Craig Dirksen daily digest for 05/20/2015

View this email in your browser Craig Dirksen Metro Council District 3 News Daily digest for Wednesday, May. 20, 2015:   6 reasons Metro's new Bike There! map is special May 19, 2015 10:30 am By Craig Beebe Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro News is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. This month, Metro releases the ninth edition of its popular Bike There! map, featuring 1,500-plus miles of on- and off-street bicycle routes stretching to the far reaches of the Portland metropolitan region. Bike There! is more than a map. Here are several reasons why. Serving Sylvania: more tough choices for Southwest Corridor Plan May 13, 2015 2:27 pm By Craig Beebe Bylined writers are Metro staff. Stories with a byline do not necessarily represent the opinions of Metro or the Metro Council. Metro News is committed to transparency, fairness and accuracy. For the Southwest Corridor Plan, Mount Sylvania represents another difficult decision: how to bring faster transit to an area with a lot of potential but a lot of constraints, balancing residents' concerns with a college's future.   Share Tweet Recent articles: Getting the green light: $4.6 million to support more reliable regional travel Metro Council unanimously supports banning "the box" from employment applications Metro awards $2.1 million to make it easier for residents to get around Nature in Neighborhoods grants: $700,000 available for restoration projects Gas tax hike part of transportation package endorsed by MPAC, Metro Council 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.