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On the latest The Weeds podcast, @mattyglesias gives a shout out to the #YIMBYAct and the Build More Housing Near Transit Act during his discussion on @CoryBooker/@WhipClyburn's HOME Act.
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) March 5, 2021
Segment starts around the 25 minute mark - 🎧⬇️ https://t.co/X30mvSs8qd
"The stalemate among developers, NIMBYs, tenants’ groups and captured politicians... might be abating; in its place, a pragmatic, humane and rational view toward housing, homelessness, inequality and other pressing urban problems may be dawning." https://t.co/O6TUwe4oty
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) March 4, 2021
"As Congress looks to work with the new administration to 'build back better,' we need to put #housing front and center and enact the types of policies that can truly transform our nation’s housing."
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) March 2, 2021
Read @communityp's @RafaelCestero1 in @thehill⬇️https://t.co/1d0a3wbGDB
"We have artificially constrained what we can build, so by allowing up to four units, you’ve created a lot of new places where housing can be built.” - @TernerHousing's @dagarciajr on the significance of upzoning in California.
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) March 1, 2021
From @mslaurabliss ⬇️https://t.co/HZc3pNGltQ
The Up for Growth Action-backed #YIMBYAct does not condition federal housing dollars, but it does encourage communities that receive funding through the CDBG program to rethink their approach to housing equity and affordability. https://t.co/29c0bxIgr7
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) February 26, 2021
Our friends at @TernerHousing released an important new report that provides a framework for equitable federal housing policy. The full report (https://t.co/BV4zXtu6Z7) is worth your time, but one section in particular caught our 👀.#YIMBYAct pic.twitter.com/TGDbogAiga
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) February 26, 2021
New study from @KemGardnerInst dispels a popular NIMBY myth.
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) February 23, 2021
“While many stereotypes and generalizations about negative impacts are brought up in public settings, high-density development does not actually appear to depress home values.”#YIMBY #utpolhttps://t.co/JgUBRFSS30
We hope you join @RoderickDHall1 and @AbundantHousing for "UnDesign the Red Line" - a virtual exhibit exploring the impact of red lining in LA. Event takes place on Feb. 17. #LosAngeles
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) February 12, 2021
Registration 🔗: https://t.co/TaXaOZ4fGI
It’s great we can have a legitimate debate about which city is the *most* pro-housing. Keep up the good work!
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) February 11, 2021
"Still, Sacramento’s overall effort to increase development... 'is way beyond what any other city has done,' said Chris Elmendorf, a UC Davis law professor." @dillonliam on #Sacramento's bold housing plan. ⬇️https://t.co/ik2z2pLPU3
— Up for Growth Action (@Up4Growth) February 11, 2021