Metro News daily digest for 05/19/2015

View this email in your browser Metro News Daily digest for Tuesday, May. 19, 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. 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.   Share Tweet Recent articles: High-tech roof under construction at Oregon Zoo's Elephant Lands 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 A new Rose in the Rose City's Gateway District Metro, PCC Southeast team up to get students hooked on new travel options 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.