Addressing NIMBY Attitudes towards Housing Affordability

While many politicians espouse the need for affordable housing, home builders understand all too well that local and state officials can quickly acquiesce to vocal opposition to affordable and even workforce housing from their constituents. This is a major concern and a major barrier to the construction of housing accessible to low and mid-income families.

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About Addressing NIMBY Attitudes on Housing Affordability While many politicians espouse the need for housing affordability, home builders understand all too well that local and state officials can quickly acquiesce to vocal opposition to affordable and even workforce housing from their constituents.  The “Not in My Backyard,” or the … 4/9/2008	Web page
Addressing Community Opposition to Affordable Housing Report This web site, contains a treasure trove of information on the many aspects of developing affordable housing.  There is a useful report under the topic, “Fair Housing,” entitled, “Addressing Community Opposition to Affordable Housing:  A Fair Housing Tool … 4/9/2008	Web page
How to Overcome NIMBY Opposition to Your Project The public record is crammed with postcards, petitions and letters in opposition to your project. The room is packed with shouting, placard-waving opponents. Public officials seem reluctant to establish eye contact with you and agency staff continues to insist that you "do something" about … 4/9/2008	Web page
Fear and Loathing in Massachusetts: Chapter 40B, Community Opposition and Residential Proerty Value June 2004 Due to the fact that virtually every municipality in eastern Massachusetts, with the exception of Boston, had zoned out multifamily housing, the State passed Statute 40B, which allows home builders to override local zoning decisions and build high-density housing. The state realized that the lack … 4/8/2008	Web page
The Campaign for Affordable Housing Web Site The Campaign for Affordable Housing (www.tcah.org) is a national, nonpolitical, nonprofit organization dedicated to dispelling the negative stereotypes surrounding affordable housing. Supported by a wide range of industry leaders, The Campaign for Affordable Housing promotes the benefits … 4/8/2008	Web page
Why Not in Our Community? This study was conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is a follow-up to a study conducted in the early 1990s.  The finding in the original study was that exclusionary, discriminatory, or unnecessary regulations constituted barriers to affordable … 4/8/2008	Web page
NAHB's Housing Affordability Resources Toolkit Click on the link below to access NAHB's Housing Affordability Resources Toolkit, including helpful information regarding inclusionary zoning policies. Housing Affordability Resources Toolkit  This is a guidebook for the housing affordability resources toolkit which can be found on line under … 1/31/2008	Web page