The man trying to knock NIMBYs off your council
Sydney Morning Herald
An army of people saying Yes In My Backyard will be deployed across Sydney in a bid to get more pro-housing councillors elected.
NIMBY, an acronym for the phrase "not in my back yard", is a characterization of opposition by residents to proposed infrastructure developments in their local area, as well as support for strict land use regulations. It carries the connotation that such residents are only opposing the development because it is close to them and that they would tolerate or support it if it were built farther away. The residents are often called nimbys, and their viewpoint is called nimbyism. The opposite movement is known as YIMBY for "yes in my back yard".
An army of people saying Yes In My Backyard will be deployed across Sydney in a bid to get more pro-housing councillors elected.