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Image One:

Text: “The PNW could be a popular destination for climate migration in the coming years.”
ALT Text: A map of the United States with arrows pointing toward the Pacific Northwest, indicating future climate migration trends.

Image Two:

Text: “What will Seattle do when climate migrants arrive?”
ALT Text: A large crowd of displaced people, including families with children, walking together as they seek refuge. A big arrow shows there are two paths

Image Three:

Text: “Fencing in resources for ourselves”
ALT Text: A winding first path labeled “Fencing in resources for ourselves,” suggesting an exclusionary response to incoming migrants.

Image Four:

Text: “Obstacles have been a common strategy in Seattle’s history. Redlining and zoning created patterns of racial segregation that exist today.”
ALT Text: A historical depiction of a white real estate agent denying a Black family a home purchase, referencing redlining policies.

Image Five:

Text: “William Boeing himself founded the Blue Ridge neighborhood in 1934 as one of Seattle’s many all-white enclaves – Protective Restrictions filed in 1934 by Boeing with the King County Recorder’s Office.”
ALT Text: A portrait of William Boeing, with a speech bubble quoting racial restrictions: “No person other than one of the white or Caucasian race shall be permitted.”

Image Six:

Text: “This is still an overwhelmingly white neighborhood and even fences off access to its public beaches.”
ALT Text: A fence blocking access to a public waterfront, symbolizing continued exclusionary policies.

Image Seven:

Text: “Fences are also an increasingly familiar response to the homelessness emergency.”
ALT Text: A city park with a “Temporarily Closed” sign, surrounded by a fence, mirroring exclusionary tactics used against unhoused people.

Image Eight:

Text: “As a response to climate migrants, fences could work. But it’s going to take a lot more fences.”
ALT Text: A traveler with a backpack looking through a chain-link fence at a restricted area, representing the future barriers that may be erected against climate refugees.

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Image One:

Text: “More access for everyone”
ALT Text: A large banner flowing across the top of the image reads “More Access for Everyone,” indicating an alternative, inclusive approach to housing and urban planning.

Image Two:

Text: “This path would mean re-thinking how we use the space we have and possibly re-legalizing the kind of modest apartment buildings that were common decades ago.”
ALT Text: A classic multi-unit apartment building with lush greenery, referencing the need to legalize denser housing options. A note at the bottom states, “R1 zoning prohibits buildings like this in 75% of Seattle.”

Image Three:

Text: “New housing could use passive house principles and other green innovations.”
ALT Text: A diagram of a passive solar home, showing how windows, absorbers, and thermal mass can be used for sustainable energy efficiency.

Image Four:

Text: “New construction could also be an opportunity to re-imagine dense neighborhoods with safe walking and biking.”
ALT Text: A vibrant street scene with people biking, walking, and enjoying outdoor seating, depicting an environmentally friendly and community-centered urban environment.

Image Five:

Text: “Make life better for ourselves or make space for everyone? Maybe they’re the same thing?”
ALT Text: A bustling, colorful cityscape with shops, trees, apartments, people biking, and families interacting, illustrating a welcoming and inclusive vision of urban life.

Image Six:

Text: “Thanks: Anna Fahey, Rian Watt, Sightline Institute, The Seattle Civil Rights and Labor Project.”
ALT Text: A note of gratitude to contributors, placed at the bottom corner of the image.