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.
Joined May 2017
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JP YIMBY retweeted
11 Oct 2023
The At-Large Candidates are here! Tune into our Boston At-Large Candidate Housing Forum now! facebook.com/watch/live/?ref…
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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/
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 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…
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Elected officials who worry about the political consequences of supporting development should really take note @wutrain @MattOMalley @titojackson
31 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…
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JP YIMBY retweeted
9 Jul 2018
Why your commute sucks, cont’d: This city has thousands of new jobs but won’t let people live anywhere near them. x.com/bostonglobe/status/101…
9 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... x.com/scttdvd/status/1017089…
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JP YIMBY retweeted
12 Jul 2018
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-…
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JP YIMBY retweeted
31 May 2018
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. x.com/sashaperigo/status/100…
31 May 2018
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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JP YIMBY retweeted
22 May 2018
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 x.com/universalhub/status/99…
22 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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JP YIMBY retweeted
18 May 2018
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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JP YIMBY retweeted
26 Apr 2018
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…
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JP YIMBY retweeted
26 Apr 2018
"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
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