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Welcome to Metro

Your elected regional government, Metro is helping to make the Portland metropolitan area an extraordinary place to live, work and play.

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Places and activities

Looking for places to go and things to do? Metro is your guide to nature activities, entertainment venues, parks, trails, and more... Go

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Garbage and recycling

Get everything you need to know about recycling and garbage and hazardous waste disposal in the Portland metropolitan area... Go

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Sustainable living

Make the region greener – at home, in your garden, at the store and on the road. Metro can show you how…… Go

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Planning and conservation

Learn about Metro’s initiatives and tools designed to create vibrant communities and enrich the natural environment… Go

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Maps and data

Use Metro’s state-of-the-art mapping, regional economic analysis and demographic forecasting tools and services… Go

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Share your views

Help shape the future of the region by contributing your ideas on land, transportation, recycling, parks, trails and how we grow… Go

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Featured video

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Learn how to safely bike across the I-5 Bridge

 

More From Metro

Metro operates the Oregon Zoo as well as the Oregon Convention Center, Portland Center for the Performing Arts and the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center.
Oregon Zoo        Oregon Convention Center        Performing Arts Center        Expo Center


Councilor Spotlight

Rod Park

Rod Park

As a farmer and a native Oregonian, Councilor Park says the conversion of prime farm land into urban uses is one of his top concerns. More

Meet the Metro Council

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Need to report?

Visit the Metro Auditor's confidential ethics line to report a concern. Go

Meet the Metro Auditor

Metro vision for the region

What is Metro?

From managing parks to planning for the region's future, discover what Metro does and the ways it connects to your life. Go

By the Numbers

1.5 million
Metro serves nearly 1.5 million people – from the Columbia River to farmlands south of the Willamette River near Wilsonville, and from the foothills of the Coast Range near Forest Grove to the banks of the Sandy River at Troutdale.

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Planning and policy news

Get breaking news on the endeavor to build a sustainable and prosperous region. Subscribe to updates on transportation, land use, development, natural areas, parks and trails.Go

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Metro
600 NE Grand Ave.
Portland, OR 97232-2736
503-797-1700
503-797-1804 TDD
503-797-1797 fax