How Far Can You Get By Transit?
File this under cool: A new site shows you how far you can get by transit in a handful of cities. Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Spokane, Salem, and Eugene are included from the Northwest. Here's where you could get within 15 minutes by transit from downtown Vancouver:
Author: SwatchJunkies
Weekend Reading 7/15/11
Alan: I've just finished Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers' What's Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption, which documents and cheerfully promotes the rising tide of new, Internet-powered means of sharing and reusing things. From cars to extra bedrooms, toys to designer handbags, business loans to garden tools, scores of new companies and nonprofits are figuring out how to get all the benefits of ownership without all the cost -- or ecological footprint. Sightline is looking into such models, and the legal barriers to them, for Making Sustainability Legal, but this book is worth reading just for fun and inspiration.
Author: SwatchJunkies
Technology in Transit
A couple months back, I got a smart phone. One of the first things I downloaded was OneBusAway, an app that provides real-time information on transit stops, routes, and arrivals ...
Author: SwatchJunkies
A Better Way To Measure Walkability
Genius. If you’re not familiar with Walk Score, you should be. It’s become the de facto standard for measuring neighborhood walkability in the US, with both real estate marketers and ...
Author: SwatchJunkies
Happy 15th Birthday, Sightline
Sightline's greatest achievements over 15 years.
Author: Sightline Editor
Why Walk? The Benefits of Walkable Neighborhoods
A growing body of research shows that walkable, compact communities can promote good health and a healthier planet by promoting exercise and reducing the risk of obesity; lowering car crash fatalities; reducing greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle-related air pollution; and cutting down gasoline bills and oil imports.
Author: Sightline Editor
Sprawl and Smart Growth in Selected Northwest Cities
Sightline Institute's reports on sprawl and smart growth in several Northwest cities analyze how each city did at curbing sprawl and developing efficiently, starting with the period of the 1990s.
Author: Sightline Editor
What’s Walkable?
A collection of research and solutions--including walkscore.com--for creating walkable communities and why it's important.
