Metro News daily digest for 01/16/2015

View this email in your browser Metro News Daily digest for Friday, Jan. 16, 2015:   New Tigard sidewalks and the Tualatin River Greenway: Shared Investment Strategy in action January 16, 2015 1:33 pm The Southwest Corridor Plan's Shared Investment Strategy contains 81 local transportation projects to improve biking, walking and driving throughout the Corridor from Portland to Sherwood. Some projects in the strategy are already being built by local communities, ODOT and TriMet. Here are some notable recent examples. Making the most of what we don't want January 16, 2015 9:29 am You may not think a lot about where your garbage goes. You leave it in a can at the curb or in the residence dumpster and it gets collected and taken away. But what happens to your garbage after it gets picked up affects your health and the environment and that of nearby communities, too.   Share Tweet Recent articles: 2 reports show Metro is delivering on promises for parks and natural areas Oregon Zoo paving the way with a new type of construction material Portland's Warner Pacific College seeks greater reach and better transit Portland region recycling and composting hit all-time record 6 fun ways to banish cabin fever Copyright © 2015 Metro, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for this list either on Metro's website, or by calling Metro, or on a list sign-up form at a Metro event. Metro 600 NE Grand Ave. Portland, OR 97232-2736 503-797-1700 503-797-1804 TDD 503-797-1797 fax To change your subscriptions or unsubscribe from this digest, go to manage your subscriptions. To be removed from all Metro newsletters and newsfeed digests, you can globally unsubscribe.