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Tempe YIMBY Statement on General Plan 2050 Passage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25th, 2023 Tempe, AZ — Tempe City Council voted unanimously last night to send General Plan 2050 to voters for approval next March. Arizona cities are required to update their general plans every ten years. Tempe YIMBY (“Yes In My Backyard”) worked to bring out an unprecedented number of typically underrepresented…
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Tempe General Plan 2050 Could Do More
Revisions to Tempe’s 2050 General Plan have weakened its own climate and housing goals by rolling back proposed increases in mixed-use and density.
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Prop 400 will be going to voters in 2024. Let’s break it down.
The Arizona legislature finally passed a compromise version of Prop 400 to send to voters. Here’s how we got here and what’s in it.
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Who killed housing reform in Arizona?
Arizona had a chance to take on the housing crisis. Opponents fought progress at every turn.
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Let’s Expand The Tempe Streetcar (and get serious about public transit)
The Tempe Streetcar could get expanded to Mesa, provided the legislature doesn’t sabotage Prop 400.
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The Case for Bus Rapid Transit in Tempe
Bus Rapid Transit would be ideal for expanding Tempe’s public transit options.
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TEMPE YIMBY STATEMENT ON SB 1117 VOTE
We are greatly disappointed by Monday’s vote in the Arizona Senate. We had hoped that our legislators were ready to get to work on finally dealing with our housing crisis after years of neglect and inaction. We thought that our senators might take heed of the example of other states who have dealt with the…
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Understanding How Supply & Demand Impact Housing Affordability
In discussions surrounding housing affordability, the concept of supply and demand is often mentioned. You may have heard that zoning laws restrict the supply of housing, that state zoning bills will increase the supply, and that this new supply will lower prices. Basically, the more housing supply there is, the lower housing prices will be.…
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SB 1117: A Very Good Housing Bill
UPDATE 4/14: The Arizona Senate voted down SB 1117 last night, continuing a shameful pattern of inaction on the housing shortage. Read our statement on this here. Solving our housing crisis means making it easier to build more housing in places where people want to live. SB 1117 would be a major step towards this.…
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A look ahead at Arizona’s housing legislation
From tenant protections to criminalizing homelessness, the Arizona legislature starts thinking about housing. The Arizona Legislature has started 2023 off with a bang, putting forward over twenty bills pledging to finally tackle one of the biggest issues in the state: housing. These bills propose a variety of solutions, such as investments in affordable housing and…
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Streamlined ADU Permitting in Tempe: What You Need to Know
Tempe City Council is making it cheaper and faster to get ADUs built.
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Voters To Arizona Electeds: Build, Build, Build
Are you an elected official in Tempe? You need to see this polling.
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Tempe to stall already minor housing reforms
Tempe wants more time to try and add further restrictions on building naturally affordable homes.
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Support Missing Middle Housing in Tempe
Tempe is taking feedback on expanding missing middle housing. They should go beyond what state law requires and allow it citywide.
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The Arizona Starter Homes Act Explained
The Starter Homes Act is back. Here’s how it will create an affordable path to homeownership for Arizonans.