Sprawl & Transportation
All of Sightline's research, maps, and publications on the Northwest's land use, transportation, and urban design.
In this section, you'll find Sightline's latest research, graphics, and solutions on how the Northwest is doing at creating healthier, climate-friendly communities where people can spend more time with their families--instead of stuck in traffic. Our most recent analysis looks at the long-term climate impact of adding new highway lanes.
- Research & Publications
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Fact sheet
Sprawl Statistics for Seven Northwest Cities
How Cascadia's seven largest cities--Vancouver, Victoria, Spokane, Seattle, Eugene, Portland, and Boise--stack up in livability. -
Fact sheet
2007 Sprawl Indicator - At a Glance
The most important findings from the Cascadia Scorecard sprawl indicator for the Northwest.
- Solutions
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Make Best Transportation Buys First
Bus, rail, or monorail? Here's a system for figuring out which transportation solutions are the best match to a community's needs. -
Solutions for Healthier Communities
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.
- Resources
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Organization
Smart Growth BC
Smart Growth BC is a provincial non-governmental advocacy organization devoted to fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible land use and development. http://www.smartgrowth.bc.ca -
Organization
Transportation Choices Coalition
Transportation Choices Coalition seeks to bring Washingtonians more and better transportation choices--real opportunities to take a bus, take a train, ride a bike, or walk--as well as drive alone. http://www.transportationchoices.org
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