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Denver Streets Partnership @bikewalkbus.bsky.social · Aug 8

🎉 Celebrate the end of minimum parking requirements in Denver with @yimbydenver.bsky.social 8/19, 5:30 p.m @ Dulce Vida (1201 Cherokee St)! This is a HUGE win for housing & a more people-friendly city. Share stories & toast a Denver with more homes and fewer parking lots. RSVP: bit.ly/RIPminimums 💪🥂

Denver Ends Parking Minimums Celebration!!!!!!

Get ready to celebrate the end of parking minimums in Denver with a bang!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/denver-ends-parking-minimums-celebration-tickets-1564814254559?aff=oddtdtcreator💪🥂

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YIMBY Action @yimbyaction.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our YIMBY Denver chapter is showing people how 👏 we 👏 win👏!

These advocates stayed at City Council until 1 AM to demand a Denver that prioritizes people over parking.

And guess what? Denver has now eliminated parking minimums citywide! 🔥

Thank you to all our Denver members for your advocacy 💪

YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Aug 5

Ready to testify for people over parking!

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Daniel Herriges @dpherriges.bsky.social · Aug 5

Congrats to Denver for eliminating parking mandates citywide! Council passed the measure by a 9 to 3 vote last night.

YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Aug 5

Ready to testify for people over parking!

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Denver Bicycle Lobby @denverbicyclelobby.bsky.social · Aug 5

We want to congratulate @yimbydenver.bsky.social on a successful campaign to eliminate parking minimums in Denver.

Housing Policy is Transportation Policy.

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Aug 5

Parking minimums are banned in Denver!

YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Aug 5

Ready to testify for people over parking!

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Aug 5

As one commenter succinctly put it, “What makes Denver great is the people, not the parking”

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Aug 5

The item is finally up! Shoutout to everyone who’s hung in here until 10:30pm

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Aug 5

Ready to testify for people over parking!

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Aug 1

fs12.formsite.com/qD2eXl/heari... Sign ups are now open to speak at City Council—parking reform is items 25-0684 and 25-0685.

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jul 29

See you tomorrow!

YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jul 11

Ever heard someone say “land value tax would solve this” and wondered what they meant? Or maybe you know exactly what they meant and just want to nerd out about land policy? We have just the event for you! Join us 7/30 to learn more about the Land Value Tax!
www.eventbrite.com/e/can-we-tax...

Can We Tax Our Way to a Better Denver?

You've heard of the land value tax, but could it work on the Front Range? Find out from the experts and local electeds!

www.eventbrite.com

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jul 23

Join us with the Progress & Poverty Institute on July 30th and learn about the benefits of a Land Value Tax. RSVP below!

Progress & Poverty @pandpinst.bsky.social · Jul 23

Join us on July 30th for snacks, drinks, and a lively discussion of the benefits of a land value tax for Denver, including Q&A with a panel of local experts & elected officials.

Co-sponsored by @yimbydenver.bsky.social and the Progress and Poverty Institute! RSVP: bit.ly/4kXyXlB

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Progress & Poverty @pandpinst.bsky.social · Jul 23

Join us on July 30th for snacks, drinks, and a lively discussion of the benefits of a land value tax for Denver, including Q&A with a panel of local experts & elected officials.

Co-sponsored by @yimbydenver.bsky.social and the Progress and Poverty Institute! RSVP: bit.ly/4kXyXlB

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jul 20

ICYMI, there’s still a few spots left at this awesome event!

YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jul 11

Ever heard someone say “land value tax would solve this” and wondered what they meant? Or maybe you know exactly what they meant and just want to nerd out about land policy? We have just the event for you! Join us 7/30 to learn more about the Land Value Tax!
www.eventbrite.com/e/can-we-tax...

Can We Tax Our Way to a Better Denver?

You've heard of the land value tax, but could it work on the Front Range? Find out from the experts and local electeds!

www.eventbrite.com

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jul 15

We need you! Parking reform is coming to City Council on August 4th 😱 this is your chance to use your voice and fight for a city for people, not cars. We’ll convene for some drinks afterwards. Details in the link! www.eventbrite.com/e/1395501776...

Testify for Parking Reform at Denver City Council/Happy Hour After

Come share your thoughts on parking reform at Denver City Council, then let's unwind with a happy hour afterwards!

www.eventbrite.com

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jul 11

Ever heard someone say “land value tax would solve this” and wondered what they meant? Or maybe you know exactly what they meant and just want to nerd out about land policy? We have just the event for you! Join us 7/30 to learn more about the Land Value Tax!
www.eventbrite.com/e/can-we-tax...

Can We Tax Our Way to a Better Denver?

You've heard of the land value tax, but could it work on the Front Range? Find out from the experts and local electeds!

www.eventbrite.com

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jul 4

Amazing video explaining why shit ain't working.

Open New York @opennewyork.org · Jul 3

Incredible new @chiosse.bsky.social video with @ilanaglazer.com on how New York became so unaffordable

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jul 1

Colorado local Governments hearing the news.

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jun 30

www.eventbrite.com/e/yimby-denv... Join us tomorrow night for a happy hour at Cohesion Brewing. Starts at 5:30–see you there!

YIMBY Denver Happy Hour

Join YIMBY Denver for a happy hour, to hear about how you can get more involved, meet fellow YIMBYS, and hear about our future events.

www.eventbrite.com

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jun 28

Huge news in Boulder!

Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · Jun 28

“The #Boulder City Council on June 26 voted unanimously to eliminate minimum parking requirements for new developments, a major shift from a decades-old policy that has contributed to an overabundance of parking in a city where land is particularly expensive.”

Boulder to end parking mandates for new developments in major shift

The changes are intended to lower the cost of building housing and shift away from a car-centric urban design.

boulderreportinglab.org

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Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · Jun 28

Sprawl is having its moment as a possible solution to the housing crisis. But this is narrow, linear thinking applied to complex systems. The side effects of sprawl are as bad if not worse than the problems it would solve.

Sprawl Is Still Not the Answer

A chorus of critics insist that building on undeveloped land is the only way out of the US housing crisis. But the environmental costs of unrestrained growth are overwhelming.

www.bloomberg.com

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jun 27

Berkeley California, arguably one of the most historic NIMBY cities, has now legalized multifamily housing on all lots by an unanimous vote, with an allowable density of up to 70 units per acre. For those scoring at home, that's almost double the min allowance the Westminster Mayor calls communist.

Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · Jun 27

It's done!! On a unanimous council vote, and after 6+ years, countless hours of public comment, and more than 40 community meetings...

...Berkeley has *officially* ended single-family only zoning and legalized multifamily housing citywide!!!

Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · Jun 27

Happy Thursday, folks!

I'm spending my evening (virtually) in Berkeley, where the City Council will *finally* vote on the Middle Housing Ordinance to legalize duplexes, fourplexes & small apartments in most neighborhoods throughout the city.

Grab some 🍿, 🧵 starts here!

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jun 27

The Mayor of Westminster recently called apartment buildings "communist" in a public meeting now blames the "market" for not being able to build housing she doesn't want. Broomfields rent for a 1 bedroom apartment is higher than Denvers despite cheaper land. The City of Golden had a growth cap.

Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · Jun 27

Talked with four Denver metro area mayors about fighting the state on who controls housing density, ugly claims that multifamily housing brings in a “certain kind” of people, and whether Gov Polis is imitating Trump by threatening to pull funding from cities. #copolitics

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jun 23

See you all tonight!

YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jun 3

Join us 6/23 to celebrate the end of the legislative session and raise a glass of Colorado whiskey to all your hard work getting pro-housing bills across the line!We’ll also chat with elected officials and fellow advocates about what’s next for housing in Colorado. www.eventbrite.com/e/yimby-legi...

YIMBY Legislative Victory Party

Featuring pro-housing elected officials and advocates from across the state

www.eventbrite.com

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Kevin @kevinrmatthews.bsky.social · Jun 23

That's why YIMBY Denver helped pass this bill. leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1...

Restrictions on Tap Fees | Colorado General Assembly

leg.colorado.gov

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YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social · Jun 22

Contact your city council person and tell them we need cheaper housing, not expensive parking mandates. secure.everyaction.com/mIPT9YzGJEKT...

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