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The national convening for the pro-housing movement is heading to Raleigh, NC on Nov. 17-19, 2026! Follow along here and sign up at yimby.town for updates.

SAVE THE DATE! NOVEMBER 17–19 RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER YIMBY TOWN
That's all, folks! THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE BIGGEST YIMBYTOWN YET! SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
HAPPENING NOW BREAKOUT SESSION Single-Stair: Safe Building Code Changes to Expand Supply & Lower Construction Costs with Felicity Maxwell, Chris Gannon, Alex Horowitz, Parker Welch, and Sam Naylor TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 16 - 11:00 AM
11 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS Building a City of Yes in Ballroom A Housing Abundance & The Social Housing Movement in Wooster Engaging the Business Community in Local Advocacy in Whalley From Blueprint to Breakthrough: State-Level Lessons in Light-Touch Density Implementation in York Creating Affordable Housing with Mass Timber in Church Single-Stair: Safe Building Code Changes to Expand Supply & Lower Construction Costs in Ballroom C Messaging Strategies to Win Hearts and Minds for Parking Reforms in Ballroom B TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 16
10 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS How We Pulled Off the Biggest Citywide Upzoning in the Country in Church We Kinda Did Ignore the YIMBY Playbook: What We've Been Up to In D.C. and Maryland Instead in York The YIMBY Case for Freeway Fighting: Reimagining Highways for Pro-Homes Advocates in Whalley Progressive YIMBYism in the Age of Trump 2.0 in Wooster TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 16
4 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS Think Regionally, Act Locally: Advocating for the "Yes" in YIMBY in College A Countering the Power of Municipal Associations and Leagues of Cities to Win Pro-Homes Reforms in College B Building Public Support for Housing: Messaging Strategies that Move the Middle in Chapel Building Support for Housing Reform in Rural States in Whitney SHIMBY: Student Housing in My Backyard in Whalley Has Congress Been YIMBY-Pilled? in York How to Create a Pro-Homes Group in Your Community! in Wooster New Haven Tours Outside or in the Ballroom (if raining) MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15
3 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS From the Ground Up: Organizing for Housing Justice in Communities of Color in College B Putting Families First in the Fight for Affordable Housing in Chapel Shaping the Story: Winning Local Media to Win More Homes in Church Turning Research into Policy: How Data Can Drive Housing Solutions in Whitney Proven in Practice: What Long-Term Case Studies Reveal About Light-Touch Density Reforms in College A Abundance In Every Backyard in York Homes on Track: Connecticut in Wooster New Haven Tours Outside or in the Ballroom (if raining) MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15
HAPPENING NOW BREAKOUT SESSION Pro-Homes Wins in Red States: Lessons from Florida, Montana, Arkansas & Texas with Christian Solorio, Kody Glazer, Felicity Maxwell, Duke McLarty, and Nathan Dugan MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15 - 2:15 PM
2 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS Pro-Homes Wins in Red States: Lessons from Florida, Montana, Arkansas & Texas in College B Walking the Talk: Tools and Techniques for Creating Affordable Housing in New Haven in Chapel G'Day Eh: Lessons from Melbourne and Vancouver in Whitney What's Your Type? Using Housing Types and Form to Upzone (Missing Middle) in Wooster TikTok Housing School in Church Why Homelessness is a Problem YIMBYs Should Care About and Can Help Solve in York So You've Gotten Great State Laws Passed, Now What? Implementing Housing Legislation in College A New Haven Tours Outside or in the Ballroom (if raining) MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15
HAPPENING NOW BREAKOUT SESSION Must Inclusionary Zoning be Funded? A Debate, Like the Kind from High School with Kate Brunette Kreuzer, Dan Reed, Michael Andersen, Burhan Azeem, Jim Manley, Charlie Gardner MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15 - 11:00 AM
11 AM BREAKOUT SESSIONS Accelerating Production with Housing Finance Agencies in Chapel Live Podcast: What the Courts Are Saying About Housing in Whalley State-Led Solutions: Advancing Housing Affordability, Production, and Economic Growth in Maine in Church Designing for All in Housing and Transportation in York Understanding Historical Progress and Estimating Future Environmental, Economic, and Social Benefits of Land Use Reform in US States in Whitney America's Mayors Tackling the Housing Crisis in Wooster What Role Can Lawyers Play in Advancing Equitable Zoning? in College A Must Inclusionary Zoning Be Funded? A Debate, Like the Kind from High School in College B MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15
HAPPENING NOW PLENARY SESSION in the Ballroom Everything is Bigger in Texas Crafting Coalitions for Transformative Housing Reform Felicity Maxwell Nicole Nosek James Mayville II Brennan Griffin MONDAY • SEPTEMBER 15 - 10:00 AM
HAPPENING NOW KEYNOTE ADDRESS in the Ballroom Kelly Armstrong Governor of North Dakota MONDAY • SEPTEMBER 15 - 9:00 AM
HAPPENING TODAY 7:30 AM Breakfast 9:00 AM Keynote: Gov. Kelly Armstrong 10:00 AM Plenary: Everything is Bigger in Texas 11:00 AM Breakout Sessions 12:00 PM Lunch 1:15 PM Keynote: tamika l. butler 2:15 PM Breakout Sessions 3:15 PM Breakout Sessions 4:15 PM Breakout Sessions 6:30 PM Culture as a Tool of Policy Change: Film Screening and Panel MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 15
CONGRATULATIONS! 2025 DONALD SHOUP AWARDS Policymaker Award STEPHANIE VIGIL
CONGRATULATIONS! 2025 DONALD SHOUP AWARDS Organization Award AUSTIN PARKING REFORM COALITION
CONGRATULATIONS! 2025 DONALD SHOUP AWARDS Individual Award CATIE GOULD
4 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS Expanding Affordable Homeownership Pathways in College A Building Statewide Pro-Homes Power in Whalley Atlanta's Housing Trio: Developers, Advocates, and Electeds Changing the Game in Wooster Abundance for Whom? Centering Racial Equity in the Abundance Agenda in College B Analyzing for Buildability: Lessons from the Twin Cities Zoning Reforms in York Power Mapping, 1:1s, and Real Talk: Organizing Foundations for Housing Advocates in Whitney Federal Policy Roundup: Recent Developments and What's Next in Chapel Much ADU About State Legislation in Church SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 14
HAPPENING NOW BREAKOUT SESSION Winning the Public Engagement Process for Pro-Homes Policy with Grace Murray, Matt Mooshian, Anja Lincke, Jana Richter, and Jazmine Smith SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 14 - 3:15 PM
3 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS Winning the Public Engagement Process for Pro-Homes Policy in Whalley Building Codes: A New Frontier in YIMBYism in Wooster The MBTA Communities Act: Lessons Learned from Legalizing Apartments in Greater Boston in Chapel Resilience in Rebuilding: Meeting Community Housing Goals through Disaster Recovery in York Austin One Year Later: Big Tent Policy Wins and What's Next in Whitney The California Story: Sharing Lessons Learned from YIMBYs Nationwide in College B How We Can Grow Our Housing Stock By Growing The Amount of Revenue the State Collects in Church Power Up Your Advocacy: Deploying National Zoning Atlas Data for Housing Wins in College A SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 14
2 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS Organizing with Faith Institutions to Build Power in Support of Pro-Homes Campaigns in Wooster Making Room at Decision-Making Tables in Whalley If You Legalize It, Will They Build It? Real Estate Development 101 in York Who Gets to Live Where? Housing, Environmental Justice, and the One Fight for Our Future in Chapel Workshop: How to Understand and Reform the Process for Permitting Housing in Whitney Sharpening the Policy Tools: Linking Housing and Transportation in Church Leadership Panel: The First Decade of YIMBY and What's to Come? in College B YIMBY Wins from Around the World with Works in Progress Magazine in College A SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER
Bill McKibben speaking from a lectern in front of a seated audience
HAPPENING NOW KEYNOTE ADDRESS in the Ballroom Bill McKibben Founder of Third Act SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14 1:15 PM YIMBYtown logo RPA logo DesegregateCT logo
HAPPENING NOW BREAKOUT SESSION Saying Yes to Tenants' rights with David Meni, Cea Weaver, Luke Melonakos, and Ginny Monk Sunday September 14 11:00 AM YIMBYtown New Haven logo RPA logo DesegregateCT logo
Map of cities showing high amounts of building in Austin and a couple Florida cities with low rates of building elsewhere
Daryl Fairweather speaking next to a graph evidencing declines in homeownership