YIMBY News for 1/30

[Eric Budd]

Op-Ed: Why Housing Abundance is Key to Fighting Climate Change

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 62.38. affordable, affordable housing, comprehensive plan, construction, density, development, gentrification, growth, house, housing, housing crisis, housing stock, income, infill, nimby, parking, parking lot, rent, supply, transit-oriented, transportation, urban, walk, zoning

Preventing the worst impacts of climate change demands systemic changes across many sectors of society, and housing is key among them. As a climate scientist and past lead author of four Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, I’ve spent my career examining how best to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One solution always stands out as a double win for both mitigation and adaptation: building more dense housing within vibrant walkable neighborhoods. Urban density is often misunderstood. To some, it conjures images of overcrowded cities with nothing but concrete and aspha

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Community weighs in as Louisville updates vision for next decade

Daily Camera Boulder News

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KEYWORD SCORE: 28.89. affordable, comprehensive plan, density, development, downtown, growth, house, housing, planning commission, public hearing, rent, transportation, walk, zoning

Louisville community members packed into The Simon on Main Street Wednesday evening for an open house to learn about and give feedback on the city’s comprehensive plan, which is being updated for the first time since 2013. The room was lined with poster boards and city staff ready to explain the comprehensive plan, a guiding policy document that will inform city decisions over the next decade. Work on the update began in fall 2023, with a target adoption date of March, according to the city’s timeline. The 340-page document covers topics including land use and development, open space, economic

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NYC’s COPA Bill Has Failed. What’s Next For This Anti-Displacement Measure?

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 20.95. affordable, affordable housing, housing, preservation, real estate, urban

Council Member Sandy Nurse attends the first Progressive Caucus meeting of 2026. (Photo by William Alatriste/NYC Council Media Unit) Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA), a housing bill that would give nonprofits and affordable housing organizations a 25-day head start to consider purchasing a dilapidated building before it hits the private market, has failed in the New York City Council. The Council initially passed the bill in December 2025, with a majority vote of 31 in favor. But it was one of the 18 bills former Mayor Eric Adams vetoed on his last day in office. Once a bill has be

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