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Housing + Cities

Building a sustainable future together

Welcoming more homes, of all shapes and sizes, in Cascadia’s towns and cities.  

Latest research + analysis

Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent

More evidence that parking flexibility is key to housing abundance.

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The Vast Potential of Pairing Transit and Homes in Washington State

SB 5466 could support hundreds of thousands of needed new homes closer to where residents work, learn, and recreate.
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New Washington Bill Would Legalize More Homes and Businesses by Transit

Eliminating parking mandates is a simple solution to a big problem.
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Seven Reasons Washington Needs Middle Housing

Because housing solutions are solutions for homelessness, jobs, equity, climate, and conservation.
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Washington’s 2023 Middle Housing Bill, Explained

HB 1110 addresses the state’s acute housing shortage, opening up affordable options for families, workers, and elderly and young home seekers.
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Jeannette Lee

Alaska Research Director

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Meet the Team

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 a Senior Transportation Researcher for Sightline Institute, specializing in parking policy.

Alice Buckley

Fellow

Alice leads Sightline’s efforts in Montana, supporting local initiatives for abundant housing and stronger democracy in Big Sky Country.

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. 

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.

Beyond parking mandates

Data and insights on the growing movement to break free from parking mandates

Resource: Middle Housing Photos

Our Modest Middle Homes Library is a resource for abundant housing advocates, urbanists, planners, and journalists.

Video: 90-second housing explainers

A decade of successes against fossil fuel exports in Cascadia.

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

Housing + Cities

Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent

More evidence that parking flexibility is key to housing abundance.

Read More