Jeff Fong
@jfong.bsky.social
National Board Chair @yimbyaction
Tech x Urbanism @ https://www.urbanproxima.com/
Yimby Politics @ https://inpractice.yimbyaction.org/
Tech x Urbanism @ https://www.urbanproxima.com/
Yimby Politics @ https://inpractice.yimbyaction.org/
Inescapable Equilibrium?
Thoughts on the Boyd Institute's conversation with Dr. Cameron Murray
www.urbanproxima.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Reposted by Jeff Fong
and now for some actual good news: the yimbys are getting good enough at suing the suburbs that they don't even need to sue anymore! they got a building improved in a very bougie burb just by sending nastygrams signed "sonja trauss"...
How We Forced the “Richest Retirement Town in the Country” to Approve More Housing
A YIMBY Law story
ino.to
September 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
and now for some actual good news: the yimbys are getting good enough at suing the suburbs that they don't even need to sue anymore! they got a building improved in a very bougie burb just by sending nastygrams signed "sonja trauss"...
Next up in the state leadership vs local control discourse
Strong Towns Need Strong States
An open letter to Chuck Marohn
inpractice.yimbyaction.org
August 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Next up in the state leadership vs local control discourse
Had a winding conversation on urbanism and the idea of progress in China - this included Moses-esque urban renewal and the story of ... Chinese Municipal Elon Musk?
Progress in Chinese Urbanism
A conversation about Datong, urban renewal, and finding the future in the past
urbanproxima.substack.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Had a winding conversation on urbanism and the idea of progress in China - this included Moses-esque urban renewal and the story of ... Chinese Municipal Elon Musk?
When the sewer socialist is better at talking about licensing reform than a libertarian...
Is Zohran Mamdani a YIMBY Socialist?
If it quacks like a permit streamliner…
politicsinpractice.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
When the sewer socialist is better at talking about licensing reform than a libertarian...
The Senáḵw development in Vancouver, BC is, IMO, the most under-reported story is North American Urbanism today.
There's the obvious YIMBY angle, but there's also a Georgist one, something about regulatory arbitrage, something about placemaking, and even a bit about the politics of reconciliation.
There's the obvious YIMBY angle, but there's also a Georgist one, something about regulatory arbitrage, something about placemaking, and even a bit about the politics of reconciliation.
Senáḵw High-Rise
First Nations urbanism in Metro Vancouver
urbanproxima.substack.com
July 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Senáḵw development in Vancouver, BC is, IMO, the most under-reported story is North American Urbanism today.
There's the obvious YIMBY angle, but there's also a Georgist one, something about regulatory arbitrage, something about placemaking, and even a bit about the politics of reconciliation.
There's the obvious YIMBY angle, but there's also a Georgist one, something about regulatory arbitrage, something about placemaking, and even a bit about the politics of reconciliation.
Reposted by Jeff Fong
Please do not meme yourself into thinking that communist countries defunded their police forces.
July 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Please do not meme yourself into thinking that communist countries defunded their police forces.
YIMBY Action x Abundance Network
Abundance Network x YIMBY Action Podcast
A great conversation on the relative efficiency of various strategies for buying votes
inpractice.yimbyaction.org
June 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
YIMBY Action x Abundance Network
Sat down with Pablo Sepúlveda to learn how zlvas (pronounced zel-vuhs) is productizing the entire NYC zoning code.
As we move forward, we're going to see more and more attempts to represent laws, regulations, and ordinances as structured data (exactly what zlvas is doing for NYC land use)
As we move forward, we're going to see more and more attempts to represent laws, regulations, and ordinances as structured data (exactly what zlvas is doing for NYC land use)
Interview: Pablo Sepúlveda, founder and CEO at zlvas
Cities and their data part II
www.urbanproxima.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sat down with Pablo Sepúlveda to learn how zlvas (pronounced zel-vuhs) is productizing the entire NYC zoning code.
As we move forward, we're going to see more and more attempts to represent laws, regulations, and ordinances as structured data (exactly what zlvas is doing for NYC land use)
As we move forward, we're going to see more and more attempts to represent laws, regulations, and ordinances as structured data (exactly what zlvas is doing for NYC land use)
Reposted by Jeff Fong
Middle Housing rezoning goes to #Berkeley city council vote tonight.
Big question is how many homes per lot.
Will it be a handful of large 2,000 sq ft+ houses, or will a larger number of smaller starter homes or flats also be allowed.
For best results we want flexibility for either. 1/
#berkmtg
Big question is how many homes per lot.
Will it be a handful of large 2,000 sq ft+ houses, or will a larger number of smaller starter homes or flats also be allowed.
For best results we want flexibility for either. 1/
#berkmtg
June 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I dunno if the person who used to take care of this on the old app made it here, but...
...an lvt would fix this
...an lvt would fix this
I’m sorry – one *what* had a flare thrown into it?! I know Spanish people stay up late, but you can’t make “no bedtime” your whole housing policy
June 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I dunno if the person who used to take care of this on the old app made it here, but...
...an lvt would fix this
...an lvt would fix this
as it turns out, standing up a YIMBY chapter is not unlike a doing a new market launch
Power Building for Pro-Housing Reform (as told by a product manager)
A guest post by Jeff Fong, YIMBY Action National Board Chair
inpractice.yimbyaction.org
June 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
as it turns out, standing up a YIMBY chapter is not unlike a doing a new market launch
Reposted by Jeff Fong
Infill Friday.
Edmonton edition. One house hiding in the trees to...
Fourplex!
Edmonton edition. One house hiding in the trees to...
Fourplex!
June 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Infill Friday.
Edmonton edition. One house hiding in the trees to...
Fourplex!
Edmonton edition. One house hiding in the trees to...
Fourplex!
all part of the process...
We Endorsed A NIMBY.
What to do when politicians go rogue.
inpractice.yimbyaction.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
all part of the process...
Reposted by Jeff Fong
The most important graph you'll see today. As large blue-state metros choked off growth with zoning, red-state metros kept building cheap suburban housing.
But now, that's changed, as homeowners in those states have mastered the art of blocking development, too.
The result? Prices are spiking.
But now, that's changed, as homeowners in those states have mastered the art of blocking development, too.
The result? Prices are spiking.
June 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The most important graph you'll see today. As large blue-state metros choked off growth with zoning, red-state metros kept building cheap suburban housing.
But now, that's changed, as homeowners in those states have mastered the art of blocking development, too.
The result? Prices are spiking.
But now, that's changed, as homeowners in those states have mastered the art of blocking development, too.
The result? Prices are spiking.
Curing NIMBYism
The proximal cause of American NIMBYism is a small-c conservative aversion to change. We need to reacclimatize people to the idea that growth is good and development is normal — missing middle housing will help us do that.
More than anything, we're fighting status quo bias.
The proximal cause of American NIMBYism is a small-c conservative aversion to change. We need to reacclimatize people to the idea that growth is good and development is normal — missing middle housing will help us do that.
More than anything, we're fighting status quo bias.
How Missing Middle Housing Cures NIMBYism
Normalizing change, growth, and duplexes
www.urbanproxima.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Curing NIMBYism
The proximal cause of American NIMBYism is a small-c conservative aversion to change. We need to reacclimatize people to the idea that growth is good and development is normal — missing middle housing will help us do that.
More than anything, we're fighting status quo bias.
The proximal cause of American NIMBYism is a small-c conservative aversion to change. We need to reacclimatize people to the idea that growth is good and development is normal — missing middle housing will help us do that.
More than anything, we're fighting status quo bias.
Sat down with New York State Senator and NYC Mayoral candidate Zellnor Myrie.
It was one of the better conversations I've ever had with an elected, both on the what as well as the why.
It was one of the better conversations I've ever had with an elected, both on the what as well as the why.
Interview: Zellnor Myrie, The YIMBY Running to be Mayor of New York
An Urbanist among New Yorkers
www.urbanproxima.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sat down with New York State Senator and NYC Mayoral candidate Zellnor Myrie.
It was one of the better conversations I've ever had with an elected, both on the what as well as the why.
It was one of the better conversations I've ever had with an elected, both on the what as well as the why.
Recently took a ride on Austin's CapMetro Red Line.
Overall verdict?
Overall verdict?
[In Transit] Austin's CapMetro Red Line
Like a Michelin Review, But for Trains
www.urbanproxima.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Recently took a ride on Austin's CapMetro Red Line.
Overall verdict?
Overall verdict?
Did one of those "things that have been trapped inside my head for years" posts. Hoping the metaphor of draconian pizza regulation is a good stand in for minimum lot sizes.
Three Ways Housing Supply Actually Lowers Prices
The Wile E. Coyote Effect, Densification, and Playing Musical Chairs in Reverse
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May 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Did one of those "things that have been trapped inside my head for years" posts. Hoping the metaphor of draconian pizza regulation is a good stand in for minimum lot sizes.
Reposted by Jeff Fong
Absolutely enormous news.
[BILL ALERT] SB 79, which broadly legalizes more homes near transit stops like train stations and rapid bus stops, has passed Senate Local Government! Learn more: cayimby.org/legislation/...
SB 79 (Wiener): Transit-Oriented Development and Upzoning
SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near transit stops, like train and rapid bus lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these areas and streamlining exi...
cayimby.org
May 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Absolutely enormous news.