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Instagram · Visit advancehuntsville.com/events to see our full calendar and submit any events that we missed! #huntsville #huntsvilleal #huntsvilleevents
Instagram · Join us tonight from 7-9PM as we return to Green Bus Brewing for the Advance Huntsville Happy Hour! Come find community with local lefties, liberals, and progressives and enjoy a couple of beers and some pizza on us! RSVP at advancehuntsville.com
Facebook · I see far too many people blaming corporations for the housing crisis. And honeys, I wish it were true. You cannot imagine how much I would love it if nameless, faceless, unpopular corporate boogeymen were the main reason, or even a major contributor to, skyrocketing housing costs. But they’re just not. And that matters to me because we literally can’t fix housing if we don’t understand who and wh…
Instagram, Facebook · Join us tonight for the Advance Huntsville + YIMBY Happy Hour, from 7-9 at Green Bus Brewing! Tonight, we’ll be hearing from Amy Jackson, Administrative and Project Coordinator of United Women of Color, and will have postcards and supplies on hand for anyone that wants to write in support of ADUs to City Hall! Register for tonight’s Happy Hour and learn more about how you can help get ADUs back on…
Instagram · Help us get accessory dwelling units back on the City Council agenda! Attend upcoming postcard parties at our 7/11 Happy Hour and 7/16 Business Meeting, sign our petition, and come speak with us at an upcoming City Council meeting! Learn more at advancehuntsville.com/adus #huntsvillealabama #huntsvilleal #affordablehousing
Facebook · Last night Rob Clark and I were late to a Presidential debate watch party. Thank you Sabrina Helm for hosting! We were late because we were at City Council to support legislation to support naturally affordable, dense housing in Huntsville by legalizing ADUs (accessory dwelling units, aka granny flats). As depressing as the debate was, the meeting filled me with so much hope. I cannot express how…
Instagram · Join us tonight at City Council as we advocate for ADUs and their return to the council agenda! We’ll be hanging out in the back of the council chambers until just before the meeting starts. As a reminder, if you plan on speaking, we recommend arriving no later than 5:15PM to ensure adequate time to sign up. We hope to see you there! More details at advancehuntsville.com
Instagram · Today, we’re volunteering with @uwoc_al at the Juneteenth Celebration at the Orion! Come out, say hello, and show your support!
Instagram · A huge, huge thank you to everyone that came out last night to our June Happy Hour! It was a blast getting to catch up with everyone, hearing your ideas, and talking with special guest Claudia Harris. We also wrote a ton of postcards to let city hall know how important affordable housing and ADU legislation is to keeping our city thriving. Join us again on Tuesday for our business meeting and more…
Instagram · JOIN US TONIGHT for the Advance Huntsville + YIMBY June Happy Hour, from 7-9PM at Green Bus Brewing! Tonight, special guest Claudia Harris, who is running for School Board District 1 in the upcoming August 27th election, will be joining us to briefly speak and hang out to answer any questions you have. We’ll also have postcards and supplies on hand for anyone interested in voicing their support to…
Instagram, Facebook · Join us at this Thursday’s Advance Huntsville + YIMBY Happy Hour for a postcard writing party to City Hall as we voice our support for affordable housing and our disappointment in the delay for introducing an ADU ordinance to the Huntsville City Council. We’ll bring the supplies, you bring your voice! RSVP to let us know you’re coming at advancehuntsville.com #huntsvillealabama #huntsvilleal #hunt…
Instagram, Facebook · Help us get accessory dwelling units back on the City Council agenda by voicing your support for ADUs at the 6/27 City Council meeting, attending a postcard party at one of our upcoming events, signing our ADU petition, and writing to City Hall! Learn more at https://advancehuntsville.com/adus #huntsville #huntsvilleal #huntsvillealabama #affordablehousing #adu #adus #affordablehomes
Instagram · Help us get accessory dwelling units back on the City Council agenda by voicing your support for ADUs at the 6/27 City Council meeting, attending a postcard party at one of our upcoming events, signing our ADU petition, and writing to City Hall! Learn more at https://advancehuntsville.com/adus #huntsville #huntsvilleal #huntsvillealabama #affordablehousing #adu #adus #affordablehomes
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Instagram · Hours before the 6/13 City Council Meeting, the Council pulled the ADU ordinance off the agenda for further review at Planning’s request. We are disappointed. We will keep pushing to get it back on the agenda ASAP. Help us by signing our ADU petition today. #huntsvillealabama #huntsvilleal #huntsville #affordablehousing #adu #affordablehomes
Instagram · This morning, Advance Huntsville / Huntsville YIMBY’s very own Cathy Reisenwitz attended a meeting in the West Wing as part of the Center for New Liberalism’s steering committee, where many topics were discussed with senior staff, including the dire need for housing. A huge congratulations and thank you for all the amazing work that you do to make our community a better place!- Facebook ·
Instagram, Facebook · An ADU ordinance is on tonight’s council agenda for introduction! Help us push ADUs through City Council! Sign our ADU petition at https://legalizehousinghsv.com, and sign up to attend the council meeting to stand with us in support of ADUs tonight by visiting https://advancehuntsville.com/legalize #huntsville #huntsvilleal #huntsvillealabama #affordablehousing #adu
Instagram, Facebook · CONFIRMED: ADU ordinance to be introduced at the 6/13 Huntsville City Council meeting, with a tentative date of 7/25 for the public hearing and vote! Help us push the ordinance through city council by signing our ADU petition at https://legalizehousinghsv.com, and by joining us at the 6/13 meeting! For details visit https://advancehuntsville.com/adus/ #huntsville #huntsvilleal #huntsvillealabama #…
Instagram · ADU UPDATE: As we learn more about the upcoming city council vote, it appears that the ordinance will be introduced at the 6/13 meeting and voted on during the 6/27 meeting. Join us for both dates and voice your support for ADUs in Huntsville! Learn more and let us know you’re coming at https://advancehuntsville.com/adus/ ! Also sign our ADU petition at https://legalizehousinghsv.com and share wit…
How we work
Reform the rules
Back zoning reform and streamlined permitting so more homes are legal to build, especially near transit and jobs.
Educate & engage
Turn out residents to the meetings that matter and make it easy to take a pro-housing position on local projects.
Build partnerships
Work with neighbors, labor, faith groups, and builders toward a shared abundant-housing agenda.
Huntsville is a chapter of YIMBY Action.
One of the local groups organizing for more homes across the country, backed by the national team.