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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 01/10/2026

The #YIMBYtown2026 schedule is LIVE! Panels. Workshops. Keynotes. Flash talks. Three days of ideas, connections & lessons to bring home. See what’s happening in Raleigh, Nov. 17-19! 🔗 yimby.town/yimbytown-20... Hosted by @citybuilder.bsky.social, @raleighforward.bsky.social & partners!

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 29/09/2026

Class is in session. The field trip? YIMBYtown. 🎒 🏘️ Students can join the pro-housing movement in Raleigh this Nov. 17–19 for just $75. 🔗 Grab your ticket: whova.com/portal/regis... Hosted by @citybuilder.bsky.social, @raleighforward.bsky.social & partners!

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 18/09/2026

Help the next generation of pro-housing leaders get to YIMBYtown. 🎒 Sponsor a student by selecting “Scholarship to Support a Student Attendee” on the registration page. Hosted by @citybuilder.bsky.social, @raleighforward.bsky.social & partners! 🔗 whova.com/portal/regis...

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 31/08/2026

Last chance!! ⏰ Early Bird pricing for YIMBYtown 2026 ends TONIGHT at 11:59PM ET. Register now before prices go up! 🔗 Register at yimby.town Hosted by @citybuilder.bsky.social, @raleighforward.bsky.social & partners!

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 14/08/2026

Great news! 🥳 Early Bird pricing for YIMBYtown 2026 has been extended through August 31. Lock in your discounted registration for the nation's biggest pro-housing conference! 🔗 yimby.town Hosted by @citybuilder.bsky.social, @raleighforward.bsky.social & partners!

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 14/07/2026

Only 4 days left to apply to speak at YIMBYtown 2026! ⏳ Bold ideas and fresh voices wanted. The deadline to apply is July 17! Y'all in? Hosted by @citybuilder.bsky.social @raleighforward.bsky.social & peers! 🔗 yimby.town

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 10/07/2026

What does a YIMBYtown 2026 session look like? ✅ Bold conversations ✅ Unconventional formats ✅ Fresh voices from across the movement Y'all in? Apply to speak by July 17! Hosted by @citybuilder.bsky.social @raleighforward.bsky.social & peers! 🔗 yimby.town

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 01/07/2026

Do you have a win to share, an idea to spark, or a workshop to lead? Apply to speak at YIMBYtown 2026 in Raleigh, NC! Deadline: July 17. Creative formats encouraged. Applicants limited to 2 proposals. Hosted by @citybuilder.bsky.social, @raleighforward.bsky.social & partners! 🔗 yimby.town

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YIMBYtown 2026 | Raleigh, NC — Nov 17-19

YIMBYtown, the biggest national pro-homes conference in the country, is coming south to Raleigh, NC! Tickets are now available »

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 18/06/2026

Who's hosting YIMBYtown 2027? Applications are open for pro-housing organizations ready to bring the nation's biggest housing conference to their city. Apps due July 27, 2026! Is your town ready? Apply now ⬇️ 🔗 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 11/06/2026

Good news! 🎉 The deadline to apply to speak at YIMBYtown 2026 has been extended to July 17. New this year: applicants are limited to two proposals. Got a big idea? Apply now! Hosted by @citybuilder.bsky.social, @raleighforward.bsky.social & partners! 🔗 yimby.town

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YIMBYtown 2026 | Raleigh, NC — Nov 17-19

YIMBYtown, the biggest national pro-homes conference in the country, is coming south to Raleigh, NC! Tickets are now available »

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 27/05/2026

Got a big idea for the pro-housing movement? Apply to speak at YIMBYtown 2026 in Raleigh, NC! 🏘️ Share your wins, spark new conversations, and help shape the future of housing advocacy this November. 💫 Apps are open, so start yours today! 🔗 whova.com/call_for_spe...

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 21/05/2026

💫 Register today to join us in Raleigh for YIMBYtown 2026! Three exciting days of conversations, panels, and workshops with 1000+ pro-housing advocates and changemakers. 🗓️ Early Bird pricing ends August 15. Don't miss it! 🔗 whova.com/portal/regis...

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/05/2026

📣 Registration and a Call for Proposals for YIMBYtown 2026 are now OPEN! 📣 🗓️ Nov 17-19, 2026 📍 Raleigh, NC Can't wait to see y'all there!

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 25/02/2026

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE: YIMBYtown 2026 is November 17-19! Join us at the Raleigh Convention Center for 3 days of pro-homes strategy and movement-building, hosted by @citybuilder.bsky.social, Yes! In My Triangle, NC Housing Table, Raleigh Forward. 🔗 Sign up for updates: yimby.town

SAVE THE DATE!
NOVEMBER 17–19
RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER

YIMBY
TOWN

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 06/10/2025

Email your testimony supporting single stair reform to DAS.CodesStandards@ct.gov with “2026 Public Comment” in the subject line by Oct. 11th!

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 16/09/2025

Thank you to the 1,000 pro-homes advocates who joined us in New Haven this year. We'll see you next time!

That's all, folks!
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE BIGGEST YIMBYTOWN YET! SEE YOU NEXT TIME!

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Regional Plan Association @rpa.org · 16/09/2025

It's the last set of breakout sessions for @yimbytown.bsky.social 2025, and we're closing it out with a conversation between Moses Gates and Dan Garodnick @nycplanning.bsky.social. Follow along:

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 16/09/2025

Much of the abundance conversation focuses on supply. But what about social housing? Follow this thread for highlights from our panel exploring this issue:

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 16/09/2025

Cities from Boston to Austin are taking on single-stair reform. Follow along here for key insights from the advocates who made it happen!

HAPPENING NOW
BREAKOUT SESSION
Single-Stair: Safe Building Code Changes to Expand Supply & Lower
Construction Costs
with Felicity Maxwell, Chris Gannon, Alex Horowitz, Parker Welch, and
Sam Naylor
TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 16 - 11:00 AM

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Cutter W. González @cutterwgonzalez.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

This panel is important. The pro-homes movement has created diverse, grounded frameworks for their activism. We should learn from and also work with(in) the movement to make change on transportation.

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 16/09/2025

Here's what's on the agenda for our final breakout sessions!

11 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Building a City of Yes in Ballroom A
Housing Abundance & The Social Housing Movement in Wooster
Engaging the Business
Community in Local Advocacy in Whalley
From Blueprint to Breakthrough:
State-Level Lessons in Light-Touch Density Implementation in York
Creating Affordable Housing with Mass Timber in Church
Single-Stair: Safe Building Code
Changes to Expand Supply & Lower Construction Costs in Ballroom C
Messaging Strategies to Win Hearts and Minds for Parking
Reforms in Ballroom B
TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 16

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 16/09/2025

Freeway Fighting and the YIMBY movement share many goals but can sometimes feel disconnected. Follow along here to find out how fighting against highway expansions is essential to achieving the goals of pro-homes movement! 👇

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rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Fantastic talk on cutting transit construction costs and getting lots more great transit with @zliscow.bsky.social, @stephanie-pollack.bsky.social and @egoldwyn.bsky.social at @yimbytown.bsky.social.

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 16/09/2025

YIMBY advocates are facing a new political reality at the federal level. In this panel, we'll discuss how progressive YIMBYs can move forward in this new climate. Follow the conversation here:

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 16/09/2025

Our first morning breakouts are about to begin! Here's what coming up:

10 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
How We Pulled Off the
Biggest Citywide Upzoning in the Country in Church
We Kinda Did Ignore the
YIMBY Playbook: What We've Been Up to In D.C. and Maryland Instead in York
The YIMBY Case for Freeway
Fighting: Reimagining
Highways for Pro-Homes Advocates in Whalley
Progressive YIMBYism in the Age of Trump 2.0 in Wooster
TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 16

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Nat M. Zorach, aicp @nzorach.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Stephanie Pollack, fmr. deputy admin, FHWA: "[YIMBY] redefined what it meant to be a housing expert [...]" it's not about whether you're a real estate developer or a builder-- you're a tenant or a homeowner, which gives you the ability to get involved and make change. @yimbytown.bsky.social

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Robert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 16/09/2025

Seems particularly important for us in the Puget Sound region right about now

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 16/09/2025

Building transportation in the U.S. often involves expensive and slow construction. In this morning's plenary, we'll hear how to build up the capacity of government to deliver. Follow along on this thread!

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 16/09/2025

Final day of YIMBYtown 2025! Make sure to catch the remaining sessions. You can view them here:

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

Want to create a pro-homes group in your community? Follow along here to learn how!

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

Final panels for Day 2 of YIMBYtown — here's what's on the agenda:

4 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Think Regionally, Act Locally:
Advocating for the "Yes" in YIMBY in College A
Countering the Power of Municipal Associations and Leagues of Cities to Win Pro-Homes Reforms in College B
Building Public Support for Housing:
Messaging Strategies that Move the Middle in Chapel
Building Support for Housing Reform in Rural States in Whitney
SHIMBY: Student Housing in My
Backyard in Whalley
Has Congress Been YIMBY-Pilled?
in York
How to Create a Pro-Homes Group in Your Community! in Wooster
New Haven Tours Outside or in the
Ballroom (if raining)
MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15

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Regional Plan Association @rpa.org · 15/09/2025

Hello from @yimbytown.bsky.social! Marcel Negret and @peteharrison860.bsky.social are giving an overview of our Homes on Track CT report this afternoon — we’ll be live posting to share some highlights!

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

Families face barriers to retaining and obtaining a home. Follow along here for a discussion on how to reduce these barriers:

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

We're posting live from the panel on how to build a POC-led pro-housing movement grounded in equity, trust, and cross-movement collaboration. Follow along!

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

A great set of sessions ahead of us this afternoon — here's what's going on at YIMBYtown now:

3 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
From the Ground Up: Organizing for Housing Justice in Communities of
Color in College B
Putting Families First in the Fight for Affordable Housing in Chapel
Shaping the Story: Winning Local
Media to Win More Homes in Church
Turning Research into Policy: How Data Can Drive Housing Solutions in Whitney
Proven in Practice: What Long-Term Case Studies Reveal About Light-Touch Density Reforms in College A
Abundance In Every Backyard in York
Homes on Track: Connecticut in Wooster
New Haven Tours Outside or in the
Ballroom (if raining)
MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15

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David Welton @davidwelton.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Again and again, whatever the state, the "league of cities" type groups are an obstacle to zoning reform

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

Class is in session — we're going live from TikTok Housing School to learn about social media and messaging on housing. Follow along:

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

Advocates in Florida, Montana, Arkansas, and Texas have had a number of successes. What lessons can the rest of us learn? Tune in:

HAPPENING NOW
BREAKOUT SESSION
Pro-Homes Wins in Red States:
Lessons from Florida, Montana,
Arkansas & Texas
with Christian Solorio, Kody Glazer, Felicity Maxwell, Duke McLarty, and
Nathan Dugan
MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15 - 2:15 PM

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Carrie Kisicki @cmkisicki.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

butler’s keynote was so, SO moving and insightful (will share more later!!) and this closing spoke to my lil jewish heart :,) “It is not up to you to finish the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.”

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

There's more to learn at YIMBYtown this afternoon — here's what's happening now:

2 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Pro-Homes Wins in Red States:
Lessons from Florida, Montana, Arkansas & Texas in College B
Walking the Talk: Tools and
Techniques for Creating Affordable Housing in New Haven in Chapel
G'Day Eh: Lessons from Melbourne and Vancouver in Whitney
What's Your Type? Using Housing Types and Form to Upzone (Missing Middle) in Wooster
TikTok Housing School in Church
Why Homelessness is a Problem
YIMBYs Should Care About and Can
Help Solve in York
So You've Gotten Great State Laws Passed, Now What? Implementing
Housing Legislation in College A
New Haven Tours Outside or in the
Ballroom (if raining)
MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15

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The Housing Collective @housingcollective.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

“It’s embarrassing” Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam takes Connecticut to task on housing & HB5002 at @yimbytown.bsky.social

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

Our afternoon keynote features @tamikabutler.bsky.social! tamika is national expert on the built environment, equity, anti-racism, and more. Tag along to hear insights from tamika:

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Carrie Kisicki @cmkisicki.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

public sector respecter 🫡 @pewilliams.bsky.social the public sector has an essential role in funding and producing high-quality affordable and mixed-income multi-family housing! people are doing great, innovative work on this across the country including back home in MoCo 🙂 @yimbytown.bsky.social

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Felicity M. Maxwell @cityjane.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Texans representing @yimbytown.bsky.social! Great discussion with @texansforhousing.bsky.social #txlege housing coalition partners. Great to share our recent housing wins with the #yimbytown audience

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amb @amb.fyi · 15/09/2025

Very much enjoying the playfully spicy debate tenor at the IZ reform panel with @andersem.bsky.social @justupthepike.bsky.social @burhanazeem.bsky.social @yimbytown.bsky.social

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

Learn about universal design in housing and transportation! Follow this thread for insights on design for all:

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

We're seated for a debate on a hot topic in providing affordable housing: inclusionary zoning. 👀 Follow along for what the experts have in common and where they disagree:

HAPPENING NOW
BREAKOUT SESSION
Must Inclusionary Zoning be Funded? A Debate, Like the Kind from High School with Kate Brunette Kreuzer, Dan Reed, Michael Andersen, Burhan Azeem, Jim Manley, Charlie Gardner
MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15 - 11:00 AM

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

Time for our breakout sessions! We have some great options for our first set of panels:

11 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Accelerating Production with
Housing Finance Agencies in Chapel
Live Podcast: What the Courts Are Saying About Housing in Whalley
State-Led Solutions: Advancing Housing Affordability, Production, and Economic Growth in Maine in Church
Designing for All in Housing and Transportation in York
Understanding Historical Progress and Estimating Future
Environmental, Economic, and Social Benefits of Land Use Reform in US States in Whitney
America's Mayors Tackling the Housing Crisis in Wooster
What Role Can Lawyers Play in Advancing Equitable Zoning? in College A
Must Inclusionary Zoning Be Funded? A Debate, Like the Kind from High School in College B
MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15

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Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

ND Gov. Kelly Armstrong at @yimbytown.bsky.social : on any policy change, 20% of people will be cranky & loud against, 80% are supportive but busy living their lives & don’t speak up. Ignore the 20%. Turn off your social media. Find a compelling emotional hook to engage the silent 80%.

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YIMBYtown @yimby.town · 15/09/2025

Texas is paving the way for housing reform, and it was made possible by broad, bipartisan coalitions. Learn from our Texas YIMBYs on how to make that happen for housing reform:

HAPPENING NOW
PLENARY SESSION
in the Ballroom
Everything is Bigger in Texas
Crafting Coalitions for Transformative Housing Reform
Felicity Maxwell
Nicole Nosek
James Mayville II
Brennan Griffin
MONDAY • SEPTEMBER 15 - 10:00 AM

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