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YIMBYwiki is a wiki / knowledgebase for [[YIMBY_concept|YIMBY]] (Yes In My Backyard) & housing issues. That is, to gather ideas and strategies for creating more inclusive, affordable, equitable housing and communities
'''Mission'''
'''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].
'''[[Development Roadmap]]''': to-do items and proposed or planned developments. <br/>▼
▲'''[[Development_Roadmap|Development Roadmap]]''':
'''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.▼
▲'''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
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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