yimby – Yaël Ossowski

Zoning reform should be an election priority

Posted on 3 May, 2022 | Hamilton Spectator

Ontario NDP Leader Andrew Horwath has unveiled the NDP’s platform in the lead up to the next election, with a policy plank putting an end to exclusionary zoning. For many, this is a bold move from the Official Opposition. It also happens to be a policy change that Ontario desperately needs. Exclusionary zoning are prohibitions…

Charlotte Can Create Affordable Housing With ‘YIMBY’ Movement

Posted on 15 September, 2020 | Queen City Nerve

For those of us who’ve grown up around the Queen City, she’s only gotten more beautiful with age. The Southern capital of banking has become a premier hub for technology, energy and finance, complete with the fifth-highest major city population boom in the country. That’s led to a more diverse and inclusive economy, but also higher costs of…