With everything that’s going on in the city, I feel it’s important to call out that CodeNext passed the second reading last night! You can view the vote and brief discussion on the city’s youtube: Off the top of my head, here’s a list of some

Here is my recap on the housing portion of the May 8th city council study session. I encourage you to watch the whole thing if you are interested in the nitty gritty of discussion. The housing portion of the study session started with a UDC Steering committee update and how

We at YIMBY Englewood oppose the current efforts to recall Members Nunnenkamp, Anderson, Wink, and Mayor Sierra. As was reported by the Englewood Herald, a group of residents have filed recall petitions with the city clerk for the members listed above. The attempt to recall these council members mostly centers

In the pursuit to become more familiar with how CodeNext is shaping up I spent some time listening to the last two Unified Development Code Steering Committee meetings. (you can find these links here and here). One thing I can say for sure is that I learned a lot! Since

Housing affordability is the overarching goal of most YIMBY movements. This is because as wages have stagnated and housing become short most places to live have become unaffordable. In Colorado, unless you were particularly lucky you probably haven’t been able to find an affordable house in the last 10

Below is a form letter you can use to e-mail our representatives, Representative Froelich and Senator Jeff Bridges: Dear Representative Froelich and Senator Bridges My name is _____________ and I am a constituent from Englewood, Co. I am writing to you today to express my support for the new land use

I, like many geriatric millennials, really enjoy listening to podcasts. One of my favorites, America Dissected, will continually talk about how unhealthy our cities and suburban areas have become. By spreading out all of our recreation, jobs, shops, schools, and homes we have become car dependent by nature. Though the

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It is always challenging to articulate urban development in a way that doesn’t cause feelings of fear. This is because for the last 100 years America has been living under what we now consider “conventional zoning”. This type of zoning was developed after large skyscrapers were being built in

Walking has numerous benefits. It's a good form of exercise and you can go places without burning fossil fuels. Did you know that dense housing may lead to more people walking? According to this article by the University of Washington's School of Public Health, that may

When it comes to adding housing, North American cities tend to rely very heavily on the capitalist market to do so. While this has worked for a very long time, it's not the only, or even optimal solution. The city of Englewood is no stranger to this either.

💡Below is an outdated summary of what was originally in the CodeNext updates to the city's unified development code. Please visit the city's CodeNext project page for a full summary of what eventually passed. CodeNext is the name of the project to update the city of

The world is in crisis. Climate change affects our daily lives with extreme temperatures and weather. Scientists agree that the leading cause of climate change is greenhouse gas emissions, specifically carbon emissions. Did you know that drawing more people into our cities could help reduce our overall greenhouse gas emissions?

We at YIMBY Englewood consider incremental development to be a key value. Current Englewood zoning code does not allow incremental development in our city. The vast majority of our lots are zoned for single family residential. This forces new projects to add housing units into small parts of the city.

Housing is quickly becoming unaffordable for many families. Combining the rapid rise of housing prices with today's mortgage rates (6.75%![1]), it's no wonder many families are struggling to pay their rents and mortgages, let alone buy a home in this market. By gradually adding