outcome--independent t1_jc1xfhb wrote on March 13, 2023 at 1:26 PM

Reply to comment by TheBravadoBoy in A+ coalition building by Progressive Democrats leader Hector Oseguera. Is this his strategy for getting >30% of the vote next time? by clade_nade

What is YIMBYism? I've never heard that term before? "Yes in my back yard"?

JCComplainer t1_jc2yre0 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 5:42 PM

Correct. YIMBYs believe that the root cause of high housing costs is a lack of supply and support policies to allow more housing to be built near places where they themselves live to reduce housing costs. For example, a core YIMBY position would be that single-family zoning is bad because it limits the the production of affordable apartments, and so a developer who wants to build an apartment building in a single-family zoned area should be allowed to do so.

This has become a byword for a certain kind of guy that the original poster refers to. For the record, I am in fact a straight white guy who rides a bike who moved from NYC, but the bike is 11 years old and it cost $600 at the time.