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From Highways to Homes: The Opportunity to Reconnect Communities Divided by Freeways
This article is part of the series YIMBYtown 2022 The conversation shared below was part of the YIMBYtown 2022 conference, cohosted by Sightline Institute and Portland: Neighbors Welcome.* At its peak, federal highway construction demolished 37,000 homes a year to make way for roads. More than 1 million Americans—a significant …
How Not to Be a Transit Supervillain
Let’s say you were the kind of kid who rooted for Darth Vader in Star Wars, for the Joker in …
New Data Trove Answers Key Questions about Congestion Pricing
Congestion pricing could reduce gridlock and provide new transportation funding for Cascadia’s largest cities. Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, BC, are …
How New York Won Congestion Pricing
When New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg first endorsed congestion pricing in 2007, it failed to even advance to a State …
Great News: Portland’s Next Rail Line May Have Fewer Parking Garages
The people planning the Portland area’s next light-rail line seem to be steering away from a scenario where taxpayers waste …
Should Portland Try Decongestion Pricing?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2017 but we’ve updated it with details about the current status of …
FAQ About I-5 Rose Quarter Expansion and Decongestion Pricing in Portland
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2017 but we’ve updated it with details about the current status of …
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Michael Andersen
Senior Housing Researcher and Transportation Lead.
Michael leads Sightline’s work transitioning Cascadia away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner energy sources.
Catie Gould
Senior Researcher
Laura is a fellow with Sightline Institute, focused on energy policy, particularly natural gas infrastructure and building decarbonization.
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