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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 …
A Reluctant Cyclist Takes to the Streets
Spring has been reluctant to arrive in the Northwest this year, but the weather is finally changing. With the appearance …
Asphalt Versus People
Seattle councilmember Mike O’Brien has a solution to state budget cutting that is both brilliant and profoundly moral. He’s produced a nice 4 minute video, …
It’s Raining Rain Gardens
Researchers have pointed the finger at stormwater runoff as the top source of pollution that’s getting into Puget Sound and …
Tolls Do Not Increase Traffic
Holy cow, how did this not get noticed before? The Washington Department of Transportation’s 2010 deep-bore tolling study claims that …
Driving Downhill
Remember way back in 2008, when the economy hit the skids just as gas prices hit the roof? I sure …
Is There a Transit App for That?
Following up on my recent post on how my smartphone didn’t revolutionize my transit commute, I came across this Wired …
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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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