Let’s Say ‘Yes In My Backyard’ To Fix Housing Woes

“Amid soaring housing costs, homelessness and environmental destruction, it’s time to do away with the exclusionary ‘not in my backyard’ (NIMBY) attitude and embrace a ‘yes in my backyard’ (YIMBY) approach that calls for dense, responsible development.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2020/01/28/lets-say-yes-in-my-backyard-to-fix-housing-woes/amp/

HousingThink Podcast – Episode 4

Thom Amdur, the Executive Director & President of National Housing & Rehabilitation Association, joins Jeff Carroll and Doug Koch to discuss off-site construction, construction flexibility, and the future of developing affordable multifamily housing.

Where are the Republican YIMBYs?

This is a question I have been asking for years.

“People who want dynamism in housing markets and urban development ought of find common ground with Republicans, so why do there seem to be so few Republican YIMBYs? Nolan Gray of the Mercatus Center comments.”

https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-daily-podcast/where-are-republican-yimbys

Canadian High Schools Bring Back the Trades

“Windsor-Essex electricians and plumbers could be fully qualified to work by the time they are 20 years old. That’s if they take advantage of an expanding skilled trades program on which the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board and St. Clair College have been collaborating.”


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/high-school-trades-jobs-catholic-school-board-1.5463961?fbclid=IwAR1jkAN3wWTUDnMm8emlKTYtFa6Wdzc6yV7BJheIuHzCrfDyATlGNLwtNYY