Zachary Lamb
@zacharylamb.bsky.social
UC Berkeley, Department of City and Regional Planning.
'The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis' (MIT Press 2024)
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549868/the-equitably-resilient-city
'The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis' (MIT Press 2024)
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549868/the-equitably-resilient-city
Danika Cooper at Berkeley is working on this.
November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Danika Cooper at Berkeley is working on this.
Mobile home parks have their problems (e.g., disconnection from their surroundings, climate/hazard vulnerability, extractive landlords), but it's time for designers & planners to take their many benefits seriously too.
October 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mobile home parks have their problems (e.g., disconnection from their surroundings, climate/hazard vulnerability, extractive landlords), but it's time for designers & planners to take their many benefits seriously too.
Our research suggests that: compared to their adjacent site built residential neighborhoods, mobile home parks tend to be denser, have more internally connected street grids, and narrower, more walkable streets.
October 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Our research suggests that: compared to their adjacent site built residential neighborhoods, mobile home parks tend to be denser, have more internally connected street grids, and narrower, more walkable streets.
Just got a little jolt here in central Berkeley too.
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Just got a little jolt here in central Berkeley too.
I'm with you that super fast ebikes with throttle don't belong on bike paths/lanes, but big speed limited pedal assist bikes (aka cargo or family bikes) absolutely belong on bike lanes/paths. Lumping together 'big' and 'hyperfast' doesn't make any sense in this context.
October 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'm with you that super fast ebikes with throttle don't belong on bike paths/lanes, but big speed limited pedal assist bikes (aka cargo or family bikes) absolutely belong on bike lanes/paths. Lumping together 'big' and 'hyperfast' doesn't make any sense in this context.
The book is still - and will remain! - open access.
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis
Twelve global planning and urban design interventions—and what they reveal about equity-centered urban resilience in the face of climate change.Hillside fa
direct.mit.edu
September 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The book is still - and will remain! - open access.
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
If you have a caffeine/coffee addiction, try to break it before you go. Headaches etc setting in on day 2 of a retreat can be really really rough. Otherwise, enjoy!
September 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If you have a caffeine/coffee addiction, try to break it before you go. Headaches etc setting in on day 2 of a retreat can be really really rough. Otherwise, enjoy!