Sightline Institute

Get off our a** and walk.
I discovered the Sightline Institute, a sustainability think tank in Seattle, through the super cool website Walk Score

Find out how walkable a neighborhood is based on proximity to grocery stores, parks, schools, theaters, etc. Although the maps are not perfect, 7 Eleven is considered a grocery store and the mixed income variable needs to be weighted better, the site will make you much more aware how easy it is to leave the car in the garage or how your neighborhood could be improved to be more walkable. The Walk Score map mushes together Google maps with business listings for the area. Walk Score is great for people looking to move to a new area.
The Sightline Institute is also a great source for maps, charts, and graphs related to population, energy, transportation, economy, etc.
Check out the blog of the family that decided to forego owning a car over a year ago. The ongoing tale includes how the author bribed his kids with cellphones, the overall safety of children and the overblown stats of child abductions, how FOX came a callin’ to put the family on Trading Spouses, and much mch more.