Sightline Institute Research

About Sightline Institute Research

Cascadia’s sustainability think tank brings you a feed of its latest research articles, in text-to-audio recordings. Learn how the region can advance abundant housing for vibrant communities; reform our democratic systems and elections to honor the public’s priorities, including its support for climate solutions; make a just transition away from fossil fuels and into a 21st-century energy economy; and model forestry and agricultural practices that rebuild our soils, ecosystems, and rural economies. View articles in full at sightline.org.

Publisher

Sightline Institute

Category

education · government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Nov 2022

Latest episode

3 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

58 of 176 episodes have a transcript.

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   3 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Oregon’s New Path to Inclusionary Housing: Fully Funded and Flexible

   Oregon Senator Khanh Pham and Portland City Councilor Mitch Green discuss how a new state bill ensures inclusionary housing programs are fully funded and flexible, learning from Portland's past challenges.

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   3 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   11% of Northwest Residents Live in Fire Country; 100% Pay the Price

   Sightline Institute researchers explore how Northwest residents, even those outside fire zones, subsidize wildfire growth and offer policy solutions for a more resilient future.

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   3 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Close Montana Primary Elections’ ‘Drop-and-Swap’ Loophole

   Sightline Institute Research explains how Montana can close its primary election loophole by adopting Missouri's extended filing window for candidate withdrawals.

Inside a recent episode

Oregon’s New Path to Inclusionary Housing: Fully Funded and Flexible

Published 3 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Portland, wrote, Senate Bill 1521 is the Oregon legislature's attempt to ensure that any inclusionary zoning program cost-effectively empowers communities to build both market-rate and affordable homes, So-called inclusionary zoning programs require a share of homes in all new buildings to be available below market rates. But when Portland imposed such a price control on new apartment buildings without fully offsetting the cost of those mandates, it contributed to a sharp drop in home building, something that tends to drive up prices for every tenant and first-time homebuyer. That led the state's largest city to reverse course in 2024, using deeper property tax abatements to fully fund its program for rental buildings. […]

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• Jennifer Heerwig
• Anna Campbell
• Dr Jennifer Heerwig

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