Metro in the Media: Sept. 19, 2011
NEWS ABOUT METRO
Portlander Mark Bosworth missing since Friday night from Cycle Oregon campsite
Search and rescue teams have set up a command center in the town of Riddle (Bike Portland/Sept. 18/Jonathan Maus)
Search effort resumes today for Portland man who disappeared during Cycle Oregon
Metro GIS analyst Mark Bosworth was last seen Friday night (Oregonian/Sept. 19/Staff)
Deconstruction: Most materials from a kitchen remodel can be resold and reused
Material recovery facilities help sort through what can be salvaged (Oregonian/Sept. 15/Naomi Kaufman Price)
Northeast Portland man urges Metro to recycle mattresses at nonprofit
Mattress Lot owner spoke at Metro Council to discuss proposal (Oregonian/Sept. 15/Larry Bingham)
Neighbors take the long view in quest to save Baltimore Woods
Proposed greenbelt could link two parks, new riverfront path (Pamplin/Sept. 15/Alison Barnwell)
MPAC asks Metro Council to consider about 2,600 acres for residential growth
Instead of whittling down urban reserve study areas, MPAC expands the list (Metro Newsfeed/Sept. 15/Nick Christensen)
On the CRC, Metro is willing to listen … to themselves
Blogger has a harsh review of the Sept. 8 Metro Council meeting (Oregon Catalyst/Sept. 15/Eric Shierman)
New homes shrank in recession, but square footage could rebound
Urban growth boundary kept prices relatively high compared to the rest of the country (Oregonian/Sept. 12/Elliot Njus)
Pay of private, public sectors similar
Analysis of wages in government and nongovernment positions (PBJ/Sept. 16/Andy Giegerich) note – behind a pay wall
Blosser heads north after 22 years leading Oregon Convention Center
He will take the reins at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle (Metro Newsfeed/Sept. 14/Nick Christensen)
Metro grants available in Portland neighborhoods
Details about some of Metro's community grants programs (Neighborhood Notes/Sept. 16/Jeffrey Lynott)
350 Day event highlights carbon reduction, but not all convinced
Metro supports Moving Planet event, but council resolution draws critics of climate change theories (Metro Newsfeed/Sept. 16/Nick Christensen)
SW Corridor public outreach
Information on study of high capacity transit corridor (Portland Transport/Sept. 17/"Engineer Scotty")
OTHER REFERENCES
Traffic uncertainties fail to halt CRC process
Traffic forecasts were not updated in FEIS (Columbian/Sept. 18/Eric Florip)
Governance reform at TriMet: A path toward democracy and accountability
Blogger calls upon Metro to bring accountability to the TriMet board (Portland Transport/Sept. 19/"Zefw")
Hope for Portland's industrial land shortage
Real estate executive talks about West Hayden Island (Oregon Business Report/Sept. 19/Brian Owendoff)
