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Public notice: Opportunity to comment on supportive housing services work plan

Nov. 13, 2020 9:30 a.m.

Help guide Metro's implementation of the supportive housing services program by reviewing and commenting on the work plan.

Portland-area voters decline Measure 26-218

Nov. 3, 2020 8:46 p.m.

People board and disembark from a TriMet bus on NE Halsey Street.

Referred to voters by the Metro Council after two years of engagement with community members and leaders around the region, the Get Moving 2020 measure would have funded more than 150 safety, transit, bridge and roadway projects in major corridors and communities across Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties, as well as additional regional transportation programs.

Public notice: transportation planning certification review

Nov. 3, 2020 2:23 p.m.

This request for public comment is part of a transportation planning certification review that will assess compliance with Federal regulations.

Metro releases Requests for Qualifications for development opportunities in Beaverton's Elmonica neighborhood

Nov. 2, 2020 8 a.m.

Metro and the City of Beaverton are excited to extend a request for qualifications and concepts for qualified teams to develop affordable housing on the Elmonica Station Opportunity Site.

Take a survey about a proposed transfer center in Washington County

Oct. 26, 2020 5:56 p.m.

Factoria recycling and transfer station in King County

In December 2020, the Metro Council will decide whether or not to buy property in Cornelius to build a state-of-the-art transfer center, but first we need to hear from you.

Haga la encuesta sobre la propuesta de un centro de transferencia en el condado de Washington

Oct. 26, 2020 5:43 p.m.

The exterior of a clean, modern building

En diciembre de 2020 el consejo de Metro decidirá si compran o no una propiedad en Cornelius para construir un moderno centro de transferencia, pero primero queremos saber su opinión.

Grupo comunitario considera un nuevo centro de transferencia en Cornelius

By Faith Cathcart

Oct. 26, 2020 5:16 p.m.

A wide open field with oak trees and an industrurail warehouse at the far end of it.

En los últimos meses, Metro ha colaborado con el Centro Cultural del condado de Washington para organizar reuniones comunitarias virtuales. Estas reuniones son parte de un esfuerzo más amplio para reunir una amplia gama de opiniones y perspectivas sobre un posible centro de transferencia nuevo en Cornelius.

Community group considers new recycling and transfer center in Cornelius

By Faith Cathcart

Oct. 26, 2020 4:05 p.m.

Metro employee in a hard hat stands in a large open field and gazes up at a lone oak tree

Over the last few months, Metro has worked with Centro Cultural de Washington County to organize virtual community meetings. The meetings are part of a larger effort to gather a range of opinions and perspectives about a potential new transfer center in Cornelius.

Metro’s growing production of affordable homes

Oct. 21, 2020 2:15 p.m.

Metro funds have contributed to the creation of more than 1,200 affordable housing units across greater Portland in the last three years.

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

Oct. 19, 2020 3:35 p.m.

Metro is in receipt of Proposed MTIP Formal Amendments. To share your views, comment by 5 p.m. Nov. 19, 2020. A final notice will not be published.

New 86-acre natural area in Sandy River Basin protects wildlife habitat, improves climate resilience

By Kelsey Wallace

Oct. 19, 2020 2:36 p.m.

Tall trees against a hilly backdrop on a sunny day

A newly acquired 86-acre property in the Sandy River Basin will protect wildlife habitat, improve landscape connectivity and climate resilience, help provide access for restoration and land management and provide potential opportunities for native plant harvest by Indigenous communities.

A past recipient encourages others to apply for Metro grants

Oct. 15, 2020 3:03 p.m.

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A team of community leaders and past recipients joined forces this summer to spread the word about Metro's Community Placemaking Grants and encourage members of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities to apply. Kolini Fusitua, a member of the team, shares his story.

Metro seeks members for Parks and Nature oversight committee

Oct. 15, 2020 10:15 a.m.

A Congolese garden in East Portland

By Thierry Ndayisaba

Oct. 14, 2020 2:06 p.m.

Metro’s Back-to-School Toolkit offers resources to navigate the 2020-2021 school year

By Ambar Espinoza

Oct. 14, 2020 10:15 a.m.

a bird's eye view illustration of a city depicting kids returning to school

Metro’s Back-to-School Toolkit offers schools and families resources to navigate returning to school virtually and eventually in person when it is safe to do so.