Earlier this summer, Sightline Senior Research Associate Margaret Morales comprehensively broke down how Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) could help reduce the affordable housing gap, as well as how ADUs can reduce the carbon footprints produced by single-family neighborhoods. KEXP’s Diane Horn had Margaret on as a guest on the sustainability segment of “Mind Over Matters” … Read more
We did the math to see who gets what from a rent check—then explored nine ways to make rents lower over the long term.
Portland suburb’s housing shortage has led to a traffic crunch. If fixes are found, Tualatin might be a model for peer cities.
A hopeful sign or a sign that we’re already lost? According to a study published last month in the academic journal Science Communication, scientists are now turning to “nontraditional forms of communication” to try to convince people of the veracity and urgency of climate change. The hopeful part is, it seems to work! In science-journal … Read more
In Cascadia, a typical accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rents for about $1,300, affordable to a low- or middle-income household earning between 60 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). That makes ADUs, including granny flats, mother-in-law apartments, backyard cottages, and carriage houses, a form of low-cost market-rate housing. What’s more, over 10 percent … Read more
Meter price adjustments, revenue reinvestment and smarter zoning all play an important part.
Scooter startup Bird just pledged to give $1 per scooter per day to help making travel better for everyone.
Editor’s note: This is Part 3 in a four-part series on how trees and plants help to slow traffic, ameliorate climate change impacts and make growing cities more livable. Read Part 1, which lays out the overall case for better street design, here. Read Part 2, which focuses on Vancouver and its green efforts in busier and … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A revolution is brewing in the streets of Cascadia’s major cities. Not since the mid-20th century has this region seen such a wholesale remaking of city rights of way. Rapid growth is driving experimentation in ways to move more and more people through the same corridors, whether by foot, bicycle, transit, rideshare or private vehicle, … Read more
The US electorate is ready for candidates willing to protect environment