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Instagram · Join us for cool beverages at our summer happy hour! This month we'll be in the Columbia City neighborhood at Flying Lion Brewing. We'll discuss important developments regarding the Comprehensive Plan and SEPA, what it means for our city, and key opportunities to take action for more homes and vibrant communities. We'll also debrief the primary election results and what it means for the pro-housin…
Instagram · Join us to celebrate new affordable homes opening in Phinney Ridge! We're partnering with Homestead to showcase the homes at Woodland View & welcome new residents to an exclusive neighborhood. Most of the homes offered are permanently affordable as part of a community land trust. Whether you are interested in living here or just want to learn about their innovative housing model, we hope to see yo…
Instagram · The Seattle City Council has a once-in-a-decade chance to finally tackle our housing shortage. We are now in Phase 2 of the Comprehensive Plan, which focuses specifically on Transit Corridors and Neighborhood Centers. This is the moment the Council decides how many new neighbors we’ll welcome into the areas with the best access to shops, parks, and transit. Unfortunately, the initial draft was wat…
Instagram · Join us for our next Happy Hour at Old Stove @ Ship Canal. This month we're partnering with the @36thdemocrats for a democracy-themed social. Materials will be provided to make posters for the next No Kings event scheduled for March 28. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about the platform of the Washington State Democrats, their local leaders, and how we can support their adoption of pro-h…
Instagram · Pro-housing policies start with electing the right people. Have you voted yet? Time is running out! See our voter guide on our LinkTree. GET THAT BALLOT IN!
Instagram · Come join us at @ravennabrewing on Tuesday for our monthly social hour! RSVP at the link in bio.
X · Seattle YIMBY Social hour at Ravenna Brewing (meetup RSVP in thread!) https://t.co/AtvbZujSBW
Instagram · Join us at City Hall on September 12 to rally for more homes in the Comprehensive Plan! This is your last chance to weigh in before the plan is voted on. -Remote testimony at 9:30am (sign-up begins at 8:30am) -in-person testimony at 3:00pm (sign-up between 2:00-6:30pm). See you there!
Instagram · Most parts of our city remain unaffordable for many. You can help change that! Sign our letter to city council supporting all the amendments to the city's once-in-a-decade planning update that would make homes more affordable for everyone. Link in bio.- Blog · The Comprehensive Plan Amendments You Should SupportThe Seattle City Council has a once-in-a-decade opportunity to address our housing shortage through a major planning update. More than 100 legislative amendments have been proposed.
- X · Results and lessons from Oregon: duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and cottages aren’t complicated-- they’re just old, simple, good ideas that happened to be banned from most city land for a while. https://t.co/sj2czMQ7VY
Instagram · Join us at City Hall to rally for more homes in the Comprehensive Plan! Forced by a state-imposed deadline, Seattle recently passed interim legislation that ended single family zoning. With attention now focused on permanent legislation, we need a big turnout to show that our City urgently wants more homes planned for. Two sessions will be held: remote testimony at 9:30am (sign-up begins at 8:30am…
Instagram · Join us next week on Thursday, June 26, 6pm at Elysian Brewery to celebrate the end of single family zoning in Washington! We'll share ideas about what's next for housing advocacy in Seattle. What's going on in your neighborhood? Let us know! Hope to see you there. #abundance #yimby #seattle
Instagram · Join us for a Phinney neighborhood walk with @urbanistorg on April 27! We'll learn how the new Phinney Neighborhood Center will support more homes and thriving businesses. Ending at Fresh Flours Bakery to continue the conversation. RSVP at the link in bio. Hope to see you there! #seattle #yimby #nimby #abundance
Instagram · Join us on April 10th in Greenwood at 5:30pm for a happy hour with @wombi.seattle ! Have you ever wondered how electric bikes can complement infill housing in resilient neighborhoods? We're partnering with Seattle's first cargo e-bike subscription service. Refreshments and test rides will be offered. Afterwards we'll migrate nearby for drinks. RSVP - link in bio What's going on in your neighborhoo…
Instagram · Here at YIMBY we're "big tent". If it's a policy that will lead to MORE rather than LESS housing on land that has already been developed, we'll likely support it. All across the county, the effect is the same: building more homes lowers rents for all. As reported in @bloomberg, rents in Austin fell by 22% after a "massive home building spree." "[A] development boom and new policies encouraging hou…
Instagram · Join us for doorknocking TOMORROW, Feb. 8, 10:30AM in Wallingford to get out the vote for social housing! It's the final weekend to let people know how to vote the right way. Proposition 1A would establish a new funding source to raise millions yearly for mixed-income, social housing, which will help fill a critical gap in affordable homes. Everyone has received their ballots for the election. You…
Instagram · It's the FINAL WEEKEND to let your neighbors know they should vote for Prop 1A!! February 2023's special election had only a 34% turnout, so every voter we talk to has a HUGE impact!! Sign up at link in bio!
Instagram · A new report by Metro Vancouver finds that infrastructure costs for apartments are 5 to 9 times cheaper, per capita, than for houses. Does your city need to fund better infrastructure? Build some apartments! Read the article by @sightlineinstitute here: http://tiny.cc/0w67001
Instagram · 🏡 Have you heard about the Comprehensive Plan? It's a once-in-a-decade opportunity to influence how our city gets built. City Council will vote on it this year and they need your input. 📢 We want the Plan to include more homes and local businesses to foster affordable, resilient, & climate-friendly neighborhoods. A small group of anti-housing activists is fighting back, claiming that change is n…
X · Tonight in Ballard is the first in-person Open House for the new Housing Plan Draft. We're looking for a strong YIMBY turn out to counter the inevitable NIMBY backlash to new housing. Come out and talk about the future of Seattle with us! https://t.co/5IoPwmvnLV
How we work
Reform the rules
Back zoning reform and streamlined permitting so more homes are legal to build, especially near transit and jobs.
Educate & engage
Turn out residents to the meetings that matter and make it easy to take a pro-housing position on local projects.
Build partnerships
Work with neighbors, labor, faith groups, and builders toward a shared abundant-housing agenda.
Seattle YIMBY is a chapter of YIMBY Action.
One of the local groups organizing for more homes across the country, backed by the national team.