Yes in My Backyard
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The “Yes in My Backyard” movement seeks to increase the supply of housing in cities across the US, to help bring sky-high prices down. But YIMBYs face a backlash from neighborhood activists fearful of gentrification and displacement. In this episode, author and tenants advocate Randy Shaw sizes up what's needed for true affordability, including the concept of inclusionary housing. For further reading, see “Backyard Brouhaha” in Land Lines https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/series/land-lines-ma
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