Updates from the chapter
New season, new month, new opportunities for action, YIMBYs! 🍂🍁 As we enter the final week of September, we’re excited to share several fun events coming up This Month in Our Backyard. Mark your calendars, text your friends, and share this post to help spread the word! 🎤 Public Comment for the STAR Plan and Vision 2050 at the Orange County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, Sep. 29, 9:00am (STAR P…
Why have Orange County voters rejected transportation sales tax proposals? In Episode 43 of Organizing to Victory, Giancarlo Rodriguez of Sunrise Movement Orlando explains that voters have been asked to support a tax without a clear enough vision for the “why” behind it. The STAR Plan offers a different approach: use Tax Increment Financing, modeled after Miami-Dade’s SMART Plan, to capture future…
Episode 43 of the Organizing to Victory Podcast is all about Transit! Host Lee Perry sits down with Giancarlo Rodriguez of Sunrise Movement Orlando to talk about Orlando’s transportation crisis and the STAR Plan, a vision for an 8-corridor transit system connecting our communities through light rail and rapid bus transit. The plan focuses on corridors like Colonial, Semoran, Silver Star, OBT, I-Dr…
Join Orlando YIMBY for our September social and book club discussion on Sat., Sep. 5! Autumn is right around the corner, and what better time to gather with good friends and a good book? After spending some time reconnecting and planning actions, the Urbanauts Book Club will meet at BookBurn Cafe and Social (@officialbookburn) and discuss "Orlando" by Virginia Woolf. This modern classic of queer a…
Incredible discussion with @orlandoyimby about housing and transportation.
Join Orlando YIMBY on Tuesday, August 11, for our monthly Chapter Social, featuring a Candidate Conversation with Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet, candidate for Florida House District 42. Felipe will speak on his platform and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about his goals! This event is open to the public, and all are welcome to join us. 📆 Tuesday, August 11, 2026 ⏱ 6:30 PM 📍 Iv…
Tiffany is honored to receive the endorsement of @orlandoyimby in her campaign for Orange County Mayor. Tiffany is committed to expanding housing opportunities, supporting smart growth, and ensuring Orange County remains a place where families, workers, and future generations can afford to live and thrive. Thank you to @orlandoyimby for your endorsement and support. Together, we can build a strong…
August is approaching, YIMBYs, which means it's time for the next Urbanauts Book Club meeting! Join us at Bookburn Cafe and Social to revisit our chapter favorite, "Happy City" by Charles Montgomery. As described by the publisher, "The message is as surprising as it is hopeful: by retrofitting our cities for happiness, we can tackle the urgent challenges of our age." Collect your copy from the lib…
Events
Yes! The 2026 YIMBYTown Happy Hour
Who we're endorsing
How we work
Reform the rules
Back zoning reform and streamlined permitting so more homes are legal to build, especially near transit and jobs.
Educate & engage
Turn out residents to the meetings that matter and make it easy to take a pro-housing position on local projects.
Build partnerships
Work with neighbors, labor, faith groups, and builders toward a shared abundant-housing agenda.
Orlando YIMBY is a chapter of YIMBY Action.
One of the local groups organizing for more homes across the country, backed by the national team.