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Four ways to get a housing reform that’s more than window dressing
Unless it changes, Portland's attempt to re-legalize duplexes and triplexes would only create 86 net new homes per year.
Weekend Reading 5/18/2018
Facebook saves face, conservatives consider climate change and racism, and more.
Cascadia’s Entire Housing Debate in Two Two-Minute Videos
A Portland planning commission hearing crystallizes the divide. -
Why Trans Mountain’s Oil Spill Liability Is Problematic
Under Canadian law, a spill could be a financial catastrophe for Kinder Morgan.
The Seattle Pipeline Expansion You’ve Never Heard Of
A word about PSE’s $47 million fracked gas project in Snohomish County, Washington.
Most Portland Voters Don’t Have a Voice in Council Races
Most council races end in May, shutting out November voters. -
Two Cascadian Cities Extend Greater Welcome to ADUs
Bellingham and Portland take big steps to make room for these small houses. -
Are Outdated Notions of “Industrial Areas” Hiding a Giant Housing Opportunity?
Is it time for mixed industrial-housing zones?
If You Ask Americans, They Are Open to Better Ways to Vote
Polling shows voters can get behind electoral system reform. -
Want Less Expensive Housing? Then Make It Less Expensive to Build Housing
Slackening rents in Seattle and Portland offer a lesson on the importance of minimizing regulatory costs.
Kinder Morgan’s Oil Spill Problem
Firm faces steep costs and “unlimited liability” for a Trans Mountain spill. -
Weekend Reading 4/27/2018
The devastating stress of being black and female in America, women vs. John, and more.
How the Fracked Gas Industry Plays Politics in Washington
Tracking a decade of spending by PSE and its industry allies.
How Northwest Communities Are Stopping Fossil Fuel Projects Before They Start
Local governments utilize land use law to hold the Thin Green Line.
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SIGHTLINE DAILY
Today’s top sustainability headlines for the Pacific Northwest, curated by Sightline Institute.
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Kayakers take Kinder Morgan protest offshore in US
CBC British Columbia
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Meet the companies testing self-driving vehicles in the Pacific Northwest
KUOW
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4 ways to get a housing reform that’s more than window dressing
Sightline Institute
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Lime is the first bike share to reach a US Native American community
Fast Company
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Straws suck for pollution, but what about other plastics?
CBC British Columbia
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Maps: The spread of inclusionary housing policies
Next City
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The search for enough green to go green
Next City
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How to build a bike-share system for people of all abilities
Fast Company
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Unmasking a salmon virus
Hakai Magazine
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Watch: Portland entrepreneurs (and sisters) aim to produce “The Bike Dress”
Bike Portland
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