Housing in my Backyard: A Municipal Guide for Responding to NIMBY
This document offers ways in which municipalities can prepare themselves for NIMBY opposition, focusing on tools and techniques that have proven successful in gaining community acceptance. However, there will be occasions when residents will not be persuaded of the merits of affordable housing or new infill development, no matter how sound the proposal or how serious the need. When this happens, appeal mechanisms and changes to planning rules themselves may be called for. This is the time for municipal leadership.
