Housing + Cities
Building a sustainable future together
Welcoming more homes, of all shapes and sizes, in Cascadia’s towns and cities. 
Latest research + analysis
Oregon’s Zoning Reforms Are Working—But They Need Some Upgrades
Six years after a monumental rezone, Gov. Kotek’s HB 2138 will fill the gaps to more fully legalize starter homes.
Oregon’s Zoning Reforms Are Working—But They Need Some Upgrades
How to Talk About Parking Reform—and Win
How Washington State Won Parking Reform
Washington Takes Statewide Zoning Reform to the Next Level
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Dan Bertolet
Senior Director of Housing + Cities
Dan is passionate about creating cities that welcome people of all incomes and tread lightly on the planet.
Michael Andersen
Director, Cities + Towns
Michael writes about ways better municipal policy can help break poverty cycles, with a focus on housing and transportation.
Catie Gould
Senior Researcher
Catie is the Senior Transportation Researcher for Sightline Institute, specializing in parking policy.
Anna Fahey
Principal Director of Strategy
Anna leads Sightline Institute’s communications, marketing, and messaging strategies, and coordinates legislative campaigns.
Julia Metz
Fellow
Julia is a Fellow with Sightline bringing nearly a decade of experience in the housing field.
Daniel Oleksiuk
Fellow
Daniel is a Fellow for Sightline Institute and a lawyer, writer, and organizer.
Hollie Conde
Contributor
Hollie is a longtime advocate for common-sense causes and strong civic engagement.
Danny Tenenbaum
Contributor
Danny is a Contributor with Sightline Institute working on housing and land use policy in his home state of Montana.
Housing + Cities research in the news
Gov. Kotek launches new agency to fast-track housing construction
Oregon Capital Chronicle
The math is simple. When people choose to live closer to each other, they voluntarily cut their energy use in half. When people are able to make that choice, it makes our planet healthier, our communities more prosperous, and our society more fair. Literally everybody wins. 
But over the years, we’ve buried deep in our laws a variety of blocks to this voluntary sustainable decision: the innately human choice to be closer to one other. Sometimes this has happened with the best intentions, and other times our human tendencies have driven us to hoard and to exclude. Sightline’s Housing and Cities team identifies agreements across ideological lines that give Cascadians the freedom to make the sustainable choices so many of us want.
Learn more about our Housing + Cities research projects below.
Resource: Middle Housing Photos
Our Modest Middle Homes Library is a resource for abundant housing advocates, urbanists, planners, and journalists.
Author Q&A: Housing and homelessness
Research and policy recommendations to prune the gas system, scale electrification, and protect ratepayers.
50%
Reduction in energy use by people living in cities (needs more context)
$30-50,000
Cost of a structured parking space
Latest research + analysis
Oregon’s Zoning Reforms Are Working—But They Need Some Upgrades
Six years after a monumental rezone, Gov. Kotek’s HB 2138 will fill the gaps to more fully legalize starter homes.