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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🚗 Parking reform is notching wins in communities of all sizes, politics, and geographies.
@sightline.org's Anna Fahey and @parkingreform.org's Daniel Herriges have researched the way effective parking reform campaigns message to win. 🏆 Hear what they learned on The Stoop — out now!
@sightline.org's Anna Fahey and @parkingreform.org's Daniel Herriges have researched the way effective parking reform campaigns message to win. 🏆 Hear what they learned on The Stoop — out now!
Let's Talk Parking Reform! | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Anna Fahey and Daniel Herriges discuss the importance of parking reform in housing advocacy. The conversation covers a three-step messaging framework: defining the problem, illustrating solutions, and...
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Hey, my dear housing affordability and stop-the-sprawl peeps, have a listen!! ⬇️
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Jayapal asks Epstein survivors in hearing room to stand and raise hands if they still haven't been able to meet with Bondi's DOJ. Every single one of them doe. Jayapal then gives Bondi an opportunity to apologize. She responds by trying to attack Jayapal and Merrick Garland but doesn't apologize.
February 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Jayapal asks Epstein survivors in hearing room to stand and raise hands if they still haven't been able to meet with Bondi's DOJ. Every single one of them doe. Jayapal then gives Bondi an opportunity to apologize. She responds by trying to attack Jayapal and Merrick Garland but doesn't apologize.
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Missoula — join us Feb. 19 at Free Cycles to talk transpo with @nondriver.bsky.social! 🚲🚌👩🦽More info: www.sightline.org/when-driving...
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Missoula — join us Feb. 19 at Free Cycles to talk transpo with @nondriver.bsky.social! 🚲🚌👩🦽More info: www.sightline.org/when-driving...
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The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.
North America's Elevator Problem
YouTube video by About Here
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January 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The United States has the fewest elevators in the rich world, with Canada only a bit ahead. We teamed up with @uytaelee.bsky.social of About Here Videos to investigate why, exactly, North America sucks at elevators.
Hey, my dear housing affordability and stop-the-sprawl peeps, have a listen!! ⬇️
🚗 Parking reform is notching wins in communities of all sizes, politics, and geographies.
@sightline.org's Anna Fahey and @parkingreform.org's Daniel Herriges have researched the way effective parking reform campaigns message to win. 🏆 Hear what they learned on The Stoop — out now!
@sightline.org's Anna Fahey and @parkingreform.org's Daniel Herriges have researched the way effective parking reform campaigns message to win. 🏆 Hear what they learned on The Stoop — out now!
Let's Talk Parking Reform! | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Anna Fahey and Daniel Herriges discuss the importance of parking reform in housing advocacy. The conversation covers a three-step messaging framework: defining the problem, illustrating solutions, and...
rss.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Hey, my dear housing affordability and stop-the-sprawl peeps, have a listen!! ⬇️
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"The snow does not obey minimum parking requirements."
More Than A "Sneckdown"
What snowstorms can teach us about the role of cars in the built environment
www.thedeletedscenes.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"The snow does not obey minimum parking requirements."
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Today @cato.org published our report providing the first look at the fiscal effects of the wave of legal & illegal immigration over the last 3 decades. It shows immigrants created surpluses every year, by a combined $14.5 trillion, even as deficits grew www.cato.org/white-paper/...
February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Today @cato.org published our report providing the first look at the fiscal effects of the wave of legal & illegal immigration over the last 3 decades. It shows immigrants created surpluses every year, by a combined $14.5 trillion, even as deficits grew www.cato.org/white-paper/...
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"Laflamme said the biggest takeaway in the 28-page report was that #Chicago 'grossly' overbuilt parking relative to demand.
It examined 40 residential buildings throughout the city and found one-third of the parking spaces were left unused during peak occupancy."
It examined 40 residential buildings throughout the city and found one-third of the parking spaces were left unused during peak occupancy."
Cutting parking for homes built near transit aims to ease housing crunch
A recently passed city ordinance that eliminates some parking minimums could lead to lower building costs, more housing and lower rents, experts say.
chicago.suntimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:32 AM
"Laflamme said the biggest takeaway in the 28-page report was that #Chicago 'grossly' overbuilt parking relative to demand.
It examined 40 residential buildings throughout the city and found one-third of the parking spaces were left unused during peak occupancy."
It examined 40 residential buildings throughout the city and found one-third of the parking spaces were left unused during peak occupancy."
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🔥 @bobduffct.sky.social: “You’re seeing [parking reform] across the country on a bipartisan basis. Frankly, you’re seeing housing reform on a bipartisan basis. In some ways, Republicans in red states have been far more aggressive than Democrats in blue states on this issue.”
February 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
🔥 @bobduffct.sky.social: “You’re seeing [parking reform] across the country on a bipartisan basis. Frankly, you’re seeing housing reform on a bipartisan basis. In some ways, Republicans in red states have been far more aggressive than Democrats in blue states on this issue.”
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Missoula, Montana has just:
- Eliminated single family zoning
- Eliminated parking requirements citywide
- Allows 100-125' of height in many of its mixed-use zones with no limits on density or FAR
Why is Missoula so much more progressive than Los Angeles?
- Eliminated single family zoning
- Eliminated parking requirements citywide
- Allows 100-125' of height in many of its mixed-use zones with no limits on density or FAR
Why is Missoula so much more progressive than Los Angeles?
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Missoula, Montana has just:
- Eliminated single family zoning
- Eliminated parking requirements citywide
- Allows 100-125' of height in many of its mixed-use zones with no limits on density or FAR
Why is Missoula so much more progressive than Los Angeles?
- Eliminated single family zoning
- Eliminated parking requirements citywide
- Allows 100-125' of height in many of its mixed-use zones with no limits on density or FAR
Why is Missoula so much more progressive than Los Angeles?
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This goes to my longstanding soapbox: everything is a disability policy from housing to health care to urban planning to mass transit.
Snowstorms are more than just an inconvenience for wheelchair users. Inadequate snow clean-ups means a loss of autonomy for many. New for me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Snowstorms are hell for wheelchair users—but they don't have to be
"You can't physically move. You can't do anything."
www.motherjones.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM
This goes to my longstanding soapbox: everything is a disability policy from housing to health care to urban planning to mass transit.
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If you agree that retail spaces on the ground floor of apartment buildings should be optional, not mandated, here's something you can do:
Take pics of vacant storefronts in you neighborhood and post them as a reply here, with info about where they are.
And please share this post, thank you!!!
Take pics of vacant storefronts in you neighborhood and post them as a reply here, with info about where they are.
And please share this post, thank you!!!
To celebrate the possibility that SB 6026 will end mandates for apartment buildings to have commercial uses on their ground floors, here's a bunch of pics of empty retail spaces in Seattle's Capitol Hill, the most densely populated neighborhood in WA.
app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/...
app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/...
February 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
If you agree that retail spaces on the ground floor of apartment buildings should be optional, not mandated, here's something you can do:
Take pics of vacant storefronts in you neighborhood and post them as a reply here, with info about where they are.
And please share this post, thank you!!!
Take pics of vacant storefronts in you neighborhood and post them as a reply here, with info about where they are.
And please share this post, thank you!!!
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There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 AM
There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.
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Once again, opposing housing near you is a fundamentally conservative proposition, and a lot of people on the broader left who share the thoughts in this video need to take some inventory of themselves.
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Once again, opposing housing near you is a fundamentally conservative proposition, and a lot of people on the broader left who share the thoughts in this video need to take some inventory of themselves.
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Congrats, Missoula! 🥳
Council votes to remove all parking requirements for new Missoula developments
If the change carries through final approval of the larger code document, Missoula will become the first city in Montana to eliminate parking requirements for all new development.
missoulian.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Congrats, Missoula! 🥳
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Great opinion piece in the paper today -
“This legislative session in Richmond, the Commonwealth Housing Coalition is prioritizing four bills designed to take significant steps to address Virginia’s housing shortage:”
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
“This legislative session in Richmond, the Commonwealth Housing Coalition is prioritizing four bills designed to take significant steps to address Virginia’s housing shortage:”
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
January 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Great opinion piece in the paper today -
“This legislative session in Richmond, the Commonwealth Housing Coalition is prioritizing four bills designed to take significant steps to address Virginia’s housing shortage:”
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
“This legislative session in Richmond, the Commonwealth Housing Coalition is prioritizing four bills designed to take significant steps to address Virginia’s housing shortage:”
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
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2) The Niskanen Center is looking for a new deputy director for their Housing and Transportation team: jobs.gusto.com/postings/the...
Deputy Director, Housing and Transportation at The Niskanen Center Inc
jobs.gusto.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 PM
2) The Niskanen Center is looking for a new deputy director for their Housing and Transportation team: jobs.gusto.com/postings/the...
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ICYMI (gift link for the first few clickers):
How ‘single exit stairway’ buildings could make cities better and safer
How ‘single exit stairway’ buildings could make cities better and safer
How ‘single exit stairway’ buildings could make cities better and safer
Several Canadian jurisdictions are re-examining their rules to allow ‘single egress’ buildings
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:40 AM
ICYMI (gift link for the first few clickers):
How ‘single exit stairway’ buildings could make cities better and safer
How ‘single exit stairway’ buildings could make cities better and safer
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Eight local housing plans have been put under review by the Washington State Department of Commerce for compliance with the 2025 Housing Accountability Act. That could lead to first implementation of a "builder's remedy” in some of those communities.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/22/w...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/22/w...
Washington to Scrutinize Eight Local Housing Plans Under New Accountability Law » The Urbanist
# The reviews are the first to take place under the 2025 Housing Accountability Act, intended to spur housing construction by reducing barriers added at the local level. Growth plan reviews are one st...
www.theurbanist.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Eight local housing plans have been put under review by the Washington State Department of Commerce for compliance with the 2025 Housing Accountability Act. That could lead to first implementation of a "builder's remedy” in some of those communities.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/22/w...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/22/w...
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The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
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As I've been saying, there's a lot the party out of power can do.
I just didn't think they'd be doing it on behalf of the party in power.
I just didn't think they'd be doing it on behalf of the party in power.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 AM
As I've been saying, there's a lot the party out of power can do.
I just didn't think they'd be doing it on behalf of the party in power.
I just didn't think they'd be doing it on behalf of the party in power.
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
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Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.
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Please send a note to your legislators TODAY urging them to *OPPOSE* this dangerous bill that will make homeowners’ insurance more expensive and cause insurers to leave the state.
We cannot make it more difficult for insurers to use wildfire risk as an input in the creation of new policies!
We cannot make it more difficult for insurers to use wildfire risk as an input in the creation of new policies!
There’s a public hearing this Thursday on a bonkers bill, #SB5928, requested by our state Insurance Commissioner that would make it harder for insurers to adequately price insurance based on wildfire risk.
This bill could massively increase insurance rates for Washingtonians, and should be opposed.
This bill could massively increase insurance rates for Washingtonians, and should be opposed.
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Please send a note to your legislators TODAY urging them to *OPPOSE* this dangerous bill that will make homeowners’ insurance more expensive and cause insurers to leave the state.
We cannot make it more difficult for insurers to use wildfire risk as an input in the creation of new policies!
We cannot make it more difficult for insurers to use wildfire risk as an input in the creation of new policies!