For people taking on this problem, these two groups are great resources that can give you a big boost in terms of learning how to do this kind of advocacy:
And: it's great and very rewarding. Housing, and how we build our cities, is so central to so many things. The economy, the environment, homelessness of course, and our health.
It's also something where there's been a lot of fairly rapid progress. The state of Washington just passed their 'middle housing' bill, following in the footsteps of Oregon, California and also Montana. The last one hints at an important aspect of the politics: everyone needs a place to live, whether their politics are 'red' or 'blue'.
* https://yimbyaction.org/
* https://welcomingneighbors.us/
And: it's great and very rewarding. Housing, and how we build our cities, is so central to so many things. The economy, the environment, homelessness of course, and our health.
It's also something where there's been a lot of fairly rapid progress. The state of Washington just passed their 'middle housing' bill, following in the footsteps of Oregon, California and also Montana. The last one hints at an important aspect of the politics: everyone needs a place to live, whether their politics are 'red' or 'blue'.