Alan Durning | Sightline Institute

Alan Durning is founder and executive director of Sightline Institute. His current topics of focus include carbon pricing, housing affordability, and democracy reform. Read his full bio. Email: alandurning [at] sightline [dot] org.

Alan's Articles

Yes, You Can Build Your Way to Affordable Housing

Lessons from unexpected places.

Sep 21, 2017

September 21, 2017

Alan Durning

https://www.sightline.org/author/alan-durning/

Executive Director
Going to Court for Housing Choices?

A possible legal strategy for eliminating a barrier to inexpensive housing.

Jun 12, 2017

June 12, 2017

Alan Durning

https://www.sightline.org/author/alan-durning/

Executive Director
Going Postal 2016

Auditing my junk mail... again.

Nov 30, 2016

November 30, 2016

Alan Durning

https://www.sightline.org/author/alan-durning/

Executive Director
Inclusionary Zoning: The Most Promising—or Counter-productive—of All Housing Policies

Great good or great bad, depending on design.

Nov 29, 2016

November 29, 2016

Alan Durning

https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/

Senior Researcher
2016 Democracy Reform Ballot Initiatives Roundup

The tallies from Cascadia and beyond.

Nov 8, 2016

November 8, 2016

Alan Durning

https://www.sightline.org/author/alan-durning/

Executive Director
Washington Candidates, Meet Democracy Credits

How I-1464 could help you run for office.

Sep 29, 2016

September 29, 2016

Alan Durning

https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/

Senior Researcher
Washington Voters, Meet Democracy Credits

How I-1464 would empower everyday citizens in state elections.

Sep 28, 2016

September 28, 2016

Alan Durning

https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/

Senior Researcher
Will Seattle Suppress a Key Parking Fix?

A case study in boring, no-name reports meaning a whole lot for a city’s smart growth plans.

Sep 1, 2016

September 1, 2016

Alan Durning

https://www.sightline.org/author/alan-durning/

Executive Director
Green Stamps: A Climate Equity Proposal for the Pacific Northwest

A homegrown climate solution could power all Northwest families to a carbon-free future.

Aug 16, 2016

August 16, 2016

Alan Durning

https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/

Senior Researcher
Weighing the Critiques of CarbonWA’s I-732

Three points of contention in Washington’s fight for a carbon-free future.

Aug 3, 2016

August 3, 2016

Alan Durning

https://www.sightline.org/author/kristineberhard/

Senior Researcher

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