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Sprawl & Transportation - Research & Publications

Sightline's latest research, books, articles, and reports on land use and mobility.

Here's a catalog of Sightline's research--including books, reports, and articles--on sprawl, land use, and mobility.

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Braking News: Gas Consumption Goes Into Reverse
04/17/2008
Report
Braking News: Gas Consumption Goes Into Reverse


From 1999 to 2007, the Northwest states have cut back on per-person gasoline use by 11 percent, good news for the climate and our pocketbooks. Moreover, the Northwest is outpacing the nation in cutting back on gasoline.
04/03/2008
Backgrounder
Analysis: Increases in greenhouse-gas emissions from highway-widening projects (pdf)


Sightline researchers do the math on whether adding lanes adds greenhouse gas emissions--it does.
01/10/2008
Page
Sightline's Climate Policy Project


Our latest primers, fact sheets, and graphics on how to craft fair, effective climate policy for the Northwest and western states.
10/21/2007
Daily Score series
Climate Policy for Smarties - blog series


Which climate solutions for the Northwest have the most promise? Sightline researchers investigate in this Daily Score series.
10/21/2007
Daily Score series
Climate Fairness - blog series


Climate change does not affect everyone equally. This Sightline blog series explores ways to help ensure climate change is addressed fairly.
08/12/2007
Fact sheet
2007 Sprawl Indicator - At a Glance


The most important findings from the Cascadia Scorecard sprawl indicator for the Northwest.
07/25/2007
Daily Score series
What's Walkable?


A collection of research and solutions--including walkscore.com--for creating walkable communities and why it's important.
Cascadia Scorecard 2007
06/12/2007
Book
Cascadia Scorecard 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.
05/21/2007
Daily Score series
Bicycle Neglect - blog series


Alan Durning looks at which Cascadian cities are doing best at developing bike networks, and how they can do better.
03/30/2007
Daily Score series
The Year of Living Car-lessly Experiment - series


After the demise of their family Volvo, Sightline director Alan Durning and his family decided to try living car-free for one year.
02/22/2007
Fact sheet
Sightline Does the Math on the Seattle Viaduct


Sightline research director Clark Williams-Derry analyzes the Seattle viaduct debate and comes to a few simple conclusions.
Two Years of Measure 37
02/08/2007
Report
Two Years of Measure 37


The impact of Oregon's "bad-neighbor law" on seven communities.
12/21/2006
Daily Score series
Seattle's Great Viaduct Debate - series


Sightline research director Clark Williams-Derry analyzes how to replace (or not) Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct.
12/21/2006
Daily Score series
This Land: Measure 37's Impact on Oregon - blog series


The latest news and analysis on Oregon's "bad-neighbor" law, plus a look at Measure 49, an effort to rewrite Measure 37 to make it more true to what Oregonians want.
12/05/2006
Newsletter article
Life, Liberty, and Property Values


The stunning defeat of so-called property rights ballot measures across the Northwest last month may show that we northwesterners grasp our connectedness: how our individual freedom is protected by democratic standards. Read about property rights and the meaning of freedom.
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Sprawl Killing Puget Sound
Complete, compact communities are the solution.
Alan Durning 05/11/2008
High Gas Prices, Healthy New Habits
Gallup shows Americans making smart choices to break the gas habit.
Anna Fahey (and Clark Williams-Derry) 05/09/2008
SUV Rollover
Gas guzzlers are losing their resale value--fast.
Clark Williams-Derry 05/09/2008