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

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Metro seeks proposals for the 2023 Investment and Innovation grants

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End of the road at Ennis Creek Forest Natural Area

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Metro secures $2.4 million in federal funds from the Safe Streets for All grant

Feb. 6, 2023 3:33 p.m.

The grant will be used to enhance crash data analysis and increase pedestrian safety.

Metro Council approves urban growth boundary exchange

Feb. 2, 2023 4:24 p.m.

The ordinance, approved unanimously by the Metro Council, clears the way for new homes to be built, reaffirming Metro’s commitment to act swiftly to address greater Portland’s housing crisis.

2023 Metro Central Community Enhancement Grants make a difference

Jan. 31, 2023 12:11 p.m.

Four young people talk on a path in a forest, there are lush ferns lining one side of the path and a concrete wall on the other

The 2023 Metro Central Community Enhancement Grants will fund 14 projects, awarding a total of $358,111 to invest in communities impacted by Metro Central transfer station.

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

Jan. 30, 2023 5:41 p.m.

Metro is in receipt of proposed MTIP formal amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March. 1. A final notice will not be published.

Metro seeks proposals for the 2023 Investment and Innovation grants

Jan. 17, 2023 9:50 a.m.

Many hands reach for a box full of food including fresh produce, sandwiches. Two loaves of bread sit on shelf next to the box.

Metro is now accepting applications for Investment and Innovation grants to support creative ideas to prevent and reduce waste in greater Portland.

End of the road at Ennis Creek Forest Natural Area

By Jamie Mathis

Jan. 11, 2023 5:22 p.m.

A forest floor covered in straw and downed, small trees.

Removing broken-down logging roads improves forest health and cleans water headed to the Multnomah Channel and the Columbia River.

Enter Our Big Backyard photo contest

Jan. 11, 2023 5:04 p.m.

A short-eared owl flies off of a fence post, its wings spread wide and its yellow eyes staring straight at the camera.

Win a prize!

Read Our Big Backyard Winter 2023

Jan. 11, 2023 4:42 p.m.

Voters renew parks and nature levy, log road decommissioning, adaptive mountain biking.

Metro hears from Chinese American community members on memorial at Lone Fir Cemetery

By Hannah Erickson

Jan. 9, 2023 3:18 p.m.

A sign on Block 14 lot at Lone Fir Cemetery, under trees

In November 2022, Metro staff met with members of the Chinese-American community to share new research findings about the section of Lone Fir Cemetery called Block 14, and to discuss how that information might affect the plans for a cultural heritage and healing garden at the site.

Behavioral Health Resource Center opens in downtown Portland

By Lauren Everett

Jan. 5, 2023 11:14 a.m.

A Black man and woman standing in front of a colorful pastel mural, smiling

Multnomah County’s new peer-led Behavioral Health Resource Center offers community and support for people struggling with houselessness, addiction and mental health.

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

Jan. 4, 2023 4:52 p.m.

Metro is in receipt of proposed MTIP formal amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2. A final notice will not be published.

Five councilors, auditor sworn in at 2023 ceremony

Jan. 4, 2023 9:31 a.m.

Five Metro Councilors and the Metro Auditor took the oath of office on Tuesday at a swearing-in ceremony at the East Portland Community Center. Here's a look at the six elected officials who were sworn in.

Parks and nature 2022: Promises made, promises kept

Dec. 28, 2022 12:13 p.m.

Two women wearing raingear stand in a field of lupine before a forest

In a year that saw two new parks open, Metro has continued to enact the vision of voters to protect water and habitat and connect people to nature.

Parks and nature 2022: Historic cemeteries

Dec. 28, 2022 11:50 a.m.

Hattie Redmond's headstone at Lone Fir Cemetery. The original headstone was lost. This headstone was place by Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery to honor Hattie on the 100th anniversary of Oregon women winning the right to vote.

Sources of history, arboretums and parks, Metro’s historic cemeteries continue to serve as the final resting place for people in the region.

Parks and nature 2022: Diversity, equity and inclusion

Dec. 28, 2022 11:47 a.m.

A young man wearing an orange life vest walks up a trail past a collection of life vests. A small lake is behind him.

In 2021, Metro staff worked with communities of color to reimagine and relaunch its bond-funded programs.