Washington - Research & Publications

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 Fairness - blog series

Climate change does not affect everyone equally. This Sightline blog series explores ways to help ensure climate change is addressed fairly.

09/05/2007
Report

Policy Analysis: Bulk Discounts for Polluters

According to a new analysis by Seattle-based Sightline Institute, one of Washington State’s few fees designed to discourage toxic pollution is undermined because it gives bulk discounts to the state's biggest polluters.

06/27/2007
Backgrounder

Backgrounder: Who's Leading on Climate Policy in the Northwest?

A look at how the Northwest's climate strategies stack up by region.

06/12/2007
Fact sheet

Washington Scorecard 2007

How Washington stacks up in the seven key trends tracked by the Cascadia Scorecard.

06/12/2007
Fact sheet

Scorecard 2007 Regional Data Supplement (pdf)

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.

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.

10/31/2006
Video

No on Washington's I-933: What the Neighbors Could Do

A video showing how Washington's I-933 will pave the way for irresponsible development, huge costs to taxpayers, and an end to many commonsense protections

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.

07/18/2006
Article by Sightline

Car-less In Seattle

Pedestrian pioneer Alan Durning describes what his family of five is learning by living without four wheels in Cascadia's largest city. Can they survive without the essential currency of the modern American community?

07/10/2006
Counter

Car Crashes, by the Numbers

The car crash counter estimates the human and economic costs of crashes--a huge and underappreciated risk to Cascadians’ health.

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.