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Bradbury Cascadia Scorecard by andrew joel — last modified 03/14/2007 at 11:32 AM: Without measurement, we don't know where we are or how we're doing. Sightline Institute's Cascadia Scorecard gives us powerful measures reaching many aspects of our lives. It is invaluable.
Duncan Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 06/25/2007 at 05:31 PM: As a 78%-clean-water creature who is 100% dead without that water and its cleanliness, I am 100% grateful for the truth-telling, sustainable sanity of Sightline!
Gregory Cascadia Scorecard by andrew joel — last modified 02/08/2007 at 10:27 PM: Sightline Institute's Cascadia Scorecard provides the region critical metrics from which we can gain an understanding about today. With this, we can work together to design a better tomorrow.
Blumenauer Cascadia Scorecard LONG by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Cascadia is not just our home; it is the epicenter of some of the most innovative and important work on sustainability and livable communities to date. Sightline Institute's Cascadia Scorecard is a prime example of yet another pioneering approach, providing the critical analysis we need to evaluate our progress on these important issues. I look forward to the day when the rest of America is so equipped to evaluate their own efforts in creating more livable communities.
Orians Cascadia Scorecard, children LONG by andrew joel — last modified 08/02/2006 at 04:36 PM: In a world of information overload, the Cascadia Scorecard provides a much-needed focus on the big picture. Sightline has sifted through hundreds of possibilities and identified seven indicators that capture fundamentally important components of the environment of the Northwest. If we pay attention to trends in these indicators, and respond appropriately, we should pass on to our children a better environment and the higher quality of life made possible by it.
Steinbrueck Cascadia Scorecard by andrew joel — last modified 05/23/2007 at 01:40 PM: The Cascadia Scorecard represents a welcome paradigm shift in how we measure success for our region. As an elected official, I believe it is step in the right direction in improving our overall quality of life.
Sullivan Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 06/25/2007 at 05:32 PM: Sightline has an unfailing ability to come up with meaningful and newsworthy initiatives.
Burkholder Sightline LONG by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: During a hard-fought campaign against well-funded opponents, Sightline Institute's well-documented, independent research, joined with their cogent, accessible analysis, gave us the persuasive punch we needed to effectively communicate with the public and opinion makers.
Ho Sprawl and smart growth by andrew joel — last modified 04/10/2007 at 06:37 PM: The co-release of Sprawl and Smart Growth in Greater Vancouver (released September 2002) with Sightline was a fabulous success that gained tremendous media attention as well as interest from local government officials. Benefits of compact and mixed-use densities were demonstrated, as well as the effectiveness of our Agricultural Land Reserve. A value-added component to the release of the report is the ongoing opportunity to present the findings in presentations I've been making to a variety of audiences including the Vancouver Board of Trade, community forums, and the academic community.
Contorer Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Northwest leaders really listen to Sightline, so I know that my major donations to Sightline make a difference. I support Sightline because they are about making real, lasting changes. Other groups fight the wrongs they see, but Sightline identifies the root problems and solutions. I support Sightline at a major level because they get beyond rhetoric and focus on real change. Sightline is about really improving our society, not just arguing and protesting. Sightline understands that a better future combines economy and environment, instead of pitting one against the other.
Keating Solutions by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: As a mediator, I know about conflict. Problems can't be solved just by thinking about them. I've been impressed by how Sightline joins complex environmental data and diverse communities to generate dialogue and new ideas. I joined Sightline's Cascadia Stewards Council to support excellent thinking--together.
Thomas Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 02/08/2007 at 10:29 PM: Sightline provides the facts so we can all make smart, pragmatic choices about our special Northwest quality of life.
Meginnes and Loeb Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: We support Sightline financially and with our time because we feel it is vital to have a nonbiased environmentally minded resource in the current political mix. The staff at Sightline has impressed us with their high integrity and ongoing effectiveness. Sightline has become part of our top three priority gifts the past three years and this effort will continue into the future.
Luce Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: We've pledged to contribute $3,600 to Sightline over three years (plus a match from our employer) because their research data is used by many non-profit and government organizations to shape environmental programs and policy - with Sightline you're not supporting just one organization, you're supporting many.
Seattle PI Cascadia Scorecard by andrew joel — last modified 02/06/2007 at 07:32 AM: Much of the potential value in [Sightline's] Cascadia Scorecard rests in its ability to shed light. Then, we can figure out as a region what to do next.
Dodge Cascadia Scorecard by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: The Scorecard might not be embraced by all as the best way to gauge success. But as far as I'm concerned, it's nutritional food for thought.
Prine Cascadia Scorecard by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline Institute has unveiled a complex, ambitious new tool for charting the Northwest's well-being. Its authors say the Cascadia Scorecard is the first attempt to meld measures of what's really important - economic security, healthy people, a healthy environment - into a single, comprehensive regional index.
Oppenheimer Sprawl and energy by andrew joel — last modified 04/10/2007 at 06:37 PM: A quality-of-life gauge released this month says Oregon lassoes urban sprawl better than most of its Northwest counterparts, although the state's poverty and energy consumption are at the high end of the scales. Sightline Institute is viewed as a key research group on environmental issues.
Bradbury Indicators by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: (These indicators) are not perfect, but they are really indicative of what's going on. I think you can't know if you are moving in a positive direction without measurements.
Editorial Cascadia Scorecard by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: [Sightline's Cascadia Scorecard blog] builds on its annual regional sustainability scorecard of the same name. They're a great source for highlighting neat policy innovations on the ecological front.
Bernard Sightline children by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline provides what one would expect from a group with such strong research abilities, exceptional writers, and a staff and constituency that is 100% committed to finding solutions...
Johnson Elected official LONG by andrew joel — last modified 08/04/2007 at 12:33 AM: As an elected official, I know I can trust Sightline to provide sharp analysis of trends and problems and pragmatic approaches to identifying solutions. Their work helps give me the information I need to be an effective advocate for building a more sustainable community.
Flowers Sightline publications LONG by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: In my work on land use and growth-related issues in my county, I often turn to Sightline's publications for ways to take complex issues and frame them for the general public. Information is power, but information is easy to drown in or not ever have time to learn to swim through it in today's fast-paced world. Sightline's publications hook me with stories that can be shared neighbor to neighbor. They give me hope and a more articulate voice in a complex world.
Thomas Sightline children by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: I want my son to grow up in an even better Northwest than the one I knew and loved as a child. With all the pressures on the area (population, transportation, economy), the only way for that to happen is for the region to adopt more of Sightline's common sense sustainability approach.
Agresti Sightline recycling by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: It's really put our environmental problems in the Northwest in a clearer perspective for me. I will be working with a new recycling committee at University of Puget Sound, and Sightline has provided some ideas and incentive that will certainly contribute to the restructuring of the program.
Burley Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline Institute is the big-picture link to Northwest sustainability on my nature photography website. Through my photography I attempt to inspire the same connections and caring as Sightline, and it is great to link my artistic advocacy to their well-researched personal and policy solutions.
Radabaugh Solutions by andrew joel — last modified 08/03/2007 at 11:53 PM: Most of my work is at the neighborhood level. In addition to city and county finance and goal creation I have served for six years as an appointee on the Lane County Roads Advisory Committee where I am presently Vice-Chair. Sightline provides me with alternative proposals which my colleagues have never heard of.
Meginnes Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline has made me more aware of my potential personal impact with influencing others concerning political issue areas. Sightline subsequently has made me more active in impacting others with hard facts concerning such issue areas.
Harrison Development by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline's insights continue to inspire and shape my practice.
McInnes Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: We support Sightline because it fulfills a complementary role to various action-oriented environmental organizations, providing a much-needed perspective on the broader issues.
Atcheson Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: I support Sightline at a major level because I believe it's the most highly leveraged investment I can make in building a Northwest I can be proud to pass along to my children.
Ladner Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 08/02/2006 at 04:36 PM: Sightline is to be congratulated for its pioneering work in devising, measuring, tracking, and promoting a new way of assessing our impact on the earth and the true quality of our lives.
Raffi Children by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline is a wise voice for a viable future for our children.
Oregonian Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sometimes an outsider has to tug on our sleeve and remind us what we stand to lose. This week the Seattle-based Sightline Institute did just that.
Moorehead and Ratte Sustainable future by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: We believe the work Sightline is doing is vital to a sustainable future here in the Northwest.
Seattle Times Solutions by andrew joel — last modified 02/06/2007 at 07:34 AM: Rather than harangue, [Sightline's] writers concentrate on bright, persuasive arguments for fixing what's wrong.
Seattle Times Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 01/28/2007 at 03:46 PM: [The Cascadia Scorecard is] a pioneering attempt to assess life in the Pacific Northwest across a broad array of measures.
Schubert Sustainable future by andrew joel — last modified 02/08/2007 at 10:30 PM: Cities across the Northwest need innovative solutions to achieve a sustainable future. Sightline provides them to us.
Hawken Sustainability by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Of all the world's nonprofit organizations, Sightline is the leader in implementing social and ecological sustainability on a regional scale.
McKibben Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 06/01/2007 at 12:02 PM: Sightline is the model--the model--for tackling the biggest environmental issues on the most practical levels.
Steinbrueck Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline Institute leads the way on progressive environmental policy issues - we should all be listening!
Emrick Watershed by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: The most astute, science-based group we've found for looking at the environmental challenges of our watershed; they have a very focused and efficient strategy for change.
Russell Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 08/02/2006 at 04:36 PM: An index that reflects our environment and quality of life in the Northwest could really change the public agenda. I have confidence in Sightline's ability to do just that.
Verhovek Sustainability by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: I rely on Sightline for real answers to the tough, pressing questions of livable communities and the environment. Sightline is the Northwest's go-to source on sustainability.
Sawicki Tax shifting by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Everything we did on tax-shifting we owe to Sightline.
Rice Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: I am counting on you to keep me informed. I consider myself lucky to have your organization in my life.
Nickels Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline has been an interesting, important, and useful source of information to me as I have thought about how Seattle can become a leader in building a sustainable community.
Wong Sightline children by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline's focus on the Northwest helps me to be a better citizen so that the community I call home will be as special for my children as it has been for me.
Templeton Sightline by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline is raising a local challenge to actually put our money (and efforts) where our mouths are!
Puckett Sustainability children by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline introduced me to the concept of a sustainable society and continues to help me understand the links between the choices we make today and world my grandchildren will see.
Camp Legislators by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline provides timely and accurate information in areas where legislators need good, solid information to support positive public policy.
Locke Cascadia Scorecard SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 01/28/2007 at 03:40 PM: I applaud Sightline for its pioneering work on the Cascadia Scorecard. It provides a long-range view of the trends that shape our state, which offers us new perspectives and helps us make informed decisions about our future.
Blumenauer Cascadia Scorecard SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline Institute's Cascadia Scorecard is a prime example of yet another pioneering approach, providing the critical analysis we need to evaluate our progress on these important issues.
Orians Cascadia Scorecard, children SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 08/02/2006 at 04:36 PM: In a world of information overload, the Cascadia Scorecard provides a much-needed focus on the big picture.
Burkholder Sightline SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: During a hard-fought campaign, Sightline Institute's well-documented research and cogent, accessible analysis, gave us the persuasive punch we needed to effectively communicate.
Johnson Elected official SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 01/30/2007 at 06:52 AM: As an elected official, I know I can trust Sightline to provide sharp analysis of trends and problems and pragmatic approaches to identifying solutions.
Flowers Sightline publications SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: In my work on land use and growth-related issues in my county, I often turn to Sightline's publications for ways to take complex issues and frame them for the general public.
Houmes Sightline solutions SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: One of the best things I like about Sightline is that reading information from the site gives me hope, gives me a reason to get excited and optimistic about possible solutions.
Flowers Sightline publications SHORT2 by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Sightline's publications hook me with stories that can be shared neighbor to neighbor. They give me hope and a more articulate voice in a complex world.
Contorer Sightline SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Northwest leaders really listen to Sightline, so I know that my major donations to Sightline make a difference. Sightline understands that a better future combines economy and environment.
Meginnes and Loeb Sightline SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: The staff at Sightline has impressed us with their high integrity and ongoing effectiveness. Sightline has become part of our top three priority gifts.
Luce Sightline SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: We contribute because their research data is used by many non-profit and government organizations--with Sightline you're not supporting just one organization, you're supporting many.
Seattle PI Cascadia Scorecard SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: Much of the potential value in the Cascadia Scorecard rests in its ability to shed light. Then, we can figure out as a region what to do next.
Oppenheimer Sprawl and energy SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 04/10/2007 at 06:37 PM: Sightline Institute is viewed as a key research group on environmental issues.
Editorial Cascadia Scorecard SHORT by andrew joel — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: [Sightline's] a great source for highlighting neat policy innovations on the ecological front.
Chester Sightline by padunkadunk — last modified 04/06/2006 at 03:15 PM: Like so many who have been exposed to the work you are doing, I applaud your intelligence and continued vigilance... I will continue to do my part to support these efforts and look forward to becoming more informed and involved.
Picard Money by padunkadunk — last modified 03/16/2006 at 03:35 PM: The quality of the information presented in the reports and the professionalism in which they are presented is most impressive. Thanks for using my money so well.
Beliveau - Sightline by Elisa Murray — last modified 06/11/2007 at 03:19 PM: Time and time again, Sightline has provided us with up-to-date, accurate information to help us educate our activists and lawmakers. Sightline reports are invaluable to our education and advocacy efforts.
Feit - Sightline by Elisa Murray — last modified 03/14/2007 at 11:28 AM: If the Stranger News Team handed out Genius Awards, another candidate in the 'Political Group' category would be Sightline.
Speck Daily Score by Katherine — last modified 03/14/2007 at 11:34 AM: As a public servant in fisheries management I appreciate the amazing consolidation of regional information provided by Sightline. Each day I feel like I am able to keep my finger on the pulse of the region with a single email rather than spending hours seeking the same information.
Burley Sightline by Katherine — last modified 03/14/2007 at 11:36 AM: Whenever I have a question about a complicated initiative, I know immediately where to turn to get informed, independent, and thoughtful answers: Sightline Institute!
Simcich Sightline by Katherine — last modified 03/14/2007 at 11:40 AM: Sightline has been doing a tremendous job of bringing critical issues to the fore and providing excellent research for many years. You guys are a tremendous resource.
Kahn Sightline by Katherine — last modified 03/14/2007 at 11:41 AM: Sightline provides the most visually compelling, factual resources on the pulse of our bioregion. A dependable and trusted source.
Thrailkill Cascadia Scorecard by Katherine — last modified 03/14/2007 at 11:41 AM: If one is to make lifestyle decisions, vote responsibly, engage one's neighbors, convince one's clients, and hold responsible one's representatives, there needs to be a trustworthy, accessible, concise source of important information - the Scorecard is that source for me.
Weiss Sightline by Katherine — last modified 03/14/2007 at 11:42 AM: Sightline regularly provides the most important high-level insights about Cascadia's sustainability issues.
Hendrickson Sightline by Katherine — last modified 06/25/2007 at 05:50 PM: Sightline is current, newsworthy, and cutting edge when it comes to the issues that matter in the region.

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