT to launch the Get There Challenge - a chance for people to win prizes and get recognition for getting around Oregon without driving alone.

Metro Council recognizes people of Latin American ancestry through Latinx Heritage Month resolution

Oct. 1, 2019 3:24 p.m.
The Metro Council and presenters at the Latinx Heritage Month resolution

The resolution, which followed testimony by several Latinx staff and leaders of the Portland region in both Spanish and English, recognizes contributions from people of Latinx heritage – people from all nations of Latin America and the Caribbean, including places where Spanish, Portuguese, French and English are the dominant or legal languages.

Medicine Gathering seeks to educate about Native culture and sustainability

By Cristle Jose
Sept. 26, 2019 11:42 p.m.
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The three-day family camp, created by and for Native people, focused on learning about Native cultures, which is part of the council’s mission of education and sustainability.

Equity Advisory Committee provides diverse views on Metro’s parks and nature policies

By Cristle Jose
Sept. 18, 2019 5:17 p.m.
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Since January, Haron and 14 other people representing diverse groups have been sharing their input as part of Metro’s new Parks and Nature Equity Advisory Committee. Metro staff play a supporting role while committee members provide feedback, adding a community-led racial equity lens to shape the department’s planning processes, policy formation, and outcomes on projects and system-wide efforts.

Fix it. Swap it. Share it.

By Faith Cathcart
Aug. 30, 2019 10:19 a.m.
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All kinds of people are making what they have last longer and sharing what they don’t use with others. Meet three people who are doing that. And learn about how they are plugging into the sharing, repairing economy.

'A place to go, but no place to live'

By Maria Peña Cornejo
Aug. 27, 2019 10:28 a.m.
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Parkrose High School educators support students who lack dependable, predictable housing.

New shops in Portland’s historic Chinatown want to honor area’s history and culture

By Samantha Kar
Aug. 13, 2019 1:07 p.m.
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Portland's historic Chinatown shows signs of revival as new stores, along with the Lan Su Chinese Garden and Old Town Community Association, all express efforts to honor the past, preserving the present and incorporating the future in order to keep Portland’s New Chinatown/Japantown Historic District on the map.

Metro joins other employers in offering paid leave to new parents

By Nick Christensen
Aug. 1, 2019 3:04 p.m.
Metro supports families

The policy, effective Aug. 1, grants employees eight weeks of paid parental leave to care for a newborn or newly-adopted child under the age of 18. A broader family leave program for all employees in Oregon was approved by the legislature in 2019 and is scheduled to take effect in 2023.

Learn about applying for Northwest Portland community grants at info session Aug. 13

July 24, 2019 12:36 p.m.
 A hands-on science learning opportunity for third graders on Sauvie Island.

Metro is hosting an information session for those interested in applying for community grants in Northwest Portland on August 13

Barbara Walker Crossing to improve safety for park users over West Burnside

By Cristle Jose
July 22, 2019 11:03 a.m.
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The bridge, scheduled to open this fall, will provide a safe crossing for hikers and runners over a dangerous curve on West Burnside where roughly 20,000 drivers pass each day and 80,000 pedestrians cross each year.

Transportation planners in greater Portland seek to study a light rail tunnel

July 17, 2019 9 a.m.
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The hub of Greater Portland’s regional transportation system has become a bottleneck. Metro and its partners are taking first steps to explore one option to speed up greater Portland’s transit system: a light rail tunnel under downtown Portland.

Metro Council okays plans for more than 300 new affordable homes

July 16, 2019 5:30 p.m.
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Four projects across greater Portland will account for almost 10% of the goal in greater Portland's affordable housing program, approved by the region's voters in November 2018.

Read the summer 2019 issue of Our Big Backyard

July 15, 2019 2:28 p.m.
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Parks and Nature staff members spend a lot of time outdoors, so what are their favorite parks in the region? Find their recommendations in the summer 2019 issue of Our Big Backyard, Metro's quarterly parks and nature magazine.

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