Scorecard Update: Good things in small packages
The latest population data for Cascadia shows average family size has set a regional record low at 1.78 lifetime births per woman. Declining birthrates among teens and women in their early twenties have helped bring fertility rates down to as low as 1.4 births per woman in British Columbia. Idaho has the highest average family size at 2.3, and individual counties show some notable differences. Lower total fertility rates indicate increased opportunities for women, while county-by-county discrepancies may be linked to differing poverty rates. Poverty boosts teen birth rates. Click here to read about your county's record and strategies to reduce unplanned births in the Northwest.

Scorecard in Action: Slow news is good news
Imagine a newspaper that ignored all things fleeting, no matter how dramatic-violence, scandal, celebrity-and focused instead on the quiet, incremental changes that actually matter over the long run: "Babies born in Cascadia today can expect to live an extra three hours; the Northwest's cities sprawled an additional 40 acres; today, we each averaged a six-ounce shot every hour of gasoline." Quiet incremental changes like these can seem inconsequential in a world of fast news and information. Yet they gradually add up, creating dramatic and lasting impacts on our region. Read Alan Durning's article on why slow news matters.

Improve Your Personal Scorecard: What are small, incremental changes you can make that help move Cascadia in the right direction?

Sightline's Cascadia Stewards Council: Here's a way some northwesterners have made building a sustainable future a priority in their lives. Read about Sightline's Cascadia Stewards Council.

Upcoming Events:

• The Great Viaduct Debate: Wednesday, July 18, Sightline's research director Clark Williams-Derry will participate in a debate on a sixth alternative for the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement in Seattle: no replacement at all. Town Hall, Seattle, 7:30 PM. Click here for more info.
• Profitable Sustainability-The future of business: Alan Durning will present during the Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability's first regional conference. September 26-29, 2004 in Seattle, Washington. Click here for a conference schedule.

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