There's a fast-growing network of new advocacy groups that have sprung up in suburbs across Greater Boston, whose members go to public meetings to say yes to more housing development, instead of no.
The rise of the YIMBY: Americans struggling to find cheap housing form pro-development groups to infiltrate public meetings and vote yes to new high-rises dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Restrictive codes can severely limit housing development, but a new survey of mayors finds that few take them into account in their plans to address homelessness.
When the City of Boise began the once-in-a-generation massive effort to recraft its zoning code, officials knew that some fresh ideas for public outreach were key.