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		<title>In Every Washington City, Odd-Year Elections Crush Voter Turnout</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2023/11/08/in-every-washington-city-odd-year-elections-crush-voter-turnout/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[And state law keeps it that way.  | ]]></description>
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		<title>A Housing Agenda for Oregon: More Homes without Higher Prices</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2024/02/07/a-housing-agenda-for-oregon-more-homes-without-higher-prices/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The usual way to get more homes built is wait for prices go up. But there is another way. | ]]></description>
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		<title>Inside Minnesota’s People over Parking Act, with Chris Meyer</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2024/02/02/inside-minnesotas-people-over-parking-act-with-chris-meyer/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Making the case for statewide elimination of parking mandates. | ]]></description>
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		<title>Anchorage Removes Barriers to Small Multifamily Homes</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2024/01/25/anchorage-removes-barriers-to-small-multifamily-homes/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[City leaders take another step toward allowing more new homes, in more sizes and varying price points, in Alaska’s largest city.  | ]]></description>
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		<title>Washingtonians May Get a Democracy Upgrade in 2024</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2024/01/16/washingtonians-may-get-a-democracy-upgrade-in-2024/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[State leaders are considering measures to allow ranked choice voting, even-year elections, statewide democracy vouchers, and more.    | ]]></description>
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		<title>With Ranked Choice Voting Coming to Washington State, It’s Time to Coordinate Rollout</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2024/01/09/with-ranked-choice-voting-coming-to-washington-state-its-time-to-coordinate-rollout/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[State legislators can support local jurisdictions with streamlined implementation guidelines. | ]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Bill Would Legalize Low-cost “Co-living” Homes</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2024/01/05/washington-bill-would-legalize-low-cost-co-living-homes/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Co-living is an affordable, flexible, community-forward type of housing that serves diverse needs for people in all stages of life.  | ]]></description>
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		<title>180 Sites Account for a Quarter of Cascadia’s Carbon Pollution</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2024/01/04/180-sites-account-for-a-quarter-of-cascadias-carbon-pollution/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[The region has a lot more cleaning up to do, even in its greenest corners. | ]]></description>
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		<title>One Year In and One Year Out: An Update on Portland Charter Reform</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2023/12/19/one-year-in-and-one-year-out-an-update-on-portland-charter-reform/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[For followers of democracy reform, Portland offers a rough blueprint.  | ]]></description>
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		<title>How Parking Ratios Kill Homes</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2023/12/06/how-parking-ratios-kill-homes/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 08:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[A string of mistakes in one city shows how easily local rules can turn arbitrary and destructive.  | ]]></description>
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		<title>Sightliners’ 2023 Giving Tuesday Recommendations</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2023/11/28/sightliners-2023-giving-tuesday-recommendations/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Empower strong communities today with your support.   | At Sightline Institute, our efforts focus on building sustainable communities throughout Cascadia; we believe we are all in this place together, sharing its burdens and benefits, rising or falling as one. Sightline stands for strong communities. To ensure our communities thrive, we must also work together to support the unique organizations addressing the complex challenges our neighbors encounter.   With Giving Tuesday happening today, Sightline is encouraging folks to give to...]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Permitting Process for Transmission Lines Really Broken?</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2023/11/09/is-the-permitting-process-for-transmission-lines-really-broken/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[Analyzing three common claims of malfunction, plus proposing a new, faster way forward for the Northwest.  | ]]></description>
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		<title>Micro-housing: It’s Not about the Size but How You Use It</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2023/11/02/micro-housing-its-not-about-the-size-but-how-you-use-it/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[And the National Healthy Housing Standard agrees.  | ]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Reforms Could Make a Real Neighborhood of Downtown Anchorage</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2023/09/29/recent-reforms-could-make-a-real-neighborhood-of-downtown-anchorage/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[A vibrant downtown needs residents. And residents need housing. Convenience stores wouldn’t hurt either. | ]]></description>
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		<title>Learning from the Least Housed</title>
		<link><![CDATA[https://www.sightline.org/2023/09/14/learning-from-the-least-housed/]]></link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<description><![CDATA[A case for agile, self-build, and bottom-up options to unlock housing choice… by many means necessary.  | ]]></description>
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