Annie Fryman

Annie Fryman is a professional with a diverse background in architecture, public policy, and housing development, who has focused her career on housing and transportation advocacy in California, particularly in San Francisco.1

Career Highlights

Annie Fryman previously held the position of Director of Cities at Abodu, a Bay Area-based company that builds affordable and high-quality accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in California.4 In this role, she worked to accelerate building permit times in California's suburbs and major cities by training city officials on new state laws impacting permitting for factory-built housing and detached ADUs.13

Prior to her work at Abodu, Annie's career included:

• Architectural designer, focusing on retrofitting San Francisco's soft-story buildings for earthquake resiliency and converting garages to accessory dwelling units1
• Leading housing, transportation, and land use policy for Scott Wiener at the Board of Supervisors and California State Senate1
• Working as an independent consultant2

Current Role

As of March 2023, Annie Fryman has taken on the role of Director of Special Projects in the Policy department at SPUR, an urban planning and policy organization.12 In this position, she focuses on passing ambitious local laws and programs related to housing and transportation in San Francisco.1

Expertise and Achievements

Annie has been instrumental in passing several significant bills, including:

• Streamlining housing permitting processes
• Increasing local and regional housing goals
• Waiving environmental reviews for sustainable transportation projects
• Mandating best-in-class safe streets infrastructure on urban sections of the state highway system1

Her unique perspective combines practical experience in architecture and design with a deep understanding of policy implementation, making her a valuable asset in the field of urban development and housing advocacy.