Cascadia - Maps & Graphics

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Cost Overruns For Seattle-Area Tunnel Projects

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Average Births per Woman in the Northwest (map)

Southern Idaho has Cascadia's largest families on average, while southern British Columbia has the smallest.

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Northwest GDP and Median Income and the Dow Jones

Two decades of so-called progress: the Dow soared, Cascadia’s economy doubled, but middle-class incomes barely budged.

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Share of Residents of Compact Neighborhoods in the NW

Cascadia’s major cities are gradually channeling more of their growth into compact neighborhoods.

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Average Family Size in the Northwest

Cascadian fertility rates have stabilized at just under two births per woman.

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Wildlife Abundance for Five Indicator Species

Percent of historical wildlife abundance for 5 keys species

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Weekly Per Person Energy Consumption

Cascadians’ energy consumption is stuck at full throttle, despite recent price increases.

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Seven Northwest Cities: The Smart-Growth Ranking

Among all Cascadian cities, Vancouver leads the way in smart growth.

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Life Expectancy at Birth in the Northwest

Cascadians, on average, are living more than four years longer than they were in 1980.

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Traffic Fatalities in Cascadia Map

Cascadia's urban areas, along with southwestern British Columbia, excel at limiting the risk of car travel.

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Salmon: Current and Historic Range Map

At the Northwest's southern end, where human impacts are greatest, the percentage of imperiled wild salmon stocks climbs.

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Sea Otter and Gray Wolf Populations

The successful reintroduction of the gray wolf and sea otters to regions in Cascadia.

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Northwest's Vulnerable Energy Network (animated map)

The Northwest's energy system, including oil, gas, and power lines, which are vulnerable to disruptions and sabotage.

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The Spread of Dams in the NW (animated map)

The hundreds of dams that were built from 1930 to 1998, which now block the west's streams and rivers.

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Columbia River Chinook Salmon

Columbia River spring and summer Chinook as a percentage of wild salmon's historical abundance.