Regional Transportation Plan

By Eric Mortenson, The Oregonian

February 25, 2010, 9:08PM

It passed in a convoluted manner by a split vote, but the Metro Council approved land-use designations Thursday that lay out the future of the tri-county Portland area for the next 40 to 50 years.

Councilors described the designation of urban and rural reserves in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties in sweeping terms such as "historic" and "unprecedented."

December 10, 2009, 8:16PM
In a rare rebuke to Portland Mayor Sam Adams and efforts to rein in emissions linked to climate change, a panel led by the Metro Council Thursday morning voted for a cautious approach in evaluating potential pollution effects of transportation projects.

Adams had pushed for months for regional leaders to sort a list of $20 billion in planned road, light rail and sidewalk projects into categories, labeling each project for low, moderate or high potential for boosting carbon emissions.

By Guest Columnist

November 19, 2009, 7:30AM

Halloween was more than two weeks ago, and yet the Columbia River Crossing project continues to haunt the region like a zombie that just won't die. The latest rendition of the I-5 bridge supported by the CRC Project Sponsors Council is just the newest idea to break out of the living dead's coffin.

BY WW EDITORIAL STAFF | 503-243-2122

[October 28th, 2009]

Sometimes it seems all the political talk about reducing greenhouse gas emissions is nothing but hot air.

Take Metro, this week’s Rogue, for example.

Recently, Metro released its draft regional transportation plan, which maps out where $20 billion in new local transportation spending will go over the next 25 years. The federally required plan is built on the wish lists of local government agencies.