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We’re hiring a principal director of program development! Build our next research program (and then the next). sightline.org/principal-dire…
We’re hiring a messaging strategy manager!
Research, test, and refine pro-housing, democracy, and clean energy messages as part of Sightline’s communications team: sightline.org/manager-messag…
Leaders across the Northwest can help protect public health and reduce air pollution by incentivizing electric appliances. sightline.org/2026/10/15/the…
Twenty-one million people live in the bioregion of Cascadia. sightline.org/2026/10/08/twe…
Since Alaska adopted ranked choice voting and top-four primaries, state legislative general elections have tighter margins of victory and the percentage of contests with 3+ candidates have more than doubled. sightline.org/2026/10/07/pos…
How did Portland's electoral changes affect voter behavior, candidate strategy, and electoral outcomes in 2024?
Q+A with Lewis and Clark's Dr. Ellen Seljan: sightline.org/2026/09/23/in-…
Convenient, accessible homes in more cities and towns would open the door for thousands of Oregonians to downsize affordably in their communities. sightline.org/age-friendly-h…
Vancouver’s Villages Plan promised to legalize four- to six-story apartments off arterials, but the plan fell through.
sightline.org/2026/09/18/the…
#BritishColumbia’s TOD bill is two years out from its compliance deadline. What’s going well with the province-wide plan, and what might need tweaking?
sightline.org/2026/09/14/bri…
Ballot Measure 2 would not only scrap Alaska’s #RankedChoiceVoting and open primaries election system, but also its anti-dark money transparency laws. sightline.org/2026/09/10/bal…
The first year-and-a-half of Portland, OR's new government has been a steep learning curve for councilors. As it finds its feet, the refreshed system is slowly delivering neighborhood and citywide wins. sightline.org/2026/08/31/fiv…
The unofficial census results are in: Five years after Portland, OR, legalized mobile dwelling units, they've already eclipsed traditional ADUs. sightline.org/2026/08/19/sev…
New report: Policy steps and messaging tips to build the power lines the Northwest needs. sightline.org/ClearTheLines
How campaigners and organizers shifted strategies for #RankedChoiceVoting. sightline.org/2026/08/03/how…
Two-and-a-half years since #WALeg legalized thermal energy networks, three of WA’s four gas utilities have submitted proposals to pilot the efficient heating and cooling systems. sightline.org/2026/07/30/wa-…
Check out the small apartment buildings now legal in Vancouver, BC neighborhood centers, designed by @Lanefab and @oori_arch sightline.org/2026/07/10/in-…
In Portland’s single-stair design competition, students showcased beautiful, light-filled homes that could fit on a standard residential lot. None of them are legal to build. sightline.org/2026/07/09/int…
Single-stair buildings are illegal in most of North America. But they’ve been legal in Seattle since the 70s. sightline.org/2025/01/08/sun…
The Portland competition, hosted by Portland Neighbors Welcome and Strong Towns PDX, tasked teams with designing a six-story building around a single stairway: sightline.org/2026/07/09/int…
