Bring Allies! YIMBY Meeting This Friday, May 3rd
YIMBY Winnipeg is having our next organizing meeting this Friday (May 3rd) at 6:00 PM. We’ll be meeting on the 4th floor (Room 4BC58) of the University of Winnipeg’s Buhler Centre (460 Portage Avenue). It would be great if you could bring any…
PRESS RELEASE: YIMBY Winnipeg supports lot split proposals on Friday’s Appeal Committee agenda
YIMBY Winnipeg supports lot splits set for appeal at the April 26, 2019 Appeal Committee meeting. Lot splits are the process of dividing a single lot into two smaller lots, usually with a house built on each lot. In older,…
ACTION: April 26 Appeal Committee
The City Appeal Committee meets to decide the fate of two infill housing projects this Friday (April 26, 2019). The Committee meets in the City Council building at 510 Main Street at 9:00 AM. To speak at the Committee, show up…
Summary of our 2nd Organizing Meeting
On Thursday, April 11, 2019 YIMBY Winnipeg had our second organizing meeting. We discussed a lot and gained more direction as a group. One of our first topics of conversation was the Residential Infill Strategy. We noted that lack of…
Our Second Organizing Meeting is Tonight!
Come join us tonight at our second organizing meeting. Email yesinwpg@gmail.com for time & location. YIMBY Winnipeg has forward momentum, is gaining notice in the housing community and is being heard at City Hall. Change often comes very gradually to Winnipeg,…
Come join us at our second organizing meeting.
Come join us at our second organizing meeting. YIMBY Winnipeg has forward momentum, is gaining notice in the housing community and is being heard at City Hall. Change often comes very gradually to Winnipeg, but recently there’s been a flurry of…
OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC: Jane’s Walks
Jane’s Walks Winnipeg is seeking new walks for 2019. This is a great chance to educate the public on the development of walkable, urban neighbourhoods. Jane’s Walks Winnipeg is looking for new walks this year. Jane’s Walks are citizen-lead walking conversations…
Summary of our first organizing meeting
On March 28. 2019, YIMBY Winnipeg had it’s first organizing meeting. Much was discussed. We had just come off successful engagement with the City of Winnipeg’s Appeals Committee. At the Appeals Committee, YIMBYWinnipeg supporters advocated for multifamily developments in central Winnipeg. Opponents…
YIMBY Winnipeg is seeking volunteers for an infill working group.
The City’s proposed Residential Infill Strategy has been an animating concern for our group. Drafts of the strategy went to the City’s Property and Development Committee in January with worrying language that could clamp down on infill. Lot coverage requirements…