Gourd @jaredsnyder.bsky.social He//him, Chicago, bikes
@nathansheskey.bsky.social @nathansheskey.bsky.social 
Nick for Illinois @nickforillinois.bsky.social Nick Uniejewski, community organizer and pragmatic progressive fighting for the future we deserve.
website: www.nickforillinois.com
linktree: linktr.ee/nickforillinois
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social Facebook Beef
Chicago 2100 Urbanism @chicago2100.bsky.social Petition to Demand A World-Class Chicago Transit System: https://www.change.org/Chicago2100
Advocating for a better tomorrow, one street at a time
High Speed Rail Alliance @hsrail.bsky.social The High Speed Rail Alliance is a member-supported nonprofit organization advocating for fast, frequent, and affordable trains throughout North America.
https://linktr.ee/hsrail
Viktor Köves @viktorkoves.com Chicagoan, climate developer, photographer, creator of @chiwho.bike and @electrifychicago.net | 🌎 viktorkoves.com
Chicago 🏳️⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social Internally displaced southern queer refugee. All my homies hate landlords, car dependency, and exclusionary housing policy.
Housing policy is community, environmental policy, transit policy, and (anti-) segregation policy
Drake Warren for Cook County Commissioner @drakefor10.bsky.social Running for Cook County Commissioner to make it easier to live in the city I love. Visit drakefor10.com to learn more.
Alex Nitkin @alexnitkin.bsky.social Government Finance & Accountability reporter,
@IllinoisAnswers/@BetterGov. Formerly of @thedailylinechi, @trdchicago & @DNAinfoChi. Tips: Anitkin@bettergov.org
emily north @north0fnorth.tgirl.gay idle vaporings of a mind diseased🏳️⚧️
she // queens🔄chicago
Drake Warren @drakewarren.bsky.social 
Richard Day @rsday.bsky.social 
Joe Lorenzini @quidprojlo.bsky.social Chicagoan back from Philly
Cities, movies, and politics
Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/sGW9
DLS @forensicgarlic.bsky.social Chicagoan. Valpo grad. Member of Half Acre Cycling. Awesome Foundation. Occasional Karaoke singer. Anti Fascist. Radically pro-transgender.
Chicago Piping Plovers @chicagopiping.bsky.social The offical account for Chicago Piping Plover news and content. Media inquiries email piperwatch@chicagobirder.org.
@mnovara.bsky.social @mnovara.bsky.social 
sheridan shrieker @myndilove.bsky.social chicago coyote
hope punk
abolitionist
Alex @acannon.bsky.social They’re passing a new law. Its called Ride Your Bike.
Chicago
Trey @trey2715.bsky.social Basketball 🏀 Movies 🎥 Star Wars 💫
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social Plangineer (AICP) when I’m at work, alter ego CityNerd when I’m not. New videos on cities and transportation every Wednesday. Nerd4cities.com | http://linktr.ee/CityNerd
Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative @chiworkerscottage.bsky.social The Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative celebrates this housing style, seeking to preserve the unique features of these houses, protect them from demolition, and continue their use and reuse for the next century – https://workerscottage.org/
Every Lot Chicago @everylotchicago.bsky.social I post every lot in Chicago.
Picking up where Every Lot Chicago left off on Twitter.
👨💻 @michaelmclean.me
🤖 https://github.com/MisterClean/everylotbot-chicago
Chicago Growth Project @chicagogrowthproj.bsky.social Urbanist PAC promoting a pro-growth agenda for Chicago
www.chicagogrowthproject.org
Max @chicagomaxwell.bsky.social Is the bus still running?
chap @chap.bsky.social ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com 🚲 🚇 🏙️ 🏳️🌈
Urban Planner from Chicago
Medill/Northwestern and UIC MUPP
Jon Knecht @jcknecht.bsky.social City by the Lake 🏙️
“Aim high in hope and work.” - Daniel Burnham
TGS @lilybeansdad.bsky.social after unimaginable loss looking to help create safe streets
cta @chicagocta.bsky.social Official account of the Chicago Transit Authority.
Delivering quality, affordable transit services that link people, jobs and communities.
For customer support head to transitchicago.com/contact
Rich Mintz @richmintz.bsky.social Street safety, housing, democracy advocate. Fmr Housing committee chair, Manhattan CB6. LGBTQ person. Trans people exist. Opinions mine.
🗣️🇺🇸+🇩🇰+🇪🇸(🇦🇷) he/him/🚲/🚍/🏍️/🏡
@midwestmodern.bsky.social @midwestmodern.bsky.social Architecture, Art, and Design from the Midwest | Prints: shopmidwestmodern.com | Patreon: http://patreon.com/midwestmodern | Contact: josh.lipnik@gmail.com
Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com Climate, energy, emerging tech, resilience, & policy professor. Carnegie Mellon Univ. Institute for Energy Innovation Director. Former Biden-Harris White House OSTP Chief Advisor for the Clean Energy Transition. Personal account. He/Him. costasamaras.com
Chicago New Liberals @chicago.cnliberalism.org 
Nova999999 @nova999999.bsky.social He/Him
Most prolific ice cream consumer anyone knows
If you don't like how I advocate feel free to eliminate all the reasons why I'm advocating and I'll stop
Bike Lane Uprising @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social Report bike lane obstructions with our mobile app from anywhere in the USA & Canada.
BikeLaneUprising.com
David Powe @davidpowe.bsky.social Transportation planner working on making biking, walking, rolling & riding safer & easier | Care deeply about transparency | Posts are my own ofc
Patrick Gilsenan for 32nd Ward @patgilsenan.bsky.social Candidate for 32nd Ward Alderperson
patrickfor32.com
Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social
He/him
Chicagoan, stroke survivor, dev, moving further to the Left as I get older & more pissed off.
I probably repost too damn much.
And make too many grammatical errors & tpyos.
Also @refrag@mastodon.cloud, but that's dormant.
Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social Bikes | Food | Transit | Housing | Travel | Music | Fashion | History | And More
📍 Chicago via too many places to list
Posts are not peer reviewed.
B.J. L-R @westtowns-urbanist.bsky.social 📍Forest Park, IL
Car-free transit guy in the streetcar suburbs. Gay urbanist Chicagolander. Chi sign guy/tradie, state capacity booster, left-liberal. Also quizbowl, bikes, and dive bars. Oddly happy when covered in graffiti. Opinions my own. He/Him.
a matt @thrillhowse.bsky.social newer, more interesting midwestern architect
Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi.bsky.social Housing Program Officer, Abundance & Growth Fund @ CG | Sr. Fellow @niskanencenter🏗️ | Urban Econ 🌐🔰🚋 | @worksinprogress contributor | @opennyforall member | @yimbytown alum | former @cbcny |
Legalize housing. Tax land. End poverty with cash
SK @sk-76.bsky.social "suburban kid, got no name" etc.
I mostly post random images that I find in digital archives. No theme or purpose, but topics include Chicago, Ireland, London, UK, USA, music, social history, street photography, et al. Not a bot.
Contae Chill Mhantáin
Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social Current* conditions:
🏙 Chicagoan (Rogers Park) 🔢 data 🚍 transit 🚲 bike 📰 local news 🌊 Lake Michigan stan account 🙊 views mine ✍️ lauriemerrell.com 👤 she/her
Chicago Transportation Alerts @ctaalerts.bsky.social unofficial fan 🤖 publishing updates about the Chicago transit system. now including the el, cta bus, and metra
for more details, visit https://www.transitchicago.com/alerts/
That Person @that-person.bsky.social Your local asexual urbanist architecture student*
Proud Chicagoan
*I am no longer an architecture student but can not legally call myself an architect either, so I am unsure how to reword my bio
Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social Chicago Tribune reporter, 2026 Pulitzer team, author "The City is Up for Grabs." Little Village raised. I'm just trying to make my city a better place
TomTom @tomtomchi.bsky.social Urban planner, friend to animals, bike/transit rider, Chicago fag against fascism
Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social Tired They/Them Chicago bike dyke. Lover of people-centered urbanism. Radical daydreaming about public housing, cats, end of empire, universal basic income.
Zak Yudhishthu @zyudhishthu.bsky.social Sidewalk enthusiast and adopted Midwesterner (formerly Twin Cities, Chicago). I write and research about housing and cities. PhD student at UW-Madison.
https://pencillingout.substack.com/
https://zakyudhishthu.github.io/
Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social Energy efficiency industry employee and former ADU resident. Here to stay updated on climate, energy, urbanism, and weather. I post frequently about Chicago!
Illinois Department of Transportation @illinoisdot.bsky.social The official Bluesky for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). We enhance safety and quality of life for Illinois citizens and visitors. gettingaroundillinois.com
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Chicago History Podcast @chicagohistorypod.bsky.social Stories about the Greatest City in the World. Listen wherever you enjoy podcasts.
Jesse Raber @jraber.bsky.social Working on a literary history of Chicago - Author of Progressivism's Aesthetic Education: bit.ly/2AhdjaH - Co-creator of the Chicago Writing Gallery at the American Writers Museum - let's talk about cooking, ceramics, ebikes
Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social drifter/writer on architecture, culture and Chicago, photographer specializing in out-of-focus images. there will be posts on opera, apologies in advance.
Leigh Giangreco @leighgiangreco.bsky.social Buffalonian. Freelance journalist in Chicago. Words in The Washington Post, Block Club Chicago, The Guardian and Politico Magazine.
Find my work at LeighGiangreco.com
MarkG @markggarcia.bsky.social This one's ours, let's take another. Chicago. Mostly nonsense about stuff. Learning to live with the void.
Always an idiot. Same handle on MSTDN
Alder Andre Vasquez, Political Account @andrefor40th.bsky.social 40th Ward Alder / Father / Spouse / Chair of Immigration Committee / Chair of Progressive Caucus/ Vice Chair of Latino Caucus / Organizer / Problem Solver / Chicagoan until Chicago ends.
Chicago Cityscape @chicagocityscape.com Real estate information platform for development in Chicago, Cook County, and Lake County (Illinois and Indiana). http://chicagocityscape.com
Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social White Sox⚾️, N.Y. Mets⚾️, Everton⚽️, transportation and urbanism advocate 🚲🚲🚲. Chicago U.S. 🏳️🌈☮️
Matt ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @mattweiss.me Chicago is home ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶
[ cities are for people ]
Alderman Bill Conway @aldconway.bsky.social Alderman of Chicago’s 34th Ward representing parts of Chicago’s Loop, West Loop, South Loop, Greektown, and Little Italy | ward34.org
Pannier Peter 🚲 @peter.dev Chicago's #1 beefposter | #bikechi | Android dev
chud.dev
ArchPundit @archpundit.bsky.social Blog on Illinois, Chicago, national, and now Minnesota politics. Early local blogger and I chose the name long before the Gateway jackass.
brandon mcfadden 🛤️ @brandonmcfadden.com transit is the heartbeat of a city 🏙️
✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ || ✈️ 🚴🚊 || he/him || 💙
Paul Esling @paulesling.bsky.social I make web mapping tools at CNT.org. I ride a bike in Chicago.
#bikechi #Chicago #ebikes #transit
dmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social Look up and stay curious. Mostly architecture.
@peterlewis-jpg.bsky.social @peterlewis-jpg.bsky.social 
Jeff Nichols @backwardsriver.bsky.social Chicago blueystorian, UIC ABD
jeffnicholshistory.com
Hunter @statisticurban.bsky.social Data scientist │ MS in CS, stats, biochemistry │ Current Econ MS student │ 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇬🇧 Policy-centered tweets about tech, bio, urbanism, economics, & politics
Skyline Enjoyer 🌆 @livinawestlife.bsky.social random ramblings about urbanism, edm music, space, geography, and more of my noggin's boggins
And also updates and analysis on urban verticalization around the world
hker, perpetual daydreamer, mind wanderer 🌏
he/him
Pancho @pancho247365.bsky.social Chicago| Consultant | Personal investor | SalesforceCertified (SCA) | Loves Crypto
🇨🇴🇲🇽🇺🇸
Ian @ianofmanycolours.bsky.social i play video games, i bike, i have strong opinions about urbanism, i have weak opinions about many things, i am a scientician https://www.backloggd.com/u/ibaram
Jack Connors @notjackconnors.bsky.social @pcac.org Research & Comms | formerly @bradhoylmansigal.bsky.social | he/him 🏳️🌈
John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social Apocalyptic shit disturber elephant trainer -
This is the only account . 👈 If I share something it doesn’t necessarily mean I agree
Founding board member
@Freedom.press please follow https://linktr.ee/freedomofpress
@johncusack on twiiter
Eric Erins @ericerins.bsky.social Eric_Erins on Twitter
Usually I’m out here posting buildings and real estate listings I think are interesting.
Chicago
kate wehwalt @katewagner.wehwalt.net Unheil-bringer. lithium prince. architecture critic @thenation.com
my blogs are https://late-review.com, https://wehwalt.net and mcmansionhell.com
she/they
Erisha @erisha.bsky.social Chicago based stationery designer & paper brand owner. I like to go to the symphony, the opera, da movies. I’m always saying I want to get into Michigan or Bears football but never do. Hope to connect with Chicagoans on here.
Jesu Juva | Soli Deo Gloria
Joshua Mellin @joshuamellin.bsky.social Writer / Photographer | Published @cnn.com, @nytimes.com, @washingtonpost.com, etc. | Covering #travel #music #art #sports | http://instagram.com/joshuamellin joshuamellin.com
GaelicGarlic @gaelicgarlic.bsky.social Irish/Italian/Chicagoan; Border Collie Whisperer; Live Music Junkie; Attorney and Technology Exec; eDiscovery, Computer Forensics, Cybersecurity and Privacy Nerd; Bears/Blackhawks/Bulls/White Sox; Stubbornly Independent; Sometimes Feisty
Jack ☁️ @bubblycreek.bsky.social Amateur Chicagrapher
@westlooptom @westlooptom.bsky.social 6x 26.2 finisher. Bacon. Beaches. Beer. Burritos. Business. White Sox. @eiu Alumni. Peloton WestLoopTom
Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social Researcher on urban planning and public transportation.
https://marcochitti.substack.com/
Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social climate adaptive social housing developer
architect for car-light climate forward cities w/ low carbon + passivhaus buildings, social housing
Author, 'Building for People' (Island Press, 12/2024: https://islandpress.org/books/building-people)
Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com I'm an architecture photographer and Chicago is my backdrop. I post about weather, science, and urbanism issues, too. ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶
📩: nick@nuphoto.com
https://linktr.ee/nick_ulivieri
Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social 
Jennifer Davis @jmd5120.bsky.social I live in Chicago. I work in a lab. Sometimes I bike. Views are my own.
Lincoln Ave Bike Lane @lincolnavebikelane.bsky.social Slicing through Chicago’s grid with door lanes and sharrows. Protected bike lanes coming soon.
just matt @questionableway.bsky.social illinois irredentist
William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social Gay urbanist (he/him), Coach Operator of the Year ‘21, ‘24, ROSE Award Winner ‘22, 3rd Generation Bus Operator, Near East Indy via The Athens of the Prairie // All views my own
Building Up Chicago @buildingupchicago.bsky.social Inconsistently posting Chicago construction photos since 2016 at buildingupchicago.com. Consistently posting them at chicagoyimby.com. 
Commuters Take Action @ctaction.org A collective of frustrated Chicago commuters. Pro-Rider, Pro-Operator, Pro-Reliability, Anti-Board Inaction
Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social We advocate for housing abundance and sustainable, inclusive cities in Illinois.
🏙️ https://abundanthousingillinois.org
Nilo @nilo.bsky.social Mentally I’m on the beach.
Railway Electrification
Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com Executive director of the Center for Building in North America (centerforbuilding.org), stephen@centerforbuilding.org. Personal account. Brooklyn, NY.
Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social Short. Black. Mom. Wife. Writer. Photographer. Profanity enthusiast. Chicago architecture & history + classic film. Photos mine unless noted. Opinions always mine. Fighter against the tyranny of hard pants & unyielding waistbands. she/her
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org The region's sustainable transportation news and advocacy website, helping to make the city and suburbs better since 2013. Posts: @johngreenfield.bsky.social (unsigned) and @stevevance.net.