YIMBY News for 6/25

[Eric Budd]

Why urban Democrats love socialists now

Vox - Politics

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KEYWORD SCORE: 26.00. apartment, homeowner, house, housing, rent, renter, urban, walk

[image: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani smiles from behind a voting screen.] Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, casts his ballot at a polling location inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art during early voting for a primary election in New York, on June 20, 2026. | Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Democratic socialists won big in New York’s primaries Tuesday, as two members of the Democratic Socialists of America defeated the Democratic establishment choices in congressional primaries, and several more triumphed in state legislative primaries. The victories suggested that DSA member Zohra

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Seattle Light Rail and Scootershare Smash Ridership Records, Buoyed by Friday World Cup Match

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 25.39. downtown, mobility, parking, parking garage, parking lot, project, transportation, urban, walk, zone

[image: Seattle Light Rail and Scootershare Smash Ridership Records, Buoyed by Friday World Cup Match] Sound Transit set a new highwater mark for Link light rail ridership on Friday, June 19, as Seattle hosted a World Cup soccer match between United States and Australia. Collecting an estimated 280,000 boardings, Link smashed its previous record of 220,000 light rail rides set earlier this year during the Seahawks Superbowl victory parade. Micromobility usage in the city also soared to previously unseen heights on the same day. “Friday was a momentous day for Sound Transit, with the highest ri

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Fear Sells, Complexity Doesn’t: Lakewood’s wealthy minority overrides the democratic process to kill housing reforms

YIMBY Law

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KEYWORD SCORE: 24.98. density, homeowner, housing, nimby, preservation, single-family, supply, yimby, zoning

Lakewood, Colorado was doing everything right, but it still wasn’t enough for local NIMBYs. The town residents overwhelmingly supported pro-housing candidates for the council, councilmembers who drafted zoning ordinances to bring the town into compliance with Colorado law. Their modest reforms would have helped boost local housing production and kept them eligible for state infrastructure grants. But despite dedicated work from local organizers, voters in April repealed the reforms in a remarkably low-turnout election. Through four separate initiatives, they unwound a series of crucial zoning

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Gas prices, health, quality of life drive push for more Coloradans to trade four wheels for two, even as they worry about safety

Colorado Public Radio

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KEYWORD SCORE: 20.84. affordable, bike lane, bike path, bike to work, bikeway, downtown, house, transportation, walk

At the Denver Zoo, there’s a bike appreciation station, one of hundreds around the state for the annual Bike to Work Day. Each is essentially a meet-up spot, with free breakfast burritos and coffee. Under a shade tent, there’s plenty of biking literature, flyers and stickers. Folks, along with their various spoked and two-wheeled rides, filter in and out. Ad: Kelly Bockert, the zoo’s volunteer manager, rode here on a steel frame commuter bike, about 3.5 miles from home. “I have never had a car my whole life,” she said. “I’ve always lived in a city. I turn 40 tomorrow, and, yeah, I’ve always be

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