Zachary Lamb

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Excited to have an article on housing, finance, and climate change in this special issue. It was a fun and wide-ranging conversation with @ianguelovski.bsky.social @lindashi.bsky.social, @savannahcox.bsky.social, and others.

It was a great and wide rangking conversation with:
@c40cities.bsky.social @lindashi.bsky.social @savannahcox.bsky.social @ianguelovski.bsky.social & other brilliant folks I can't find on here!

Very happy that this article on housing, finance, & climate change is up & available open access:
utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...

...and RADICALLY expand resident ownership.

I'd much rather see strategies that recognize the real benefits of mobile home parks and encourage new park development while allow parks to evolve, including integrating non-residential uses and diverse housing forms/densities.

An Unexpected Idea for Preserving America’s Mobile Homes Op-ed: A landscape historian argues that the preservation field can play a role in protecting manufactured housing by listing it in the National Register of Historic Places.

Using the existing historic preservation tools to protect mobile home parks is an interesting & provocative idea, but - as this piece recognizes - would be overly rigid and wouldn't ultimately serve residents well in most contexts.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Gutting research and data gathering institutions may reverse decades of "knowing better," but people are almost certainly going to keep "losing even more" with climate change unless/until we get serious about adaptation planning.

As Gilbert White said over 20 years ago, we keep "knowing better and losing even more."

No doubt "more data" could be useful, but the headlines here make clear that - in TX (and all over the US!) - THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS NOT A LACK OF DATA. It is a lack of political will and policy tools to make and enforce smart land use and building rules.

Thanks to the folks at UAR Remixed for putting together this great interview about the book.
It was super fun to reflect on the collaboration, research, and writing process!

Help improve mobility by foot, bike, or bus on Telegraph | City of Berkeley Give input at June 25 meeting or use online survey by July 3 to give input on priorities and concept designs. Use an online workshop or survey to let us know how to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists who use Telegraph Avenue while improving bus speed and reliability.The City is also seeking to integrate better truck and delivery loading zones on this section of Telegraph Avenue, which stretches from Dwight Way to Woolsey Street at the Oakland border. Options include bus-only lanes and bus stop improvements, physically protected and separated bike lanes, crosswalks, curb management, and other improvements.

Fill out before the end of today! Use an online survey to let us know how to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists who use Telegraph Avenue while improving bus speed and reliability. 🚴🚶👩‍🦼🚌

Community message: berkeleyca.gov/commu...

Online survey: communityfeedback.op...

Republicans’ ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Not So Beautiful for the Climate Four research firms project that the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act will raise greenhouse gas emissions and likely put U.S. and global climate goals out of reach

Trump & GOP's Big Beautiful Bill will lead to big greenhouse gas increase, according to four separate emissions modeling firms.

House & Senate versions lead to 8-12% increase in 2035 greenhouse gases relative to projected Inflation Reduction Act levels.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/repu...

JOB ALERT: Deputy Director of Housing, Terner Center for Housing Innovation
Great job opening for housing policy folks out there:
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/careers/

The College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley is searching for a new dean!
www.imsearch.com/open-searche...

Universal school streets... Yes!

Not fleeing: New report shows more wealthy residents in Mass., 2 years into 'millionaire's tax' Despite previous concerns, Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" hasn't seemed to deter high-earners from continuing to live here, according to a new study from the Institute for Policy Studies.

MA put in a millionaires tax 2 years ago, and the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, and the number of millionaires went UP 40%

www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...

First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages

This is awesome. Since coming to CA 5 years ago, I have LOVED watching these dam removals and land back processes proceed. Such inspiring work!
First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...

How Do We Prepare for Sea Level Rise With Equity in Mind? Plus the Big Beautiful Bill's impact on California climate action and other important climate news.

"The problem is that all these environmental institutions assume that the goal is to freeze the bay edge in place. With sea level rise, we’re seeing that we're actually not in charge. The bayshore is going to move inland." - @zacharylamb.bsky.social
caclimateequity.substack.com/p/how-do-we-...

Protected bike lanes have a near-magical ability to produce cyclists.

This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Our fearless representative @replsimon.bsky.social will be hosting a town hall in Berkeley next week!

Tuesday, May 27 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ed Roberts Campus | 3075 Adeline Street

Space is limited! RSVP: simon.house.gov/RSVP

here's an analysis of the tax provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill. 1% of benefits go to the bottom fifth, 67% to the top fifth, and 24% to the top one-hundredth itep.org/analysis-of-...

Really good piece on the complexities of public access / private ownership of coastal land in California as climate change reshapes landscapes.

Bike to Wherever Day 2025 is almost here!

This Thursday, May 15, there will be “energizer stations” popping up throughout the BART system.

Click the thread below to learn more ⬇️

Thanks to @thejaeonline.bsky.social and to Pablo Meninato for the thoughtful review of The Equitably Resilient City.

www.jaeonline.org/issue-articl...

⚡️BIG NEWS: Green Social Housing just passed in Chicago!

This is a *huge* win that residents and organizers with IL Green New Deal and @grassrootschi.bsky.social have been working towards for years: housing that's permanently affordable, environmentally sustainable, mixed-income AND tenant governed!

Also, we’re hiring!! Accepting applications through tomorrow 🏘️🌈

Are you a graduate student in a climate-related field whose research/work/livelihood has been or may be impacted by Trump admin cuts? The @thebulletin.org has a reporter working on a story about this and would love to hear from you. Email me jmckenzie@thebulletin.org and I can put you in touch.

Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk:

-Is not accused of committing any crime

-Is nonviolent

-Was in this country legally

-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to

-Has been locked up for six weeks