Sightline Author

Alan Durning

Alan Durning: Executive director and founder of Sightline Institute, has penned many popular blog series, including car-less living, bicycle neglect, and climate fairness. Prior to Sightline, Durning was a senior researcher at Worldwatch Institute, where he studied the human dimensions of sustainability and wrote the award-winning book How Much Is Enough? Read his full bio. Email: alan [at] sightline [dot] org.

Alan's Posts

Undemocracy and the US Senate, Background Checks Edition

55-45 or 63-37?

The Biggest Blind Spot of Urban Greens?

It's zoning.

ADUs and Don’ts

The gauntlet of rules that in-law and cottage units must run.

Nothing ADU-ing

In-law units and cottages are rare in most places.

In-law—and Out-law—Apartments

How to double neighborhood housing without anyone noticing.

Majority Rule Returns to Washington State

The end of rule by a small right-wing faction.

Servants Welcome, Roommates Barred

Ending occupancy limits.

The Roommate Gap: Your City’s Occupancy Limit

No reality TV (or reality?) for us.

Cargo bikes

Human-powered pickup trucks.

Alan Durning at TEDx: Legalize It!

10 stories of legalizing sustainability.