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Metro Council okays plans for more than 300 new affordable homes

July 16, 2019 5:30 p.m.

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.

Metro Council, others condemn proposed housing rule changes

July 12, 2019 9:38 a.m.

Metro Council President Lynn Peterson and Councilor Juan Carlos Gonzalez walking through Oregon Zoo

This week the Metro Council joined others across Oregon to send a letter opposing a rule change proposed by Secretary Carson at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Recycle or Not? Check the list with this new online resource

July 9, 2019 4:02 p.m.

Plastic shopping bag, hamburger bun bag and toilet paper wrap

How do you know for sure what goes in the recycling bin - and what doesn't? Find out more about the new online resource that helps you Recycle or Not.

A snapshot of efforts to diversify greater Portland's construction industry

By Ambar Espinoza

June 26, 2019 4:54 p.m.

a group of women in construction gear, working as part of their pre-apprenticeship training program

Construction jobs have long promised a pathway into the middle class. In greater Portland, industry and regional leaders are leveraging resources to create career opportunities for people historically excluded from these careers.

22 organizations in greater Portland receive grants to connect people to transportation

June 4, 2019 8:48 a.m.

Families walk past park vendors on a tree-lined street.

Metro kicks off second round of Investment and Innovation grants

June 3, 2019 8:30 a.m.

volunteers at Clackamas Service Center have a discussion around a table covered with food

Metro is launching the application cycle for the second round of its Investment and Innovation grants. These grants aim to support creative ideas and build resiliency in the greater Portland area’s garbage and recycling system to prevent and reduce waste.

Where has the money from Metro’s 2006 natural areas bond measure gone?

May 9, 2019 10:37 a.m.

aerial photo of people walking along the viewpoint at Canemah Bluff

In 2006, voters across greater Portland approved a $227 million bond measure for Metro natural areas. More than a dozen years later, spending from the bond measure is nearly finished. So where did the money go?

Survey open: Help shape the future of affordable housing in greater Portland

May 1, 2019 1:23 p.m.

A view of Ritzdorf Court apartments in southeast Portland

Your feedback will be used to help Metro search the Portland region for the best locations for new affordable housing and will provide information to those building and managing affordable housing about how to be accessible and supportive of all people.

Public notice: Opportunity to comment on creation of Regional Waste Advisory Committee

April 29, 2019 1:55 p.m.

In June 2019, the Metro Council will consider whether to establish a new Regional Waste Advisory Committee. To share your views, please comment by 5 p.m. on May 20, 2019.

Metro awards third round of Community Placemaking grants

April 29, 2019 9 a.m.

little boys working on an art installation in a backyard

In its third cycle, Metro's Community Placemaking grant program continues to support creative, equity-focused efforts that address power, healing, identity and belonging.

PILOT projects test new approaches to equitable transportation in greater Portland

April 15, 2019 9 a.m.

Zoomed in photo of a woman's hands holding a smart phone with a car-hailing app visible from the screen

Metro awards $150,000 in grants to four pilot projects that will test ways to provide more equitable access to new transportation technologies – from ride-hailing to car-, bike- and scooter-sharing - around greater Portland.

Food Waste Stops With Me celebrates first year’s successes

April 12, 2019 2:36 p.m.

Take Two Bars from Grand Central Bakery, made with leftover ingredients

Food Waste Stops With Me launched in April 2018 as a partnership between Metro, the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and city and county governments to provide information, resources and technical assistance to food service businesses to help reduce food waste.

Parks and Nature puts Equity Action Plan into action

By Grady Wheeler

April 4, 2019 3:40 p.m.

Attendees representing environmental, community-based and culturally specific organizations gathered in the Metro Council Chambers for an all-day equity training.

With the help of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team and the Center for Diversity and the Environment, the Parks and Nature Department hosted an all-day equity training for more than 60 people from around the region on March 11.

Read the spring 2019 issue of Our Big Backyard

April 1, 2019 4:10 p.m.

photo of Camp ELSO students learning to fish at Blue Lake

Sprinavasa Brown and Dr. Kellianne Richardson – two women of color – founded Camp ELSO in 2015 to provide Black and Brown children in greater Portland with opportunities to explore nature and environmental professions. Brown shares her journey and offers advice to White environmentalists and nature educators in the spring 2019 issue of Our Big Backyard.

Metro submits two letters to ODOT regarding Rose Quarter Improvement Project

April 1, 2019 12:48 p.m.

State officials expect traffic from solar eclipse chasers to affect every highway in the state.

On March 29, 2019, Metro sent two letters to the Oregon Department of Transportation regarding the Interstate 5 project in the Rose Quarter in Portland.