Lisa Chamberlain
@lisacham.bsky.social
Urbanista Strategista Former Journalista:
https://www.lisachamberlain.nyc/
https://www.lisachamberlain.nyc/
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Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
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It’s funny how a lot of folks were worried that Zohran was the Trojan horse YIMBY candidate who would have a anti-urbanist heel turn but it actually ended up being Adrienne Adams
November 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It’s funny how a lot of folks were worried that Zohran was the Trojan horse YIMBY candidate who would have a anti-urbanist heel turn but it actually ended up being Adrienne Adams
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I can’t quite put it into words, but Trump praising Mamdani on the same day that MTG resigns in opposition to “big Tech, big Pharma, the war complex and big donors” feels like a harbinger of realignment.
There is a political earthquake trembling beneath the surface waiting to break through.
There is a political earthquake trembling beneath the surface waiting to break through.
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I can’t quite put it into words, but Trump praising Mamdani on the same day that MTG resigns in opposition to “big Tech, big Pharma, the war complex and big donors” feels like a harbinger of realignment.
There is a political earthquake trembling beneath the surface waiting to break through.
There is a political earthquake trembling beneath the surface waiting to break through.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
September 1, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Here’s a suggestion for an enterprising Dem with national aspirations: start talking about how Trump is cooked, and everyone should start thinking about what comes after.
He’s a pedophile with dementia running 18th century tariff policy in the most corrupt administration in history. We can win.
He’s a pedophile with dementia running 18th century tariff policy in the most corrupt administration in history. We can win.
August 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Here’s a suggestion for an enterprising Dem with national aspirations: start talking about how Trump is cooked, and everyone should start thinking about what comes after.
He’s a pedophile with dementia running 18th century tariff policy in the most corrupt administration in history. We can win.
He’s a pedophile with dementia running 18th century tariff policy in the most corrupt administration in history. We can win.
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This is it. Freeze it in amber. Hang it in a museum. The ultimate expression of the NYT and the elite class behind it.
The utter moral failure of ceding power to Trump? Acceptable ... if it is done in a clever, savvy way!
The utter moral failure of ceding power to Trump? Acceptable ... if it is done in a clever, savvy way!
August 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is it. Freeze it in amber. Hang it in a museum. The ultimate expression of the NYT and the elite class behind it.
The utter moral failure of ceding power to Trump? Acceptable ... if it is done in a clever, savvy way!
The utter moral failure of ceding power to Trump? Acceptable ... if it is done in a clever, savvy way!
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Zak and I coded over 900 upzoning requests introduced in Chicago to analyze how home builders responded to the city’s parking reform (part of the Connected Communities ordinance)
Guess what: they responded by building less car parking 👏
Guess what: they responded by building less car parking 👏
Chicago has a market for parking reform
The city’s new reforms will help build more units
citythatworks.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Zak and I coded over 900 upzoning requests introduced in Chicago to analyze how home builders responded to the city’s parking reform (part of the Connected Communities ordinance)
Guess what: they responded by building less car parking 👏
Guess what: they responded by building less car parking 👏
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Sunday coming on Monday vibes.
July 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Sunday coming on Monday vibes.
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Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.
July 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.
Dayum. He is good at retail politics. I’ll give him that.
On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
June 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Dayum. He is good at retail politics. I’ll give him that.
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Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
Is the weatherman the last credible messenger still standing?
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Is the weatherman the last credible messenger still standing?
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as someone who has been saying “we need to get better at building things in America” for years, it’s been pretty weird to see “abundance” come around and completely polarize the issue for extremely online leftists
I literally just want more trains it’s not that deep
I literally just want more trains it’s not that deep
June 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
as someone who has been saying “we need to get better at building things in America” for years, it’s been pretty weird to see “abundance” come around and completely polarize the issue for extremely online leftists
I literally just want more trains it’s not that deep
I literally just want more trains it’s not that deep
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$19.4 million.
That’s how much taxpayers have spent so far to defend Andrew Cuomo and his staff in three lawsuits brought by women who allege they were sexually harassed by the ex-governor.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...
That’s how much taxpayers have spent so far to defend Andrew Cuomo and his staff in three lawsuits brought by women who allege they were sexually harassed by the ex-governor.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...
Inside Cuomo’s State-Funded Legal War Against the Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Harassment
A review by THE CITY of thousands of pages of court documents paints the most complete picture of how intensely he is battling the women who stepped forward.
www.thecity.nyc
June 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
$19.4 million.
That’s how much taxpayers have spent so far to defend Andrew Cuomo and his staff in three lawsuits brought by women who allege they were sexually harassed by the ex-governor.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...
That’s how much taxpayers have spent so far to defend Andrew Cuomo and his staff in three lawsuits brought by women who allege they were sexually harassed by the ex-governor.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...
What is bioregional design and why is it important right now? www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
What is bioregional design and can it fight climate change?
Bioregional design aligns architecture, landscapes and infrastructure with naturally occurring regional materials. The practice is now making a comeback.
www.weforum.org
June 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
What is bioregional design and why is it important right now? www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
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This is what happens when you give an interview while you're hungry.
#TACO #BURRITO #CHURRO #SALSA #ENCHILADA (Also, #economics)
#TACO #BURRITO #CHURRO #SALSA #ENCHILADA (Also, #economics)
May 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This is what happens when you give an interview while you're hungry.
#TACO #BURRITO #CHURRO #SALSA #ENCHILADA (Also, #economics)
#TACO #BURRITO #CHURRO #SALSA #ENCHILADA (Also, #economics)
Yay Connecticut!
Connecticut just adopted a MASSIVE pro-housing law that:
- Ends costly parking mandates (1st state east of the Rockies to do so)
- Incentives transit oriented development & fair share
- Allows middle housing in commercial zones
- Allows manufactured homes everywhere
Go @desegregatect.bsky.social!
- Ends costly parking mandates (1st state east of the Rockies to do so)
- Incentives transit oriented development & fair share
- Allows middle housing in commercial zones
- Allows manufactured homes everywhere
Go @desegregatect.bsky.social!
June 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Yay Connecticut!
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The people of #SanFrancisco voted to convert a high-speed highway into a park.
The response? A #CEQA lawsuit: “plaintiffs allege Prop K violates the California Environmental Quality Act, which requires public agencies to consider the environmental consequences of their actions.”
CEQA needs reform.
The response? A #CEQA lawsuit: “plaintiffs allege Prop K violates the California Environmental Quality Act, which requires public agencies to consider the environmental consequences of their actions.”
CEQA needs reform.
May 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The people of #SanFrancisco voted to convert a high-speed highway into a park.
The response? A #CEQA lawsuit: “plaintiffs allege Prop K violates the California Environmental Quality Act, which requires public agencies to consider the environmental consequences of their actions.”
CEQA needs reform.
The response? A #CEQA lawsuit: “plaintiffs allege Prop K violates the California Environmental Quality Act, which requires public agencies to consider the environmental consequences of their actions.”
CEQA needs reform.
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Bringing this to Bsky bc @steverattner.bsky.social hasn't posted it yet and it's so critical. The entirety of the cuts to Medicaid and food benefits are to pay for tax cuts for people earning more than half a million a year.
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
May 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Bringing this to Bsky bc @steverattner.bsky.social hasn't posted it yet and it's so critical. The entirety of the cuts to Medicaid and food benefits are to pay for tax cuts for people earning more than half a million a year.
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
Call Congress: 202-224-3121
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The Rutgers Senate is hosting an open forum TODAY from 12 to 2 pm on Mutual Academic Defense Compacts.
Anyone interested in learning how to pursue one at their institution is welcome! Zoom link attached. Please share widely!
rutgers.zoom.us/j/9709829621...
Anyone interested in learning how to pursue one at their institution is welcome! Zoom link attached. Please share widely!
rutgers.zoom.us/j/9709829621...
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
rutgers.zoom.us
May 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Rutgers Senate is hosting an open forum TODAY from 12 to 2 pm on Mutual Academic Defense Compacts.
Anyone interested in learning how to pursue one at their institution is welcome! Zoom link attached. Please share widely!
rutgers.zoom.us/j/9709829621...
Anyone interested in learning how to pursue one at their institution is welcome! Zoom link attached. Please share widely!
rutgers.zoom.us/j/9709829621...
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The budget reconciliation of Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is even worse than we expected.
In addition to the much-publicized cuts to Medicaid, ~224k New Yorkers will lose their health coverage if passed as is. 500k would be moved to state-funded Medicaid — including 300k in NYC alone.
In addition to the much-publicized cuts to Medicaid, ~224k New Yorkers will lose their health coverage if passed as is. 500k would be moved to state-funded Medicaid — including 300k in NYC alone.
May 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The budget reconciliation of Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is even worse than we expected.
In addition to the much-publicized cuts to Medicaid, ~224k New Yorkers will lose their health coverage if passed as is. 500k would be moved to state-funded Medicaid — including 300k in NYC alone.
In addition to the much-publicized cuts to Medicaid, ~224k New Yorkers will lose their health coverage if passed as is. 500k would be moved to state-funded Medicaid — including 300k in NYC alone.
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got so annoyed at seeing idiots on tiktok and youtube argue about 20th century american party politics that i made a nearly 30 minute video trying to sketch out the history in a nuanced way. the conceit of this video, however, is that it's all from the dome! no notes, just vibes.
Nerd Stuff — "The Party Switch"
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
www.youtube.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
got so annoyed at seeing idiots on tiktok and youtube argue about 20th century american party politics that i made a nearly 30 minute video trying to sketch out the history in a nuanced way. the conceit of this video, however, is that it's all from the dome! no notes, just vibes.
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#WalkableCities deliver: 38 extra minutes of daily exercise, 20% less crime, a 10% decrease in obesity and 7-42% home value gains vs. suburban sprawl. Residents also save $4K-$34K annually vs. car-dependent areas. Your 🩺 health, 💰 wealth and 🤝 community all benefit! #ActiveMobility
May 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#WalkableCities deliver: 38 extra minutes of daily exercise, 20% less crime, a 10% decrease in obesity and 7-42% home value gains vs. suburban sprawl. Residents also save $4K-$34K annually vs. car-dependent areas. Your 🩺 health, 💰 wealth and 🤝 community all benefit! #ActiveMobility
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“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10% then driving in that city went up by 10%.” Still one of the best articles on why building bigger roads leads to more driving. Understanding #InducedDemand Via @wired.com
What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse
The concept is called induced demand, which is economist-speak for when increasing the supply of something (like roads) makes people want that thing even more. Though some traffic engineers made note ...
www.wired.com
April 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10% then driving in that city went up by 10%.” Still one of the best articles on why building bigger roads leads to more driving. Understanding #InducedDemand Via @wired.com