Urban Habitat

05/20/2026

Join us June 17 to celebrate 16 leaders stepping into their power as advocate commissioners. These are the organizers, advocates, parents, and neighbors who will shape the decisions that matter most to our communities - https://urbanhabitat.org/newsletter/celebrating-our-newest-leaders-june-17th/

05/13/2026

Our May newsletter is packed with updates, including information about Carl Anthony’s memorial, and ways to get involved in transit justice and affordable housing for all: https://mailchi.mp/urbanhabitat.org/save-the-date-honoring-carl-anthony-other-updates

05/05/2026

Apply now: MTC Applications open for CARE Power-Building & Engagement Learning Lab. The Pb+E Learning Lab — a 6-month peer learning and professional development opportunity for organizations to deepen their knowledge of land use, transportation, housing and climate policy, while strengthening power-building and leadership development skills - https://urbanhabitat.org/newsletter/applications-open-for-care-power-building-engagement-learning-lab/

04/22/2026

How has Carl Anthony influenced you or shaped your work? On this Earth Day, we offer our reflections - https://urbanhabitat.org/newsletter/earth-day-and-carl-anthonys-legacy/

04/16/2026

Sign up for our upcoming workshop on anti-displacement organizing in South Berkeley - https://bit.ly/4mCWWsD

04/16/2026

BART logs 5.4 million riders in March, highest monthly total since pandemic:

BART recorded its highest monthly ridership levels since 2019 in March, advancing a slow, years-long comeback from reduced commuter traffic that BART recorded its highest monthly ridership since 2019 in March, signaling a slow recovery from the pandemic even as officials warn of ongoing budget defic...

04/16/2026

Funding public transit delivers affordability for the working class: Bay Area transit agencies are seeing ridership climb as gas prices rise, weather improves
KGO-TV

Bay Area transit agencies are seeing ridership climb, with some systems now getting close to pre-pandemic levels. But is it sustainable?

04/15/2026

It is with profound sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our founder, Carl Anthony.

Carl was a giant of the Environmental Justice Movement and a lifelong fighter for racial, social, economic, and regional equity. Nationally and internationally, he was a recognized writer and thinker who inspired a generation to understand the integral connections between the exploitation of poor people and people of color, and the degradation of our planet and its natural resources.

Rest in power, Carl.
https://urbanhabitat.org/rest-in-power-carl-anthony/

03/18/2026

Cars as the solution to the problem of too many cars...another false solution when instead we have real answers. Fund frequent, fast, affordable and reliable public transit.
https://connectbayarea.com

03/18/2026

"If and when self-driven vehicles become widespread, research and common sense both suggest they will cause car use to spike. The resulting logjams would be calamitous for cities’ quality of life as well as their economic health — unless public leaders enact preemptive policies to keep people moving."

Autonomous vehicles from companies like Waymo and Zoox are set to trigger an increase in car usage that clogs urban streets. Cities should prepare now.