Series: YIMBYtown 2022

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YIMBYtown 2022: Fair and Sustainable Cities, spotlighted major affordability wins and brought successful housing campaign leaders to share ideas and lessons for local and statewide action.

YIMBYtown 2022 occurred April 11–13 in Portland, Oregon, the fourth annual gathering (after some COVID delays) of “Yes in My Back Yard” (YIMBY) community leaders, organizers, planners, policymakers, educators, and housing providers eager to share resources and strategies for building more affordable, sustainable, and equitable communities.

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21Building Healthy Organizations and Sustainable Movements

Henry Honorof (Welcoming Neighbors Network), Jesse Kanson-Benanav (Abundant Housing Massachusetts), and Sarah Weber-Ogden (Sunrise Movement PDX) share their insights into how to set up organizations for longevity and success.

Apr 12, 2022

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22How First Nations and YIMBYs Are Changing the Housing Game in Vancouver, BC

Squamish Nation Council Chairperson Khelsilem and Abundant Housing Vancouver’s Danny Oleksiuk discuss a novel approach to homebuilding that benefits the Squamish First Nation community.

Apr 12, 2022

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23The Present and Future of ADUs and Other Homes in Our Backyards

Kol Peterson (Accessory Dwelling Strategies), Annie Fryman (Adobu), Eli Spevak (Orange Splot), and Stewart Hulick (Urban Nest Realty) discuss what’s new in the world of ADUs and other backyard homes in a YIMBYtown 2022 panel.

Apr 12, 2022

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24Winning Abundant Housing: The UK, Germany, and France

It’s not just national vs. local control. It’s also the incentives for local authorities.

Apr 12, 2022

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25Gender, Sexuality, and Abundant Housing: Addressing Housing Precarity in the LGBTQ Community

Nancy Haque (Basic Rights Oregon), Esme D. Miller, Dan Reed, and moderator Sarah Mirk discuss the role that gender and sexuality have played---and continue to play---in access to affordable housing.

Apr 12, 2022

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26Turning Environmentalists into Housing Advocates

Because "housing retention is climate work."

Apr 12, 2022

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27What Does It Take to Pass Statewide Zoning Reform?

Brian Hanlon (California YIMBY), Mary Kyle McCurdy (1000 Friends of Oregon), and Alex Brennan (Futurewise) discuss recent zoning bills in their respective West Coast states and what it takes to build coalitions for legislative wins.

Apr 12, 2022

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28Community Land Trusts in Our Backyards: A Key to Homeownership for Working Families

Kathleen Hosfeld (Homestead Community Land Trust) and Diane Linn (Proud Ground) provide a primer on a housing model that breaks barriers to permanently affordable homeownership.

Apr 12, 2022

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29Recipes for Successful Abundant Housing Communications

In this panel discussion, three expert communicators share how they’ve crafted compelling narratives, engaged coalitions, and garnered press attention for housing affordability and climate policy.

Apr 12, 2022

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30From Highways to Homes: The Opportunity to Reconnect Communities Divided by Freeways

Shawn Dunwoody (Hinge Neighbors), Regan Patterson (Congressional Black Caucus Foundation), Amy Stelly (Claiborne Avenue Alliance), Marc Wouters (Marc Wouters | Studios), and moderator Ben Crowther (Congress for the New Urbanism) discuss their efforts to remove freeways and replace them with thriving connected neighborhoods.

Apr 12, 2022

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