@JPYIMBY

JP YIMBY (Jamaica Plain - Yes In My Backyard) is a group of neighbors committed to saying “Yes!” to diverse and mixed-income housing in Jamaica Plain.

 Jamaica Plain, Boston
jpyimby.org
Joined May 2017
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The At-Large Candidates are here! Tune into our Boston At-Large Candidate Housing Forum now! facebook.com/watch/live/?ref… @bytimlogan @Ruthzee @juliaforboston @ErinforBoston @Bridget4Boston_ @Shawn4Boston @Santana4Boston @VitaleforBoston Clifton Braithwaite – at Boston, MA
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It's a common pattern in JP: Residents (especially those who are around on weekday afternoons) cannot find parking on their street, so when new buildings are proposed, they show up at the meetings to demand the inclusion of more off-street parking. 1/
Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)@MAPCMetroBoston24 Jul 2019
MAPC's #PerfectFit #Parking study is out today! We surveyed nearly 200 multifamily developments in 14 cities and towns around Boston, finding that nearly 30% of off-street spaces in multifamily developments are sitting vacant at peak times. Read it: perfectfitparking.mapc.org
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And why should we care that so many spaces are unoccupied? Because the high cost of building parking (especially covered parking) limits the number of affordable units developers can provide. It also limits the total number of units (because of space restrictions). 1/
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And because the number of affordable units is always decided as a percentage of the total number of units, it limits even further the number of affordable units that will be provided. 2/
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Instead of parking minimums, we should be putting in place programs to encourage residential and commercial developers to share existing off-street parking. 4/
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And on top of that we need to stop giving away the street parking near the train stations as a form of free "park-and-ride." Make all of the spaces permit+meter and charge non-residents $15/day (or whatever it takes to leave 20% of spaces empty) to park there. 5/
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And here you have, in no uncertain terms, the effect of neighborhood opposition and #PlanJPROX on the availability of housing in JP (The project is 197 Green)
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Please consider coming out to support 23 new homes on Green Street (including 4 affordable) at the Egleston YMCA on 10/25! #jamaicaplain #housing #YIMBY facebook.com/events/19948713…

197 Green St Public Meeting

Event by Eric Herot on Thursday, October 25 2018

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Elected officials who worry about the political consequences of supporting development should really take note @wutrain @MattOMalley @titojackson
Jesse Kanson-Benanav@jessekb31 Aug 2018
“The process is basically empowering wealthy white homeowners to protect their investments.” bostonglobe.com/business/201…
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No surprise to people who regularly attend these these kinds of meetings: The people who go to them are not representative of the community at all. bostonglobe.com/business/201…

BU researchers examine the NIMBY factor - The Boston Globe

Local commenters at zoning and planning meetings around Boston tend to be older, whiter, and wealthier than their neighbors. And they’re often present to speak out against new projects.

bostonglobe.com
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Why your commute sucks, cont’d: This city has thousands of new jobs but won’t let people live anywhere near them. xitter.cf/bostonglobe/status/101…
The Boston Globe
@BostonGlobe9 Jul 2018
These are boom times in Waltham. But the city’s economic growth is missing one key ingredient: new housing. bos.gl/tUm8o96
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Affordable homes can be built without subsidies, but it means certain things have to change... xitter.cf/scttdvd/status/1017089…
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I hate to dive into the South End roof deck controversy, and I don't really care whether this guy & his renters get a deck or not, but I can't let the overt anti-renter attitude off the hook. We can't regulate cities just for the benefit of homeowners. universalhub.com/2018/south-…

On a South End street full of roof decks, controversy explodes when one building owner wants to...

The Board of Appeals yesterday approved a roof deck proposed by the owner of 10 Bond St. that would sit between the roof decks at 8 and 12 Bond St., rejecting demands by neighbors to deny permission...

universalhub.com
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YIMBYtown seeks to be a safe and inclusive space for all members of the pro-housing movement. Inclusivity means recognizing and validating the lived experience of women and POC in our movement. Harassment of any kind - in person or online - will not be tolerated at YIMBYtown. xitter.cf/sashaperigo/status/100…
Sasha Perigo@sashaperigo31 May 2018
Replying to @sashaperigo @jeffkjensen105 @YIMBYtown
Laura is a leader in the pro-housing movement that I look up to a lot, and I'd love to see her voice reflected at @YIMBYtown. Meanwhile I've never once seen you at an event in SF in the past 6 months, but I've seen you bully several women who are actually doing the work online.
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This is not ok. We can't only push #development and #housing into black and brown neighborhoods. ALL parts of the city and metro have to do their part. #YIMBY #bospoli xitter.cf/universalhub/status/99… – at Cambridge, MA
Adam Gaffin@universalhub22 May 2018
Board rejects multi-family building in South Boston as too large; then approves even larger building in Roxbury universalhub.com/2018/board-…
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I'm partnering with NUMTOT founder @drooliet to host a Boston NUMTOT housing/transportation meetup in my backyard on June 16. But you have to be a member of the FB group to see the invite! Don't know what a NUMTOT is? Then you're probably a boomer homeowner that drives to work.
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Tues, May 22nd: ABC welcomes Richard Rothstein, author of "Color of Law," & local leaders for discussion on racial segregation in Boston and United States. With @ChrysMAHsng, Atiya Martin, Bob Terrell, Eva Martin Blythe @YWCACambMA moderator @danteramos abettercambridge.org/rothste…

ABC To Host Rothstein, Local Luminaries, For Racial Segregation Discussion

ABC will host Richard Rothstein author of "Color of Law" and local luminaries for a discussion of racial segregation in Boston & American communities

abettercambridge.org
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"YIMBY fever is catching in Massachusetts" Atlantic's @CityLab calls out @MassGovernor's Housing Choice bill today as part of "bold new national conversation" about housing supply. bit.ly/2r1nlG2

The YIMBYs Lost in California. But They're Just Getting Started.

The defeat of SB 827, California’s ambitious pro-housing bill, masks a wider trend: Similar initiatives are on the march nationwide.

bloomberg.com
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