The Duplex: A Small-Town Housing Solution Every City Needs More Of
‘In small towns we are very sensitive to solutions coming from Portland. This is not one of them.’
Region: Oregon
Our Bans on Stacked Homes Are Bans on Age-Ready Homes
Thanks in part to a little-known federal law, legalizing fourplexes could boost accessible housing at the moment we’ll need it more than ever.
How New York Won Congestion Pricing
When New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg first endorsed congestion pricing in 2007, it failed to even advance to a State Assembly vote. It was new, it was bold, and it was a nonstarter. But in March 2019, after more than 10 years of advocacy from environmentalists and transit activists, New York became the first US … Read more
Great News: Portland’s Next Rail Line May Have Fewer Parking Garages
Equitable mobility requires good transit—not giving away free parking.
Event Friday: Portland City Club Begins Forums on Commission Dysfunction
Portland’s city government website pulls no punches. “The City of Portland has the last remaining Commission form of government among large cities in the United States.” [content_box color=”green” type=”border”] Friday Forum, May 3, 2019 To attend, purchase tickets here. The forum begins at noon on Friday, May 4, 2019, at Sentinel Hotel, 614 SW 11th … Read more
Sightline’s Spring Fund Drive Begins Today!
Each of us loves the natural places and communities in the Northwest for our own reasons. Maybe you’ve always called this place home, or perhaps you were drawn here—for the mountains, for love, for education, your career. All the same, you believe in sustainability solutions because you care about this place; the people you know … Read more
‘Restore My Neighborhood’: One Cascadian’s Take on Re-legalizing Housing
‘I moved to a block filled with young families.’
Clean Energy Jobs Bill: What Oregonians Need to Know
Oregonians have been pushing for comprehensive climate action for more than a decade. Other states and provinces in North America have forged ahead, attracting clean energy investments, creating local jobs, and cleaning up the air they breathe but Oregonians are still paying price for someone else’s pollution—hospital bills for our kids’ asthma, a faltering seafood … Read more
Age-Friendly Housing Will Be Smaller, Shared, and Flexible
A backyard cottage—a garage beautifully converted into a two-story, two-bedroom 800 square foot home—allowed Becky to afford to live close to work and within walking distance of her daughter’s elementary school. It also meant she could help her aging parents stay in their home, on the same lot. Kay built a small home behind her … Read more
Pesticide Proponents Aim to Keep Power Out of Locals’ Reach
Local communities can often see connections between pollution and environmental health long before big government agencies respond. That’s what happened on the Oregon Coast in 2017 when a small group of citizens banded together to pass a ballot measure that would ban aerial pesticide spraying. It all started when a small group of citizens in … Read more