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NIMBY Resources

The following site is being developed to provide resources and tools helpful in addressing "Not in My Back Yard" (NIMBY) concerns about housing and especially affordable and/or high density housing

The Department in association with the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH) and the California Affordable Housing Law Project, have provided the following publications as resources for addressing NIMBY and similar barriers.

Publications

These documents require the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Additional resources and tools will be added including links to other relevant sites.

NEW: From NIMBY to YIMBY — Adobe PDF

• LAEDC/KABC — "Not in my Backyard" Radio Campaign"
• "Myths & Facts About Affordable and High Density Housing"
• Examples of Materials and Outreach Strategies used in Housing Education Campaigns — Adobe PDF
• How to Organize Successful Affordable Housing Tours — Adobe PDF
• How to Create a Cable TV Show about Affordable Housing — Adobe PDF
• Education/Advocacy Campaigns on Affordable Housing in the Bay Area — Adobe PDF
• Six Steps to Getting Local Government Approvals — Adobe PDF
• Speakers Bureau Do's and Don'ts — Adobe PDF
• What Works in Affordable Housing Elements — Adobe PDF
• Who Needs Affordable Housing? What is "Low Income" and "Very Low Income"? — Adobe PDF

Institute for Local Government

• A Place to Call Home: Addressing Opposition to Homes for People with Mental Illness in Tennessee Neighborhoods — Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Office of Housing Planning and Development and Tennessee Fair Housing Council (Fall 2001).
• A Review of Existing Research on the Effects of Federally Assisted Housing Programs on Neighboring Residential Property Values — Report to the National Association of Realtors, George C. Galster (September 2002).
• Action Suggestions for Local Government Officials to Support Contemporary Affordable Housing — Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (1999).
• Addressing Community Opposition to Affordable Housing Development A Fair Housing Toolkit — The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (2004).
• Affordable Housing Tool Kit: How to Become an Advocate for Affordable Housing — Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver (2003).
• Anti-Nimby Tools — California Housing Law Project (2003).
• Can I Be Your Neighbor? — 2004 Affordable Housing Poster Campaign, City of Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Community Outreach Presentation — Sacramento Housing Alliance (2004).
• Community Participation Strategies — Section 2 of Blueprint 2001 for Bay Area Housing: Housing Element Ideas and Solutions for a Sustainable and Affordable Future.
• Dealing with Fearful Opponents of Housing and Service Developments — Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (1999).
• Effects of Mixed-Income, Multi-Family Rental Housing Developments on Single-Family Housing Values — Henry O. Pollakowski, David Ritchay & Zoe Weinrobe, MIT Center for Real Estate (April 2005).
• Examples of Materials and Outreach Strategies used in Housing Education Campaigns — Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (1999).
• Housing Advocacy Catalog — Campaign for Affordable Housing.
• How to Create a Cable TV Show About Affordable Housing — Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (1999).
• Low Income Housing Tax Credit Housing Developments and Property Values — Richard K. Green, Stephen Malpezzi & Kiat-Ying Seah, The Center for Urban Land Economics Research, University of Wisconsin (June 14, 2002).
• Media Training Guide for Affordable Housing Advocates — Campaign for Affordable Housing.
• Neighborhood Partnership Initiative — The Bridge View, Bridge Housing (Summer 2003).
• Nimby Report — National Low Income Housing Coalition and Building Better Communities Network.
• Parking Requirements Guide For Affordable Housing Developers — Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing (2004).
• Siting of Homeless Housing and Services: Best Practices for Community Acceptance — Community Acceptance Strategies Consortium, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (October 2000).
• Six Steps to Getting Local Government Approvals — Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (1999).
• What Works in Affordable Housing Education? — Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (1999).

Websites & Documents on Affordable Housing & Relationship to Property Values

The document is a compilation of electronic links to websites and web documents on affordable housing and property values issues. This NIMBY resource bibliography is an on-going HPD project and it will be updated with new resources soon.