News & Announcements

Help AHMA Influence the Statehouse

Somerville YIMBY is a member of Abundant Housing Massachusetts, a statewide coalition that stands up for abundant housing for all, everywhere in Massachusetts. AHMA is conducting a letter-writing campaign now through February 2 in support of their pro-housing legislative agenda. While Rep. Mike Connolly has signed onto one key bill, Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven, Rep. Christine Barber, and Sen. Pat Jehlen have not. In particular, because Sen. Jehlen is Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on Housing, her vote will be critically important to the success of this bill. Click here for details & suggested language!

Pearl Street

Pearl Street is due for a full rebuild after extensive utility work, and since it goes right past the East Somerville Community School, safety is a top priority. The city's plans are pretty good, but we and our friends at the Somerville Alliance for Safe Streets are concerned that they keep an excessive number of parking spaces, running counter to the SomerVision 2040 goals of reducing car dependency. You can see the whole plan and

submit comments suggesting more bike facilities and less parking at SomerVoice

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Somerville YIMBY and AHMA In The News

Steering committee members Jeff Byrnes and Aaron Weber were both quoted in an article about off-campus housing and conflicts between students and other Somerville residents, written by students affiliated with Emerson College and the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism.

We're Starting a Book Club!

Several people have expressed interest in learning about housing and housing policy in greater depth, and we're pleased to join them in reading and discussing a book. If you'd like to join us,  please let us know which book you'd like to read. Once we've picked our first book, we'll schedule some time for a short discussion.

What should we read first? We've got a few suggestions, but feel free to make your own as well in a

short survey

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