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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · 2d

This evening we will be remembering our friends, family, neighbors and everyone else who has been pushed out of Bend because of high housing prices.

Bevel Brewing at 6PM, Monday October 6th

October 6th, 6-8PM
Bevel Brewing
Honoring World Habitat Day

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks to the work of @landwatch.bsky.social creating this page explaining the idea of "re-legalizing" neighborhood commercial in Bend. Please sign the petition!

www.centraloregonlandwatch.org/neighborhood...

Why Bend Needs Neighborhood Commercial — Central Oregon LandWatch

www.centraloregonlandwatch.org

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · 5d

Anyone in Bend know some people in California who might be willing to call? No one here has any California connections... right? 🤔

Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 5d

Rumor is that Gavin Newsom is wavering on housing and might veto SB 79. If you live in California, please reach out to the governor’s office today: cayimby.org/call-sb-79/

Call the Governor to sign SB 79!

Please call the Governor and urge him to sign SB 79!

cayimby.org

Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · 5d

If I can’t park <block away from my destination I’m not going there anymore!

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John Heylin @jheylin.bsky.social · 6d

It's time to remember the people we've seen forced out of their homes because of the high cost of living here.

This Monday, the 6th, at 6pm, at Bevel Brewing. Let's pour one out for those who have been forced to move away.

#yimby #bendoregon

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 7d

Pew finds something that everybody in codes and standards knows but few will say out loud: we apply far stricter fire safety standards to apartments than to houses. www.pew.org/en/research-...

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David Welton @davidwelton.bsky.social · 14d

It has been a minor source of irritation not being able to get all the Bend YIMBY materials to our meetups on my eBike. I think I have something figured out now!

Join us this (24th) evening: Wildwood @ The Box Factor (upstairs) @ 5:30 PM onwards.

@jheylin.bsky.social and Ian will talk YIMBYTown

Bend YIMBY sign securely strapped to my eBike

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · 15d

Our latest news roundup from Bend, Oregon and elsewhere, including details about our latest meetup tomorrow (Wednesday)

bendyimby.substack.com/p/bend-yimby...

Bend YIMBY News - 9/23/2025

Bend / Oregon

bendyimby.substack.com

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · 15d

Check out chapter lead Ian on KTVZ!

ktvz.com/news/bend/20...

Speaking in support of an ADU design library

Bend Chamber hopes to ease housing shortage by offering library of pre-approved accessory dwelling unit (ADU) designs to public

(Update: adding video, adding interview with Bend Chamber, City of Bend, and Bend YIMBY) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As Bend’s population continues to grow, so does the pressure on housing. Now, officials ar...

ktvz.com

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David Welton @davidwelton.bsky.social · 16d

Kristin from @landwatch.bsky.social has done the heavy lifting with this one - it's great to work together!

Biking in Bend @austinmazz.bsky.social · 16d

Great to see the work @davidwelton.bsky.social and @bendyimby.bsky.social have been doing for a while to get more small-scale commercial into neighborhoods be recognized in the Bulletin as a solution to a common criticism for how communities are developed.

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · 20d

If you're on FB, please RSVP here so we have an idea of how many people will be present: www.facebook.com/events/79554...

YIMBYTown recap and discussion - monthly meetup

Event by David N. Welton on Wednesday, September 24 2025

www.facebook.com

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · 20d

Next meetup:

Ian and @jheylin.bsky.social just got back from @yimbytown.bsky.social in New Haven, and are going to lead a discussion about what they learned, who they met and what's happening in other places. Should be really interesting!

September 24, 5:30 PM on, Wildwood Bar and Grill

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · 21d

Zero. Nowhere to go but up.

Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · Aug 20

Paris now has 300+ school streets. How many does your city have?

Not to be depressing, but....at least we can make them happen. Here is a tool to use.

youtu.be/ezPzocuqKPc?...

Paris School Streets: Safe for Children, Safe for Everyone

YouTube video by Streetfilms®

youtu.be

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Andy Boenau @urbanismspeakeasy.com · 24d

Zoning broke our brains, and legalizing healthy infrastructure is the first step in the path to recovery.

www.urbanismspeakeasy.com/p/zoning-bro...

Zoning broke our brains

Legalizing healthy infrastructure is the first step in the path to recovery.

www.urbanismspeakeasy.com

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · 25d

Depends on a ton of factors and even in a perfect environment with a high end rifle the shooter makes all the difference. It’s a very precise process and being off the mark by a tiny fraction results in a miss, especially on shots longer than 50 yards.

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Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social · 25d

Fittingly, the YIMBYtown express* leaves DC passing through NoMa, the YIMBYest neighborhood in the US.
* not really, but that should be are train.

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David Welton @davidwelton.bsky.social · 26d

What happens in the California housing market doesn't stay there, so in Oregon we're really grateful for this effort from our friends in California

California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 27d

[BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near high quality transit stops, has passed the Assembly floor! The bill now goes to the Senate for concurrence, then the Governor’s desk. cayimby.org/legislation/...

SB 79 (Wiener): Transit-Oriented Development and Upzoning

SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near transit stops, like train and rapid bus lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these areas and streamlining exi...

cayimby.org

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · Sep 8

This is not true. Blackstone owns 0.06% of the single family homes in America. There is no market where they own more than 1% of the homes.

Nobody has a monopoly on housing. 2/3 of American households own their homes and rental housing is a VERY diversified and competitive industry.

Pie chart showing that all institutional investors combined own less than 1% of the single family housing stock.

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sorry couldn’t resist after reading Newport Market’s messsge today

Jamie K @crumpsalljamie.bsky.social · Sep 5

the real glory of world war two was that it involved a warrior cult being ground down and beaten to a pulp by people who would rather have been doing something else.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 5

Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our former rep lives in Arizona? Who knew?

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Sep 4

PRO PUBLICA: “.. at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages.

* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..

* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..

* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin

@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · Sep 4

And one of our own will be a presenter!

@jheylin.bsky.social

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · Sep 4

Another thing about YIMBYtown is that each year it's organized by the advocates who are doing the actual work at the state and local level.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · Sep 4

I think it's going to be great! One reason I have much higher hopes for YIMBYtown than Abundance Conference is I'll actually be moderating a panel at the former about how left-YIMBYs should respond to incipient fascism.

pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · Sep 4

All signs point to a truly a wild YIMBYtown in two weeks

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · Sep 4

I've been a pretty consistent proponent of a progressive abundance agenda, so it's pretty dismaying to see the Abundance Conference bending over backwards to try and bring outright racists and fascists into the tent.

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Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · Sep 4

New from me, a summary of Montana's recent housing policy wins, which are nearly as impressive as the 2023 Montana Miracle: www.governing.com/urban/what-m...

What Montana Can Teach Us About Housing Reform

Two years ago, lawmakers in the Big Sky State passed one of the most comprehensive state-level housing reform packages in the country. This year, they doubled down on their success.

www.governing.com

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Bend YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social · Sep 1

Single stair code reform is on our doorstep. The expected pushback is coming from the fire bureau. What’s your best response to their argument?

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Ben @urbanistben.bsky.social · Aug 29

I do think showing up to City Council meetings with those photos and saying "the French figured out how to do this and you're telling me you can't?" Would work in a lot places tbqh

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Aug 6

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.

Just the start.

Common sense.

Street greening transformation before and after in Paris

New “school street” with greening in central Paris

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