Transportation & Transit
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Oil Refiners and Car Dealers Lose Favored Tax Loopholes
Years in the making, Sightline research is reflected in fairer state budget. -
Of Cascadia’s Big Cities, Who’s Tops in Bikeways?
It’s a tight race between Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver. -
Will Seattle Suppress a Key Parking Fix?
A case study in boring, no-name reports meaning a whole lot for a city’s smart growth plans. -
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Why You Might Like the Temporary Portland Gas Tax
Fixing streets and making them safe would be a win for Portlanders. -
Portland May Offer a Parking Win-Win-Win
More available spots, more neighborhoods perks, fewer headaches. -
Washington Can Make Polluters Pay without Boosting Highway Construction
Unlike Oregon, the Evergreen State can use our carbon pollution revenue for things other than roads. -
How Making Polluters Pay Could Fix Oregonians’ Local Potholes
If only our carbon pollution revenue is wisely directed… -
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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Dude, Where Are My Cars?
Throughout the Northwest, transportation planners predict traffic volumes will grow and grow. But over the past decade, actual traffic trends have bucked predictions. -
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. -
Seattle's Great Viaduct Debate
Sightline research director Clark Williams-Derry analyzes how to replace (or not) Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct. -
Metro Matters
Why King County must invest in its transit system.
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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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
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Portland Seeks Peace Through Parking Permits
Next City January 29, 2016
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No Parking Here
Mother Jones January 1, 2016
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Washington State: More Drivers, More Gridlock, More Delays
Seattle Times October 26, 2015