Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Milwaukee is really a great place. I particularly love that neighborhoods have lots of blocks with modest density and 1 or 2 commercial spaces for coffee, food, art, etc. Extremely enjoyable. 010
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The only thing akin to a starter home in Oak Park is... multifamily housing in the form of a condo.home.in 020
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Not a surprise. Also, not a single one of them has anything to worry about since their homes are worth much more than they paid for them 30 years ago and very little will change after these updates because it will take over a decade for any significant increase in density. 130
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The antis show up at these forums but the majority of Oak Parkers find these reforms sensible and largely unremarkable. 190
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I went to school there for a year and nit is a pretty wonderful place. 030
Reposted by Rob BreymaierMo Torres @motorres.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“Rural households consistently have less credit card, student loan, and mortgage principal debt, but they also have less retirement and liquid savings, and their homes are worth less... rurality shapes financial outcomes in ways not fully explained by income dynamics and population composition.”academic.oup.comLife and debt in rural AmericaAbstract. Sociology’s growing focus on household debt and wealth has overlooked a potentially salient axis of inequality: rural–urban disparities in the Un 052
Reposted by Rob BreymaierYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 25/09/2026The share of renters reporting problems paying rent is increasing, up from 15% in 2022 to 20% in 2025. These challenges are particularly concentrated among middle-income renters. www.urban.org/research/pub... 0164
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I never met him, but I have met people who were his students and they are all awesome. And, I've certainly read his articles. 010
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Integrating neighborhoods ensures integrated local schools. Oak Park, IL did that for ~50 years, including assisting rental searches (40% rental), adjusting elementary zones, & switching K-8 schools to middle schools. Not claiming utopia but we cherish integration as a core value of the community. 051
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Really hope NITA can do something about this... 000
Reposted by Rob BreymaierYakov Feygin @buddyyakov.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Interesting paper just dropped in the great data center debate and it's not great news. Data centers seem to raise the yields on local govt debt since they have a very low long term multiplier and large perceived externalities on public infrastructure. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.com 11305109
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A great opportunity. The Blade has a rich history, including a strong anti-slavery history. Toledo is also a good place to chronicle the American experience - labor, wealth, agriculture, old and new industry, significant port, race relations, immigrants, environment in a mid-sized manageble city. 022
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Organizers know there are nor permanent enemies (and no permanent allies). 010
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Real cartographers know Robinson is the best projection. www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...aljazeera.comUN votes to adopt new world map that reflects Africa’s true sizeThe widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations. 000
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Well, FHA mortgages actually cost borrowers more than conventional mortgages over the life of a home purchase loan. So, color me skeptical. 020
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 03/09/2026RIP Gloria Steinem. Feminism changed my life for the better. 010
Reposted by Rob BreymaierStone Center for Inequality Dynamics @umichstonecid.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Where racial income inequality is most pronounced in the U.S. is changing. New research from the Stone Center's @robertmanduca.bsky.social examines what is driving that geographic shift. More from ISR below. 044
Reposted by Rob BreymaierYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 01/09/2026New York’s congestion pricing program has resulted in a statistically significant reduction in travel times for EMS vehiclesnber.orgUrban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emergency Medical Services 61089297
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Years ago, I encouraged OPRC to purchase housing outside of Oak Park (and maintain it at the same standards). There were a lot of upsides. I think the big fear was that it would jeopardize assistance and goodwill within the Village. But, I'm unsure if they get much from VOP anymore. So, maybe... 010
Reposted by Rob BreymaierShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 27/08/2026fun fact: the BJP is currently so unpopular in India that people are celebrating this 530845
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The commute from the Austin stop to UIC regularly takes more than 30 minutes and that's typically after waiting 15 minutes or so for a train to arrive. (Rush hour is a little better for frequency of trains.) One could bike there in that time (especially with electric bikes). 2101
Reposted by Rob Breymaierjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/08/2026here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs. 171146063123
Reposted by Rob BreymaierShane Phillips @shanedphillips.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Every one percentage point increase in Black population growth above expectations was associated with a one p.p. *decrease* in land zoned for multifamily housing — a huge effect in a nation where only about 13% of residentially zoned land allows for multifamily today lewis.ucla.edu/2026/08/19/1...lewis.ucla.eduEpisode 121: Exclusionary Zoning and the Great Migration with Alexander Sahn - UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy StudiesWhy is exclusionary zoning so commonplace in the US? Alexander Sahn shares evidence that the migration of Southern Blacks played a big role. 1206
Reposted by Rob BreymaierShane Phillips @shanedphillips.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This week we talk with Alexander Sahn of UNC Chapel Hill about the connection between the movement of Southern Blacks during the Great Migration and the rise of exclusionary zoning in the cities where they ended up. The association is *very* strong. lewis.ucla.edu/2026/08/19/1...lewis.ucla.eduEpisode 121: Exclusionary Zoning and the Great Migration with Alexander Sahn - UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy StudiesWhy is exclusionary zoning so commonplace in the US? Alexander Sahn shares evidence that the migration of Southern Blacks played a big role. 15217
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 19/08/2026daytoncastleman.com/artwork/1657...daytoncastleman.comPower Study (This Painting is a Pipe Bomb/This Pipe Bomb is a Painting) 000
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Oops. Reading on phone and didn't look close enough. 010
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Looks like it's similar source data with a little more context about Colorado policy. 000
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Here's a piece that claims lower cost land acquisition might be the key. theconversation.com/affordable-h...theconversation.comAffordable housing often costs more to build than market-rate housing – Colorado is closing the gapLower land costs and new statewide housing reforms have made Colorado an outlier. 110
Reposted by Rob Breymaier404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 15162283919
Reposted by Rob BreymaierJacob S. Rugh @jakerugh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026We find that the prevalence of gentrification within central cities is associated with decreasing segregation such as poor Black/nonpoor White segregation but also increasing poor minority/nonpoor White segregation in the suburbs and between nonpoor Black & White households. doi.org/10.1093/sf/s... 151
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 10/08/2026reminds me of this lovely story: youtu.be/SyVl3NfOH78?... 101
Reposted by Rob BreymaierDaniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Just got an ad in which candidate Mendoza says that homicides are only down because better medical care is saving lives, and “shootings are up.” Importantly this is just a flagrant lie 0272
Reposted by Rob BreymaierMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026THANK YOU www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 362936652
Reposted by Rob BreymaierNational Fair Housing Alliance @natfairhouse.bsky.social · 07/08/202632 U.S. Senators are calling on HUD to protect funding for local fair housing organizations. These organizations handle more than 74% of housing discrimination complaints nationwide. NFHA commends lawmakers for standing up for fair housing. Read more: nationalfairhousing.org/nfha-commend...nationalfairhousing.orgNFHA Commends U.S. Senators for Demanding HUD Fund Fair Housing Enforcement as Congress Directed - NFHALawmakers urge HUD to reverse changes that threaten funding for local fair housing organizations serving communities nationwide FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Fair Housing Alli... 054
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This just seems so wrong. It is clear that people want to elect folks who fight for them. And, it is almost as clear now that the hatemongering of the right is losing its effectiveness. People know they are being conned by Rs and they have no confidence in Third Way Ds to stop it. 010
Reposted by Rob BreymaierEmmaGoldmanSherman @emmagoldmansherman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Contact your Member of Congress Today and Urge Support for HUD's Critical Community-Based Fair Housing Programs! (it’s easy, fast and URGENT! PLEASE SHARE) www.congressweb.com/NFHA/3?frame...congressweb.comContact your Member of Congress Today and Urge Support for HUD's Critical Community-Based Fair Housing Programs!Contact your Member of Congress Today and Urge Support for Critical Community-Based Fair Housing Programs! The National Fair Housing Alliance is calling on you to support our Fair Housing Week of A... 002
Reposted by Rob BreymaierAmerican Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026In this podcast, ASA member Jacob S. Rugh @jakerugh.bsky.social discusses what factors contributed to Utah having swung further left than almost any state since 2004. @schotthappens.com bit.lyWhy Utah has swung further left than almost any state since 2004In the latest episode of Special Session, BYU sociologist Dr. Jacob Rugh breaks down the data behind Utah's political shift, and why he doesn't think it's just about Trump. 032
Reposted by Rob BreymaierYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 06/08/2026That’s enough to fund 11 years worth of $2000 monthly housing vouchers for all 5300 individuals facing homelessness in DC right now. 418582
Reposted by Rob BreymaierJacob S. Rugh @jakerugh.bsky.social · 30/07/2026usmigrationmetrics.org/briefs/ 132
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I think city run grocery stores could be more effective in ensuring there are grocery stores in places that currently dont have them. For instance, private grocery chains avoid neighborhoods of color but the need and demand is there. 2420
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I have been making some pretty compelling maps for AFFH analyses over the past few years. Here is a simplified version. 121
Reposted by Rob BreymaierMarcel Moran @marcelmoran.com · 27/07/2026Did a double take at that chart: 0166
Rob Breymaier @rbreymaier.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Someone you once met stands blocking the bright orange sunset 010
Reposted by Rob BreymaierJoe LaBriola @joelabriola.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Pleased to be quoted in this Seattle Times article on inequalities in home insurance premiums between White and Black / Hispanic households. I suggest these inequalities may contribute to racial inequalities in the wealth-building effects of homeownership. www.seattletimes.com/business/rea...seattletimes.comHomeowners of color pay higher insurance costs in WA, nationwideNew research finds a link between the cost of homeowners' insurance and the racial makeup of a neighborhood. 0118
Reposted by Rob BreymaierYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 17/07/2026US homeownership rate is conventionally described as being ~ 65%. But that measure fails to take into account the large number of adults living in homes where *other* adults actually own the homes. People like young adults, elderly, friends. Once you account for that, the rate declines to… 53%.minneapolisfed.orgNew homeownership measure puts people first | Federal Reserve Bank of MinneapolisAn alternative way of calculating the homeownership rate tells us how many individuals own their homes—something the most commonly used metric fails to track 68930
Reposted by Rob Breymaierdjlandi.bsky.social @djlandi.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Contact your Member of Congress Today and Urge Support for HUD's Critical Community-Based Fair Housing Programs! www.congressweb.com/NFHA/3?frame...congressweb.comContact your Member of Congress Today and Urge Support for HUD's Critical Community-Based Fair Housing Programs!Contact your Member of Congress Today and Urge Support for Critical Community-Based Fair Housing Programs! The National Fair Housing Alliance is calling on you to support our Fair Housing Week of A... 002
