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Anna Fahey
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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

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I happened to get the chance to go. The garden is restful. The galleries are airy + light + somehow seem to float even though the building is mostly dug in, below ground. Even if the feel is hushed sanctuary, the Calders do boogie, back together at last—a dance of contrast, light + movement.
September 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Preaching to the choir, I know, but… It’s so great without cars
Lots of people enjoying pedestrian friendly city market! Photo depicts the street scene through Seattle’s Pike Place Market on a day cars were prohibited from driving through and it’s bustling with foot traffic. Lots of people enjoying pedestrian friendly city market! Photo depicts the street scene through Seattle’s Pike Place Market on a day cars were prohibited from driving through and it’s bustling with foot traffic. In foreground is a “no parking” folding traffic sign.
September 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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And voila -- better and stronger -- and tested pro-housing framing DOs and DON'Ts.
June 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Also because I'm snazzy. Find the graphic with this QR⬇️
June 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Ditto, men wearing hats!!
May 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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And, hey 🖐️
May 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Instead of showing lots filled with cars, I wish #parkingpolicy photos would more often depict our status quo parking mandate *reality! That is, unused, wasteful, mostly *empty* lots--not filled up at all, but taking up precious space--vast asphalt wastelands, ugly, inhopitible & unproductive.
An enormous empty parking lot. Photo is an aerial view of a large parking lot, paved with asphalt, with a few trees, and a handful of parked cars. The vast majority of the 200 plus parking spots, each stall outlined in white paint, is empty. There are no visible buildings or people. Big, nearly-empty parking lot. Photo is an aerial view of a large parking lot, paved with asphalt and a handful of parked cars. The vast majority of the 100 plus parking spots, each stall outlined in white paint, is empty. There are no visible buildings or people.
April 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Ferry ride today
March 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Winter walk reflection…
Young child in a winter coat and knit hat runs along a grassy strip of land between a lake and a big puddle. The kid’s reflection is clear on the smooth water of the puddle. In the background are trees with yellow leaves and a log covered in moss.
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Spotted - Barnes and Noble, Georgetown - Noteworthy in Nonfiction 🤩
December 8, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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Screenshot of New York Times opinion essay by Binyamin Appelbaum. Text reads: “ A focus on housing is a chance for Democrats to rebuild public confidence in the party’s ability to deliver on its promises. And housing could be a particularly fruitful issue because it will require the party to work through some of its fissures and hypocrisies. The only way to address the housing crisis in places like New York is to build housing in communities where people — potential Democratic voters — absolutely do not want it. This is a microcosm of the party’s broader issues. To build support for its economic agenda, the party needs to convince voters that lifting up everyone ultimately benefits everyone. Democrats need to revive a sense of shared responsibility for societal problems. They need to persuade the comfortable and complacent that homelessness is their problem, too.”
December 1, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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Screenshot of New York Times opinion essay by Binyamin Appelbaum, the lead writer on economics and business for The Times editorial board. The text is: “There is a straight line from homeless schoolchildren to Donald Trump’s election victory. Homelessness is the most extreme manifestation of the nation’s housing crisis. America simply isn’t building enough housing, which has driven up prices, which has made it difficult for millions of households to keep up with monthly rent or mortgage payments.”
December 1, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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Note to Dems: “Cities are the places to farm New Democrats” @dansavage.bsky.social

“Densification is creating blue voters” @volts.wtf

www.volts.wtf/p/dan-savage...

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Screen shot of volts podcast transcript excerpt. The last paragraph is highlighted. It reads: David Roberts That's to me the obvious conclusion for Dems is like densification is — Dan Savage Party building. David Roberts Party building. Right. It's the exact same thing. Densification is creating more blue voters. They are one in the same. Doing it to suburbs, doing it anywhere to any — doing it anywhere is the same as building up the Democratic party.
November 26, 2024 at 5:19 AM
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Top shelf international urbanism starter pack ⬇️⬇️
Bright sunlight shines down on a wide city sidewalk where a dozen or more pedestrians are walking in groups or alone. A street is visible on the side and tall buildings rise up on the left and right. There are several trees casting long shadows on the sidewalk.
November 16, 2024 at 5:11 AM
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Ten year old child standing in a parking lot, dwarfed by front end of an American pick up truck. Monsters do exist.
November 11, 2024 at 4:59 AM
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Parking mandates are pavement mandates.
Photo of an asphalt parking lot taking up most of the foreground, with empty stalls outlined by white painted lines. In the distance, across that big expanse of pavement, are a few buildings. The sun is shining on these structures. They surest to be businesses in one or two story buildings with a brick for story apartment building. There are a few cars on a street in the distance. Visible in the near corner are the legs and feet of a small child who is standing on the edge of the parking lot.
November 9, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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Epic!! Long time fan, Leah! I’m Anna. Work mostly on affordable cities as climate solutions nowadays @sightline.bsky.social & have been talking about HOW to talk about climate way too long! bsky.app/profile/truf...

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November 9, 2024 at 4:56 AM
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Our #prohousing reframes cheat sheet
& a bunch more stuff for talking about zoning for affordability, equity and sustainability here: www.sightline.org/2019/12/31/a...
November 8, 2024 at 2:25 AM
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Talking points for compelling messages about abundant, affordable housing and equitable, welcoming, low carbon cities:

www.sightline.org/tag/housing-...
August 30, 2023 at 7:15 PM