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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 …
Commuters Would Come Out Ahead with Rush-Hour Tolls
The Seattle Times recently tested public opinion on the idea of imposing tolls to reduce congestion and, oh my, people …
Here’s What Oregon’s Huge New Transit Housing Bill Would Legalize
One of North America’s biggest new ideas for greener transportation is spreading north. A year after a pair of California …
Believe It or Not, Trump Put a Huge Tax on Parking Lots, Maybe by Mistake
Deep in the bowels of the Republican tax reform that took effect in the United States last year, its late-night …
Viadoom Avoided?
Trafficopalypse. The Big Clog. Carmageddon. And now Viadoom. It seems like the same story every time. Transportation planners announce the …
How to Reduce Emissions and Congestion While Preparing for a Just Transition to Self-Driving Cars
Cascadia’s cities could benefit immensely from electric robo-taxi service someday if we get the public policies right but we don’t …
2018 in Review: How Soon for Electric Robo-Taxis?
Earlier this month, Google subsidiary Waymo announced the launch of a commercial robo-taxi service in Chandler, Arizona, a suburb 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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