We're Making A Better Huntsville Through Smart Policy

We want to create a Huntsville where two-thirds of residents don’t have to drive every day. Everyone is able to get everywhere they need to go by walking, taking the bus, or using active transportation. No one lacks access to employment, services, or community because they can’t afford or drive a car. Absolutely everyone has safe, decent, stable housing. Our emissions are lower than today. We’re as dense as Paris. But our taxes are far lower and our economy is diverse and growing. No one is hungry or lacks medical care. Our neighborhoods, schools, churches, and jobs are integrated – both racially and economically. We trust each other and feel safe.

The main barriers to realizing this vision are not technological, economical, or physical. They are political. And with better, smarter, fairer choices, we can make this vision real.

We’re not looking to reinvent the wheel or compete with existing groups. If you’re about making Huntsville better, please come out and recruit from our attendees! We want people doing whatever they’re best suited to. There’s more than enough work to go around.

We welcome everyone of all races, religions, orientations, etc. Members of all parties are also welcome (though we are liberals, so authoritarians may not find much common ground here).

Advance Huntsville is a project of the Center for New Liberalism.

Our Projects & Initiatives

Huntsville YIMBY

Home of our Housing Efforts

Welcome to Huntsville

Our Housing Podcast

Legalize Housing

Our Pro-ADU Campaign

Rob Clark and Cathy Reisenwitz lead the Huntsville chapter of CNL and launched it in June 2023. They also lead Huntsville YIMBY, a separate organization and chapter of YIMBY Action, which serves as an extension of Advance Huntsville’s housing efforts.

Rob and Cathy recently worked with CNL to launch the Legalize Housing campaign to promote the legalization of accessory dwelling units in Huntsville.

Chapter Leads

Cathy Reisenwitz

Co-Lead, Chapter Founder

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Rob Clark

Co-Lead

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Executive Committee Members