Anna Fahey
@trufahey.bsky.social
Comms strategy re: #housing + democracy + climate
My opinions. No endorsements here
Parking talking points: https://www.sightline.org/2025/05/28/how-to-talk-about-parking-reform-and-win
#ParkingrReform feed ⬇️
My opinions. No endorsements here
Parking talking points: https://www.sightline.org/2025/05/28/how-to-talk-about-parking-reform-and-win
#ParkingrReform feed ⬇️
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Anna Fahey
@trufahey.bsky.social
· Jun 4
How to Talk About Parking Reform—and Win | Sightline Institute
A road-tested parking messaging guide, to gain more great neighborhoods and the homes we need, and to kick costly empty asphalt to the curb.
www.sightline.org
Hey! We've been working away on #parkingreform campaigns + also testing how best to **talk about parking reforms ** including qualitative + survey message testing! There's more to figure out in this space, but here's our preliminary recommendations + talking points! www.sightline.org/2025/05/28/h...
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'Allowing a single stairway would save space and allow for more multi-bedroom, family-friendly units, said Mike Eliason, a Seattle-based architect and author of Building for People'
@patrickcsisson.bsky.social on what could be in store for los angeles with SB-79
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
@patrickcsisson.bsky.social on what could be in store for los angeles with SB-79
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Will the YIMBY ‘Holy Grail’ Deliver an LA Building Boom?
Supporters of the California zoning reform bill SB 79 say it will unleash a wave of multistory apartment buildings. In low-rise-loving Los Angeles, that could be a tall order.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
'Allowing a single stairway would save space and allow for more multi-bedroom, family-friendly units, said Mike Eliason, a Seattle-based architect and author of Building for People'
@patrickcsisson.bsky.social on what could be in store for los angeles with SB-79
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
@patrickcsisson.bsky.social on what could be in store for los angeles with SB-79
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Could the Seattle mayoral election go to a recount? And if so, how would it work? I answer those questions here:
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Could the Seattle mayoral election go to a recount? And if so, how would it work? I answer those questions here:
Go, #Bellingham!
"City council members voted to keep Bellingham's parking minimums suspended through summer 2026."
#Bellingham
#Bellingham
Bellingham residents share opinions on parking minimums at public hearing - My Bellingham Now
City council members voted to keep Bellingham's parking minimums suspended through summer 2026.
mybellinghamnow.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Go, #Bellingham!
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Korbel Professor @schaveznorgaard.bsky.social on a new co-authored study about minimum parking requirements: “We do think it, hopefully, elevated the debate so that it was a data-driven conversation."
"In Denver, simulator-run study says parking rule change could boost home construction by 12.5%"
"In Denver, simulator-run study says parking rule change could boost home construction by 12.5%"
www.homes.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Korbel Professor @schaveznorgaard.bsky.social on a new co-authored study about minimum parking requirements: “We do think it, hopefully, elevated the debate so that it was a data-driven conversation."
"In Denver, simulator-run study says parking rule change could boost home construction by 12.5%"
"In Denver, simulator-run study says parking rule change could boost home construction by 12.5%"
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Happy Election Day, y'all! You're invited to join our debrief on the 2025 elections on Nov 10 @ 6 pm ET! We'll talk this year's results and what's on our radar for 2026. www.mobilize.us/leadlocally/...
2025 Election Debrief: Climate on the Ballot · Lead Locally
Join Lead Locally for a conversation with activists and newly elected climate champions to celebrate, discuss the results of our most recent state & municipal elections, and consider what victories ar...
www.mobilize.us
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Happy Election Day, y'all! You're invited to join our debrief on the 2025 elections on Nov 10 @ 6 pm ET! We'll talk this year's results and what's on our radar for 2026. www.mobilize.us/leadlocally/...
Overbuilt parking wastes money and space that communities can put to use for better things than empty asphalt! More homes, save trees, more local business investment.
A new study out of Denver shows that removing mandatory parking minimums can lead to more affordable housing being built.
By eliminating costly parking mandates, we can focus on creating homes that better meet community needs.
https://ow.ly/e7Lv50Xm3H7
By eliminating costly parking mandates, we can focus on creating homes that better meet community needs.
https://ow.ly/e7Lv50Xm3H7
Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built
Structured parking can cost as much as $50,000 per space, making housing more expensive to build and for those living there.
ow.ly
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Overbuilt parking wastes money and space that communities can put to use for better things than empty asphalt! More homes, save trees, more local business investment.
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Baltimore just eliminated parking minimums, reduced lot line setbacks, and allowed single-stair buildings for buildings up to six stories
All without years of studies or prevarication. This is not just the path to rest belt revival, it is a model for cities nationwide
All without years of studies or prevarication. This is not just the path to rest belt revival, it is a model for cities nationwide
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Interested in parking reform? Check this out - I'll be talking about Hartford (& a tiny bit about @zoningatlas.bsky.social's parking features):
A mini-symposium on parking — without the commute. Join us for a virtual panel series on Nov. 18 and connect with parking reform champions from across the country.
View the session schedule and register here www.its.ucla.edu/tri... #UCLATransportation100
View the session schedule and register here www.its.ucla.edu/tri... #UCLATransportation100
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Interested in parking reform? Check this out - I'll be talking about Hartford (& a tiny bit about @zoningatlas.bsky.social's parking features):
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Same in Spokane. With a supermajority on council and a willing mayor, we have to run as fast as possible on issues like safe streets, transit, and urban infill.
In NJ, in VA, in NYC, it's time to get to work.
There are no permanent majorities. There are only moments of time when parties can assemble a majority of voters around a set of ideas. You have to take that moment and run as fast as you can, before the next election breaks your stride.
There are no permanent majorities. There are only moments of time when parties can assemble a majority of voters around a set of ideas. You have to take that moment and run as fast as you can, before the next election breaks your stride.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Same in Spokane. With a supermajority on council and a willing mayor, we have to run as fast as possible on issues like safe streets, transit, and urban infill.
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Illinois will becoming the 5th state to eliminate local parking requirements for new development projects near transit, after:
—California (assembly bill 2097, 2022)
—Colorado (house bill 24–1304, 2024)
—Oregon (Land Conservation and Development Commission, 2022)
—Washington (house bill 1491, 2025)
—California (assembly bill 2097, 2022)
—Colorado (house bill 24–1304, 2024)
—Oregon (Land Conservation and Development Commission, 2022)
—Washington (house bill 1491, 2025)
Illinois will effectively eliminate parking minimum requirements in ~all of Chicago and much of its suburbs thanks to the transit funding bill that passed last night.
Also contains parking reform! This is a preliminary map of Chicagoland based on the People Over Parking Act provision.
It would also apply downstate though!
It would also apply downstate though!
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Illinois will becoming the 5th state to eliminate local parking requirements for new development projects near transit, after:
—California (assembly bill 2097, 2022)
—Colorado (house bill 24–1304, 2024)
—Oregon (Land Conservation and Development Commission, 2022)
—Washington (house bill 1491, 2025)
—California (assembly bill 2097, 2022)
—Colorado (house bill 24–1304, 2024)
—Oregon (Land Conservation and Development Commission, 2022)
—Washington (house bill 1491, 2025)
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Your city has eliminated parking minimums. Now what? Hear from planners and community leaders from across the U.S. share their experiences navigating next steps after major parking reforms. Join the conversation on Nov. 18 ucla.zoom.us/meeting... #UCLATransportation100
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Your city has eliminated parking minimums. Now what? Hear from planners and community leaders from across the U.S. share their experiences navigating next steps after major parking reforms. Join the conversation on Nov. 18 ucla.zoom.us/meeting... #UCLATransportation100
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Congratulations to IL on becoming the third state to pass state level Parking Reform in 2025!
We’ve still got CT & NC on the clock which would get us to 5 in one year! Amazing work by @parkingreform.org & many others 🙌🙌
We’ve still got CT & NC on the clock which would get us to 5 in one year! Amazing work by @parkingreform.org & many others 🙌🙌
Also contains parking reform! This is a preliminary map of Chicagoland based on the People Over Parking Act provision.
It would also apply downstate though!
It would also apply downstate though!
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Congratulations to IL on becoming the third state to pass state level Parking Reform in 2025!
We’ve still got CT & NC on the clock which would get us to 5 in one year! Amazing work by @parkingreform.org & many others 🙌🙌
We’ve still got CT & NC on the clock which would get us to 5 in one year! Amazing work by @parkingreform.org & many others 🙌🙌
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July 2025 - "SB 5184, which was adopted by a wide majority in both houses, exempts all homes smaller than 1,200 square feet from parking mandates. “The average new apartment in the United States is 904 square feet, and even the typical two-bedroom averages only 1,097 square feet."
Washington flips the switch on parking reform
State legislation takes a new approach to removing parking mandates—one that is far more comprehensive.
www.cnu.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
July 2025 - "SB 5184, which was adopted by a wide majority in both houses, exempts all homes smaller than 1,200 square feet from parking mandates. “The average new apartment in the United States is 904 square feet, and even the typical two-bedroom averages only 1,097 square feet."
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A mini-symposium on parking — without the commute. Join us for a virtual panel series on Nov. 18 and connect with parking reform champions from across the country.
View the session schedule and register here www.its.ucla.edu/tri... #UCLATransportation100
View the session schedule and register here www.its.ucla.edu/tri... #UCLATransportation100
October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A mini-symposium on parking — without the commute. Join us for a virtual panel series on Nov. 18 and connect with parking reform champions from across the country.
View the session schedule and register here www.its.ucla.edu/tri... #UCLATransportation100
View the session schedule and register here www.its.ucla.edu/tri... #UCLATransportation100
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Parking mandates are one of those 1950s planning psuedo-sciences that we're still dealing with, to no one's benefit.
crcmich.org/dennis_20240...
crcmich.org/dennis_20240...
Michigan Should Eliminate Parking Mandates - Citizens Research Council of Michigan
Municipal parking mandates obstruct efforts to create vibrant livable communities.
crcmich.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Parking mandates are one of those 1950s planning psuedo-sciences that we're still dealing with, to no one's benefit.
crcmich.org/dennis_20240...
crcmich.org/dennis_20240...
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Minneapolis built more housing than any other major Midwest city & it’s not a mystery why.
They allowed modest density housing types city-wide, cut regressive parking mandates, and made it easier to build apartments near transit.
The results: more homes + slowed rent growth.
They allowed modest density housing types city-wide, cut regressive parking mandates, and made it easier to build apartments near transit.
The results: more homes + slowed rent growth.
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Minneapolis built more housing than any other major Midwest city & it’s not a mystery why.
They allowed modest density housing types city-wide, cut regressive parking mandates, and made it easier to build apartments near transit.
The results: more homes + slowed rent growth.
They allowed modest density housing types city-wide, cut regressive parking mandates, and made it easier to build apartments near transit.
The results: more homes + slowed rent growth.
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A new research report from Hawaiʻi Appleseed reveals that parking mandates are adding tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of construction of new homes on Oʻahu.
#ParkingMandates #Parking #Affordability #HousingCosts #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #Honolulu
hiappleseed.org/press-releas...
#ParkingMandates #Parking #Affordability #HousingCosts #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #Honolulu
hiappleseed.org/press-releas...
Outdated parking mandates inflate Hawaiʻi housing costs — Hawaiʻi Appleseed
A new research report reveals that parking mandates are adding tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of construction of new homes on Oahu.
hiappleseed.org
October 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A new research report from Hawaiʻi Appleseed reveals that parking mandates are adding tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of construction of new homes on Oʻahu.
#ParkingMandates #Parking #Affordability #HousingCosts #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #Honolulu
hiappleseed.org/press-releas...
#ParkingMandates #Parking #Affordability #HousingCosts #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #Honolulu
hiappleseed.org/press-releas...
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MLUPA 4/5: Some of the 14 options cities can choose from to boost supply:
✅Allow Duplexes by right
✅Allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
✅Eliminate or reduce off-street Parking requirements
✅Reduce Lot Sizes or Setbacks
The goal is simple: remove policy barriers to building the homes Montana needs.
✅Allow Duplexes by right
✅Allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
✅Eliminate or reduce off-street Parking requirements
✅Reduce Lot Sizes or Setbacks
The goal is simple: remove policy barriers to building the homes Montana needs.
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
MLUPA 4/5: Some of the 14 options cities can choose from to boost supply:
✅Allow Duplexes by right
✅Allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
✅Eliminate or reduce off-street Parking requirements
✅Reduce Lot Sizes or Setbacks
The goal is simple: remove policy barriers to building the homes Montana needs.
✅Allow Duplexes by right
✅Allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
✅Eliminate or reduce off-street Parking requirements
✅Reduce Lot Sizes or Setbacks
The goal is simple: remove policy barriers to building the homes Montana needs.
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I had a chance to tour the Solis passive house apartment building in Seattle this past weekend.
It's interesting as a #passivhaus in the middle of Capitol Hill, with a view to another green building icon, the Bullitt Centre
>> The passive part is great,
but what caught my eye was the stair.
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It's interesting as a #passivhaus in the middle of Capitol Hill, with a view to another green building icon, the Bullitt Centre
>> The passive part is great,
but what caught my eye was the stair.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I had a chance to tour the Solis passive house apartment building in Seattle this past weekend.
It's interesting as a #passivhaus in the middle of Capitol Hill, with a view to another green building icon, the Bullitt Centre
>> The passive part is great,
but what caught my eye was the stair.
🧵
It's interesting as a #passivhaus in the middle of Capitol Hill, with a view to another green building icon, the Bullitt Centre
>> The passive part is great,
but what caught my eye was the stair.
🧵
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Parking flexibility—it works! Time to bring this common-sense policy to Connecticut
theconversation.com/denver-study...
theconversation.com/denver-study...
Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built
Structured parking can cost as much as $50,000 per space, making housing more expensive to build and for those living there.
theconversation.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Parking flexibility—it works! Time to bring this common-sense policy to Connecticut
theconversation.com/denver-study...
theconversation.com/denver-study...
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Off-street Parking in 15 US Cities https://findingspress.org/article/145256-off-street-parking-in-15-us-cities
Off-street Parking in 15 US Cities | Published in Findings
By Shirin Qiam, Lewis J. Lehe. This paper measures surface parking in 15 U.S. cities using satellite imagery and deep learning, providing statistics, maps, and analysis that reveal variation and distinct spatial patterns across urban areas.
findingspress.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Off-street Parking in 15 US Cities https://findingspress.org/article/145256-off-street-parking-in-15-us-cities
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"If your projects are designed to move more cars, what you’ll get is more cars. (But) if you take the emphasis away from moving more cars, you can move more people — and build better neighbourhoods, too." www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Edward Keenan: There are two key lessons Toronto’s traffic czar should take from New York City
Here's how Janette Sadik-Khan got the Big Apple moving as transportation commissioner.
www.thestar.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"If your projects are designed to move more cars, what you’ll get is more cars. (But) if you take the emphasis away from moving more cars, you can move more people — and build better neighbourhoods, too." www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
Yesterday I wrote about the effort by center-left pundits to police what people are passionate about.
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...
Sincerity is not the problem
As is inevitably the case after an election — and is especially the case after an election with an unexpected result — allies of the losing presidential candidate in 2024 looked for people to blame. O...
www.pbump.net
October 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
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“We found that cutting minimum-parking requirements would likely boost housing construction in #Denver by about 12.5%, translating into roughly 460 more homes per year…. This is a surprisingly high-impact result for a single, relatively simple policy change.”
Denver study shows removing parking requirements results in more affordable housing being built
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)
www.sfgate.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“We found that cutting minimum-parking requirements would likely boost housing construction in #Denver by about 12.5%, translating into roughly 460 more homes per year…. This is a surprisingly high-impact result for a single, relatively simple policy change.”