Transportation & Transit
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Portland Might Spend Twice as Much on Free Parking Lots as Affordable Housing along Its Next Rail Line
Free park-and-rides shower hundreds of millions on a small minority of transit riders. But we keep building more and more. -
Cascadia’s Three Huge Urbanism Wins of 2018
Yes, we actually did that: 3 big wins for Cascadian city lovers this fall. -
Bike-Share Programs in Cascadia: How Are They Faring?
We highlight the leaders in various categories of bike-share glory, or ignominy in a case or two. -
Uber and Lyft Don’t Have to Threaten Transit. They Could Make It Better.
And Cascadia’s biggest city is rushing toward an ideal chance to prove it. -
Little Big Shift: PDX’s 2 Percent Restripe Would Boost Roads’ Capacity 60 Percent
The secret is to move people on vehicles that require less room per person in these reallocated central-city road spaces. -
Trouble in Paradise: BC’s Local Elections Shake Up Housing Policy
BC voters, especially in the suburbs, just threw some wrenches into their legendary transit-oriented growth machine. -
Actually, Let’s Not Set Aside Land Next to Rail Lines for Mansionization
Apartments are banned from half the land around stations on Portland's next rail line. If that won't change, the line shouldn't be built. -
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Tualatin, Job-Rich but Home-Scarce, Looks for Solutions
Portland suburb's housing shortage has led to a traffic crunch. If fixes are found, Tualatin might be a model for peer cities.
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