Kuan Butts @kuanbutts.bsky.social transportation + computers
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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social Transportation data scientist at the University of Toronto, physicist at heart.
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Grant Henninger @granthenninger.com Founding Principal, Mobius Planning || Dad
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Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social Climate, pollution, clean/renewable energy
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Lior Steinberg @steinberg.nu Planning cities that make people smile;
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social Writer. Mostly cities, architecture and design. Also the politics of public space, technology and trees. Faculty at SVAโs DCrit. South Brooklyn and the Western Catskills.
David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social Cycling, kayaking, woodworking, software engineering management, urban planning, transit planning, maps, OpenStreetMap, discovery, physics, California, Mendocino coast, bay area, #GilligGang.
Gregory Crowder @tievape.bsky.social Software. Housing. Transit.
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All The City Lights @atcl.bsky.social Fan of music, cargo bikes, the #EastBay, and humor. Not a fan of the seemingly inexorable slide into fascism. #ShoupPilled. Follow me if you want to have far too many song-a-day #MusicChallenge posts sliding into your timeline.
Joel Engardio @joelengardio.bsky.social Urbanist Democrat (more housing, public transit, bike lanes). Civil liberties and human rights advocate. Former San Francisco supervisor. Award-winning journalist. Learn more: https://engardio.com/
Mikey ๐๐ฅโฃ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @hiimmikey.bsky.social Urbanist transit nerd + transit / housing / safe streets advocate in San Francisco.
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@ebottcher.bsky.social @ebottcher.bsky.social Erik Bottcher
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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.
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social A husband, father, actor, director, & a climate justice advocate with an eye out for a better, brighter, cleaner, & more hopeful future for all of us.
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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social Political scientist & part-time farmer. Books: 'On Revolutions' (2022), 'Civil Resistance' (2021), & 'The Politics of Terror' (2019). Coming soon: 'Bread & Roses' & 'The End of People Power.' https://www.ericachenoweth.com. What a time to be alive.
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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social Professor of Law, University of CA, Irvine School of Law โข Technology & Society โข Work Law โข Democracy & Inequality
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social Democratic nominee for Congress in NY-10. Dad Lander. Love unions, justice, seltzer, and NYC. #FightDontFold
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social Journalist/Writer at https://firewalledmedia.com. Past bylines: Rolling Stone, Politico, TNR, The Nation, Slate, etc. Does not work for ICE
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Buffy Wicks @buffywicks.bsky.social CA State Assemblymember from the beautiful East Bay, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, mom of 2 fierce little girls.
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Clem Tillier @ctillier.bsky.social eclectic interests - space science & tech, SF Bay Area transit, HSR, anything on rails ๐ or on a rocket ๐
Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social I make things, including bike rides, state housing laws, bread, and trouble. Quality varies with rainfall, political winds, and tire pressure. Run comms at @cayimby for the love of cities.
Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social Elected AC Transit Board Member representing Berkeley, Emeryville, and parts of Oakland, CA. Car free since 2004.
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Ben S @bensh3.bsky.social Transit planning & geospatial analysis
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Austin Beutner @austinforla.bsky.social This account is being used for campaign purposes by Austin Beutner for LA Mayor 2026.
Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov Official account for the press office of @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom #CaliforniaForAll
California Housing Defense Fund @housingdefense.bsky.social Formerly known as CaRLA, suing cities since 2016
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Eric Panzer @ericpanzer.bsky.social Arguing since birth. Urban planning, politics, weather, Drag Race, and photography are all fair game. Opinions are strictly my ownโunless others agree. I assume that strings of emojis in people's bios are their washing instructions
Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social Global advisor on better cities, city planning, transportation & urban change. City planner + urbanist leading @ToderianUW.bsky.social. Past Chief Planner for Vancouver BC. Past/founding President of @CanUrbanism.bsky.social. International speaker & media.
Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social Navy combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut. Husband to @GabbyGiffords.bsky.social. United States Senator for the great state of Arizona.
Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov U.S. Senator from the great state of Michigan. Working to boost the middle class, protect our country, our kids and our democracy. Former national security official.
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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social Researcher on urban planning and public transportation.
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Jeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social Notorious GIS reply guy
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Katie Wilson @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social Seattle TRU co-founder and general secretary. Occasional writer. Running for Seattle Mayor @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social Nebula-winning and Hugo/Sturgeon-nominated writer. Bagel the Dog's emotional support human. Dadjoke teller. Unrepentant punster. Sentence-fragment lover. Disabled w #MECFS She/her effieseiberg.com/stories
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Brer Marsh @brerbear.bsky.social California Knucklehead Architect - AIA -
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Justin Dearing @zippy1981.bsky.social Dad. Husband. Landlord. Programmer. Karataka. Cyclist. Today is a good day to die.
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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social Midwest correspondent at The Economist, in Chicago. Before that, in London, Mumbai, Nairobi and DC.
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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social Cato Institute, Director of Immigration Studies, Cato's Selz Foundation Chair in Immigration Policy, BEER, not buyer. Cato, not CATO
Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social Pedestrian
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Your City @yourcityseattle.bsky.social Your City is a grassroots organization focused on affordability in Seattle, Washington #thisisyourcity
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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org Advocacy journalism for better cities.๐ฉโ๐ฆฝ๐จโ๐ฆฏ๐ถ๐ดโโ๏ธ ๐ โด๏ธ ๐ ๐ ๐๏ธ
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Katie Porter @katieporterca.bsky.social Irvine mom & consumer protection attorney. Former Orange County Congresswoman. Running to be California's next governor.
William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social Endowed chair of the Tocqueville-Rand Freedom Enterprise Markets Innovation Center (disputed). Bound but not protected, I lie but I do not pretend. ๐ฐ ๐ only thing I'll tell you about my employer is that these aren't their views
Carter Rubin @carterrubin.com Urban planner in Southern California working to transform transportation. Posting my way to a better world to walk, bike and roll.