Somerville YIMBY — Yes In My Back Yard — is a group of Somerville residents advocating for smart growth that benefits everyone. We’re a part of a nationwide movement to create abundant housing, available to people in cities that have suffered from gentrification and expensive market rate housing. Like our friends A Better Cambridge, we support eco-friendly density and transit-centered growth to create vibrant, walkable, bikeable, livable neighborhoods with plenty of housing for all.
We believe that our cities and towns are great places, and we should welcome people who want to be here by creating abundant homes for new neighbors of all income levels.
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Please join us in addressing the housing affordability crisis! Our main organizing platform is our Discourse. It is available through the site, and can optionally be delivered to your inbox.
We also have a Discord server if you wan to be even more involved! The invite link is available after joining the main Discourse web forum, look for the Discord icon in the top-right, next to the search icon.
And yes, those names are confusing! Nothing to be done about it, unfortunately.
We have an in-person social the first Friday of every month, unless it conflicts with a holiday. See our calendar for more details.
