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Metro sets target for housing needs
A 鈥渏umping off point鈥� was established for discussions about how much land for housing should be included in an urban growth boundary expansion, if Metro Council were to green-light one.
Public comment sought for Portland-area transportation spending
Metro Council, the ruling body of regional government Metro, is taking input on how to spend $22 million on transportation projects around the region.
Metro prepares for final vote on Columbia River Crossing
At a work session Tuesday afternoon, Metro鈥檚 Board of Commissioners prepared for its final vote on the Columbia River Crossing project. On Aug. 11, the board will hold a hearing and vote on the Land Use Final Order, a document that will serve as Metro鈥檚 final say on the land use aspects of the project.
Metro narrows list to 4 finalists for top staff position
Metro announced it has selected four finalists out of a pool of 56 applicants. The person selected for the position will take over for interim COO Dan Cooper, who was hired to fill in for former COO Michael Jordan when he left Metro in March to take a position on the staff of Gov. John Kitzhaber.
Line is drawn in fight over metro-area growth
Metro Council is considering seven possible expansion for the urban growth boundary of the Portland-metro area 鈥� a total of 3,457 acres 鈥� to meet needs housing and employment needs for the next 20 years. Some land-use activists want the council to postpone expansion for at least four years. But local home builders believe a delay would create a housing shortage in the metro area in the near fu[...]
Metro staff makes UGB expansion proposals
In anticipation of an October decision on whether the Portland-metropolitan area urban growth boundary should be expanded, staff of regional government Metro have prepared recommendations for potential expansion areas.
Metro to begin search for elephant habitat contractor
Two items on Metro Council鈥檚 consent agenda Thursday afternoon will kick-start work on the Oregon Zoo鈥檚 new elephant habitat. One resolution will allow the regional government鈥檚 chief operating officer to begin procuring a contractor for the project, which has an estimated cost of the project is $54 million, including design and construction. That is approximately half of the remaining funds[...]
Metro makes $2.2M natural area purchase
The Portland area鈥檚 regional government Metro today purchased 181 acres of land near Oregon City to be preserved and protected as a natural area. The $2.2 million investment, which came from funds out of a $227.4 million natural areas bond passed by voters in 2006, will protect land at Canemah Bluff, an area formed by ancient lava flows and carved by the force of the Missoula floods. Metro now o[...]
Metro program aids downtown revitalization
Regional government Metro is working with four Portland suburbs - Tigard, Oregon City, Gresham and Hillsboro - to help convert their depressed main streets into thriving business districts. Metro is collaborating with business owners, who say the work is generating real results.
Metro Council approves Columbia River Crossing ordinance
Portland鈥檚 regional government, the Metro Council, gave the locally preferred alternative for the Columbia River Crossing a vote of confidence.
Metro’s UGB expansion study is under fire
Hillsboro city officials are eager to identify more potential industrial sites, even on land not yet officially designated able to accommodate urban growth boundary expansion.
Metro Council approves redistricting plan
The Metro Council voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt a new districts map for the Metro Council, which will remain in effect for at least the next decade.
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- $960,000 office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 10, 2026
- Two projects in historic districts in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 10, 2026
- Multnomah County commits up to $101.6M for Moda Center
- Portland code changes to take effect in November
- Los Colibris project approved for Portland’s OMSI District
- Pacific Northwest projects totaling $9.9 million in top bidders | Aug. 7, 2026
- Oregon opens infrastructure grant program
- Ex-TV host claps back at Detroit officials in blight case
- 31-unit multifamily project in Portland land use review intakes | Aug. 3, 2026
- $2.4 million office renovation in Portland building permits | Aug. 3, 2026
- Transportation commission weighs ODOT budget cuts
- Lam Research planning $1.7 billion investment in Tualatin
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