YIMBYtown 2017

YIMBYtown in the news

There were a lot of news (and “news”) articles about YIMBYtown 2017, the second annual YIMBY convention for North America (though also with one guest from the UK!) that was held in Oakland, CA in July.

• New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/us/california-today-yimby-movement.html
  • Also syndicated in Central Oregon: http://www.bendbulletin.com/nation/5449605-151/bay-area-sees-pro-housing-yimby-movement-spreading

 

• BeyondChron: http://www.beyondchron.org/yimbys-build-momentum-conference-2017/
• SFist: http://sfist.com/2017/07/14/pro-development_yimbytown_conferenc.php
• The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/07/yimby-groups-pro-development/532437/
  • Written ahead of the actual conference.

• Berkeley Daily Planet: http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2017-07-14/article/45873
  • As is more or less to be expected from Becky, this piece is the sort of thing more or less to be expected from Becky.
• 48 Hills. http://48hills.org/2017/07/20/inside-the-yimby-conference/.

Inside the Yimby conference

 ZELDA BRONSTEIN

 JULY 20, 2017

 

Attendees

As mentioned on the YIMBYtown web site (https://yimbytown.com/), there were attendees affiliated with a wide range of organizations, including

• A Better Cambridge – Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Abundant Housing LA – Los Angeles, California
• Abundant Housing Vancouver – Vancouver, British Columbia
• AURA – Austin, Texas
• House Sacramento – Sacramento, California
• Livable Newton – Newton, Massachusetts
• London YIMBY – London, England
• More New York – New York, New York
• MSPyimby – Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota
• Portlanders for Parking Reform – Portland, Oregon
• Portland for Everyone – Portland, Oregon
• Santa Cruz YIMBY – Santa Cruz, California
• Seattle for Everyone – Seattle, Washington
• SF YIMBY – San Francisco, California
• Sightline Institute – Seattle, Washington