WATCH/LISTEN: This is an EXCEPTIONALLY good break-down (and highly entertaining conversation) of the history and insanity of the attacks on the “15-Minute City,” aka the simple idea of HAVING MORE THINGS NEARBY. By @iandunt.bsky.social & @dorianlynskey.bsky.social of @originstorypodcast.bsky.social.
Last call for tickets to see Alain Bertaud and Lucy Turnbull talk about cities and what they are for.
It’s on Monday, but we’re currently tracking to sell out sometime tomorrow: events.humanitix.com/order-withou...
Last week, our lead organiser, Jonathan O'Brien, was on A Current Affair. He argued that we should not empower a loud minority to block new homes being built where people want to live.
PRESS RELEASE → Whilst YIMBY Melbourne applauds the Coalition’s more positive housing vision, their plans leave too much to be desired.
Last night Willoughby council decided to lock up more housing under heritage protection within 800m of a train and metro station.
Decisions like that across Sydney and Australia lead directly to the reality outlined in the SMH this morning.
www.smh.com.au/property/new...
Now discussing the Naremburn HCA
Clr Wright: "We are near transport, we're near jobs, we're in a housing crisis and our council doesn't get to opt out of that conversation.
At some point heritage stops being about preserving character, and starts being about limiting opportunities."
Willoughby agenda item 8.5
Last week Sydney YIMBY was at Willoughby council speaking against a proposed new heritage conservation area.
This week, Mayor Tanya Taylor has moved a motion to look at how we can make it easier to develop in heritage conservation areas.
This passed after 45 mins of debate. A positive step!
Just over a week til our biggest event yet: Order Without Design with Alain Bertaud and Lucy Turnbull.
Come see the former principal planner at the World Bank and former mayor of Sydney discuss how we can make our city better.
🎟️ just $20, bookings essential.
events.humanitix.com/order-withou...
The proposal quickly drew objections from residents of high-rise towers and community groups in Barangaroo and Millers Point. Concern centred on the cumulative impacts of late-night events, particularly noise, crowd control and disruption to residential amenity. Anne Crabb, president of the Millers Point Community Resident Action Group, said the scale and design of the venue heightened those fears.
Amazing that people move to the CBD then complain about noise.
State government should tell these people to get lost, instead they’re scrapping plans for a 24 hour cultural venue at Barangaroo.
The final draft plans for Melbourne’s Activity Centre Program show a promising vision for housing where people want to live.
But YIMBY Melbourne warns that restrictive minimum lot size rules could leave new homes on the drawing board.
![Nearly half (48 per cent) of people either strongly or tended to support increased residential density in their own neighbourhood, up from 46 per cent last year and 44 per cent in 2024. About 17 per cent of people were strongly opposed to the idea, while 18 per cent were ambivalent.
Matt Levinson, the committee’s head of corporate affairs, said: “We’ve seen [support for increased density in people’s own suburbs] gradually moving up year on year, and the number of people who oppose it gradually declining. Two-thirds of the city now see it as OK in their own neighbourhood.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oiqovxbokddaftchylrxquxg/bafkreidcttqk7ouow2u2vvyc4qxshnsxvlio2huvip6fbcgisfalqxgw5u@jpeg)
Nearly half (48 per cent) of people either strongly or tended to support increased residential density in their own neighbourhood, up from 46 per cent last year and 44 per cent in 2024. About 17 per cent of people were strongly opposed to the idea, while 18 per cent were ambivalent. Matt Levinson, the committee’s head of corporate affairs, said: “We’ve seen [support for increased density in people’s own suburbs] gradually moving up year on year, and the number of people who oppose it gradually declining. Two-thirds of the city now see it as OK in their own neighbourhood.
This is what winning looks like.
YIMBY Melbourne and Sydney YIMBY present the Order Without Design Australian Tour poster
Cities are the vital engines of the Australian economy, and how we build them matters.
This is a vital evening for those passionate about solving the housing crisis, and building more affordable, liveable, and sustainable Australian cities.
events.humanitix.com/order-withou...
YIMBY Melbourne and Sydney YIMBY present the Order Without Design Australian Tour poster
Cities are the vital engines of the Australian economy, and how we build them matters.
This is a vital evening for those passionate about solving the housing crisis, and building more affordable, liveable, and sustainable Australian cities.
events.humanitix.com/order-withou...
We do not build enough homes where people want to live. Why? Because our urban planning systems make it impossible.
We need our planning system to say 'yes', not 'no'.
Graphic showing what's coming to Concord West
1300 homes next to Concord West station are up for consultation. Make a submission in favour by Monday: www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projec...
Commonwealth policy leaves young Australians locked out of community housing.
The "youth housing penalty" is one of the factors behind the low rate of social housing tenancies being offered to young people, currently less than 3%. 👇
15 homes in Merri-bek turns into 3. This is how urban planning created the housing crisis.
Planning in NSW just got a bit better.
What have they changed? Read here: www.sydney.yimby.au/blog/plannin...
Lovely message in our inbox this morning 😊
One of the foundational NIMBY beliefs is that renters aren't worthy of having a say about their communities.
Final showdown over 30,000 homes in the inner west is happening from 5:30pm on Tuesday. We need you there!
RSVP: thq.fyi/se/YnyOcR0
Sign our petition to increase Mosman’s housing target to 5000 homes over 5 years, so they pull their weight on fixing the housing crisis.
supporthousingcode.good.do/mosman/target/
Drinks are back this Wednesday 6pm at the Aurora Rooftop Hotel. Come chat urbanism and housing with us.
RSVP: membership.sydney.yimby.au/public/sched...
ABC Compass followed around the @sydney.yimby.au team for a week and turned it into a whole episode and I love it so much, you should watch it
feat. @pleasedontatme.bsky.social, @erinrileyau.bsky.social and friends
youtu.be/TS5HuijPvho
Inner West Council wants to build 30,000 homes and we need *your* help to make it happen.
Have your say in less than 2 minutes at yimby.au/innerwest, and show us what you sent in the replies below.
Did you know there's an abandoned half-built station in the eastern suburbs?
@sydney.yimby.au have launched a petition to have Woollarah Station finally built. The population in that area has been going backwards so it's a great opportunity for more TOD.
supporthousingcode.good.do/station/wool...
We’ve got two big events on for Activism April, and if you come along to both we’ll give you a free t-shirt!
- Activism training
- Biggest Inner West Council meeting in years to upzone for thousands of units in Marrickville, Ashfield & Dulwich Hill.
RSVP: membership.sydney.yimby.au/public/sched...
