YIMBY News for 5/23

[Eric Budd]

Bainbridge Islanders Are United Against Growing Densely? Not So Fast.

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 56.98. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, comp plan, construction, density, development, downtown, growth, homeowner, house, housing, housing cost, income, market-rate, parking, planning commission, project, public hearing, rent, single family, single-family, urban, zone, zoning

[image: Bainbridge Islanders Are United Against Growing Densely? Not So Fast.] The issue of housing growth on Bainbridge Island has been put in the spotlight over the past few months, with opposition to an affordable apartment building at the Island's front door garnering the sleepy enclave a significant amount of media attention. And while the 25,000-person island's reputation as being especially hostile to growth (to the point of satire) may well reflect a major segment of the community, a recent meeting at Bainbridge Island City Hall shows that it's not the whole picture. Last Thursday, the

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Denver mayor says future BRT projects won’t look like Colfax

Denverite

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KEYWORD SCORE: 42.84. affordable, apartment, bus rapid transit, construction, downtown, house, housing, parking, parking lot, project, rent, supply, urban, walk, zoning

Mayor Mike Johnston says the city of Denver will make some significant changes as it considers future bus rapid transit projects on Colorado Boulevard, Federal Boulevard and other locations around the city. “I want to make sure we really hear from all the residents on these corridors to know that they’re deeply supportive before we go forward, because it does have an impact,” Johnston said in an interview with Denverite and Colorado Matters on Wednesday. The city’s current blockbuster construction project — bus rapid transit on Colfax Avenue — has drawn criticism for disrupting businesses. Joh

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Two Years After Grants Pass Ruling, Some States Are Pushing To Decriminalize Public Homelessness

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 35.52. affordable, affordable housing, development, growth, house, housing, housing cost, project, public space, rent, zoning

*This story was published in collaboration with *Shelterforce*, the only independent, non-academic publication covering the worlds of affordable housing, community development and housing justice.* Nearly two years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson that jurisdictions can criminalize sleeping outside, even when there is no adequate shelter. The June 2024 ruling created ripple effects across the country, as state and local governments unleashed increased aggression in tearing down encampments and destroying people’s belongings. While many democratic elected officials

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What’s Working: Front Range foreclosures are on the rise

Colorado Sun

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KEYWORD SCORE: 32.17. development, homeowner, house, housing, housing cost, income, project, real estate, rent, renter, urban

[image: Suburban rooftops with the foothills west of Colorado Springs as a backdrop.] ------------------------------ *Tamara Chuang* *Business/Technology Reporter* ------------------------------ *Quick links: Pre-foreclosures by county | Calls to foreclosure hotline up 47% | Reader poll | Colorado adds jobs| Startups, students awarded grants * Patrick Muldoon is closely watching the housing market around Colorado Springs and Pueblo. As a licensed real estate agent based in the area, it’s his job. But as someone who also specializes in bank-owned properties, the past year has been troubling. “W

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The Weekly Wrap: Hawaiʻi Kicks Corporations Out of Electoral Politics

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 28.92. affordable, development, house, housing, project, rent, urban

[image: The Weekly Wrap] Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte listen during the Western Governors' Association meeting Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Rebecca Noble / AP) 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. ------------------------------ Hawaiʻi Curbs Corporate

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Bellevue Poised to Stop Giving Away Curbside Parking for Free

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 27.78. bike lane, bikeway, bus stop, downtown, mobility, multimodal, parking, parking garage, parking lot, project, rent, transportation, urban

[image: Bellevue Poised to Stop Giving Away Curbside Parking for Free] This week, Bellevue took a step away from its suburban-oriented past, with a quiet, little-acknowledged vote Tuesday to implement a paid parking program throughout the Downtown, Wilburton, and Belred neighborhoods. Primarily a way to ensure regular turnover of high-demand on-street parking spaces, a curbside parking program will also provide revenue for Bellevue to implement other transportation programs, strategies identified in the City's 2023 curb management plan. An idea that has been moving forward for years, the final

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