Rebecca Traister drinking wine during her segment on MSNBC was the most honest thing I’ve seen on a major news outlet in some time

L’shana tova. May her memory be a blessing. And may this year bring the drive and determination to fight like fury because everything depends on our willingness to do so.

You there in a mask, on a train... You look hella good 👍

Public spaaaaces!!!

New research, especially of interest if you are voting in California next month(!) We think Prop 15 is more likely to increase housing supply than constrain it in California’s cities by creating opportunities to convert to residential uses. urban.org/urban-wire/pro…

Do not forget to enter this giveaway for a chance to be on a call with Trevor Noah #SilverSPUR2020

Expand the social safety net.

I often advise urbanists to refrain from “empowering” people. Despite urban inequities, PEOPLE ARE INHERENTLY POWERFUL—including marginalized groups. Our job is to create space for people to build healthy power. How do you create space for individuals & communities in your work?

San Francisco needs more public benches.

We had to join in. 😂 Bernie Sanders we would love to have you on a SPUR panel one day.

Big congratulations to my colleagues @Skarlinsky and @kristywangSF on the publication of their first report in a series, laying out a 50-year vision for addressing the Bay Area’s housing crisis. Would recommend a read and more coming soon at spur.org/research!

Incredibly proud of all my SPUR colleagues. Two dozen policy reports & 170 recommendations for a more equitable, sustainable & prosperous Bay Area. Regionalism!! Housing for all! And much, much more 👏👏👏

What if we address the economic impacts of systemic racism head-on, so that poverty, homelessness and hunger are rare and episodic, not a permanent way of life? Follow SPUR to reimagine a Bay Area where we close the racial wealth and well-being gap #SPURegionalStrategy

Thanks to a gift from Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry, future Wildcats will be able to use Lula Bell's resource center for years to come. Thank you, Curry family! davidson.edu/news/2021/06/0…

Kudos to the American Planning Association for updating their priors and coming out in support of AB1401, which eliminates parking minimums near transit.

Louis Mirante (on Bluesky @louismirante) Oakland Antioch & Eastern RR With props major to co-authors Michael Manville , Anthony Dedousis and researchers Amanda Ryan and Livesey Pack of SPUR and graduate students Sevag Sassounian (Cal Poly Pomona) and Connor Howe (USC)!

An affordable housing development is in limbo because Marin Water District isn't sure it can provide water service. But older homes and single family homes use far more water than new multifamily units. The supply is there, but we need to tap efficiencies in existing housing

Would you make the switch if it wasn't so expensive to permit solar on your roof and the process was as easy as a few clicks? SPUR's latest report shows how Californians could save over $7.5bn & go green Senator Scott Wiener Environment California #SolarAPP RMI spur.org/publications/w…