Blog Series

Best of Sightline's blog

The best of the best, the cream of the crop. Our (and your) all-time favorite posts that still hold true today---in one series, so you don't have to hunt them down.

Bicycle Neglect

In this Daily Score blog series, Alan Durning looks at which Cascadian cities are doing best at developing bike networks, and how they can do better.

BP, Tim Eyman, and I-1053

This series by Alan Durning explores the ways in which WA's I-1053 is not only undemocratic and unconstitutional, but downright unfair.

Cap and Trade and the "Gaming" Question

Dude, Where Are My Cars?

Throughout the Northwest, transportation planners predict traffic volumes will grow and grow. But over the past decade, actual traffic trends have bucked predictions. This conundrum has got Sightline blogger Clark Williams-Derry asking, "Dude, where are my cars?"

I-1033: Eyman's Permanent Recession

Layoffs, pay reductions, and significant cutbacks to important services have left us all feeling the pinch. Tim Eyman's Initiative 1033 in Washington would set these financial hardships in stone.

Initiative 1098 and Income Taxes

Sightline sets the record straight on a Washington ballot measure that would levy an income tax on the very wealthy to fund schools and health care, as well as reduce taxes for property owners and small businesses.

Inside WCI

Whats good, bad, and missing from the WCI's draft proposal?

Measure 63 in Oregon

This series examines Oregon's measure 63 on the 2008 ballot.

R-52: Cool Schools Washington

Sustainababy: Born to be Green

Anna Fahey looks at pregnancy and motherhood through the lens of sustainability policy.

Talking Weather and Climate

In this blog series, Communications Strategist Anna Fahey examines how scientists, public figures, and journalists are linking weather and climate.

The Parable of the Electric Bike

Imagine an electric bike. Zipping through the city. Surging up hills without gasping for breath. Appealing! So, why haven't they caught on?

The Reluctant Cyclist

Follow Eric Hess's first rides, initial thoughts on commuting, and an introduction to bike culture in this Sightline series.

The Year of Living Car-lessly Experiment

After the demise of their family Volvo, Sightline director Alan Durning and his family decided to try living car-free for one year.

This Land: Measure 37's Impact on Oregon

The latest news and analysis on Oregon's "bad-neighbor" law, plus a look at Measure 49, an effort to rewrite Measure 37 to make it more true to what Oregonians want.

Weekend Reading

Each Friday, Sightline staff compile their top reading picks from the week.

What's New is Old

Follow Anna Fahey's New Year's resolution to buy nothing new in 2012--saving cash and cutting carbon at the same time.