YIMBY groups (Yes In My Back Yard i.e. community engagement)
By developing more compact, walkable communities, we can improve our health, reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions, and strengthen our economy.
MidTown4th Santa Rosa
contact: [email protected]
- View the MidTown4th YIMBY booklet!
- Ongoing meetings at City Garden Donuts focused on Santa Rosa Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Updates
RailRoad Square Santa Rosa
contact: [email protected]
- Specific Plan update coming up!
Town of Fulton
contact: [email protected]
- Community design charrette held last Feb 2018 at Fulton Crossing
- Mark West Citizen Advisory Council check County Website for upcoming meetings
Petaluma Urban Chat Upcoming Events
contact: [email protected]
- Know Before You Grow - Wednesdays TBD 7:00 pm Petaluma Regional Library.
- Petaluma Boulevard South Road Diet Group next meeting Thursday, January 17 at 11:45 Aqus Cafe.
Do you want to form a YIMBY group in your community? let us know!
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We are continuing to add more and more housing that excludes people with mobility
June 15, 2018
limitations--an ever-growing segment of our community. Basic and minimal accessibility standards will create inordinate good. The concept of "visitability" recommends that there be one zero-step entrance, doors with 32 inches of clear passage space, and one bathroom on the main floor you can get into in a wheelchair. As the baby boomers age access will become increasingly important. We should incorporate
Minimum disability access
January 20, 2016
We are continuing to add more and more housing that excludes people with mobility limitations--an ever-growing segment of our community. Basic and minimal accessibility standards will create inordinate good. The concept of "visitability" recommends that there be one zero-step entrance, doors with 32 inches of clear passage space, and one bathroom on the main floor you can get into in a wheelchair. As the baby boomers age access will become increasingly important. We should incorporate these standards in all of our residential building. Some of the urgency of incorporating "visitability" is that California and Federal regulations have minimal impact on housing unlike commerce. More can be found at visitability.org.