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Featured (Edit) YIMBYtown 2020 has been announced for April 2-4, in Portland, Oregon. Hosted by Sightline Institute (Seattle) and new local pro-housing group Portland: Neighbors Welcome Main site: https://yimby.town/ YIMBYwiki page for YIMBYtown 2020: editable (like all pages here) so anyone can add notes, guides to area attractions, housing info, links to notes or presentation materials etc.

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Latest Additions/News! (Edit) Newest articles Village Buildings community book project, Homeless encampments, Supportive Housing Services Ballot Measure (Portland Metro area, May 2020), Houseless political representation and organizations, Affordability Efficiency‎‎, US Federal housing expenditures, YIMBYtown 2020, Housing First, Right to housing, Income based housing benefit, Hyperlocalism, Avocado symbol, Feminist urbanism, Solutionism, Residential Infill Project (Portland), The Color of Law, Container housing, Homeownership, Parking Dwelling Permit, Stopping house, Homeless shelter design, Urban Zilla, Affordable Housing Conservation Easement, Cottage cluster Newest YIMBY groups added YIMBY Portland (Maine) YIGBY (Yes In God's Back Yard, San Diego) YIMBY of Northern Nevada YIMBY Alliance (UK national) Up For Growth YIMBY Mobility [YIMBY Arts Atlanta YIMBY Core articles (Edit) Glossary Land use regulation: Zoning, Upzoning, Automatic zoning Inclusionary zoning, Exclusionary zoning, Exclusionary zoning, Green zoning, Zoning budget, Transfer of development rights, Inclusionary zoning Housing: Tax Increment Financing, (including Community-Controlled Tax Increment Financing), Owner-occupancy restriction, Theories of urban planning‎,Social housing, Right to housing, Housing market segmentation, Rent regulation, Affordable housing, Housing affordability, Homelessness, Gentrification‎‎, Filtering,‎‎ Whiteness studies (including "White privilege"), Accessory Dwelling Unit, Development costs, , Small housing, Missing Middle, Infill, Community land trust, Self-build housing, Housing impact Current Issues: Portland State University 2019 Homelessness report, Funding & Financing: Transfer tax, Land value tax, Public bank, Shared equity Legislation: Supportive Housing Services Ballot Measure (Portland Metro area).

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