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Asheville For All
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WNC's chapter of YIMBY Action. Advocating for housing abundance, & diverse, affordable, and walkable communities in Asheville.
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Asheville already has the plans to make housing more affordable with modest incremental neighborhood infill.

Help us send a message: time to put the plans to use!

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An internet meme shows a Simpsons character, labeled as “Asheville,” thinking to himself, “are we so out of touch when it comes to housing policy?” In the following frame, he shrugs “no, it’s our 2023 Missing Middle Housing Stufy and 2024 Affordable Housing Plan that are wrong.” Below the image is a url: https://bit.ly/avl-housing
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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One of our lead organizers is in the Citizen Times this week, marking the two year anniversary of Asheville’s “Missing Middle Housing Study,” and asking: why has no progress been made on its recommendations?

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A banner at the top reads: “Citizen Times / 2 years after Asheville’s ‘Missing Middle Housing Study,’ nothing delivered.” Below that is a pull quote: “Your new neighbors aren’t the enemy. It’s existing property owners — ones that aren’t troubled by the status quo — that are holding up fair solutions to our housing crisis by advocating against change.” The Asheville For All logo sits at the bottom corner.
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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If we don't let neighborhoods develop, change, and grow over time, the only people that benefit are the people that already got theirs.

TAKE ACTION so our neighborhoods can grow!

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November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Recovering from Helene must include looking towards a future where ALL Ashevillians can find housing and thrive.

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November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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TAKE ACTION: Sign our letter to Asheville City Council to say that two years of delay is too long:

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Text reads: “Two years ago this week, Asheville’s Missing Middle Housing Study was released with recommendations to make housing more affordable.” Below an image of a birthday cake, text continues: “How’s it going so far?” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Text reads: "Asheville can and should be a welcome home for ALL kinds of people, from ALL kinds of places." The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
November 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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YES to more subsidized multifamily homes in Asheville!

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A banner at the top reads: “Citizen Times: '100% affordable' apartments proposed in West Asheville's Emma community off Hazel Mill Road.” Below that is a pull quote: “The ‘Asheville region’ has a 13,921 rental unit gap, . . . meaning more rental units will have to be built to meet the region's growth.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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In our latest blog post, one of our lead organizers reacts to a recent local article on gentrification in Asheville.

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A banner at the top reads: “Member Commentary: Another Round of Gentrification Confusion.” Below that is a pull quote: “[R]ather than point fingers at one another, the question when it comes to displacement is: how do we make space for others?” The Asheville For All logo sits at the bottom corner.
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Fear of change is understandable. But we can’t let it get in the way of common sense housing policy.

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A banner at the top reads: “Mountain Xpress / All neighborhoods can benefit from opportunities for more housing.” Below that is a pull quote: “If we want to tackle . . . displacement, we must allow increments of more housing—and more kinds of housing—in all of our core neighborhoods.”
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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On the grounds of combatting “displacement,” Asheville has declared a moratorium on pro-housing zoning changes.

So why does the official “Affordable Housing Plan” call for the city to do exactly the opposite?

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A banner at the top reads: “Member Commentary: The Anti-Displacement Delay Delusion.” Below that is a pull quote: “[T]he city’s official position on pro-housing reforms—the idea that they must be perpetually delayed to allow for ‘anti-displacement measures’ to be implemented—is not just wrong, it’s nonsensical and an absolute muddle of concepts.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
October 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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The NC Senate returns next week, and HB369, which will end parking mandates statewide still has a chance to pass this year!

Read more about why it matters and how you can help:

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Text reads: NC Senate is going back in session! Take action today to end costly parking mandates statewide.
October 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Our October meetup is on the calendar, please join us!

For more info: ashevilleforall.org/2025-10-23-m...
Text reads: “Asheville For All / Monthly Meetup / Thursday October 23rd / 6:00pm / Hi-Wire Brewing - RAD Beer Garden.”
October 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Say it with us: infill housing IS an anti-displacement strategy!

Last night one of our lead organizers spoke to Ashevilles P+Z commission about ADUs and the unfounded fears around them.
October 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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This Thursday!
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Our September meetup is on the calendar, please join us!

For more info: ashevilleforall.org/2025-09-25-m...
Text reads: “Asheville For All / Monthly Meetup / Thursday September 25th / 6:00pm / Hi-Wire Brewing - RAD Beer Garden.”
September 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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While we believe in the Housing Trust Fund’s role in helping to finance multifamily home construction, we’re interested to see what this new program might bring. TY to staff + council + the voters that approved this bond money!

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A banner at the top reads “Citizen Times / Asheville allocates $10M to WNC loan fund for affordable rental housing.” Below that is a pull quote: “Staff are aware of at least eight affordable rental developments in the planning stages that will need gap financing.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
September 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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They don’t pull punches on the latest episode of the Infill podcast!

Check out the interview with Daryl Fairweather:

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A banner at the top reads: “The Infill Podcast / Cheat Codes for Housing, Politics, and Prosperity.” Below that is a pull quote: “Where I live . . . there used to be a sign that said, ‘no Blacks, no Jews.’ . . . So it’s like, what was going on three generations ago when your family bought this house? . . . And what is the status quo you’re trying to protect?” The Asheville For All logo is in the bottom corner.
September 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Our September meetup is on the calendar, please join us!

For more info: ashevilleforall.org/2025-09-25-m...
Text reads: “Asheville For All / Monthly Meetup / Thursday September 25th / 6:00pm / Hi-Wire Brewing - RAD Beer Garden.”
September 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Last week, Asheville City Council heard an important report about the city’s housing needs, and voted on housing too.

How did it go, and what’s a bucket of housing anyways? You can read all about it in our latest recap: ashevilleforall.org/2025-09-02-c...
Text reads: “Who Voted for Housing in Asheville?” with an overlay that says “Buckets of housing edition.” A graphic shows a complex data table comparing Asheville’s “housing gap estimates” across different income ranges. The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
September 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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The latest regional housing study for our area highlights the need for our city to build ALL kinds of homes, so ALL kinds of people & families can continue to live here.

www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2...
A banner at the top reads: “Citizen Times / Asheville-area 2025 housing report: Over 23,000 households spend 50% of income on rent.“ Below that is a pull quote: “Over the next five years, the Asheville area will need to build over 34,000 units of housing to meet current demands as affordability remains a concern for Western North Carolina.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
August 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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People want lower home prices for their cities. So why do some of them oppose new infill housing policies?

A fascinating new study on the disconnect:

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A banner at the top reads: “Journal of Economic Perspectives / The Folk Economics of Housing.” Below that is a chart that shows that 85% of surveyed renters and 57% of surveyed homeowners desire housing costs in their city to be lower. The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
August 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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It’s membership month for Asheville For All and our parent organization @yimbyaction.bsky.social !

Become a member NOW to get a free “People Over Parking” merch item of your choice.

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Text at the top reads: “Get Yours This Month Only!” Below that is an image of a baseball cap, a t-shirt, and a canvas tote bag. At the bottom is the text: “#PeopleOverParking / Membership Month 2025.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
August 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Our August meetup is on the calendar, please join us!

For more info: ashevilleforall.org/2025-08-28-m...
Text reads: “Asheville For All / Monthly Meetup / Thursday August 28th / 6:00pm / Hi-Wire Brewing - RAD Beer Garden.”
August 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Asheville residents are leaving the city because of high housing costs. The best way to prevent this displacement? Incentivize more infill homes.

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A banner at the top reads: “Pew / New Housing Slows Rent Growth Most for Older, More Affordable Units.” Below that is a pull quote: “Allowing enough homes for everyone improves affordability overall, but the evidence shows it benefits low-income renters most.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner. A chart titled “Rents in Older, Less Expensive Apartments Decreased Most in High‑Supply Metropolitan Areas” shows a bar graph indicating that rents have decreased, by percentage, to a greater degree in lower rent apartments than higher rent ones, for the cities that have added more housing stock relative to their own populations than other cities.
August 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Changes may be coming soon to the role of Asheville’s Housing Trust Fund. It’s a good time for an appreciation of the program, suggests one of our lead organizers:

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A banner at the top reads: “Member Commentary / Asheville’s Housing Trust Fund: An Appreciation.” Below that is a pull quote: “Should the Housing Trust Fund go away . . . I do wonder if we lose . . . what makes government power unique and significant here.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
August 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The City of Asheville’s latest report makes it clear— if we want to tackle housing AND transit costs, we need more housing in our walkable, high-amenity, high-opportunity neighborhoods.

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At the top is a banner that reads “City of Asheville / The Choices Report.” Below that is a pull quote: “The layout of a community has an enormous impact on transit’s ability to succeed there.” The Asheville For All logo sits in the bottom corner.
July 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM