http://www.sightline.org Sightline's best ideas for improving northwesterners' health. daily 1 2006-02-19T16:52:00Z http://www.sightline.org/research/environment/healthy-comm Individuals and institutions can take simple steps to create compact, complete communities that enable residents to get around without a car and encourage physical activity and connections among neighbors. No publisher leigh least-cost planning Cascadia Scorecard 2006 livable communities landing page pedestrian friendly lifespan smart growth walkable sprawlhealth parking Vancouver BC Seattle biking payd 2010-07-01T22:54:56Z Page http://www.sightline.org/research/environment/precautionary There are some 85,000 synthetic chemicals approved for commercial use today, but few have been tested for their effects on human health. We need to test them before putting them into widespread use. No publisher andrewb landing page precautionary principle 2010-07-01T20:30:10Z Page http://www.sightline.org/research/sust_toolkit/solutions/measure_happiness Society needs to measure happiness as carefully as we do financial indicators such as income or gross domestic product. And we need to use these measurements to shape public policy. No publisher andrewb landing page happiness 2010-07-01T22:42:40Z Page http://www.sightline.org/research/sust_toolkit/solutions/emergency_contraception The Northwest can curb unintended pregnancies by ensuring easy access to emergency contraceptive pills such as Plan B. No publisher andrewb landing page emergency contraception plan b teen births 2009-11-17T21:38:42Z Page