Churches turn their land into affordable apartments under YIGBY movement
Churches are building apartments on land they own as part of a movement known as YIGBY, short for "Yes In God's Backyard," The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the report, the projects help ease housing shortages while helping congregations sustain their ministries.
Why it matters
The story points to an unconventional approach to housing shortages: putting land owned by religious institutions to residential use. The idea may interest other cities facing housing pressure, though the available material gives no detail on the scale of the projects.
Background
YIGBY is a play on YIMBY, short for "Yes In My Back Yard," a slogan of the movement that urges allowing more housing to be built in residential neighborhoods. The newer movement applies that idea to land owned by churches, treating it as a possible site for residential construction.
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