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Anna Fahey

@trufahey.bsky.social

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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 ⬇️

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · Jun 4

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...

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.

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 12h

Traffic calming is one of my all time favorite (relatively ) easy fixes!!!!

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 23h

Good hair day, tho

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Catie Gould @citizen-cate.bsky.social · 6d

In good news, I got this book just in time to bring to Shoup’s memorial service at UCLA tomorrow. Very special that he got to read & edit these essays in tribute to his work before he passed away last year. 🥹

Shoup Doctrine, book about Donald Shoup’s work on parking reform.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 4d

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a June @pewresearch.org survey.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported

About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 5d

“Agatha’s Almanac” is so resolutely charming that there is no point in resisting its power, writes Dorothy Woodend.🍓📽️

‘Agatha’s Almanac’ Is a Masterclass on How to Live | The Tyee

Don’t miss Amalie Atkins’ remarkable documentary portrait at VIFF.

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 5d

It's not "fat generals in the halls of the Pentagon................"

Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 5d

You know what’s really “a bad look” for our military…?

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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 5d

The Seattle City Council added a series of height and density bonuses for stacked flats as they amended Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposed update to the City's Comprehensive Plan in September. The bonuses could create a stacked flat multiplex boom.

Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/03/s...

Seattle Council Sets the Stage for a Potential Multiplex Boom » The Urbanist

# The Seattle City Council added a series of series of height and density bonuses for stacked flats as they amended Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposed update to the City's Comprehensive Plan in September....

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Sightline Institute @sightline.org · 5d

"If you set different rules, people will change how they play the game."

Thanks to those who made it to yesterday's *Hot Seat* w researcher Shannon Grimes! Our latest democracy and elections work/quips/analysis are always available via newsletter: sightline.org/newsletters

A group of people in discussion, seated in a colorful classroom

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 7d

The tell!!

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 7d

This short passage from a Politico afternoon newsletter captures a huge amount of the advantage gained by lying at scale and the why the DC press corps remains wired for the GOP.

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 7d

What Would Jesus Do?

Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah, Portland OR updated zoning to allow this fast, easy, affordable housing to share residential lots with a primary house.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

STEPHANOPOULOS: Hold on a second. Answer the question. As Speaker, do you believe it's appropriate to use American cities as training grounds for the military, calling those people 'the enemy within'?

JOHNSON: I'm not comment on your characterization of what the president said.

S: Those are quotes

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Sean Jursnick @seanjurs.bsky.social · 8d

New analysis by Pew shows how modern multifamily housing built since 2000 has far lower death rates than new single family homes and older housing stock.

www.pew.org/en/research-...

Modern Multifamily Buildings Provide the Most Fire Protection

A large body of research has demonstrated that apartment buildings and other types of multifamily housing can provide many benefits to a community, especially when built in high-demand areas where hou...

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 8d

We need more people to state unequivocally, and proudly, that cities are great. That they are wonderful areas of opportunity, of rich culture, of innovation and creativity, and of high quality living. Because they are!

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 8d

This is amazing: @ladwp.com, the Los Angeles utility, has launched a program that will install solar+battery systems on qualifying low-to-moderate-income households, *for free*.

Yes: free.

If you know someone eligible, tell them to apply!

Self-Generation Incentive Program

The Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) helps qualified LADWP residential customers install solar and battery storage systems by providing financial incentives. This program supports clean energy...

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 11d

“Regulations that hinder building or add costs should be reexamined… State policy makers should, in consultation with developers & fire safety professionals, change the state building code to allow more single- stair construction.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/28/o...

Do apartment buildings really need two stairwells? - The Boston Globe

Fire safety advances have made single-stair construction safer.

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 8d

Tiny homes on wheels bypass the building permit process required for traditional ADUs, making them far faster + cheaper

With no foundation needed, homes on wheels are a solution to add housing capacity on space-constrained lots while preserving existing trees

www.sightline.org/2025/09/11/h...

Homes on Wheels Are Filling a Big Gap in Portland | Sightline Institute

Three personal stories showing how small, affordable, and flexible homes on wheels can provide big solutions for Portland families.

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Patrick @pjrocks.bsky.social · 8d

The last paragraph of Henry Grabar’s Paved Paradise:

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Anna Fahey @trufahey.bsky.social · 9d

Love the headline edit!!!!

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 9d

“Eliminating minimum parking requirements is a historic-preservation strategy, a climate action, a mobility win & housing-affordability policy in one. It helps make housing more affordable, neighborhoods more walkable, & city more livable.”

- Salem Planning Board
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/b...

Salem eliminates parking minimums for new development, in bid to make housing cheaper - The Boston Globe

Salem is the latest Greater Boston municipality to make such a move.

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Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez @gluesenkampperez.house.gov · 11d

We vote by mail in the West. It's the most secure method of voting and ensures that folks who can't stand in line all day still get the chance to cast their ballot.

The Constitution is clear — states decide how to conduct their elections.
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez pledges to defend mail-in balloting

Following a meeting with Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey and a tour of the recently remodeled and expanded Clark County Elections Office Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Ska

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Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 13d

If you get the urgency of planning for escalating climate risks in smart and engaged ways, this 30-day workshop is for you.

Check it out:

alexsteffen.substack.com/p/the-person...

The Personal Climate Strategy Workshop

30 days to get ready for a planet in crisis. Starts October 7th!

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