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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 …
Will Seattle Suppress a Key Parking Fix?
This is a convoluted story about an 11-page memo on parking meters. It seems a trifle at first—an obscure bureaucratic …
And the Most Car-Sharing City in Cascadia Is…
Editor’s Note December 2016: Great news! BMW ReachNow car-sharing service has expanded its fleet to Portland with 360 vehicles and added 330 vehicles …
Why You Might Like the Temporary Portland Gas Tax
If you live in Portland, you have your May ballot in hand. Don’t just pick a presidential candidate and mail …
Portland May Offer a Parking Win-Win-Win
Here in Southeast Portland, many of my neighbors are concerned about parking. In particular, they worry that new residents in …
Washington Can Make Polluters Pay without Boosting Highway Construction
After last week’s article, readers may be worried that Washington’s Constitution, like Oregon’s, protects all revenue from taxes and fees …
How Making Polluters Pay Could Fix Oregonians’ Local Potholes
Oregon’s Constitution holds a rude surprise for climate crusaders: Article IX prevents the state from investing revenue from transportation sector …
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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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