For anyone looking from the all feed and confused what that means, YIMBY refers to "yes in my back yard" as opposed to the common refrain of people who profess they want more housing/public infrastructure/etc. but "not in my backyard" (called NIMBYs). The problem with NIMYism is that NIMBYs exist everywere so you have troubling ...
Ottawa recently announced they’re considering removing their mandatory parking minimums. For context, parking minimums are extremely arbitrary, based on pseudoscience, and are a key barrier to housing development.
I’ve seen this in Canada waaaay too much. Instead of rightfully directing their anger at screwed-up land use restrictions and a draconian zoning code, people who are normally pro-immigration are rapidly turning anti-immigrant because of the housing crisis.
New analysis from RMI finds that by encouraging better-located, less car-dependent communities, we can solve the nationwide housing shortage while dramatically cutting pollution.
For reference, Pointe-Claire is right next to a new automated light metro station, so blocking housing there is doubly harmful, as it sabotages the potential ridership of a brand new rapid transit system.
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Boston Fed: New England's Housing Crisis as Migration Booms and Construction Lags ( www.population.fyi )
Bad Weather Proved It: New Housing Helps All Renters, German Study Shows ( www.population.fyi )
Zoning Reform Works (Even For Small & Mid Sized Cities): The Lower Hutt Evidence ( www.population.fyi )
Rich Neighborhoods, High Barriers: Study Maps NIMBY Opposition ( www.population.fyi )
The YIMBYs are coming — to Congress ( www.politico.com )
Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ Housing Agenda Ekes By Council Committees Mostly Intact ( www.thecity.nyc )
In Race after Race, People Keep Electing Pro-Housing Politicians ( www.sightline.org )
[meme] Stop fighting over scraps and build more ( lemmy.world )
[article] Kamala Harris is going more YIMBY — and housing experts are optimistic ( www.businessinsider.com )
For anyone looking from the all feed and confused what that means, YIMBY refers to "yes in my back yard" as opposed to the common refrain of people who profess they want more housing/public infrastructure/etc. but "not in my backyard" (called NIMBYs). The problem with NIMYism is that NIMBYs exist everywere so you have troubling ...
[article] Opinion | Yes In My Backyard: The Case for Housing Deregulation ( www.nytimes.com )
[article] Montreal becomes largest North American city to eliminate mandatory minimum parking spots ( cultmtl.com )
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[article] Opinion: Making housing more affordable means your home’s value is going to have to come down ( www.theglobeandmail.com )
Non-paywall link: https://archive.is/fc2ci
How Urban Renewal Ruined Everything ( darrellowens.substack.com )
[article] Eliminating 'parking minimums' helped U.S. cities. Could it work here? | CBC ( www.cbc.ca )
Ottawa recently announced they’re considering removing their mandatory parking minimums. For context, parking minimums are extremely arbitrary, based on pseudoscience, and are a key barrier to housing development.
[article] Opinion: Lowering Canada’s high housing costs is also a recipe for raising our notoriously low productivity ( www.theglobeandmail.com )
Non-paywall link: archive.is/J2cSo ...
Pa. zoning laws are strangling home construction, and lawmakers want changes ( www.inquirer.com )
New Chair Leads ‘YIMBY’ Wave at Manhattan Community Board 5 ( commercialobserver.com )
[article] Vancouver's new mega-development is big, ambitious and undeniably Indigenous - Macleans.ca ( macleans.ca )
[meme] And lots of public transit investment ( lemmy.world )
[meme] Parking minimums in a nutshell: ( lemmy.world )
[article] How NIMBYs are helping to turn the public against immigrants | Vox ( www.vox.com )
I’ve seen this in Canada waaaay too much. Instead of rightfully directing their anger at screwed-up land use restrictions and a draconian zoning code, people who are normally pro-immigration are rapidly turning anti-immigrant because of the housing crisis.
[article] Why State Land Use Reform Should Be a Priority Climate Lever for America ( rmi.org )
New analysis from RMI finds that by encouraging better-located, less car-dependent communities, we can solve the nationwide housing shortage while dramatically cutting pollution.
[article] The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing | NPR ( www.npr.org )
[article] 'I was elected to slow down development,' Pointe-Claire mayor tells Poilievre | Montreal Gazette ( montrealgazette.com )
For reference, Pointe-Claire is right next to a new automated light metro station, so blocking housing there is doubly harmful, as it sabotages the potential ridership of a brand new rapid transit system.