YIMBYtown 2025
Hosted by DesegregateCT
New Haven, Connecticut
September 14-16
SAVE THE DATES!
DesegregateCT has been selected to host the YIMBYtown 2025 Conference and we couldn’t be more excited!
YIMBYtown is the leading national pro-homes conference for advocates, academics, policymakers, and stakeholders of all stripes that want to address our nation’s housing shortage.
Get ready for 3 days of exciting speakers, thought-provoking panels, hot takes, fun local tours & activities around New Haven, and - of course - some great apizza.
Sign up below for updates on registration, speakers & panels, travel info, and scholarship opportunities!
YIMBYtown 2025 Advisory Committee Members
(Host) Pete Harrison CT Director, Regional Plan Association
Aaron Brown Portland Neigbhors Welcome ( Previous YT host)
Aicha Woods Yale - Urban Programs Manager, School of Environment (and former New Haven City Plan Director)
Alexanda Duam Yale - Associate VP of New Haven Affairs and University Properties
Anika Lemar Singh Yale - Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School
Caroline Tanbee Smith New Haven Board of Alders
Charlie Gardner Mercatus Center
Chelsea Ross Partnership for Strong Communities
Dan Reed Greater Greater Washington
Darrell Brooks Buelah Land Development
David Kooris Municipal Redevelopment Authority
Denzel Burnside Wakeup Wake County
Doug Hausladen Park New Haven
John Guszkowski Tyche Plannng & Policy Group
Jay Crossley Farm and City (Previous YT host)
Jesse Kanson-Benanav Abundant Housing MA (previous YT host)
Jon Cabral Connecticut Project
Johnny Shively Elm Cities Communities
Julia Beebe Welcoming Neighbors Network
Karen DuBois-Walton Community Foundation of Greater New Haven
Mary Donegan UCONN - Geography, Sustainability, Community and Urban Studies
Melissa Kaplan-Macey Housing Collective
Ratnika Prasad Abundant Housing Illinois
Sam Gardner Wies & Garnder Architects