The YIMBY movement (short for " yes in my back yard ") is a pro-housing social movement [1] that focuses on encouraging new housing, opposing density limits (such as single-family zoning), and supporting public transportation.

2022年2月21日 · California YIMBY is a major force in the movement. It's a housing advocacy organization with 80,000 members and 20 volunteer teams across the state. According to the group’s website, members are...

2021年7月14日 · Takeaway #1: YIMBY stands for “Yes In My Back Yard.” It’s a clever twist on NIMBY or “Not In My Back Yard.” NIMBYs have a controversial reputation for fighting new development in their communities. YIMBYs try to capitalize on that by using a moniker that sounds inclusive and appealing. Don’t be fooled.

Learn more about the state of housing in California by taking a look at California YIMBY’s research and maps. Receive legislative updates, news clips, housing research and analysis, …

2024年3月9日 · The YIMBY movement isn’t just for liberals anymore. Legislators from both sides of the political divide are working to add duplexes and apartments to single-family neighborhoods.

2016年6月30日 · New development, the Nimbys claim, will block sunlight, inhibit views, damage air and water quality, increase traffic, strain social services, and hurt neighborhood character. These activists use...

The term YIMBY, which stands for "Yes In My Backyard," describes a pro-development political stance that generally supports planning and building at larger scales than the country's history of sprawl, single-family zoning, and car-centric planning has allowed.

2023年7月15日 · As an intellectual project, YIMBYism has been wildly successful, and for good reason. The evidence that boosting housing supply to meet housing demand can foster economic growth and spur upward...

The YIMBY movement, which stands for “Yes In My Backyard” is a pro-development movement that began in the San Francisco bay area in the 2010s. According to the Yes In My Back Yard.org website, “YIMBY’s mission is to end the housing shortage and achieve affordable, sustainable, and equitable housing for all.”

2024年3月6日 · YIMBY advocacy has grown increasingly sophisticated in terms of lobbying, coalition building, and targeted messaging. If you wanted to go deep into the weeds of state housing law in Washington, parking benefit districts and curb management in Austin, or get training on better coalition-building with organized labor, climate, or tenant groups ...