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Instagram, Facebook · New season, new month, new opportunities for action, YIMBYs! 🍂🍁 As we enter the final week of September, we’re excited to share several fun events coming up This Month in Our Backyard. Mark your calendars, text your friends, and share this post to help spread the word! 🎤 Public Comment for the STAR Plan and Vision 2050 at the Orange County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, Sep. 29, 9:00am (STAR P…
Instagram · Why have Orange County voters rejected transportation sales tax proposals? In Episode 43 of Organizing to Victory, Giancarlo Rodriguez of Sunrise Movement Orlando explains that voters have been asked to support a tax without a clear enough vision for the “why” behind it. The STAR Plan offers a different approach: use Tax Increment Financing, modeled after Miami-Dade’s SMART Plan, to capture future…
Instagram · Episode 43 of the Organizing to Victory Podcast is all about Transit! Host Lee Perry sits down with Giancarlo Rodriguez of Sunrise Movement Orlando to talk about Orlando’s transportation crisis and the STAR Plan, a vision for an 8-corridor transit system connecting our communities through light rail and rapid bus transit. The plan focuses on corridors like Colonial, Semoran, Silver Star, OBT, I-Dr…
Instagram, Facebook · Join Orlando YIMBY for our September social and book club discussion on Sat., Sep. 5! Autumn is right around the corner, and what better time to gather with good friends and a good book? After spending some time reconnecting and planning actions, the Urbanauts Book Club will meet at BookBurn Cafe and Social (@officialbookburn) and discuss "Orlando" by Virginia Woolf. This modern classic of queer a…
Instagram · Incredible discussion with @orlandoyimby about housing and transportation.
Instagram, Facebook · Join Orlando YIMBY on Tuesday, August 11, for our monthly Chapter Social, featuring a Candidate Conversation with Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet, candidate for Florida House District 42. Felipe will speak on his platform and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about his goals! This event is open to the public, and all are welcome to join us. 📆 Tuesday, August 11, 2026 ⏱ 6:30 PM 📍 Iv…
Instagram · Tiffany is honored to receive the endorsement of @orlandoyimby in her campaign for Orange County Mayor. Tiffany is committed to expanding housing opportunities, supporting smart growth, and ensuring Orange County remains a place where families, workers, and future generations can afford to live and thrive. Thank you to @orlandoyimby for your endorsement and support. Together, we can build a strong…
Instagram, Facebook · August is approaching, YIMBYs, which means it's time for the next Urbanauts Book Club meeting! Join us at Bookburn Cafe and Social to revisit our chapter favorite, "Happy City" by Charles Montgomery. As described by the publisher, "The message is as surprising as it is hopeful: by retrofitting our cities for happiness, we can tackle the urgent challenges of our age." Collect your copy from the lib…
Instagram, Facebook · Join Orlando YIMBY on Monday, July 20 from 12:00-1:00pm EST for a virtual Candidate Conversation with Gloria Joyner @joyner4district7, candidate for Orange County Commissioner for District 7. We are excited to meet with Gloria and learn about her platform for the Board of County Commissioners. After sharing a brief introduction of her background, the majority of this call will be open question-and…
Instagram, Facebook · Orlando YIMBY is excited to announce that we are endorsing @tiffanymoorerussell to serve as the Mayor of Orange County and lead the Orange County Board of County Commissioners! Orlando YIMBY members have had the opportunity to meet and speak with each of the four qualified candidates in the Mayoral race. While they each share passion for Orlando YIMBY's priorities in their own way, Russell's demon…
Instagram · Last week, I had the opportunity to join 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 and 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐘𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐘 for an important conversation on housing and homelessness. I’ve worked to help families access stable housing 🏠, and I’ll continue fighting for 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 that make Orange County more 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨�…
Instagram, Facebook · Join Support Orlando Shelters and Orlando YIMBY for our 2026 Pre-Primary Candidate Forum focused on one of the most important issues facing Central Florida: housing affordability and homelessness. As rents, insurance costs, utility bills, and the overall cost of living continue to rise, more families, seniors, and children are being pushed into housing insecurity. More than 40% of Orange County’s…
Instagram · Calling all YIMBYs! 🚨 This week is full of opportunities to meet with local candidates and prepare yourself for the upcoming elections this summer. All are welcome, and we hope you'll join us at one or all of these great events! 💙 Candidate Conversation Happy Hour with Wes Hodge @weshodgeoc, Candidate for Orange County Commissioner, District 2 Tuesday, 6/23, 6:30pm, at Ivanhoe Park Brewing Compa…
Instagram · Join Orlando YIMBY on Tuesday, June 23, for a Candidate Conversation with Wes Hodge, candidate for Orange County Commissioner for District 2! Wes @weshodgeoc will speak on his platform and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about his goals! Drinks and food are available for individual purchase at the brewery. This event is open to the public, and all are welcome to join us. 📆…- Facebook · One of our favorites!
Instagram · Join Support Orlando Shelters and Orlando YIMBY for our 2026 Pre-Primary Candidate Forum focused on one of the most important issues facing Central Florida: housing affordability and homelessness. As rents, insurance costs, utility bills, and the overall cost of living continue to rise, more families, seniors, and children are being pushed into housing insecurity. More than 40% of Orange County’s…
Instagram · Join Orlando YIMBY on Tuesday, June 9, for our monthly Chapter Social, featuring a Candidate Conversation with Chris Messina, candidate for Orange County Mayor. Chris @chrismessinafl will speak on his platform and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about his goals! Drinks and food are available for individual purchase at the brewery. This event is open to the public, and all a…
Instagram · #Pride Month is off to a great start at #BookBurnCafeandSocial and we’re excited!! Come in and hang at any or all of our events!! Crafts, wine, drag, activism… we have something for everyone!! **Try our version of an espresso martini called, “KAPEtini” (kape - pr “kah-PEH - is Tagalog 🇵🇭 for coffee) #BookBurn
Instagram · Join Orlando YIMBY on Thursday, May 28, for a Candidate Conversation Happy Hour with @mayrauribe_official, Orange County Commissioner for District 3 and candidate for Orange County Mayor. Commissioner Uribe will speak on her platform and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about her goals! This event is open to the public, and all are welcome to join us. For regularly-attending…
Facebook · Join Orlando YIMBY for a fresh Book Club selection and Candidate Conversation on Saturday, June 6! 📚 For the first hour, the Urbanauts Book Club will meet at BookBurn Cafe and Social and dig into a section of the historical behemoth, "The Power Broker" by Robert Caro. The Power Broker tells the tale of the lift and work of Robert Moses, the infamous urban planner whose work left an indelible mark…
Facebook · Join Orlando YIMBY on Wednesday, May 6, for a virtual Lunch and Learn meeting with Zachary Moldof, candidate for Orange County Commissioner for District 7. Known to Orlando YIMBY through his transportation advocacy and role on the Orange County Transportation Mobility Advisory Commission (TransMAC), we are excited to meet with Zachary and learn about his platform for the Board of County Commission…
Facebook · May is upon us, and the first weekend of the month is bringing much excitement for local urbanists! 💐🐝 This Saturday, May 2, from 10:00-11:00am, the Urbanauts Book Club will meet at Solai Coffee and discuss local work, "Bright Lights, Medium-Sized City" by Nathan Holic. This unique read set in Orlando has been so much fun, and we hope you'll join us as we close out the discussion! Then, at 11:00…- Facebook · Our favorite new tradition is back for a second year! 🏙️ Orlando YIMBY is thrilled to host Orlando's Jane's Walk, an urbanist walking tour of neighborhoods with an emphasis on land use and urban design. Held on the first weekend in May nationwide each year, Jane's Walks encourage people to share stories about their neighborhoods, discover unseen aspects of their communities, and use walking as a…
Facebook · Happy April, YIMBYs! Spring has arrived, and we are thrilled to kick it off with a Housing Happy Hour featuring Orange County Mayoral Candidate, US Rep. Stephanie Murphy for Mayor! During this open conversation, guests will have the opportunity to hear about Murphy's policy priorities firsthand and ask questions of your own. 📆 Tuesday, April 14: 6:30pm 📍Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co.: 1300 Alden Road,…
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.
Orlando YIMBY is a chapter of YIMBY Action.
One of the local groups organizing for more homes across the country, backed by the national team.