Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social Surprised historian, not surprised eels.
Doctor of medieval things. Talkin’ eels, history, and maps. Spaniel mourner. Alt-text artist.
I draw custom maps and artwork on commission:
https://surprisedeelmaps.com/
Support me here: patreon.com/SurprisedEel
Deb Chachra @debcha.bsky.social Engineering professor. Author of HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS (on Riverhead in the US+, on Torva in the UK+). Interested in embodiment, materiality, metacognition, and systems. All enthusiasm is 100% genuine. debcha.org
DB Reiff @db4dignity.bsky.social "We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all citizens, whatever their background. We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social Hank of Decline
Website - hausofdecline.ca
Patreon - http://patreon.com/hausofdecline
Store - https://hausofdecline.bigcartel.com/
Will Anderson @wwanderson.bsky.social Funding & tracking land restoration projects at World Resources Institute. Musings on development finance, literature, and cycling. Obsessed with the "how."
Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social Dad, borderline minimalist, deeply unfashionable, a rare commodity, sneaky strong. Cambridge, MA, walk/bike program manager. Comments are mine.
Rich Parr @richparr79.bsky.social Western Massachusetts-based Pollster. Also bicycles, beer, drums, soccer, Star Wars. Hello BlueSky!
Nate Lash @natelash.bsky.social Why are things the way they are? And how can we make them better?
Darren Buck @bikepedantic.bsky.social Former USDOT FHWA ped/bike research & policy lanyard-collector. Now fighting back full-time, however I can. Aspires to have health insurance again one day. Cambridge, MA.
Peter Cheung @bostonaruban.bsky.social Local Bicycle Legend. Organizer of Boston Bike Party & Ride for Black Lives. Board Member of Boston Cyclists Union and Bikes Not Bombs.
Matt Lawlor @mattjlawlor.bsky.social Brooklyn native, Roslindale booster, all posts strictly my own opinions. Strongly pro-housing, walk, bike, and transit.
Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸 @princetonyimby.bsky.social Yes In My Backyard. Urbanism. Place. Transit. Bikes. Jersey.
I blog at: walkableprinceton.com
Max Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com AICP certified urban planner doing housing policy stuff at California YIMBY. I used to be much cooler. Tradeoffs are real. he/him
📍 San Francisco
Jim McGrath @jimmcgrath.bsky.social Instructional Designer and college teacher in Greater Boston. yes i am a doctor. Hope everyone’s having a good day.
https://linktr.ee/jimmc_grath
Jay Luker @jluker.bsky.social I Was Dancing in the Pedestrian Bar Ah-ooh Ah-ooh - Lexington, MA - he/him
Sightline Institute @sightline.org Think tank cooking up nonpartisan policy research on housing, energy, climate, and democracy in Cascadia. 🧠🍳 Likes/follows ≠ endorsements.
Newsletters: sightline.org/signup
Congress for the New Urbanism @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social CNU envisions a world where cities, towns, and neighborhoods are intentionally designed and managed to foster community, preserve the natural environment, and improve the lives of all people.
Learn more: cnu.org
CNU 34: May 12-16, 2026! cnu.org/cnu34
Shoshanna Saxe @shoshannasaxe.bsky.social Associate Professor of Civil and Mineral Engineering, @uoft, Canada Research Chair Sustainable Infrastructure. Research: How should we literally build the future? Industrial Ecology. Cities. Transport. Construction.
Alexandra Lange @langealexandra.bsky.social Design critic, author, 1970s, malls, kids, Marimekko // more at www.alexandralange.net
Andrew Murray @amurrayks.bsky.social 
Danny @d-boi.bsky.social I do housing and safe streets stuff in real life, and I also do fun things like watch movies, play games, pick heavy things up, and hang out with my wife.
Greater Boston
Nithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social LA City Councilmember, Urban planner, mom of twins, Candidate for Mayor. 💛
This account is being used for campaign purposes by Nithya Raman for Mayor 2026
nithyaforthecity.com
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nithyaforthecity?refcode=BLSKY
Veronica O. Davis @veronicaodavis.bsky.social Author, Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities
veronicao.com
She/Her #TransportationNerd #InclusiveTransportation 🔺🐘
Grant Ennis @grantennis.bsky.social Author of Dark PR: How corporate disinformation undermines our health and the Environment, 2023, Daraja Press. Read it here: http://tinyurl.com/bookdarkpr
Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social A new communications-focussed collaboration launched to champion the truth and fight disinformation about how to make better cities for people. Formed by @brenttoderian.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social @grantennis.bsky.social.
www.UrbanTruthCollective.com
Terrible Maps @terriblemapshq.bsky.social The home of terrible maps with a pinch of humour
terriblemaps@gmail.com
B Jarosz @datageekb.bsky.social Data geek.
Here for demography, public health, social justice, evidence-based policymaking, and math jokes.
APDU @apduorg.bsky.social Association of Public Data Users (APDU) is a national network that links users, producers, and disseminators of government statistical data. Members share a vital concern about the collection, dissemination, preservation, and interpretation of public data.
James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social Associate Professor of Economics at Boston University | Economic History, Labor, Inequality
https://jamesfeigenbaum.github.io/
Ian Coss @iancoss.bsky.social Creator of podcasts: The Big Dig, Forever is a Long Time, NEWTS!, Movement with Meklit Hadero
Alexis Coe @alexiscoe.bsky.social Presidential historian. American History Columnist @NYTBR. Senior Fellow @NewAmerica. NYT bestselling author of (almost!) 3 books.
Henry Santana @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social #Boston City Councilor At-Large | he/him/his | Official City Council account. #bospoli #mapoli https://linktr.ee/henry.santana
Austin Knipper @knippa.bsky.social regional planner for good jobs and worker power | recovering labor economist | roomba dad | deuteronomy 24:14
Jessica Van Meir @jessicavanmeir.bsky.social PhD Candidate at Harvard Kennedy School. Socialist feminist. Studying sex work, informal labor, Latin America. ☂️ Cofounder of @mintstars.bsky.social & @bostonswac.bsky.social
This is my unprofessional account, profs please ignore lowercase shitposts
Chris Dwan (he/him) @somershade.bsky.social Hyper local in Somerville, MA. FOIA requests & long threads live-tweeting city meetings. Also @fdmts
Cambridge Day @cambridgeday.com News and information for Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts
Mark G. Sheppard @markgsheppard.com Inequality/Mobility/Design.
Econ PhD Candidate, The Graduate Center.
Researcher @NBER.org.
2nd Lt., U.S. National Guard.
Former Congressional Staff.
Will Thomas @willthomas-usa.bsky.social Fairly opinionated. Liberal. YIMBY. (Former ED, opennewyork.city). he/him.
📍Long Island City, Queens
Christopher Friend @friendchristoph.bsky.social board @transitmatters
Daniel Lander @daniel-lander.bsky.social I am running for State Senate to represent Allston-Brighton, Fenway, West Cambridge, Watertown and Belmont in the Suffolk and Middlesex District.
I'm focused on making our state more affordable and a great place to build a life!
Eric Herot🚰🏙️🚲 @eherot.bsky.social 
Gabby @gwaiter.bsky.social Bibliophile | Self-Directed Ed Parent | Ex-Restaurant Industry food nerd | Resident keyboard clacker & Queer Art Market organizer at @tqncboston.bsky.social
#allstonbrighton
Matt Shearer @reportermatt.bsky.social Reporter for WBZ NewsRadio
Sam @samd.bsky.social https://bettercities.substack.com/
Better cities and transit are possible 🚇
#1 Congestion pricing stan
#1 RFK Jr. hater
anti-slopulist
Nik DeCosta-Klipa @nikdecostaklipa.bsky.social WBUR newsletter editor. Sign up for our daily morning newsletter: https://www.wbur.org/news/wburtoday
Dorchester Growing Together @dotgrow.bsky.social DGT members advocate for building abundant housing at all price points throughout Dot to alleviate the housing shortage & preserve our welcoming diverse community
Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy data and analysis. Visit us at https://www.pewresearch.org/
Caitlin is Tired @looly.bsky.social Bostonian, progressive, proud Jeopardy loser.
Incredibly rude, extremely aggressive, frankly unhinged.
https://abprogressives.beehiiv.com/
Nate Stell @natestell.bsky.social Boston. I can't stop thinking about housing.
@ehest.bsky.social @ehest.bsky.social Founder of my local YIMBY group
https://www.norwoodforall.org/
I will (almost) never post
Waltham Inclusive Neighborhoods @wneighborhoods.bsky.social Advocating for more abundant and affordable housing in Waltham, MA.
subscribe to our email list: walthampolitics.com/win
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/WIN_Waltham
Marc Hurwitz @marchurboston.bsky.social Journalist. Food/travel/news writer, NBC, Boston Globe; founder, Boston Restaurant Talk, hiddenboston; textbook editor; hike leader/former chair, Appalachian Mountain Club; contributor, WBZ; DJ, Mark Skin Radio
Sam klugherz @samwisek.bsky.social research @ city of boston planning department, studying urban planning + policy @ northeastern, marathoner, tufts alum, he/him
Welcoming Neighbors Network @welcomingneighbors.us A network of local organizations working to fix the US housing shortage. Our members win pro-housing policy change. We can help you do the same. welcomingneighbors.us.
Jeff Byrnes 🚰 🏙️ @thejeffbyrnes.com 🎸 🎻 bassist
👨🏻💻 SRE manager @ athenahealth
🏗️ Steering Committee member & co-founder of Somerville YIMBY
🎮 video gamer
👔 snappy dresser
📚 avid reader
🗺️ Somerville, MA, USA
Somerville YIMBY @somervilleyimby.org Somerville residents advocating for smart growth that benefits everyone.
https://somervilleyimby.org
A Better Cambridge IEPAC @abciepac.org Helping elect candidates to create a more affordable, sustainable, inclusive and vibrant Cambridge, MA USA https://www.abciepac.org
Donate! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/abc2025?refcode=bsky&amount=27
#housing #urbanism #YIMBY #CambMA
Justin S. @jsaif.bsky.social Indie rock, #CambMA and national politics, occasional humor, law. Pro-housing, pro-transit. A Better Cambridge co-chair, “chatty and zealous”
Boston Cyclists Union: BCU.bike/act @bikeboston.bsky.social Organizing for people-first streets and a connected, protected, equitable bike network across greater Boston BCU.bike/act
Learn about BCU Labs! Join our Mailing List! Join us for fun rides and bike activism to make Boston the best cycling city in the US!
Annemarie Gray @annemariegray.bsky.social Executive Director @opennewyork.city / former city worker
jacobvedelman.bsky.social @jacobvedelman.bsky.social 
John Lin @linjohnz.bsky.social covering all(ston) things for allstonia.com
signal: johnlin.65
Joanna Lin @allston-rat.bsky.social raised by immigrants, in allston & missouri
journalist allstonia.com
POLITICO Europe @politico.eu Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
Oscar Stuhler @oms279.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Sociology at Northwestern, Visiting Researcher at WZB Berlin
Culture, political sociology, NLP, social networks, computational social science
oscarstuhler.org
Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social Personal Account. Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. I ❤️ surveys. I 😖Administrative Burden. My views do not represent the views of my lovely employer!
Lara Bister @larabister.bsky.social Sociologist & Social Demographer | Postdoc at ECPD @einsteinberlin.bsky.social & @wzb.bsky.social 🇩🇪 | Affiliated with Bocconi University 🇮🇹 & @pophel.bsky.social 🇫🇮 | 🪄 Health, Family, Life Course & Child Disability | she/her
Evan Stewart @evanstewart.bsky.social Social Scientist @ UMass Boston
Editor @ Sociology of Religion
Studies (Non)Religion & Spirituality | Climate | Public Life
https://www.evan-stewart.com
@socimages.bsky.social
Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com Sociologist. Author. Professor. Roosevelt Institute Fellow. Expert on families, schools, kids, privilege, and power. Bylines in NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, Atlantic, etc.
"Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women."
www.jessicacalarco.com
Yourqueerprof @drcompton.bsky.social Sociology Prof (social psyc, methodology, and some demography!). Usually thinking about food, sexualities, masculinities, and sneakers. 🏳️⚧️
He/they/them/him
NOLA/France
Kathryn Pettit @kpettitdc.bsky.social Senior Fellow, Urban Institute and Co-director, National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership. Views my own.
Jon Kent @jonkent.bsky.social runner, scientist
Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social Associate Professor of public health at Muhlenberg College. History, ethics, epidemiology, sports, injury prevention.
Jane Natoli 🥑🚲🍍 @wafoli.bsky.social Sumo citrus influencer, bellwether of good music
Want to see a show soon? I got suggestions https://janes-going-out-guide.beehiiv.com/
World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social Dad and ice cream shop owner. Books, cats, baking, punk music, running. Carly Rae Jepsen appreciator. Kottke.org contributor.
Boston, USA
https://linktr.ee/gracies
Check out my children's book The Salty Avocado https://bookshop.org/a/3552/9781793381798
Brendan Dawe @dawe.bsky.social Your friendly neighbourhood Vancouverite
Housing abundance enthusiast. Planning & Real Estate Consultant.
Vive le Canada. Elbows Up
Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social Thief of Joy: A Comedy Special NOW ON YOUTUBE
Host of The Downside Podcast
If I have to post on another one of these things I’m gonna kms
Dave Epstein @growingwisdom @growinwsdom.bsky.social Meteorologist/Horticulturist @gbh and @bostonglobe. Daily podcast #weatherwisdom. https://feeds.captivate.fm/weatherwisdom/
Proud Alum @colbycollege and @bostoncollege
Lily Linke @lilylinke.bsky.social Dreaming of a better world.
Views are my own. Follow me on Substack: substack.com/@starvetherich
Hannah Weinberger @trailanderror.bsky.social 🚲 Tell me about your commute! 👟
⭐️ Down to earth (I fall outside a lot)
⭐️ Bike/walk/roll comms for @wsdot.wa.gov
⭐️ Views my own, puns yours if you want em
⭐️ She/her/ella/她
Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social https://www.bodegacats.nyc
War Movie Theatre @warmovietheatre.com Join @RobertHutton.co.uk and @DuncanWeldon.bsky.social as they watch classic war films and make a podcast about why they love them. WarMovieTheatre@gmail.com https://warmovietheatre.com
Ryan Radia @ryanradia.com FRED & IPUMS enjoyer. Lawyer (DC). Economics, charts, tech policy, urbanism, regulation, housing, transport
Mary Quiroga @maryquiroga.bsky.social ‣PhD Candidate in Economics and Public Policy @ University of Michigan
‣Public/Environmental Applied Microeconomist
www.maryquiroga.com
Elisa Xi Chen @elisaxchen.bsky.social Artist cursed to be a female economist in this life. PhD student @Harvard.
My Roman Empire: Labor, Education, Development, Gender
https://elisaxchen.github.io/
Juliet Turner @juliet-turner.bsky.social Ecologist & Evolutionary Biologist. previously DPhil @ Oxford: insect social evolution 🐝
Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social Law professor & author of BIG DIRTY MONEY and OTHER PEOPLE’S HOUSES
Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social Historian. Pods: Past Lives. Tides of History. Books: "The Verge." "Lost Worlds." pwymanusc at gmail. Enthusiast. https://linktr.ee/patrickwyman
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
@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.
Corinne Blalock @corinneblalock.bsky.social currently @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social & a fellow & lecturer at HLS | previously ED of @lpeproject.bsky.social | always @lpenyc.bsky.social & @lpeblog.bsky.social | critical theory & high-fructose corn syrup | opinions are mine alone
TransitMatters @transitmatters.bsky.social We are a non-profit organization that uses people-focused, data-driven solutions to improve transportation in Greater Boston & across the Commonwealth.
gbhnews @gbhnews.bsky.social GBH News is your home for news, distinctive storytelling, and what matters to you in Boston and beyond. #Boston, #Massachusetts, #USA
GBH @wgbh.org GBH produces digital and broadcast programming that engages, illuminates and inspires, through drama and science, history, arts, culture and journalism.
WBUR @wbur.org WBUR is Boston’s NPR. A public media leader committed to exceptional journalism on-air, online, on-demand and on stage.
Universal Hub @universalhub.com All Boston, all the time, and, yeah, that includes turkeys, helicopters and the odd chicken.
Steve Koczela @skoczela.bsky.social President of The MassINC Polling Group. Cohost of The Horse Race podcast. All things #mapoli. Iraq veteran. Boston, MA.
StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org Connecting people to information about how to improve walking, biking, and transit across the Commonwealth
Kimberly Goulart @kimixes.bsky.social “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” - Annie Dillard