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Sightline regularly publishes books, columns, commentary, and reports--many of them available in full text.

The most recent Cascadia Scorecard is now available online! Go to scorecard.sightline.org.

Sightline regularly publishes books, columns, commentary, and reports--many of them available in full text. We highly encouraging sharing Sightline ideas in all their forms--just give us credit. See our "free use policy."

Books: Seven Wonders for a Cool Planet 2008
A handbook for designing sustainability into the very heart of our lives, communities, and economies.; Cascadia Scorecard 2007 2007
The 2007 edition of the Cascadia Scorecard, the Pacific Northwest’s annual progress report, reveals that the region lags behind world leaders on trends such as energy, sprawl, and economic security. The good news is that we are making progress—and adopting smart solutions will accelerate those gains.; view all

Reports: Cost Overruns For Seattle-Area Tunnel Projects 10/15/2009
As a way to inform the debate over Seattle’s deep-bore tunnel, Sightline has prepared a basic comparison of other high-profile tunnels recently constructed in the area.; Green-Collar Jobs: Realizing the Promise 10/01/2009
Green-collar jobs—jobs dedicated to saving energy, producing renewable energy, or reducing pollution—can speed progress on two deeply rooted problems at once: easing our dependence on climate-warming fossil fuels and fostering lasting, broadly shared economic prosperity.; view all

Enewsletters: Cascadia Scorecard News - March 2009 03/17/2009
Sightline’s new podcast; teen birthrates on the rise; Sightline and the Obama administration.; Price Tags 106 - Vaughan 02/17/2009
The colossal issue: exploring the landscape in the 905 Belt by way of Vaughan, Ontario.; view all

Articles by Sightline: The Great Clog of '07: Seattle Met the Challenge , Seattle Times, 08/30/2007
We've just experienced our own version of the Y2K bug: the partial closure of Interstate 5, the state's most trafficked highway, on a crowded stretch leading into the heart of the most concentrated employment district in the state.; Car-less In Seattle , Planetizen.com, 07/18/2006
Pedestrian pioneer Alan Durning describes what his family of five is learning by living without four wheels in Cascadia's largest city. Can they survive without the essential currency of the modern American community?; view all