NIMBY and YIMBY related terms: Difference between revisions

 

*'''AIMBY''': Already In My Back Yard: the position that a given land use is already concentrated in some area, and should be distributed to other areas. For example, a concentration of low-income housing or social services facilities.&nbsp; [contributed via Twitter from an activist in San Jose, California, opposing new Affordable Housing facilities in her neighborhood].&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;

*'''PIMBY''': Please In My Back Yard. (@yimbwiki [https://twitter.com/YIMBYwiki/status/918817746950832128 13 Oct 2017]: seems term arose in Kruibeke Polders proj, Flanders; perhaps from consultancy @Sigmaplan? via @RichardBlyth7).<br/> &nbsp;

*[[QIMBY|'''QIMBY''']] - Quality in My Back Yard.&nbsp; See our article [[QIMBY|QIMBY]] for more on this.&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;

**Yes In My Back Yard (primary)

**Yes In Many Back Yards (original usage, 1988. See [[YIMBY_movement|YIMBY_movement]]).&nbsp;<br/> &nbsp;

 

*'''YIMFY!''' - Yes In My Front Yard!<br/> Used by group in Seattle's Roosevelt&nbsp;neighborhood, North Link Neighbors for 12th, in support of putting a light-rail line alignment in their area in 2011.&nbsp;<br/> [https://www.pinterest.com/pin/421790321323415193. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/421790321323415193.&nbsp;]<br/> "YIMFY! Yes In My Front Yard - Light Rail Belongs in Roosevelt's Core. From April 28th 2014 rededication of Brenda the successful tunnel borer from the Capitol Hill leg, now working on the Roosevelt Station Link. Seattle's U District projects!"<br/> See post about the situation at&nbsp;[http://council.seattle.gov/2011/12/22/four-truths-about-the-roosevelt-rezone/ http://council.seattle.gov/2011/12/22/four-truths-about-the-roosevelt-rezone/].<br/> Northlink Neighborhoods for 12th: [https://web.archive.org/web/20050212143053/http://www.nln12.org:80/FAQ.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050212143053/http://www.nln12.org:80/FAQ.html].<br/> &nbsp;