YIMBY News for 8/2

[Eric Budd]

The Weekly Wrap: How an Oakland Nonprofit Bought a Vacant Lot for $10

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 39.88. affordable, affordable housing, construction, development, growth, housing, preservation, project, rent, urban, zone

[image: The Weekly Wrap] A rendering of the Black Cultural Zone's Liberation Park Affordable Housing development, planned for nearby its newly-acquired parcel on MacArthur Boulevard and 73rd Avenue. (Rendering by Y.A. Studio, courtesy Black Cultural Zone) *Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap, our Friday roundup of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions that bring us closer to economic, environmental, and social justice. If you enjoy this newsletter, share it with a friend or colleague and tell them to subscribe.* ------------------------------ East

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Changes to city zoning code could ‘unlock’ affordable middle housing

Denverite

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KEYWORD SCORE: 35.64. affordable, apartment, construction, density, development, growth, house, housing, housing stock, income, project, rent, single family, single-family, zoning

A throng of dense housing enthusiasts descended upon Curtis Park in the Five Points neighborhood on Wednesday, hoping to learn lessons that could be replicated citywide. The area, one of the oldest in the city’s history, has garnered a reputation for being a mixed-income community while also balancing neighborhood aesthetics. “There’s things to own and things to rent,” said Joel Noble, a Curtis Park resident of over 30 years. “There are big houses, there are small houses, there’s small apartments, subdivided houses. Any situation for your price point has always been here and still retains an a

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