Meanings
- uncountableThe ideology of a YIMBY.
In its purest form, YIMBYism would dispense with zoning and occupancy laws altogether, and let people build anything anywhere.
2019 May, Nicole Gelinas, “What YIMBYs Get Wrong About Housing”, in Governing2 more examples
Active in cities from LA and Portland to Boston and Minneapolis, YIMBYism lives in the center of a Venn diagram of urban ills: the intertwined issues of rising rent, scarce opportunity, and increasingly long commutes.
2019 June 28, Patrick Sisson, “YIMBY in action: How pro-housing policies became a political rallying cry”, in Curbed, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2020A faction of pro-housing activists is heavily disillusioned with YIMBYism, believing that encouraging rapid new housing development is leading to more displacement and gentrification.
2020 March 17, Will Imbrie-Moore, “A Call for Intersectional YIMBYism”, in Harvard Political Review, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2020
Origin
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YIMBYism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/YIMBYism
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