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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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: 02/08/2007
Report

Two Years of Measure 37

The impact of Oregon's "bad-neighbor law" on seven communities.; 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.; 10/31/2006
Video

Measure 37 video: Mining in a National Monument

On video, an Oregon fishing-resort owner tells the story.; 10/24/2006
Video

Measure 37 video: And Fairness for None

Farmers, foresters, and small business owners tell how M. 37 has affected their community.; 10/12/2006
Report

Property Wrongs: Lessons from Oregon

Sightline's 2006 analysis of property rights initiatives in western states includes a report on lessons from Oregon's Measure 37.; 09/11/2006
Page

Two Years of Measure 37: The stories

How Measure 37 has affected residents of seven Oregon communities.; 06/20/2006
Book

Cascadia Scorecard 2006

The 2006 Scorecard focuses on the connections between sprawl and health, examining an emerging body of research indicating that car-centered urban design in the Northwest contributes to a high death and injury toll from car crashes; and a high obesity rate, among other ills.; 05/07/2006
Fact sheet

Sprawl and Health Connections

Emerging research is discovering that the design and layout of your neighborhood can affect your health. Here's how.; 03/07/2006
Fact sheet

The Portland Exception - Land-use rankings for 15 US cities (pdf)

How 15 US cities--including Portland, Boise, and Seatttle--ranking at preserving open spaces and curbing rural sprawl.; 11/04/2004
Report

The Portland Exception

An analysis of how 15 US cities are doing at curbing urban sprawl, with a focus on Portland, Oregon.; 09/12/2002
Report

Sprawl and Smart Growth in Greater Vancouver

A comparison of Vancouver, BC's growth during the 1990s with Seattle-Tacoma--and why Vancouver ranks higher at smart growth.; 07/25/2002
Report

Sprawl and Smart Growth in Greater Seattle-Tacoma

An examination of metropolitan growth in greater Seattle-Tacoma--including King County and Pierce County--during the 1990s.; 05/09/2002
Report

Sprawl and Smart Growth in Metropolitan Portland

An analysis of how greater Portland grew during the 1990s, and why the Oregon counties sprawled less than Clark County, Washington.; 04/01/1996
Book

The Car and the City

A fascinating conversation with people who are quietly, but radically, rearranging the furniture of the modern city, and making it work for its residents.