Thanks so much to the folks who came out to the last Urbanist Hangout of the year! It's always great to see, new and familiar faces. We are looking forward to more Hangouts in 2026!

TOMORROW (Dec. 11th) join us at 7 PM for our LAST urbanist hangout of the year! There’s a lot of important housing and urbanist news we can talk about before the year wraps up. We’ll be meeting at The Forks, mustering near the EQ 3 Lounge if space is available.

Great op-ed by Daniel Leonard of Granite Members for Affordable Housing. Municipal board needs oversight www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

Imagine if an unelected board gave the Foot Locker formal veto powers over what the owners of Polo Park do with their parking lot.

Canada Life has given Granite users access to their parking lot for years, but I can see why they wouldn’t want to formally enter into an agree that would restrict development on their own property.

Incredibly disappointing ruling by the Manitoba Municipal Board to OBSTRUCT and DELAY much needed affordable housing. This project would be 30% rent-geared-to-income homes. This is the type of deeply affordable housing Winnipeg needed YESTERDAY!

Want to know the candidate's thoughts on Housing for the By-election in Elmwood East-Kildonan? We created a Questionnaire for all Candidates, find the Candidate's Questionnaire Responses at www.yesinwpg.com/2025/10/elmw... Election day is October 25th! #wpgpoli #infill #winnipeg

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours and remembers the children who were forced into Canada's Residential School system. It was first observed as Orange Shirt Day in 2013 and was elevated to a statutory holidy for federal workers in 2021.

NEW: Property & Development Committee DELAYS proposal for supportive homes MONTHS www.yesinwpg.com/2025/09/upda...

Peak Winnipeg Council Brain. We shouldn’t apply pressure on our own wound because someone with more resources should be doing it instead (never mind whether they get there before we bleed out)

Councillor Russ Wyatt railing at Supportive Housing re-zoning because of "scale". He thinks these 15-25 unit supportive homes are "too big" for the predominantly single family house neighbourhoods some are set for. This despite generous 20 foot side yards.

To be clear, we aren't building them... We are rezoning and contributing the land for the Province to build them, likely with the help of a development partner. Winnipeg, MB and supportive housing:

(Under normal circumstances, with density, a couple of those sites could house many more, but these supportive projects are deliberately small in order to ensure sufficient attention/capacity from onsite staff & support service).

Someone offline raised the issue of "lost parking" to me. Pains me to reply to it, but we are talking about roughly a dozen slots once it all shakes out. In other words, every lost slot is housing 1-2 people.

Disappointing that fearmongering literature against much needed supportive homes is being distributed in River Heights. Attend a City info session next week & sign up to speak/send written comments for the Sept. 12th hearing to SUPPORT supportive homes! www.winnipeg.ca/supportiveho...

Join the movement for an affordable and sustainable Winnipeg that grows up, not out. www.yesinwpg.com/contact-us/

Touché. Build the affordable housing! “Much has been made of the historic status of the Granite Curling Club as a building, including its 140 year existence. [But] it is highly unlikely Granite Curling Club operations depended on convenient vehicle access 140 years ago.” #Winnipeg

Yes to deeply affordable homes on Granite! www.yesinwpg.com/2025/08/pres...

Congratulations on the end of exclusionary zoning in Winnipeg and other urban issues news. www.yesinwpg.com/2025/08/excl...

Congratulations to Treaty One Nation on their new Executive Director! treaty1.ca/t1n-ed-2025/

Councillor Orlikow says "I don't believe in as-of-right". Orlikow also seems to argue that changes zoning rules to allow more different types of homes in more places is enforcing uniformity.

Rough map of estimate for lots affected by new restrictions coming from Councillor Mayes' successful Amendment Motion 1. bsky.app/profile/dsim...

Rough estimate of the impact of Amendment Motion 1 Winnipeg City Council voted to water down HAF zoning changes. This is on top of existing dilutions already done in the past, such as lower height limits & restricting multifamily around rivers & specific creeks.

Amazing to see so many articulate young people speaking out for their future today. Winnipeg City Council hearing to allow higher density housing as part of the federal Housing Accelerator Fund. “This is not a radical new idea but a return to the way our most beloved neighbourhoods were built”

City Council votes 11-4 in favour of Councillor Mayes' restrictive amendments (amendment motion one) to water down bylaw changes to allow more multi-family homes.

Today is the day! It's the Public Hearing for the potential Infill zoning changes in Winnipeg. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDvq...

TOMORROW is our monthly Urbanist Hangout where we connect on all things urban issues and Winnipeg. Come stop by the Forks and say hello! We'll be focusing on the upcoming Public Hearing on June 2nd. Have you registered? Deadline is FRIDAY May 30th at 12pm! www.winnipeg.ca/building-dev...

Brian Pincott @bpincott.bsky.social is an advocate for better transit, affordable housing, climate action, poverty & harm reduction. Watch his delegation from the fall of 2023 in support of the Housing Accelerator Fund and how Winnipeg needs to act to address the housing crisis. youtu.be/_oRREzd-Ncg

Friend of YIMBY Wpg @tyler-crichton-wpg.bsky.social was a delegate to City Council in support of their rezoning plans to support the Housing Accelerator Fund in Winnipeg! Register to delegate for the upcoming Public Hearing on June 2nd. winnipeg.ca/infillhousing www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JHN...

Why can't you afford to live where you grew up? The latest @strongtowns.org video perfectly encapsulates what Winnipeggers are facing. On June 2nd, the City of Winnipeg has a Public Hearing to hopefully update our exclusionary zoning bylaws. Register to delegate! www.winnipeg.ca/infillhousing

Edmonton is reaping the financial benefits of infill. Cash-strapped Winnipeg, with strained budgets & services, needs to follow suit. www.michaeljanz.ca/since_2015_b...

Housing unaffordability is death by a million cuts with many unhelpful & burdensome restrictions preventing us from quickly building homes. Exclusionary rules have skyrocketed house prices in US & Canadian cities. Let's end exclusionary zoning in Winnipeg. #Infill www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fls...

So many of our Urbanist friends have said this Not Just Bikes video series was their starting point to learning about zoning reform and the North American "growth ponzi scheme". Were you "Orange-Pilled"? Share this playlist with a friend to introduce them to urbanism! www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_SX...

June 2nd could be the start of pivotal change for Winnipeg's housing affordability and supply. The @thecityofwinnipeg will be voting on zoning changes that would allow for more INFILL in existing neighbourhoods. But what even IS infill? #Winnipeg #InfillHousing #ZoningReform #YIMBY #HousingCrisis

YIMBY Winnipeg is tabling in the UMSU University Centre Building at the U of M. We're collecting signatures in support of changes to allow more homes. On campus today? Come say hi before 3 PM.

The City of #Winnipeg is hosting additional opportunities for public input on zoning changes to allow MORE HOMES! There's an Urbanist Hangout after the Open House on May 5. We'll muster at 7pm at Charles A. Barbour Arena, then over to Fionns Grant Park. See you there! www.winnipeg.ca/building-dev...

Thanks so much to all the YIMBY supporters who came out last week to tell the @cityofwinnipeg.bsky.social they support infill housing! It was great to see some familiar faces and meet some new friends. We're looking forward to the next Urbanist Hangout in mid-April. Stay tuned!

Tonight! Tell the City of Winnipeg you support zoning changes that would allow for MORE HOMES. #wpgpoli www.yesinwpg.com/2025/03/tell...

Save the date! The City of Winnipeg is looking for community feedback regarding infill housing. Show your support for housing density in Winnipeg! Hope to see you March 19 in-person or on a virtual event March 17 or 18. #wpgpoli www.winnipeg.ca/building-dev...

Community land trust are a powerful tool to stop displacement. And they're spreading across Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

The Federal Housing Accelerator Fund will be keeping Winnipeg's construction season very busy this year! Check out @brentbellamy.bsky.social's piece in the @winnipegfreepress.com. #wpgpoli www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

An absolute must-read op-ed by @tyler-crichton-wpg.bsky.social in the @winnipegfreepress.com this week. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

We can't thank everyone enough who attended our event last night! It's so great to be able to connect with passionate community members about housing. The full video is up on our YouTube! www.youtube.com/live/vidgVjg... #housing #winnipeg #wpgpoli #infill #urbanism

Tonight!! Join our live-stream at 7pm CST on how to make the Housing Accelerator Fund a reality in Winnipeg. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vidg... Featuring @tyler-crichton-wpg.bsky.social @bpincott.bsky.social #ElmwoodGuy @mmarginet.bsky.social @kaphryn.bsky.social #infill #wpgpoli #housing #urbanism

This Thursday is our live-streamed event! Join us for presentations by local experts (@bpincott.bsky.social & #ElmwoodGuy of #DearWinnipeg), an interactive panel, and learn how you can support denser housing! Panel with @mmarginet.bsky.social, @kaphryn.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/vidgVjg...