John Myers on London YIMBY
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I talk to John Myers from London YIMBY, about what makes a successful political movement, and on the UK government’s pro-housing announcements this week. We discuss why political movements work better if they are incremental and positive-sum, and why YIMBYs should care about beauty.
[00:00:00] Why Yimby?
[00:01:00] UK Government announcements
[00:02:00] Researching good policies
[00:03:00] Positive sum policies
[00:04:00] Talking to politicians
[00:05:00] Making streets look better
[00:06:00] Working with homeowners
[00:07:00] Building relationships with organisations
[00:08:00] Finding proposals
[00:09:00] Impact of solving NIMBY-ism
[00:10:00] Convincing politicians to want to reduce house prices
[00:11:00] London vs other cities
[00:12:00] Positive-sum solutions
[00:13:00] Winning on design
[00:14:00] Tokyo and density
[00:15:00] Consultants for designing beautiful housing
[00:16:00] Building on the green belt
[00:17:00] Building on brownfield sites
[00:18:00] Coronavirus and the urban environment
[00:19:00] Pedestrian-friendly cities
[00:20:00] Road pricing
[00:21:00] Pedestrianising cities
[00:22:00] University towns
[00:23:00] A recipe for successful YIMBYism
[00:24:00] Rent freeze in Berlin
[00:25:00] Property taxes in California
[00:26:00] Books on institutional economics
[00:27:00] Where to read more about YIMBY
[00:28:00] Where to focus campaigning effort
[00:29:00] Low-hanging fruit
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