[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Is the future of apartment construction indoors? That’s the bet a number of modular construction companies in the Pacific Northwest are making. Building in Cascadia is expensive. Labor is scarce, and rents have surged since the last recession. Firms like Blokable, Katerra, and OneBuild say that by moving much of the process off building sites … Read more
Southern Oregon regulators, Native American tribes, and local communities are worried that a proposed fossil fuel facility will, among other chaos, pollute water resources and irreversibly damage wildlife populations. If approved, the Jordan Cove Energy Project would put a behemoth liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Coos Bay. The plan was believed to be … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As summer temperatures rise and wildfire season intensifies, Northwest residents may be reminded that climate change is gradually making itself felt in Cascadia. It’s timely, therefore, to recall that climate progress is possible, both internationally and regionally, even when the current US Presidential Administration is not helpful. Perhaps the best example of effective and coordinated … Read more
Kelsey Hamlin The Public Religion Research Institute found one-third (31 percent) of Americans feel diversity (or the fact that people of color are on pace to become the majority demographic) will have a negative impact. But journalist David Robert, who is quickly becoming a favorite of mine, started thinking: It occurred to me that white … Read more
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As the mid-summer mercury ticks skyward, we have a natural seasonal reminder that climate change is upon us. And while Sightline researchers may have swapped their rain boots for short-sleeved shirts, they have not slackened their pace in opposing fossil fuel expansions in the Northwest. Our team on Thin Green Line has been hard at … Read more
City data show curb prices would fall in much of downtown.
Kelsey H. Data invades our everyday lives whether we recognize it or not. You absolutely MUST read the amazing coverage by Wired about digital journalism professor Jonathan Albright, who is behind all the meta discoveries on fake news, namely the Internet Research Agency of Russia. This story has me reeling. More important, the man and … Read more
This article is part three in a mini-series about the climate benefits of ADUs. If you are eager for more, check out part 1 and part 2. My son has chubby feet. There’s (almost) no getting around them, literally: most shoes simply do not fit. Luckily, a certain chain kids clothing store actually carries a … Read more
Talking affordability: Guidelines from Sightline focus groups—part 2.
It’s a project that refuses to die, despite efforts to keep it from moving forward. In 2016, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted unanimously to deny approval for the Jordan Cove Energy Project, an oversized fracked gas project proposed in a small town on the Oregon Coast. But less than six months after … Read more