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YIMBYwiki is a wiki / knowledgebase for [[YIMBY_concept|YIMBY]] (Yes In My Backyard) & housing issues. That is, to gather ideas, research, and strategies for creating more inclusive, affordable, equitable housing and communities. We are an affiliate project of [https://yimbyaction.org/ YIMBY Action], which is a member of the [http://www.sfyimby.org/ SFYIMBY] coalition, San Francisco.
== '''Mission''' <br/> Build the most usable, complete, and open online resource for understanding housing and land-use issues, and for working to create more inclusive and affordable communities. ==
'''Sponsorship'''<br/> YIMBYwiki is supported in 2017 by a grant from [http://betterboulder.com/ Better Boulder] and [http://www.baraonline.com/ Boulder Area Realtors Association]. We invite further financial support to continue and expand this project, please contact us at ''editor (at) yimby.wiki'' if you're interested. ▼
▲== '''Sponsorship'''<br/> YIMBYwiki is supported in 2017 by a grant from [http://betterboulder.com/ Better Boulder] and [http://www.baraonline.com/ Boulder Area Realtors Association]. We invite further financial support to continue and expand this project, please contact us at ''editor (at) yimby.wiki'' if you're interested. ==
'''[[Development_Roadmap|Development Roadmap]]''': to-do items and proposed or planned developments.▼
'''Background'''<br/> This project grew out of a October 2016 discussion on the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/yimbytown YIMBY Town] mailing list (US national YIMBY email list/forum): "[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/yimbytown/qUBbHOczybk The Opposition in Portland has Arrived]" (subsequently moved to "[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/yimbytown/71H8zBXFnI0 YIMBY knowledgebase/wiki (was The Opposition in Portland..)]. in October 2016.▼
== '''Development Roadmap''' ==
▲'''[[Development_Roadmap|Development Roadmap]]''':<br/> to-do items and proposed or planned developments.
== '''Background''' ==
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However, as noted in thread, there have been various previous discussions about idea, and prior related efforts such as the YIMBY Sweden's [http://yimby.wikia.com/wiki/Yimby_Wiki YIMBY Wiki] (see also [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http://yimby.wikia.com/wiki/Yimby_Wiki&edit-text=&act=url English version via Google Translate]), and the [https://www.reddit.com/r/SFBARF/wiki/faq SFBARF FAQ] created by San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation) on Reddit. In 2014, San Francisco housing-finance expert (and SFYIMBY friend!) Fay Darmawi suggested a "HousingWiki" in her article [http://www.housingfinance.com/policy-legislation/how-affordable-housing-can-make-a-name-for-itself-and-why_o "How Affordable Housing Can Make a Name for Itself (and Why)]” (''Affordable Housing Finance'', March 19, 2014).
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'''Please [[Support_YIMBYwiki|support YIMBYwiki]].'''
'''Lead admin/editors: '''<br/> Admin:<br/> Tim McCormick, San Francisco / Oakland. (on site: [[User:Admin|Admin]] / [[User:Tmccormick|Tmccormick]] )<br/> Email: editor.yimby.wiki (at) tjm.org. ▼
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Contributing Editor: <br/> [[User:Eaymer|Elise Aymer]], Toronto.<br/> + You.
== '''Editing/Creating pages: '''<br/> open to anyone, requires account with email confirmation. <br/> New content/edits go live immediately, though may be reviewed and changed by editors later. Change logs are reviewed regularly. ==
== '''Thanks for input & help from: ''' ==
== '''Installation details''' ==
▲'''Thanks for input & help from: '''<br/> Laura Clark - President of [https://yimbyaction.org/ YIMBY Action] (member org of [http://www.sfyimby.org/ SFYIMBY]). <br/> Mike Schiraldi<br/> Jesse Kanson-Benanav - Chairman, [http://www.abettercambridge.org A Better Cambridge].<br/> Laura Loe Bernstein - Founder, YIMBY Seattle. <br/> Ken Hotard - SVP at Boulder Area Realtor Association.<br/> Zane A. Selvans - YIMBY Town, Better Boulder, Boulder Housing Coalition, etc.
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