YIMBY - the bug Asheville needs to catch.
Oregon just became the first state to eliminate single-family zoning across every municipality greater than 10,000 folks. This was accomplished by a coalition of advocates, from environmentalists to affordable housing groups, the diversity of which illustrates the far-reaching benefits of greater density. Laura Bliss, from CityLab, describes the movement:
Pushed by members in the “Yes In My Backyard” (YIMBY) movement and other pro-housing forces, several other urban areas have been similarly seeking zoning reforms to create denser, greener, and more affordable residential units in the face of chronic housing shortages.
Read more about the variety of groups that support upzoning, and the implications of saying “Yes In My Backyard!” here: