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WNC's chapter of YIMBY Action. Advocating for housing abundance, & diverse, affordable, and walkable communities in Asheville.
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Turns out that Asheville City Council candidates have a lot thoughts on housing policy! Learn more: ashevilleforall.org/2026-02-02-q...
February 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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Candidate questionnaire responses are now posted on our website! Stay tuned for endorsements soon.

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Text reads: "What Do Asheville City Council Candidates Have to Say About Housing Policy?" The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
February 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Asheville City Council voted recently on a minor amendment to the city’s zoning code, regarding accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. Why did it turn into a big deal? Read our recap:

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Text reads: “Who Voted for Housing in Asheville? / The Much Ado About ADUs Edition.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
February 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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An ideal snow-day podcast listen, on why if we're going to be serious about fighting homelessness in Asheville, we need pro-housing policy:

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A banner at the top reads: “Who Killed the Starter Home?: Homelessness Is a Housing Problem.” Below that is a pull quote: “[I]f you're voting against multifamily housing, you're making a vote for homelessness.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
January 31, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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A Cool new video from Asheville’s own Urban3 shows why missing middle housing isn’t just good for renters and first-time homebuyers—it’s good for the whole city too.

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A banner at the top reads: “Urban 3 / The Economic Efficiency of Housing Matters.” Below that is a pull quote: “Mixed-use buildings, townhomes, missing middle,  and multifamily housing can be economically self-sustaining, which is why communities  benefit from having the option to build them.” Below that is a screen capture of a 3-d diagram of Asheville. The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
January 28, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Asheville City Council is hearing a small “cleanup” amendment to allow more Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in the city. Read our letter to the council here:

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Text reads: “Displacement is happening every day in Asheville, and one reason predominates as to why: without attainable housing options, renters and first-time homebuyers are pitted against each other by scarcity.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
January 27, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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[W]hile poverty levels fell in Western North Carolina’s urban areas . . . , they rose in unincorporated Buncombe, Haywood, and Henderson counties, where low-income workers often moved after being forced out of cities by rising rents.

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A banner at the top reads: “Blue Ridge Public Radio: Data outlines Buncombe County’s growth, transportation challenges.” Below that is a pull quote: “Addressing the issue . . . will likely require a sustained effort to permit and build housing in urban neighborhoods.” Below that are two charts. One chart shows an increase in Asheville workers living outside of the city from 2002 to 2019. Another chart shows that in the same time period, more Asheville workers with lower incomes are living outside of Asheville. The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
January 22, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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From Portland to Minneapolis to South Bend to Raleigh, missing middle housing has reduced costs for renters and first-time homebuyers. Let’s not delay missing middle for Asheville!
An internet meme with SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob, who has the label “Asheville” above him, holds a sheet of paper that says “missing middle reforms, applied broadly, are proven to reduce displacement.” He then chucks the sheet of paper into a fire.
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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There are a whopping twenty candidates running for Asheville City Council this year! Our plan is to keep you informed on which ones support housing. Learn more:

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Text reads: “Candidate questionnaires have been sent out!” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
January 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Can ADUs be a bigger part of Asheville’s housing solutions? Yes! Alongside “missing middle” reforms, ADUs have been shown to increase housing supply and decrease displacement pressure. Asheville’s own studies recommend enabling more ADUs!
Image text: “Ask Asheville For All ; Q: Is enabling the City to have more Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) an "Anti-Displacement Measure”? Image description: A screenshot shows the following text: “Protecting against displacement / The City should consider additional incentives specifically for affordable housing projects, including increasing by-right development for accessory dwelling units and missing middle housing, and raising the development threshold for Level Il reviews beyond 49 units. By offering these incentives across the entire city, rather than in select neighborhoods, the City can integrate affordable housing into more communities, preventing the concentration of poverty and opportunity in different parts of the city.” Below that is a caption: “page 50 of Asheville's 2024 Affordable Housing Plan.” Below that, text reads: A: Yes. Enabling more ADUs across the city-alongside other "missing middle" type buildings-protects against displacement pressures and enables opportunity in our neighborhoods.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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Our January meetup is on the calendar!

More info & RSVP: ashevilleforall.org/2026-01-22-m...
Text reads: “Asheville For All / Monthly Meetup / Thursday January 22nd / 6:00pm / Hi-Wire Brewing - RAD Beer Garden.”
December 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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In case you missed it: Asheville For All joined other local folks on Dec. 9th to advocate for housing at the city council meeting.

How did it go? ashevilleforall.org/2025-12-22-c...
Text at the top of the image reads: “What Happened at Asheville City Council?” Below that is a grid of photographs showing people of different ages and backgrounds, each speaking at a microphone. The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
December 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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New on the blog: one of our lead organizers takes inspiration from a building in his neighborhood to imagine 2026 as a year for housing reform in Asheville.

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A banner at the top reads: “Member Commentary: Let’s Bring Missing Middle Housing Home for the Holidays in 2026” Below that is a pull quote: “Let’s follow the state’s lead in boosting opportunities for these kinds of Missing Middle homes.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
December 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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“I hope to remind our city leaders that families come in different shapes and sizes. . . . We need to diversify our housing to match the diversity of our citizens here in the city.”
December 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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“Selfishly, I want more neighbors. . . . This is exactly what addressing Missing Middle means, allowing for more options within neighborhoods like mine so that we're free to build the housing we need.”
December 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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There's room for ALL kinds of people to belong in Asheville. They just need homes.
December 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Asheville passed some significant pro-housing reforms in the spring. Here’s some reasons why we shouldn’t stop there.

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A banner at the top reads: “Member Commentary: Corridor Housing Is Great, But It’s Not Enough.” Below that is a pull quote: "It's a rigged geographic market where keeping change away from some people only means that 'radical change’ will be foisted on others.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Asheville already has the plans to make housing more affordable with modest incremental neighborhood infill.

Help us send a message: time to put the plans to use!

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An internet meme shows a Simpsons character, labeled as “Asheville,” thinking to himself, “are we so out of touch when it comes to housing policy?” In the following frame, he shrugs “no, it’s our 2023 Missing Middle Housing Stufy and 2024 Affordable Housing Plan that are wrong.” Below the image is a url: https://bit.ly/avl-housing
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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One of our lead organizers is in the Citizen Times this week, marking the two year anniversary of Asheville’s “Missing Middle Housing Study,” and asking: why has no progress been made on its recommendations?

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A banner at the top reads: “Citizen Times / 2 years after Asheville’s ‘Missing Middle Housing Study,’ nothing delivered.” Below that is a pull quote: “Your new neighbors aren’t the enemy. It’s existing property owners — ones that aren’t troubled by the status quo — that are holding up fair solutions to our housing crisis by advocating against change.” The Asheville For All logo sits at the bottom corner.
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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If we don't let neighborhoods develop, change, and grow over time, the only people that benefit are the people that already got theirs.

TAKE ACTION so our neighborhoods can grow!

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November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Recovering from Helene must include looking towards a future where ALL Ashevillians can find housing and thrive.

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November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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TAKE ACTION: Sign our letter to Asheville City Council to say that two years of delay is too long:

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Text reads: “Two years ago this week, Asheville’s Missing Middle Housing Study was released with recommendations to make housing more affordable.” Below an image of a birthday cake, text continues: “How’s it going so far?” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Text reads: "Asheville can and should be a welcome home for ALL kinds of people, from ALL kinds of places." The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
November 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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YES to more subsidized multifamily homes in Asheville!

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A banner at the top reads: “Citizen Times: '100% affordable' apartments proposed in West Asheville's Emma community off Hazel Mill Road.” Below that is a pull quote: “The ‘Asheville region’ has a 13,921 rental unit gap, . . . meaning more rental units will have to be built to meet the region's growth.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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In our latest blog post, one of our lead organizers reacts to a recent local article on gentrification in Asheville.

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A banner at the top reads: “Member Commentary: Another Round of Gentrification Confusion.” Below that is a pull quote: “[R]ather than point fingers at one another, the question when it comes to displacement is: how do we make space for others?” The Asheville For All logo sits at the bottom corner.
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM