Metro (Oregon regional government) Tags: Government Agency.Metro formerly known as Metropolitan Service District is the regional governmental agency for the Oregon portion of the Portland metropolitan area. It is the only directly elected metropolitan planning organization in the United States. budget ($) 3.89E8 formation year 1993-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 headquarter Portland Oregon jurisdiction Portland metropolitan area leader Tom Hughes (Oregon politician) location Portland Oregon number of employees 1, 750 type Metropolitan planning organization Learn more... Loading...