Kathryn Harrington daily digest for 05/21/2015

View this email in your browser Kathryn Harrington Metro Council District 4 News Daily digest for Thursday, May. 21, 2015:   Local history, modern goals honored at ribbon-cutting for Beaverton street extension May 20, 2015 1:30 pm By Jennifer Park, reporting from Beaverton. 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. A ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday honored both local history and modern goals for the community of Beaverton and the region as a whole, with the formal opening of the $2.5 million Rose Biggi Avenue extension built with funds from Metro's Regional Flexible Funds program. 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. UNO program celebrates 15 years serving zoo, community May 19, 2015 9:12 am By Jodi Garber-Simon 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. Designed to actively engage historically underrepresented Portland area youth in outdoor recreation and conservation, the program has provided camping trips for 4,561 urban youth and school year programming for 1,054 urban youth since it launched in 2000. The program is a partnership with the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and other community partners. High-tech roof under construction at Oregon Zoo's Elephant Lands May 18, 2015 10:53 am By Jodi Garber-Simon 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. The roof area covers Forest Hall, the indoor section of the elephant habitat as well as the Elephant Barn, which is a behind-the-scenes area where elephants can be checked out by veterinarians.   Share Tweet Recent articles: Enter Our Big Backyard's photo contest to win an Oxbow camping trip or other prizes Serving Sylvania: more tough choices for Southwest Corridor Plan Southwest Corridor Plan launches online map, plans Tuesday forum Food for thought: DEQ expert talks food waste at Science on Tap event Cattle visit Cooper Mountain Nature Park for pilot grazing project 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.