YIMBY New Year Celebration Join your fellow YIMBYs to celebrate our successes in 2025 and look forward to all that we'll accomplish together in 2026!

YIMBYs of Northern Virginia have our New Year Celebration this evening at RxR in Crystal City. Come join us and support all that will be done in 2026! #yimbysofnova #urbanism

Plan for 743-unit expansion to RiverHouse in Pentagon City receives approval | ARLnow.com After years of discussion and hours of public testimony this weekend, the County Board has approved a substantial expansion to Pentagon City's RiverHouse development. In a series of 5-0 votes, Board m...

Thanks to everyone who supported the RiverHouse redevelopment during the long process leading up to the first approval on Saturday! Shout out to first-time public speaker Maggie Curran: "[W]e have an obligation to promote the development of housing in Metro-accessible Arlington.” #yimbysofnova

Virginia's lack of housing is a crisis that affects everyone in our community. Let's make 2026 the year we make real state-level change! #yimbysofnova #HomesforAll
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Who else is here at the Homes for All rally, put on by VOICE with #YIMBYsOfNOVA and other great organizations to show #housing MUST be our state and local leaders top priority?

Kicking off the Homes for All rally by VOICE w/ #YIMBYsOfNOVA to make sure #housing is the top priority for local and state elected officials. @takiskarantonis.bsky.social, @jdspainsr.bsky.social, @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social, @hopeforvirginia.bsky.social on stage as Arlington electeds!

I'm about to take a break from the #yimbysofnova booth to go grab some of this great food!

Picture of a festival booth with a leaning sign in front saying yimbys of Northern Virginia Yes to people yes to housing. A table behind it has flyers and a bowl of candy.

Flyer from yimby's of Northern Virginia for the Comprehensive plan update. YIMBYS OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA Comprehensive Plan Update Join us to call on the County Board to create a Vibrant, Diverse, Sustainable, GENERAL LAND and Inclusive Arlington! CHESAP The Comprehensive Plan is the long-range plan for livability and what the community wants to look like in the future. This is your opportunity to shape how Arlington grows and develops over the next generation. SE PLAN e overall character, location of land development. 6199 MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN Guides a multi-modal transportation system. organized by six modal elements. HISTORICA CULTURAL RESO PLAN Establishes pri for the histori environment general County Sign our petition COMMUNITY Give your feedback UBLIC SPACES

Homes for All Assembly A grassroots action to show our power to elected leaders Sunday, October 19, 2025 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Floris United Methodist Church, 13600 Frying Pan Rd, Herndon, VA 20171 **We are arranging carpool groups** https://actionnetwork.org/events/homes-for-all-voice-assembly This is a critical moment for housing justice in Virginia. With the 2026 General Assembly and gubernatorial election on the horizon, we are joining with VOICE, our key ally in the Commonwealth Housing Coalition, to demand bold statewide action to address the housing shortage and unlock opportunity for all. This action will be a powerful display of people power-lifting up the voices of diverse faith communities and allies supporting housing champions at the local and state level, united around a shared vision of housing abundance. We need every YIMBY in the room to show the depth and breadth of our movement. Your presence will send a clear message to candidates and elected officials: the time for tweaks is over-we're organizing for transformation and building the pressure to make housing a defining issue in 2025 and beyond. VOICE YIMBYS OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Picture of stickers laying on a table. The stickers read legalize housing, apartments are good, YIMBYs of Northern Virginia

Wanna learn about housing while eating an ice cream cone? Come find us #YIMBYsOfNOVA at #ClarendonDay across from Rien Tong. We're educating the public about Arlington's upcoming Comprehensive Plan update & rallying people to the Homes for All Assembly on Oct 19th. Plus we have stickers!

Picture of a woman standing at a lectern with a man standing behind her and to her side holding up a sign reading "housing for all". They appear to be in a small government chamber room with an audience of a few dozen people behind them in the seats.

Earlier today I held a sign for more housing to support @janefgreen.bsky.social as she gave public comment for bold action in the Arlington Comprehensive Plan update. #YIMBYsOfNOVA and our partners are pushing for big changes to make housing and transit easier to build for decades to come!

Very very VERY true. I'm going to be a happy person this weekend at the national book festival, #RosslynVA jazz fest, @henrytdunbar.bsky.social's backyard concert, and the showing of Fault Lines co-sponsored by #YIMBYsOfNOVA.

Natalie Roy listing agenda for a $2.3 million home in Lyon Park, which she describes as "walkable and bikable, or a short drive, to the Clarendon Metro."

A screenshot of Google Maps showing the home in question is 0.9 miles to Metro, a 22 minute walk.

Arlington could soon expand the radius of what is "walkable" to Metro for the purpose of increased density. I think *at minimum* we should use the distance that NIMBYs call walkable when advertising the homes they are selling. #yimbysofnova

Homes for All VOICE Assembly YIMBYs of NoVA will be joining the Homes for All VOICE Assembly. We are arranging a carpool if you would like to join. We will also have dinner at Mirch Dhamaka after the assembly. This is a critica...

Want to help show our elected officials more #housing should be their top priority? Join #YIMBYsOfNOVA and VOICE for a wonderful "display of people power" 💪 in Herndon on October 19th. There are a bunch of state bills we're pushing for. Sign up and cheer for housing!

Yeah, exactly. Us #YIMBYsOfNOVA recognize that different people at different stages if their lives want different kinds of housing. Even SFH are wanted and are ok. It's just not ok for govt to artificially restrict or mandate those types to protect special interest groups.

Arlington YIMBY Happy Hour Come hang out, meet fellow YIMBYs, and learn about our upcoming advocacy opportunities. We'll be at the food hall UPSIDE on Moore.

YIMBY Happy Hour! Tomorrow! Friday the 11th, join #YIMBYsOfNOVA for our happy hour in Arlington and hang out with other fun pro-housing urbanist folks. UPSIDE on Moore in Rosslyn at 6pm. 👇 Spread this around to other DC-area people, plz.

A satellite map of part of Arlington County, Virginia, from Ballston to Courthouse, Arlington Blvd to Langston Blvd. Most of the map is covered in small orange polygons, but there are large swaths of otherwise non-shaded parcels along the metro corridor, showing blocks that have no residential units, only office spaces.

Working on a map of Arlington for my Geographic Information Systems class and though I'd share part of it. Here, every parcel that contains residential units (from SFH all the way up to mixed use high-rise apartments) are shaded on a satellite base layer. What do you notice? #urbanism #yimbysofnova

Selfie picture of a blonde white guy with an ill-timed half grin on the right (me, Adam Theo) and candidate for state delegate Arjoon Srikanth who looks dashing, straight from a GQ magazine.

I had a great time at our #YIMBYsOfNOVA Spring Picnic in Alexandria's beautiful Brenman Park. It was great seeing @janefgreen.bsky.social, @lucagattonicelli.bsky.social, @ad-mastro.bsky.social, & candidate for HD-1 Arjoon Srikanth.

I'm thrilled to report that #YIMBYsOfNOVA is sponsoring my ticket to @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social's Equity Summit here in DC next month 🎉

The rest of Virginia is charging ahead by eliminating parking minimums, with Roanoke, Richmond, Charlottesville, & now Newport News taking the big step. Arlington needs to catch up. #YIMBYsOfNOVA & other local orgs are ready to make it happen, we just need your help. Subscribe: yimbysofnova.org

So big news: #ArlingtonVA Expanded Housing Options / #MissingMiddle has been overturned by the judge on technical grounds. Details coming. I'm pissed off and fired up to get it re-passed w/o that stupid 58 parcel cap this time. Who's with us #YIMBYsOfNOVA?

Picture of a whiteboard with words "YIMBY 5:30 to 7:30" written on it

Picture of the exterior of a building. The building is about three stories and made of brick and glad. There is a big sign across it saying Shirlington Library.

If you have an hour this evening, come by the Shirlington library in #ArlingtonVA to help us #YIMBYs write postcards to state legislators. We need them to support our pro-housing bills next session! We'll have Single Staircase, YIGBY, statewide ADUs, and others 🤞 #YIMBYsOfNOVA

I'm creating a Bluesky list of YIMBYs in Northern Virginia. Who should I add? Here's the criteria for inclusion:
- active volunteer of YIMBYsOfNOVA.org
- regular advocate for #YIMBYsOfNOVA efforts (showing up to gov't hearings, etc)
- a paid member of #YIMBYsOfNOVA (new.yimbyaction.org/join/)

Highlights from the EHO Trial — ArlingtonWINs The EHO Trial was held from July 8 to July 15, 2024. A verdict is not expected for several weeks or more following the August 1 post-trial brief filing deadline. Here are some highlights.

Wondering what's up with that NIMBY lawsuit against last year's #ArlingtonVA Missing Middle/EHO reform? Arlington WINS (Welcoming & Inclusive Neighborhoods) has highlights and summaries of the trial as we await the verdict. My fav tidbit is on sewage capacity. What's yours? #urbanism #yimbysofnova

Phrased another way: who here is a paying member, volunteer, or frequent advocate for #YIMBYsOfNOVA?

Missing Middle advocates see Democratic primary outcome as a win | ARLnow.com Missing Middle advocates are celebrating a win after the Democratic nomination of JD Spain Sr. for Arlington County Board. Spain was one of two Democratic contenders supporting the Expanded Housing Op...

Nice to see many #MissingMiddle opponents in the comment section throwing in the towel on it. More housing is popular. Great quote from us #YIMBYsOfNOVA. JD did a great job with his campaign and now it's time for us YIMBYs to start pushing for the next big reforms.

The homestretch begins for the Melwood affordable housing project. NIMBY opponents have filed a historical preservation motion so the clock is ticking on being able to bring low income housing to a wealthy neighborhood in south #ArlingtonVA. 105 units! Let's go #YIMBYsOfNOVA!

One Missing Middle lawsuit dismissed, but the county’s legal fees are still mounting | ARLnow.com The first Missing Middle case to be heard in Arlington Circuit Court was dismissed last week, but legal fees in another lawsuit against the county continue to balloon. The dismissed lawsuit related to...

🥳🥳 SELFISH ANTI-HOUSING LAWSUIT CRUSHED! This will finally allow two #MissingMiddle 6-plex condos to be built near Columbia Pike in #ArlingtonVA. Neighbors had been attempting for almost a year to stop them using lawsuits. 👇 Details of the project in the comments 👇

#urbanism #yimbysofnova

Arlington County Board Recessed Meeting | May 21, 2024

2/ In Tuesday's public hearing for the special land use amendment for the Melwood affordable housing project, #YIMBYsOfNOVA President @janefgreen.bsky.social testifies for affordability and pushes back on fears about impacts on the nearby Nelly Custis Park. #yimby #urbanism

Screenshot from Arlington County Virginia press release on results of the 2024 to 2025 budget vote that announces staff planning positions will not be eliminated.

For the past month #YIMBYsOfNOVA have been pushing #ArlingtonVA County Board to *not* cut two much-needed CPHD staff planners from the '24-'25 budget as County Manager proposed. Today we won that. CB vote preserves Community Planning & Housing capabilities. 👏 @janefgreen.bsky.social #urbanism

Screenshot of a Tweet from Adele McClure stating "Today, the Governor signed my bill, HB368, into law, which begins the process to allow a single stairway exit for smaller residential buildings instead of requiring multiple stairway exits."

I'm very proud of freshman Delegate Adele McClure's accomplishment and support for pro-housing reforms. She worked to get fire department support which is usually the deal breaker for these efforts. This authorized study is a great first step. #urbanism #yimbysofnova

NVAHA Educate & Celebrate Thomas P. Leckey Forum  |  3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Collaborating with the Mercatus Center and HousingForward Virginia, we're proud to unveil the Northern Virginia Zoning Atlas. This groundbreaking initi...

🏢🏅 Attention northern Virginia peeps: NVAHA+AHS's annual Lecky Forum & Housing Leaders Awards on May 30th in #ArlingtonVA! #urbanism #yimbysofnova

Arlington church seeks to offer LGBTQ-affirming senior housing Project by Clarendon Presbyterian faces opposition from residents

A 5 min walk to a metro station: "...opposition comes from residents of single-family houses, who point out that the church is located in a largely low-density residential neighborhood... We, the concerned residents of #ArlingtonVA, stand united in opposition... " 🤬 #urbanism #yimbysofnova #nimbys