Transportation & Transit
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Portland’s Latest Smart Idea: Meters That Charge What Parking Is Worth
City data show curb prices would fall in much of downtown. -
Parking Eats Up $117,677 of Local Wealth for Every Household in Seattle
That's more than the median American household's net worth---and in other US cities, the figure is even scarier. -
Portland’s Scooter Tax Is Super High, and That’s Fine
Over-regulating this alternative to driving is a bigger risk than overtaxing it. -
Listen In: KUOW’s ‘The Record’ on Living Car-Free in Seattle
Sightline's Alan Durning discusses how going without a car can improve quality of life. -
Video: Ensuring Safety with Self-Driving Cars in Washington
Sightline Senior Fellow Daniel Malarkey discusses what's next for self-driving cars following a fatal accident in Arizona. -
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Are Robo-Taxis the Only Way to Get Transportation Off Oil Fast?
Shared, autonomous, electric vehicles could decarbonize transportation in Cascadia in as little as a decade. -
Video: Autonomous Electric Vehicles and Their Future in Cascadia
Sightline Fellow Daniel Malarkey appears on Q13 to discuss the benefits of self-driving cars. -
Part 2: Your Car of the Future is No Car at All
The downsides of autonomous electric vehicle fleets and how to avoid them.
The way we design our cities and towns, as well as the modes of transport we use to move through them, can either help or hinder residents’ ability to reduce their carbon footprints. Whether that means unleashing innovative affordable housing solutions, prioritizing spaces for people over spaces for cars and parking, or shifting our transportation thinking away from boondoggle megaprojects, we can shape our communities to fulfill a more sustainable future.
Series in Transportation & Transit
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Self-Driving Cars: A Fad or the Future?
Sightline fellow Daniel Malarkey explores the potential for autonomous vehicles to change the future of transportation. -
The Reluctant Cyclist
Follow Eric Hess's first rides, initial thoughts on commuting, and an introduction to bike culture in this Sightline series. -
Parking? Lots!
How obscure parking rules have misshaped our communities and opportunities for better options. -
Crimp Your Ride
How ride-for-hire (or so-called "rideshare") and taxi regulations may change how you get around. -
The Year of Living Car-lessly Experiment
After the demise of their family Volvo, Sightline director Alan Durning and his family decided to try living car-free for one year.
Recent Reports & Graphics
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Who Pays for Parking?
The hidden costs of housing. -
Shifting into Reverse
Northwest gasoline consumption makes a modest decline. -
Rural Sprawl in Metropolitan Portland
A comparison of growth management in Oregon and Washington
Press Clips
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Driving the Future: Are Self-Driving Cars Coming to Western Washington?
Q13 Fox February 23, 2018
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From Congestion to Carbon to Fatalities, Roads Are Getting Worse, WSDOT Data Show
Seattle Times December 8, 2017
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How Shared Parking Can Reduce Housing Costs and Cut Traffic
Streetsblog October 3, 2017
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What I Learned Living One Year Without a Car In Seattle
Seattle Weekly May 3, 2017
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Seattle Builds Lots of New Apartments, but Not So Many Parking Spots
Seattle Times December 3, 2016