What Metro does | Metro
Metro is the regional government in greater Portland, led by a nonpartisan elected council. Metro convenes and collaborates with a range of partners to manage public services and regional systems in a way that safeguards the environment, fosters a healthy economy and serves everyone in the greater Portland region.
Regional systems and services
The systems that make it possible to recycle, use transit, find an affordable home or visit a park are interconnected across cities and counties. These systems serve a diverse range of public needs in every corner of the greater Portland area. Metro provides a holistic approach to managing these systems that creates efficiencies and tracks to long-range plans that keep an eye on the future.
Partnerships and community engagement
Metro works with public, private and nonprofit partners to cultivate inclusive processes that incorporate public input into decisions about how Metro manages regional systems and services.
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About Metro
Metro manages public services, regional systems and long-range plans that protect the environment, support the local economy and ensure every community in greater Portland can thrive.
Metro Council
The Metro Council consists of a president, elected regionwide, and six councilors who are elected by district every four years in nonpartisan races. The Council works with community leaders and constituents across city and county boundaries.
Projects
Explore what Metro is working on around the region. Browse public projects, see what’s happening near you and dive into details, updates and ways to get involved.
Connecting regional priorities
Across regional planning, initiatives and programs, Metro prioritizes specific overarching outcomes that together create an affordable, adaptable and thriving greater Portland region.
Garbage and recycling system
Metro manages the garbage and recycling system in greater Portland with a focus on reducing waste and protecting people and the environment.
Housing and homelessness
Metro manages a regional approach to creating new affordable housing and reducing homelessness.
Land use and development
Metro guides growth in greater Portland to ensure jobs, housing and transportation options meet the needs of communities while also protecting the region’s farms, forests and natural areas.
Parks and nature investments
Metro manages a regional approach to protecting the green spaces, water quality and access to nature that makes greater Portland so special.
Transportation
Metro leads transportation planning in the greater Portland region to ensure everyone can get where they need to go safely and conveniently.
Tools and data
Metro offers public tools and data, including maps, GIS layers, APIs and planning resources, to help people explore land use, transit, environmental and demographic information for the region.