Building more housing requires the right people working from the right playbook. It takes lawyers who know the cases, researchers who know the data, and policymakers who know how to turn both into results. The YIMBY Law Conference brings them together. Join us December 9 in Washington, DC for a day of programming on implementation, policy design, and housing project advocacy, followed by an evening reception.
Location
Studio Theatre
1501 14th St NW, Washington, DC
Date
Dec 9, 2026
Wednesday
Time
9:00 AM
Reception to follow
Programming
Policy Design Matters
Enforcement Matters
Politics Matters
Conference Agenda
Topics below are confirmed; full schedule with times and speakers will be announced closer to the event.
Designing Policy for Outcomes
Rewarding Outcomes: ROAD Act Case Study (BUILD Now Act)
Designing Policy for Enforcement
The Evidence for Organizing: How Advocates are Effecting Implementation
The Texas Playbook: Lot-Size Reform in Action
SB 15 / AB 840
Full schedule coming soon
Meet Our Speakers
Speaker lineup for the DC conference will be announced soon.
Arthur Gailes
Research Fellow and Codirector
AEI Housing Center
Brennan Griffin
Senior Deputy Director
Texas Appleseed
Brita Wallace
General Counsel
Texans for Reasonable Solutions
Edward Pinto
Senior Fellow and Codirector
AEI Housing Center
Laura Foote
Executive Director - Founder
YIMBY Action
Yonah Freemark
Principal Research Associate, Housing and Communities Division
Urban Institute
Sonja Trauss
Founder and Executive Director
YIMBY Law