Huntsville YIMBY

09/04/2024

I see far too many people blaming corporations for the housing crisis. And honeys, I wish it were true. You cannot imagine how much I would love it if nameless, faceless, unpopular corporate boogeymen were the main reason, or even a major contributor to, skyrocketing housing costs.

But they’re just not. And that matters to me because we literally can’t fix housing if we don’t understand who and what broke it.

I write a best-selling newsletter called S*x and the State. That's my full-time job. It covers gender and politics, among other topics.

07/11/2024

Join us tonight for the Advance Huntsville + YIMBY Happy Hour, from 7-9 at Green Bus Brewing! Tonight, we’ll be hearing from Amy Jackson, Administrative and Project Coordinator of United Women of Color, and will have postcards and supplies on hand for anyone that wants to write in support of ADUs to City Hall! Register for tonight’s Happy Hour and learn more about how you can help get ADUs back on the city council agenda at advancehuntsville.com

06/28/2024

Last night Rob Clark and I were late to a Presidential debate watch party. Thank you Sabrina Helm for hosting!

We were late because we were at City Council to support legislation to support naturally affordable, dense housing in Huntsville by legalizing ADUs (accessory dwelling units, aka granny flats).

As depressing as the debate was, the meeting filled me with so much hope. I cannot express how grateful I am to the citizens who came out to speak during public comment in support of our proposed zoning change. Most of us can't realistically do anything about our presidential clusterf*ck other than vote.

But every registered voter within Huntsville city limits can realistically move the needle on our country's number-one issue: Housing. Every registered voter within Huntsville city limits can realistically move the needle on Huntsville's contribution to climate change. We can realistically move the needle on making sure seniors can age in place. We can realistically move the needle on helping house our homeless population. We can realistically move the needle on making sure our adult kids don't have to live with us or move away due to housing costs.

And we can do all this by supporting ADU legalization.

Thank you again to everyone who proved to me last night that Huntsville is more than ready to support smart, kind, compassionate growth.

If you're ready to do more than watch and despair, sign up for emails on our website, advancehuntsville.com.

https://advancehuntsville.com/2024/06/28/advance-huntsville-and-hsv-yimby-showed-up-to-city-council-en-masse-to-support-adus/

Last night, Advance Huntsville and HSV YIMBY showed up to City Council en masse to voice our support for ADUs. Six or seven people ended up making public

06/17/2024

Help us bring a new form of affordable housing to Huntsville.

Help us get accessory dwelling units back on the City Council agenda by voicing your support for ADUs at the 6/27 City Council meeting, attending a postcard party at one of our upcoming events, signing our ADU petition, and writing to City Hall! Learn more at https://advancehuntsville.com/adus

06/16/2024

Help us get ADUs back on the City Council Agenda!

06/14/2024

Hours before the 6/13 City Council Meeting, the Council pulled the ADU ordinance off the agenda for further review at Planning’s request. We are disappointed. We will keep pushing to get it back on the agenda ASAP. Help us by signing our ADU petition today at https://legalizehousinghsv.com

06/13/2024

06/13/2024

An ADU ordinance is on tonight’s council agenda for introduction! Help us push ADUs through City Council! Sign our ADU petition at https://legalizehousinghsv.com, and sign up to attend the council meeting to stand with us in support of ADUs tonight by visiting https://advancehuntsville.com/legalize

06/11/2024

CONFIRMED: ADU ordinance to be introduced at the 6/13 Huntsville City Council meeting, with a tentative date of 7/25 for the public hearing and vote! Help us push the ordinance through city council by signing our ADU petition at https://legalizehousinghsv.com, and by joining us at the 6/13 meeting! For details visit https://advancehuntsville.com/adus/

06/09/2024

Help us push ADUs through City Council for next Thursday’s expected vote! Sign our ADU petition at https://legalizehousinghsv.com, and sign up to attend the council meeting to stand with us in support of ADUs next Thursday by visiting https://advancehuntsville.com/legalize

06/08/2024

Help us push ADUs through City Council ahead of next Thursday's expected vote! Sign our ADU petition at https://legalizehousinghsv.com, and sign up to attend the council meeting to stand with us in support of ADUs next Thursday by visiting https://advancehuntsville.com/legalize

06/07/2024

With an ADU ordinance now expected to go before the City Council next Thursday for a vote, we need your help more than ever to make sure that ADUs are legalized in Huntsville! Sign our ADU petition at https://legalizehousinghsv.com, and sign up to attend the council meeting to stand with us in support of ADUs next Thursday by visiting https://advancehuntsville.com/legalize