East Metro Connections Plan, Transportation and Economic Development Forums: Mar 13-14, 2012

03/14/2012 - 5:30pm
03/14/2012 - 7:30pm
Etc/GMT-8
Learn about and participate in the East Metro Connections Plan, a transportation and economic development plan being discussed for Gresham, Troutdale, Fairview and Wood Village. Forum dates: Mar 13, 2012 7-830PM, Mar 14, 2012 5:30-7:30PM. Info here!

Public Invited to Attend

When :Tue & Wed Mar 13-14, 2011
Where: Gresham City Hall
East Hill Church
Details below

Transportation and economic development plan being discussed for Gresham, Troutdale, Fairview and Wood Village.

Metro regional government is offering two community forums, March 13 & 14, to learn about and participate in the East Metro Connections Plan.

Investing in Gresham and the East Metro area
Federal and state money is shrinking, and when the region makes difficult decisions about who gets it, they reward those cities that agree on near- and long-term priorities. Through an effort called East Metro Connections Plan, Gresham and other east county cities are developing that shared agreement.

Metro will be advocating for federal and state transportation money to make our area more attractive to employers while protecting our neighborhoods, making our roads safer and promoting our treasured natural areas.

Many of you have participated in this effort already. Your input helped identify problems and shaped the solutions Metro is considering. But your role isn’t over. Decisions will be made this spring about how investments will be prioritized. Metro want you to weigh in to tell them what is most important to you.

Participate in person

March 13 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
Coalition of Gresham Neighborhood Associations meeting
(60 minutes for East Metro Connections Plan information, discussion and public input)

March 14 5:30PM - 7:30PM
East Hill Church’s Kid City Theater
695 N Main Ave, Gresham Get Map!
East Metro Connections Plan open house
(Arrive any time)

Other ways to be involved

  • Participate online and discover what we learned over the last year, such as why we don’t need a Mount Hood freeway, at www.oregonmetro.gov/eastmetro
  • Get email updates by sending a request to eastmetroconnections@oregonmetro.gov
  • Request a briefing for your neighborhood association or local event
  • Come to a steering committee meeting share your comments; their next meeting is on March 14 from 2-4PM at East Hill Church (see above)

More info
Contact Emma Fredieu, Planning and Development, Metro by phone at 503-813-7535. Visit: www.oregonmetro.gov East Metro Connections Plan.