A City That Works @acitythatworks.bsky.social Policy analysis and ideas on how to make Chicago work better.
stevie. @steviemoraa.bsky.social organizer, bus rider, people and policy mover • everything for everyone • midwest. fil-am. they/them.
Jarrett S @jarrettst.bsky.social Clean Transpo Advocate, former USDOT, Proterra, and current Policy Dir. At Terawatt. Mount Rainier MD City Councilmember. Lover of maps, transit, cycling, skiing and boating (any mobility!)
Felicity M. Maxwell @cityjane.bsky.social >>Working to Expand Housing Access for All Texans
Executive Director, Texans For Housing ~ https://https://www.texansforhousing.org/
AURA Board member ~ https://aura-atx.org
Co-Chair, YIMBYtown 2024
GRIDS Vancouver @grids.reillywood.com An account for Reilly Wood's bad takes about cities. My good takes about computers are over at @reillywood.com
Chris Elmendorf @cselmendorf.bsky.social The law prof at UC Davis. Dad. Denizen of San Francisco. Patron of Amtrak. Tweets are my own, not statements of UC. (he/him)
John Lansing @pipedreaming.bsky.social Posting thoughts on plumbing/building codes, engineering design guides, water and nutrient cycles, often with regional and historical insights (personal account)
Director of Plumbing Standards Research and Development
john.lansing@centerforbuilding.org
Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev Co-founder & editor, Works in Progress. Writer, Scientific Discovery. Podcaster, Hard Drugs. Advisor, Coefficient Giving.
Newsletter: https://scientificdiscovery.dev
Podcast: https://harddrugs.worksinprogress.co
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Eli Kahn 🏳️🌈 @elikahn.bsky.social Urban/environmental policy guy, YIMBY, sci-fi/fantasy writer, liberal, atheist. Californian in the DC area. All posts represent my views, not those of my employer.
where are they painted that were drowned after their vows?
Joe Fish @sadbusdriver.bsky.social PhD student doing urban econ and industrial organization at Duke. Former highest paid cashier in the Midwest; former RA at Eviction Lab; Macalester College. Not a real bus driver
Kenzie Bok 白凱欣 @kenziebok.bsky.social Houser. #Wutrain. Former Boston City Councilor (D.8). Lifelong Bostonian, Dem, Episcopalian, Sox fan. Marshall Scholar / History PhD / Rawlsian. For housing justice & public good. (She).
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social defend democracy and build homes / policy advocate @protectdemocracy.org / author ifyoucankeep.it / board @sacyimby.bsky.social / rash opinions my own
No kings but Sac Kings
📍Sacramento
Olivia Gonzalez Killingsworth 🌹🦾 🐜 @oliviakillingsworth.com She/her. Member, @actorsequity.bsky.social & @sagaftra.org. Secret Mexican. Labor Coordinator for @socialists.nyc.
linktr.ee/olivekilworth
Leslie Ehrlich @leslieehrlich.bsky.social Trained economist. Ex-global financial institutions (consumer focused). Payments nerd. Native New Yorker. Parent. Knitter. Bridge player. Petter of dogs.
Errol Louis @errollouis.bsky.social 3X Emmy-Winning Political Anchor at Spectrum News. TV Shows, Podcast and @nymag column are all on my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/errollouis?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=7570b834-52c5-4c14-b563-0c8c928c
Urban Land Rent 🇸🇴🚰 @urbanlandrent.bsky.social I do housing policy stuff and it’s ruining my life. CADA, SMUD, and SOE fanboy. House Sacramento’s most annoying member.
Urban Land Rent Foundation’s official letterboxd: boxd.it/cUU0R
Reed Schwartz @reed-schwartz.bsky.social Associate fellow @IFP.bsky.social working on housing and transit policy, wrote about the history of Georgism @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social. @reedschwartzsf
Parker Welch @parkerwelch.bsky.social Transportation engineer, urbanist, Austinite, liberal patriot
Board Secretary @aura-atx.org
Poems & Essays: https://thisfaintfire.substack.com/
Terner Center for Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley @ternerhousing.bsky.social The Terner Center formulates bold strategies to house families from all walks of life in vibrant, sustainable, and affordable homes and communities.
Mihir Zaveri @mihirzaveri.bsky.social I cover housing for The New York Times.
rohan aras @rohanaras.bsky.social Senior Transportation Policy Analyst @niskanencenter.bsky.social
Tracy Hadden Loh @lohplaces.bsky.social CRE, placemaking, transit, regionalism
Boards: WMATA, GGWash
Bio: https://www.brookings.edu/people/tracy-hadden-loh/
Olivia Gibson @oliviastella.bsky.social Flâneuse, bit deaf, She/Her.
Ari Ofsevit @ofsevit.bsky.social Snack motivated.
@awjustus.bsky.social @awjustus.bsky.social
Dan Hardcastle @danhardcastle.bsky.social Florida man working to make housing affordable by scaling innovation
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social midnight at the laundromat and i’m staring at you pulling clothes from the dryer. doer of the politics of the urbanist pro-growth left. having fun in ward 1, washington, d.c., the best city in america.
Mike Tolhurst 🐧🇲🇽🇺🇸🇨🇦🌐 @miketolhurst.bsky.social Illini, market liberal, history nerd, penguin enthusiast
Sarah Kaufman @sarstar.bsky.social Ensuring transportation is smarter, safer and built for NY's future
Executive Director @NYURudin. Commissioner @NYCTaxi. Member @TheList. Wife, mom, not the MMA fighter. she/her
Chris Esposito @cresposito.bsky.social Researcher of innovation, tech change, and the economies of cities. Postdoc at UCLA Anderson.
Ian Bickis @ianbickis.bsky.social Reporting on Manitoba politics and a bit of everything else for The Canadian Press. Dad. Big on bikes, park benches and asking questions. I'm at iab@cp.org
Tim McCormick @tmccormick.org exploring, reading, noting, writing, gathering. mostly in: Cascadia, Western US, LDN; fairly nomadic. https://tmccormick.org
Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social We advocate for housing abundance and sustainable, inclusive cities in Illinois.
🏙️ https://abundanthousingillinois.org
@basileg.bsky.social @basileg.bsky.social Assistant Professor, Department of Economics @unibocconi, @IGIER, Research Fellow @cepr.org, Associated Researcher @ofceparis. #macroeconomics #IO #network
Sasha Aickin @sashaaickin.bsky.social CEO/Founder of libretto.ai. Former CTO at Redfin. Avid home cook.
sean w mcguire @seanmcguire.bsky.social architect, chicago
Alex Mechanick @apmechan.bsky.social Currently @niskanencenter.bsky.social. Previously OIRA front office in
OMB, Judiciary Committee for @blumenthal.senate.gov, and Global Modeling Studies at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
Salim Furth @salimfurth.bsky.social Mostly on LinkedIn. Housing nerd. Personal views only. It's a free country.
Magda Maaoui, PhD @magdamaaoui.bsky.social housing + environmental health.
Asst. Professor of urban planning @gsd.harvard.edu
Co-lead healthy places design lab
Formerly OECD, Paris planning, Ad’A
www.magdamaaoui.com
currently working on hospitals x housing, any lead/personal story welcome
John Collier @johncollier.bsky.social Senior Data Systems Analyst @ MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Sean Jursnick @seanjurs.bsky.social Architect, housing advocate, and Emergent Ventures grant recipient
Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social Democratic nominee for Congress in NY-10. Dad Lander. Love unions, justice, seltzer, and NYC. #FightDontFold
https://linktr.ee/bradlander
@dereksagehorn.bsky.social @dereksagehorn.bsky.social Interested in figuring out how to build better housing, transit and cities. Construction lawyer; advocate for East Bay for Everyone. Oakland.
Tracy Alloway @tracyalloway.bsky.social Co-host of the Odd Lots podcast. I like financial crisis hindsight, spurious correlation and puppies. London ➡️New York ➡️Abu Dhabi ➡️Hong Kong ➡️New York
Joe Weisenthal @weisenthal.bsky.social Cohost of The Odd Lots Podcast
Singer and guitarist in Light Sweet Crude
Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me Ideal city: ⚛️ nuclear-powered, 🏙️ dense housing, 💰 affordable, 🚇 transit. Aka Chicago.
Posting about those things here, and trying to make them better IRL.
Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social Ezra Klein’s tweets, articles, clips and podcasts on Bluesky.
Derek Thompson @dkthomp.bsky.social derekthompson.substack.com
Noah Kazis @noahkazis.bsky.social Ass't professor at Michigan Law. Formerly NYU Furman Center, NYC Law Department, Streetsblog NYC. Cities, suburbs, housing and transportation.
Liam O’Connell @liamoc.bsky.social The BMT Eastern Division’s strongest soldier. Opinions mine alone. he/him
@sammellins.bsky.social @sammellins.bsky.social Senior Reporter at New York Focus
Tips/praise/rants: Sam(at)nysfocus.com
Signal: mellins.613
Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social New York Times journalist covering cities and urban policy for The Upshot. emily.badger@nytimes.com, ebadger.21 on Signal
Clayton Guse @claytonguse.bsky.social NYC-based editor at WNYC/Gothamist
Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social Mostly energy, supply chains, and transportation. Toto and Art Deco enthusiast. Still a MENA student at heart. Views my own.
Onward, Rocinante!
@rigorseentheselong.bsky.social @rigorseentheselong.bsky.social
Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social American. Journalist. New York Times Opinion writer and MS Now political analyst.
James Lloyd @jamesmlloyd.bsky.social Director of Planning and Investigations for the California Housing Defense Fund (calhdf.org), retired naval officer, & rescue dog owner.
Leopoldo Villardi @leopoldovillardi.bsky.social managing editor at Architectural Record 🏛️
Ben Preis @benjaminpreis.com Principal, Urban Research Advisors. Housing is important and we should build more of it. Formerly MIT DUSP and Tufts University. he/him
Alex Fisch @alexfischca.bsky.social I like California a lot. Like A LOT.
Views expressed here aren’t even necessarily my own, let alone my employer’s.
alexandra @bigmoodenergy.bsky.social transit opinions • trying to post ceramics • learning bass • your ad here • she/her
Charlie Gardner @charlescgardner.bsky.social Lawyer with a fascination for cities. Now researching zoning law and land use with the Mercatus Center. "OldUrbanist" forever.
Alex Hemingway @1alexhemingway.bsky.social Senior Economist @bcpolicy.bsky.social. PhD @UBCPoliSci. Former CCPA-BC. Social, economic & environmental justice. Views are my own. https://bcpolicy.ca/
Kevin Erdmann @kevinerdmann.bsky.social I discovered the surprising story of what really happened in 2008 (not enough housing) and accidentally became a housing policy guy.
https://kevinerdmann.substack.com/
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kevin-Erdmann/author/B099P7SN1G
Laura Nahmias @lauranahmias.bsky.social Senior Reporter covering NYC + state politics for Bloomberg News. Formerly at Daily News Editorial Board, POLITICO, City + State
Stephen Caruso @stephenjcaruso.bsky.social Pennsylvania Capitol Reporter for Spotlight PA | Yankee Fan | Die Gedanken Sind Frei | scaruso[at]spotlightpa[dot]org
Adam Nicholson @nicholsonda.bsky.social Deputy Director of Social Policy at Niskanen (@niskanencenter.bsky.social)
*Opinions are my own*
Jacob Grier @jacobgrier.bsky.social I make books, drinks, and magic in Portland, Oregon. Founder at Seabird: https://seabirdreader.com/ Read my books: https://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/books-by-jacob-grier/
Citizens Housing and Planning Council @chpcny.bsky.social Nonprofit research and education organization focused on innovative policy for NYC’s housing and neighborhoods. Since 1937. https://chpcny.org
Annemarie Gray @annemariegray.bsky.social Executive Director @opennewyork.city / former city worker
Lyle Solla-Yates @lyle.cville.online.ap.brid.gy #Cities, #history, #technology, #biketooter, #conservation #housing #yimby . #Cville Planning Commission member, teacher, all opinions are my own fault. Bi. #cdda […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://cville.online/@Lyle, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Alex Horowitz @alexhrwtz.bsky.social Mostly housing policy and a little consumer finance at Pew. Personal account.
The Niskanen Center @niskanencenter.bsky.social Strengthening liberal democracy through innovative policy solutions.
Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social Canadian Urbanist and Chief Planner for the City of Toronto 🇨🇦
Ian @woolie.meowmeow.city Visual urbanist. I like trains, buses, cities, and maps.
Adam Fisher-Cox @adamfishercox.com Product designer focused on transportation and the public realm. You’ve probably seen my work if you’ve taken transit in NYC!
www.adamfishercox.com
Jon Geeting @jongeeting.bsky.social Fishtown dad, urbanist, writer, connector. Policy and Advocacy director at Build Philly Now. Co-founder @5thsq
Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social Parking and local politics, mostly (and some dad-type jokes). President of the Parking Reform Network. Grist 50 Fixer.
Jeffrey Lin @jeffrlin.bsky.social Economist studying cities, regions, and growth. West Philly dad. Views are my own. https://jlin.org/
Dennis Griffith @isanobody.bsky.social Manhattanite. Urbanist. Neo-liberal gentrifier.
@tedleimbach.bsky.social @tedleimbach.bsky.social
Dan Keshet @dankeshet.bsky.social Austin urbanist
Christopher Friend @friendchristoph.bsky.social interim executive director @transitmatters
Connor Harris @connorharris.bsky.social writer on urbanism et al. | literal swamp-dweller | recent writing at charris.neocities.org
Calvin Thigpen @calvinthigpen.com Transportation Policy and Planning Researcher | ex-Lime
Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social Social, demographic, & economic history @UMNews HMED & Population Studies. Coffee, photos, Dylan, urban & transit fan, road & trail runner. Constructive, loving critic of where I live (Minneapolis) and where I'm from (Wellington) @evanrobertsnz most places
Paul Joice @pjoice.bsky.social Dad, housing researcher, YIMBY, all opinions are my own
Steve Randy Waldman @interfluidity.com https://drafts.interfluidity.com/
https://www.interfluidity.com/
https://tech.interfluidity.com/
https://zirk.us/@interfluidity
Dr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social Same interdisciplinary scientist as on the other sites with the same handle. Chemistry, math, physics, meteorology, GIS, data whisperer.
Natural resources director, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Co. She/Her
https://badmomgoodmom.blogspot.com/
Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz Transportation planner and economist. Founder, Siegman & Associates. Formerly Principal & Shareholder at Nelson\Nygaard. LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/5cekhrjh
Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com It’s our city. Let’s build it up. 🚰 🌹🧦 🏗️🔰🚊
🔗 anthonyegill.bsky.social
🔗 linktr.ee/spokanerising- A Andrew Fine @andrewdfine.bsky.social Pro-housing, pro-walking, pro-eating.
Justin Ling @justinling.ca Uh-oh!!!!!!! Columnist/journalist @thestar.com, sometimes @wired.com, @foreignpolicy.com
Newsletter: www.bugeyedandshameless.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JustinLing
Signal: JustinLing.42
Carl Gershenson @cgershenson.bsky.social Sociology, Housing, Climate, Philadelphia
Director of Eviction Lab at Princeton University
Ben Phelps @thisisbenphelps.bsky.social Musician and self-declared public intellectual