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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I generally don't like to post screenshots of text, but someone posted this in our local Strong Towns group and it was too good not to share here.
December 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I generally don't like to post screenshots of text, but someone posted this in our local Strong Towns group and it was too good not to share here.
Always good!!! 🎄
Who needs a village when you can have parking lots?
December 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Always good!!! 🎄
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Seattle city planners hired a consultant to analyze feasibility of downtown housing typologies & given the sky high fees to build, hard costs & parking costs, every model was rated “infeasible”
Highrise Res: $605k/unit
Mixed use: $710k/unit
Mass timber: $605k/unit
Office to Res: $640k/unit
Highrise Res: $605k/unit
Mixed use: $710k/unit
Mass timber: $605k/unit
Office to Res: $640k/unit
December 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Seattle city planners hired a consultant to analyze feasibility of downtown housing typologies & given the sky high fees to build, hard costs & parking costs, every model was rated “infeasible”
Highrise Res: $605k/unit
Mixed use: $710k/unit
Mass timber: $605k/unit
Office to Res: $640k/unit
Highrise Res: $605k/unit
Mixed use: $710k/unit
Mass timber: $605k/unit
Office to Res: $640k/unit
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The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. I went on NPR today to explain what this could mean for climate research.
Listen here:
Listen here:
Trump moves to dismantle a ‘global mothership’ of climate research : Here & Now Anytime
The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist at the Nature Co...
www.npr.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. I went on NPR today to explain what this could mean for climate research.
Listen here:
Listen here:
"WA’s climate ambitions hang on poles and wires. Electric transmission lines make it possible to carry cheap, efficient, reliable power from solar fields in CA or wind farms in MT to the people in Washington who rely on it every day"
#WALeg
@Sightline.org
www.sightline.org/2025/12/18/h...
#WALeg
@Sightline.org
www.sightline.org/2025/12/18/h...
How the 2026 Washington Legislature Can Right-Size the Power Grid | Sightline Institute
A transmission authority, plus three other ideas, to speed development of the transmission lines Washingtonians needed yesterday.
www.sightline.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"WA’s climate ambitions hang on poles and wires. Electric transmission lines make it possible to carry cheap, efficient, reliable power from solar fields in CA or wind farms in MT to the people in Washington who rely on it every day"
#WALeg
@Sightline.org
www.sightline.org/2025/12/18/h...
#WALeg
@Sightline.org
www.sightline.org/2025/12/18/h...
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Above & beyond in Seattle tonight 🚀
The city is EXCEEDING state mandates (!!): expanding density bonuses & making mid-rise affordable housing feasible in more neighborhoods.
PLUS: removing parking mandates near frequent transit & allowing neighborhood-scale businesses on ALL lots! 🏆🏆🏆
The city is EXCEEDING state mandates (!!): expanding density bonuses & making mid-rise affordable housing feasible in more neighborhoods.
PLUS: removing parking mandates near frequent transit & allowing neighborhood-scale businesses on ALL lots! 🏆🏆🏆
December 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Above & beyond in Seattle tonight 🚀
The city is EXCEEDING state mandates (!!): expanding density bonuses & making mid-rise affordable housing feasible in more neighborhoods.
PLUS: removing parking mandates near frequent transit & allowing neighborhood-scale businesses on ALL lots! 🏆🏆🏆
The city is EXCEEDING state mandates (!!): expanding density bonuses & making mid-rise affordable housing feasible in more neighborhoods.
PLUS: removing parking mandates near frequent transit & allowing neighborhood-scale businesses on ALL lots! 🏆🏆🏆
Worth a read: Pete Hegseth Is Doing Something Even Worse Than Breaking the Law www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is Doing Something Even Worse Than Breaking the Law
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Worth a read: Pete Hegseth Is Doing Something Even Worse Than Breaking the Law www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
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Single stair 🤝 parking reform
Connecticut’s now a national leader in parking flexibility, if the upcoming single stair codes are modernized we’ll have a recipe for infill housing on those hard-to-build lots in our towns and cities
Connecticut’s now a national leader in parking flexibility, if the upcoming single stair codes are modernized we’ll have a recipe for infill housing on those hard-to-build lots in our towns and cities
Pew's main findings:
- Newer multifamily is safer than older multifamily
- Newer multifamily is safer than newer single-family
- Single-stair multifamily buildings are as safe as buildings with two stairwells
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
- Newer multifamily is safer than older multifamily
- Newer multifamily is safer than newer single-family
- Single-stair multifamily buildings are as safe as buildings with two stairwells
www.lewis.ucla.edu/2025/12/03/1...
Episode 103: Fire Safety in Multifamily Housing with Alex Horowitz (Incentives Series pt. 6)
Explore why multifamily homes are often safer from fires than single-family housing, as Alex Horowitz shares research on building age, fire risk, and single-stair safety in our Incentives Series.
www.lewis.ucla.edu
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Single stair 🤝 parking reform
Connecticut’s now a national leader in parking flexibility, if the upcoming single stair codes are modernized we’ll have a recipe for infill housing on those hard-to-build lots in our towns and cities
Connecticut’s now a national leader in parking flexibility, if the upcoming single stair codes are modernized we’ll have a recipe for infill housing on those hard-to-build lots in our towns and cities
Exciting!
NEW STORY // A Sneak Peek at Shared Streets Coming to Seattle
Story by Mark Ostrow via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
Story by Mark Ostrow via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
A Sneak Peek at Shared Streets Coming to Seattle » The Urbanist
# A trove of documents obtained from City of Seattle through public disclosure requests shows work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the transportation department to take advantage of Washin...
www.theurbanist.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Exciting!
Sluggish transmission projects inflate electricity bills and strand renewable energy. @Sightline.org www.sightline.org/2025/11/20/t...
The High Cost of Slow Permitting | Sightline Institute
Sluggish approval of Cascadian transmission projects inflates electricity bills and strands renewable energy.
www.sightline.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Sluggish transmission projects inflate electricity bills and strand renewable energy. @Sightline.org www.sightline.org/2025/11/20/t...
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“Parking adds both construction cost and opportunity cost due to land value being tied up in parking rather than housing. Those expenses get passed on to residents (renters or buyers)….”
Fact check: true.
ggwash.org/view/101633/...
Fact check: true.
ggwash.org/view/101633/...
To spur housing construction, Baltimore ends parking minimums
Opinion: Parking minimums are expensive and hamper new housing. A new law in Baltimore City is right to do away with them.
ggwash.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
“Parking adds both construction cost and opportunity cost due to land value being tied up in parking rather than housing. Those expenses get passed on to residents (renters or buyers)….”
Fact check: true.
ggwash.org/view/101633/...
Fact check: true.
ggwash.org/view/101633/...
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Like King Midas discovering he couldn’t eat golden food, we’re discovering that car-dependent places can’t sustain the human activities they were meant to enable
www.fastcompany.com/91443440/ame...
#cars #parking #sports
www.fastcompany.com/91443440/ame...
#cars #parking #sports
American cities have too many streets, parking lots, and garages
We're discovering that car-dependent places can't sustain the human activities they were meant to enable.
www.fastcompany.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Like King Midas discovering he couldn’t eat golden food, we’re discovering that car-dependent places can’t sustain the human activities they were meant to enable
www.fastcompany.com/91443440/ame...
#cars #parking #sports
www.fastcompany.com/91443440/ame...
#cars #parking #sports
Interesting! Surprise link to our work on #parking: a convincing message in favor of flexible parking is that excessive parking makes for ugly, paved places—strip-mall development eroding main streets/charming downtowns. (Mandates can also make for ugly buildings. *That don’t “fit in”! Just sayin)
NEW PAPER w/ @cselmendorf.bsky.social & @jkalla.bsky.social:
An under-appreciated reason why voters oppose dense new housing, especially in less-dense neighborhoods: they think it looks ugly and want to prevent that, even in other neighborhoods.
Some of what we think is NIMBYism might not be!
An under-appreciated reason why voters oppose dense new housing, especially in less-dense neighborhoods: they think it looks ugly and want to prevent that, even in other neighborhoods.
Some of what we think is NIMBYism might not be!
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Interesting! Surprise link to our work on #parking: a convincing message in favor of flexible parking is that excessive parking makes for ugly, paved places—strip-mall development eroding main streets/charming downtowns. (Mandates can also make for ugly buildings. *That don’t “fit in”! Just sayin)
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Made this whole video because we want to get a fit off while drinking a latte
October 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Made this whole video because we want to get a fit off while drinking a latte
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Julie Z. Weil at @washingtonpost.com wants to hear from millennial & Gen Z homeowners out there about home ownership -- want to talk?
If you're interested in a Washington Post story about the youngest homebuyers, email:
julie.weil@washpost.com
Thanks so much!
If you're interested in a Washington Post story about the youngest homebuyers, email:
julie.weil@washpost.com
Thanks so much!
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Julie Z. Weil at @washingtonpost.com wants to hear from millennial & Gen Z homeowners out there about home ownership -- want to talk?
If you're interested in a Washington Post story about the youngest homebuyers, email:
julie.weil@washpost.com
Thanks so much!
If you're interested in a Washington Post story about the youngest homebuyers, email:
julie.weil@washpost.com
Thanks so much!
Exciting!!!! Congrats CT folks!!
As of July 1, 2026 Connecticut will be henceforth known as the land without residential Parking Mandates!!!
A huge thank you to everyone who pitched in, testimony, emails, calls, op-eds, this was truly a statewide grassroots groundswell. What started as a silly idea is now reality
A victory 🏆🧵
A huge thank you to everyone who pitched in, testimony, emails, calls, op-eds, this was truly a statewide grassroots groundswell. What started as a silly idea is now reality
A victory 🏆🧵
Gov. Lamont signs much-debated CT affordable housing bill after vetoing previous version
The bill is Connecticut's most significant housing legislation in decades.
www.ctinsider.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Exciting!!!! Congrats CT folks!!
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Tomorrow is #BlackFridayParking!
Join us in highlighting why costly mandatory parking requirements are unnecessary by showcasing all the excess parking on the busiest shopping day of the year.
Take some pics and post them with the #BlackFridayParking tag!
parkingreform.org/2025/11/19/b...
Join us in highlighting why costly mandatory parking requirements are unnecessary by showcasing all the excess parking on the busiest shopping day of the year.
Take some pics and post them with the #BlackFridayParking tag!
parkingreform.org/2025/11/19/b...
Black Friday Parking - Parking Reform Network
The idea is simple: showcase that even on the busiest shopping day of the year, plenty of parking spaces remain unused, supposedly when demand is at its peak.
parkingreform.org
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Tomorrow is #BlackFridayParking!
Join us in highlighting why costly mandatory parking requirements are unnecessary by showcasing all the excess parking on the busiest shopping day of the year.
Take some pics and post them with the #BlackFridayParking tag!
parkingreform.org/2025/11/19/b...
Join us in highlighting why costly mandatory parking requirements are unnecessary by showcasing all the excess parking on the busiest shopping day of the year.
Take some pics and post them with the #BlackFridayParking tag!
parkingreform.org/2025/11/19/b...
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Excited to be part of this conversation on parking reform and how cities can build abundance. Join us on December 8. Sign up: luma.com/eab3fc7r
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Excited to be part of this conversation on parking reform and how cities can build abundance. Join us on December 8. Sign up: luma.com/eab3fc7r
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“The village area was rezoned to a ‘neighborhood business district,’ a designation that has no minimum parking space requirements.” The builder “said it would not be financially feasible to redevelop & modernize such older, urban pockets if parking ratios were as strict as in newer suburban areas.”
‘Little Bo Village’ on way to transforming pocket south of downtown Omaha • Nebraska Examiner
The "Little Bo Village" is on its way to transforming an old urban pocket south of downtown Omaha, in Nebraska's largest city.
nebraskaexaminer.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“The village area was rezoned to a ‘neighborhood business district,’ a designation that has no minimum parking space requirements.” The builder “said it would not be financially feasible to redevelop & modernize such older, urban pockets if parking ratios were as strict as in newer suburban areas.”
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With Connecticut poised to modernize its parking policies, this from @sightline.org is so important. Parking flexibility isn’t just for cities, it’s great for small towns!!!
www.sightline.org/2024/09/04/t...
www.sightline.org/2024/09/04/t...
Twice As Many Small Towns Have Eliminated Parking Mandates As Large Cities | Sightline Institute
Three hometown stories show why parking reform is for everyone.
www.sightline.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
With Connecticut poised to modernize its parking policies, this from @sightline.org is so important. Parking flexibility isn’t just for cities, it’s great for small towns!!!
www.sightline.org/2024/09/04/t...
www.sightline.org/2024/09/04/t...
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And if you're in the Seattle area, you can join us at one of our meetups every Thursday in Redmond where we chat about everything urbanism. We hope to see you there! www.meetup.com/eastside-urb...
Eastside Urbanism | Meetup
This is a group for anyone interested in talking about how we interact with our built environment - with a specific focus on Seattle's Eastside cities and suburbs. If you live, work, or play on the Ea...
www.meetup.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
And if you're in the Seattle area, you can join us at one of our meetups every Thursday in Redmond where we chat about everything urbanism. We hope to see you there! www.meetup.com/eastside-urb...
Word
Here’s something that’s really important for everyone to understand.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
If we design our cities just for cars, they fail everyone, including drivers.
If we design our cities with many great CHOICES in how to get around, they work better for everyone, including drivers.
Spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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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!