YIMBYtown 2018
Main site: https://yimby.town/
Schedule
Thursday 9/20
6:00pm-9:00pm Welcome to YIMBYtown Party!
Club Café YIMBYtown Organizers
Friday 9/21
8:00am - 9:00am - Registration, Check-In, & Breakfast
Gym YIMBYtown Organizers
9:00am - 9:30am - Good Morning, YIMBYtown!
Auditorium - YIMBYtown Organizers
9:30am - 10:30am - Opening Plenary - Ed Glaeser
Auditorium
Sessions 10:45am - 12:00pm
Coming (back) to a State House near you: Modern zoning for modern times
André Leroux, Brian Hanlon, Dante Ramos, Rachel Heller, Victoria Fierce
How to build diverse coalitions that win! Urban Revitalization, Micro Housing, Co-living
Marcy Ostberg, Mayor Carlo DeMaria, Michael Winston, Tamara Roy
What Do People Say “Yes” To?
Dan Gainsboro, Justin Iantaosca, Karina Milchman, Sarah Philbrick
Sessions 11:00am - 12:00pm
Commercial Upzoning: The Next YIMBY Frontier
Nolan Gray
An Enduring Coalition: A Municipal Path to Greater Equity + Affordability
Mayor Miro Weinberger
Building Alliances Between YIMBYs and Equity Groups
Randy Shaw
12:15pm - 1:30pm - Lunch
Gym Caterer Announcing Soon
12:30pm - 1:30pm - tours
Walking Tour of Charlestown
Gym Andrew Criscione
Boston Building Resources: Helping Homeowners Keep Up Their Homes Affordably
Boston Building Resources Deb Beatty Mel
1:00pm - 1:30pm - Island Housing Trust Documentary + Q&A
Auditorium Christopher Anderson, Faren Worthington, Philippe Jordi
1:45pm - 2:45pm
Taking the Teeth out of Tiebout NIMBYism: Public Goods Provision and Incentive Zoning for Rapid Growth in High-Cost Markets
Alexander Armlovich
1:45pm - 2:45pm sessions
Strategies to Break through the Chatter & Build Public Support for Any Housing Campaign
Al Maiorino
1:45pm - 2:45pm
The Premium for Walkable Development under Land Use Regulations
Eli Dourado, Emily Hamilton
1:45pm - 2:45pm
It's Always Parking: What's the Status of Parking Reform Nationally and What is Next?
Tony Jordan
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Before You Say “Yes In My Backyard”: How to Develop Without Displacement
Angie Liou, Dan Bartman, Dave Traggorth, John DePriest, Karina Milchman
1:45pm - 3:00pm
How can the Federal Government Encourage Housing Development?
Ali Solis, Brendan Woodbury, Mike Kingsella, Tracy Hadden Loh
1:45pm - 3:15pm
Understanding Housing Development: Beta test an interactive education tool
Elise Selinger, Marcy Ostberg
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Anti-Gentrification Activists Aren’t NIMBYs: Building Nuance for YIMBY Housing Policy in Gentrifying Neighborhoods
Joe Rivano Barros
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Solving Housing Politics to Win: the UK Experience
John Myers
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Shifting Public Opinion in a “Retail” Fashion
Kenneth Stahl
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Elections: Finding and Supporting Champions of the Cause
Laura Foote
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Closing Plenary
Auditorium Speaker Announcing Soon!
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Camberville-Somerbridge Pub Crawl!
Central Square, Davis Square, Harvard Square A Better Cambridge, Somerville YIMBY
Saturday 9/22
8:00am - 9:00am - Registration, Check-In, & Breakfast
Gym YIMBYtown Organizers
9:00am - 10:00am - Opening Keynote - Kristen Jeffers
Auditorium
10:30am - 12:30pm
Diversity Workshop
Auditorium Angela Park
10:30am - 12:15pm
Unconference Breakout Sessions (Morning)
Classroom 1, Classroom 2, Multi-Purpose 1, Multi-Purpose 2, Multi-Purpose 3 Attendees
12:30pm - 1:45pm
Lunch
Gym Caterer Announcing Soon
1:45pm - 3:30pm
Unconference Breakout Sessions (Afternoon)
Classroom 1, Classroom 2, Multi-Purpose 1, Multi-Purpose 2, Multi-Purpose 3 Attendees
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Diversity Workshop
Auditorium Angela Park
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Closing Plenary
Auditorium Speaker Announcing Soon!
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Networking Party - Details to come!
Gym YIMBYtown Organizers
Sunday 9/23
9:00am - 10:30am
Networking Breakfast
Auditorium Lobby - YIMBYtown Organizers
10:30am - 12:30pm
Beyond Our Backyards - Regional Thinking to Address the Housing Crisis (Open to the Public)
Auditorium
Dana LeWinter, Mayor Joe Curtatone, Mayor Kim Driscoll, Mayor Marc McGovern, Sheila A. Dillon, Undersecretary Janelle Chan