Metro (Portland regional government)
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Metro is the directly elected regional government for the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, responsible for land use and transportation planning, managing regional parks and venues, and coordinating services across multiple local jurisdictions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metro (Oregon regional government) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
directly elected regional authority
ⓘ
regional government ⓘ special-purpose district ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Clackamas County, Oregon
ⓘ
Multnomah County ⓘ
surface form:
Multnomah County, Oregon
Portland metropolitan area ⓘ Portland ⓘ
surface form:
Portland, Oregon
Washington County, Oregon ⓘ |
| coordinateWith |
Portland
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Portland
Clackamas County, Oregon ⓘ
surface form:
Clackamas County government
Multnomah County ⓘ
surface form:
Multnomah County government
Washington County Board of Commissioners ⓘ
surface form:
Washington County government
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electorate | voters of the Portland metropolitan area ⓘ |
| electsIn |
district-based council elections
ⓘ
regionwide president election ⓘ |
| governs | Oregon Zoo ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 7 (Metro Council) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Metro Council
ⓘ
Metro Council President ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordinator of regional services
ⓘ
land use planning authority ⓘ operator of regional venues ⓘ regional parks operator ⓘ solid waste management authority ⓘ transportation planning authority ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Portland, Oregon, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Portland, Oregon
|
| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | home rule charter government ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Metro Council ⓘ |
| motto | serving the Portland metropolitan region ⓘ |
| operatorOf |
Oregon Convention Center
ⓘ
Oregon Zoo ⓘ Portland Expo Center ⓘ City Center / Downtown Portland ⓘ
surface form:
Portland’5 Centers for the Arts
regional parks and natural areas ⓘ regional solid waste transfer stations ⓘ |
| precededBy | Columbia Region Association of Governments ⓘ |
| service |
management of natural areas
ⓘ
management of regional parks ⓘ operation of regional convention and event venues ⓘ regional data and mapping services ⓘ regional growth management ⓘ regional land use planning ⓘ regional transportation modeling ⓘ regional transportation planning ⓘ solid waste and recycling system planning ⓘ urban growth boundary planning ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| website | https://www.oregonmetro.gov ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Metro (Oregon regional government)