After seeing a series of beautiful-but-impractical photos of bike storage on Treehugger, Sightline asked readers to submit their real bike-storage solutions. We compiled the set and are adding more on Pinterest. Have a bike storage shot of your own? Submit it to erich@sightline.org.
1. Hales, Smith to runoff for Portland mayor
The Oregonian | Politics
2. A bill to end polluter welfare
Sustainable Industries | Climate
3. Energy Challenge creates jobs, saves energy
Bellingham Herald | Energy
4. Before food trucks were trendy
The International Examiner | Food
5. Steak or veggie burger – which is greener?
Mother Jones | Green Living
6. The poor are at greater risk of traffic deaths
Atlantic Cities | Transportation
7. Whidbey shellfish grower feared trouble from ship
The Seattle Times | Pollution
8. Video: The story of an egg
Grist | Food
9. OR, WA drivers feel the pain
The Oregonian | Transportation
10. When the lights go out, the world eats junk
Fast Company | Food
Does “BC” Mean “Bans Clotheslines”?
British Columbia prides itself on a commitment to renewable energy. Yet many British Columbians are forbidden from stringing up the simplest of solar devices: the clothesline.
These laundry-drying bans are written into the bylaws of strata corporations, which govern most of British Columbia’s condominiums, apartments, duplexes, and townhomes. Condos are a big and fast-growing housing choice in the province. In just 20 years, the percentage of Vancouverites dwelling in them has nearly doubled from under 25 percent to more than … read more »
Light Rail and Racial Justice in Seattle
Anyone familiar with Seattle’s Rainier Valley knows it’s a place in transition.
Long one of the most racially diverse neighborhoods in the Northwest, it has for many decades struggled economically. In recent years, some areas of the valley such as Columbia City have gentrified rapidly even while nearby neighborhoods were rocked by the economic downturn, experiencing high rates of foreclosure and unemployment.
It was in that complicated geography that the Puget Sound’s first light rail line arrived, bringing with it … read more »
For Climate, Place Matters
At this point, most serious researchers agree that the average city-dweller produces fewer climate-warming emissions than a typical suburban or rural resident. City-folks tend to drive less, and walk or use transit more, than those of us who live in suburbs or out in the country. And city dwellers also tend to have less living space per capita, and are more likely to share walls or ceilings with their neighbors—all of which tend to reduce energy consumption per person. (And … read more »
Introducing Bike Score
Those people at Walk Score just don’t know when to stop: today, they’ve announced new Bike Score rankings.
No surprises with the victors: Minneapolis takes the top spot (Bike Score: 79) while Portland and San Francisco settle for second and third (both have a Bike Score of 70). Seattle comes in at number seven (Bike Score: 64).
The block-by-block algorithm takes four criteria into account: bike lanes (how good is bike infrastructure), hills (how good is the geography), destinations … read more »





