YIMBYtown 2026 Schedule

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We will have three exciting days of programming including panels, workshops and flash talk presentations. We expect programming will be available:

November 17: 9a-6p ET
November 18: 9a-6p ET
November 19: 9a-3p ET, with optional city tours

Winning Change: Power, Organization & Narratives

How do we actually win housing policy and build durable coalitions?

This track addresses what makes for effective advocacy that contributes to movement building. It’s where we get practical, tactical, and grounded in real wins. This track includes advocacy, organizing, and messaging and communications strategies focused on reaching new audiences, shaping public narrative, and persuading decision-makers.

Housing Stability: Inclusion, Outcomes & Community Trust

How do we ensure housing abundance delivers equitable outcomes and builds trust across communities?

This track centers equity in housing outcomes: who benefits from housing policy, how growth is experienced on the ground, and how trust is built or lost across communities. It centers the goal of advancing racial and social equity in housing outcomes, while recognizing that those outcomes are shaped by history, perception and lived experience.

Growing Cities: Land Use, Transportation & Resilience

Can we design communities where housing abundance, climate resilience, and mobility all reinforce each other?

This track explores how the systems that shape our cities work together over time. It focuses on the relationships between housing, transportation, land use and infrastructure. And how those relationships influence whether growth leads to connected, resilient communities or continued patterns of sprawl. A forward-looking systems track that seeks to address issues such as: transit-oriented development, emissions reductions through land-use reform, walkability, climate migration, alternative housing models, and how planning decisions shape long-term growth.

Changing the Rules: Policy, Codes & Process Reform

How do we reduce red tape and other barriers to building homes without sacrificing quality or community trust?

This track focuses on the mechanics of reforming the systems that govern housing production. It is about identifying the specific rules, codes, and processes that slow or prevent housing and figuring out how to change them.

Building Housing: Development in Practice

What can we learn from real projects about what it takes to get housing built?

This track focuses on real-world development through detailed case studies. It is about how a specific project moved from idea to reality, including the full set of decisions, constraints, and tradeoffs along the way.