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
Be Giant @be-giant.bsky.social Reporting on the thinkers, builders and problem-solvers shaping Canada's future. Non-profit. Non-partisan. Sign up for our weekly newsletter: begiant.ca/newsletter
Barbara Laa @barbaralaa.bsky.social Sustainable transport 👨🦽🚶🏽♀️🚲🚃🚕 keeping the planet habitable 🌏
researcher @ TU Wien | activist | she/her
IrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com Reader-funded journalism covering active travel, public transport, the politics of road space, the path to decarbonising transport, road safety. This account includes news + views. Subscribe: https://irishcycle.com/subscribe/
Greater Auckland @greaterauckland.bsky.social We advocate to make our great city of Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland an even greater place to live, move around, and connect with each other.
About us: https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/about-greater-auckland/
EmmanuelSPV @emmanuelspv.bsky.social Photos & videos about the changes happening in Paris. SPV means "Sortir de Paris à Vélo" ("Cycle out of Paris"), which is my old website about how to cycle out of Paris on some cycle lanes in the suburbs. http://www.sortirdeparisavelo.fr/blog/
Olav Torvund @olavtorvund.bsky.social Professor ved Universitetet i Oslo, nå pensjonist eller professor emeritus, som det heter i akademia. Arbeider særlig med opphavsrett, ytringsfrihet og elektroniske transaksjoner. Er i tillegg opptatt av sykkel, vin, musikk og mye annet. blogg.torvund.net
Janes Walk YEG @janeswalkyeg.bsky.social The home of the Janes Walk Festival in Edmonton https://janewalksyeg.wordpress.com/
Grow Together Edmonton @growtogetheryeg.bsky.social Advocating for a greener Edmonton with more homes and less sprawl.
growtogetheryeg.com
Andrew Knack @andrewknack.bsky.social Mayor for the City of Edmonton.
Let’s build a stronger Edmonton, together
https://www.mayorknack.ca
T.J. Maguire @tjhfx.bsky.social Urban Design | Placemaking | Photography
Senior Urban Designer, Evergreen Canada
Julie Bogdanowicz @jbwicz.bsky.social Architect OAA. Senior civil servant - City of Toronto - City Planning - Urban Design. Permanent helmet head, all-season cyclist. Mother of two daughters, instantly radicalized after trying to move through the city with a stroller. All opinions my own.
Brendan Dawe @dawe.bsky.social Your friendly neighbourhood Vancouverite
Housing abundance enthusiast. Planning & Real Estate Consultant.
Vive le Canada. Elbows Up
Roger Keil @rkeil.bsky.social Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus |
Environmental and Urban Change | York University
Cities | Football | Music
Jacques Nacouzi @jacouzi.bsky.social Fervent Montréalais, ex-commerçant. Papa de 3 et d'origine libano-palestinienne. Promoteur du transport actif.
Vs me croiserez souvent à pied, à vélo ou ds le métro.
(Oeuvre en mobilité active + co-proprio de Kikicode et à la maîtrise en urbanisme).
Hugh Millward @hmillward.bsky.social Professor Emeritus of geography & environmental studies, Saint Mary's University, Canada.
Interested in mapping, urban planning, transportation, time use, Nova Scotia
#geography #location #maps #transportation #urban
Nick Shaw @nickshaw.ca 🚉 I’m a transit planner based in Toronto
🫡 Registered Planner (RPP, MCIP) & PRINCE2 certified (UK+Europe’s PMP)
🌎 I do this because it’s the space between places that determines the health of self and community. and peace blooms in cities 🏳️🌈
G | Builds Stuff, Goes Places 🦀 @whereisgraeme.bsky.social True North, Strong and FREE 🇨🇦
When you exploit systems they end.
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) @iclei.org ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.
Naththan @nathanpittman.bsky.social PhD candidate, writing about the art of government of transport planning: maps as manifestations of power, models as inseparable from plans, questions of what planning is as questions of what it should be, and good planners as bad planners.
Markonthemaps (Mark Ovenden) @markonthemaps.bsky.social 🌈 Author, broadcaster and lecturer in design, cartography, typography and architecture around public transport. Partner of ND 🌈♾️ person. Pro-Transit 🚆 🚃 🚋 🚟🚌 and ‘in transit’ from X as @markovenden.
DrSinBin @drsinbin.bsky.social Biophysicist turned data scientist. #datafam
Yinzer science outreach.🌈 🧪🌱
Sic Semper Tyrannis
Fandoms include: Trek, Discworld, D&D/TTRPGs, Harley/Ivy, Murderbot
Make Space for Girls @makespaceforgirls.bsky.social Campaigning for parks and public spaces designed with girls in mind.
Reg. charity 1193772.
makespaceforgirls.co.uk
Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk The disabled-led group breaking down barriers and transforming the transport system so disabled people can travel with freedom, dignity, ease and confidence.
Join our community for transport justice: https://www.transportforall.org.uk
John Dales @johnstreetdales.bsky.social Chair of Urban Movement
Chair of @livingstreets.bsky.social
Trustee of @transportforall.org.uk
Columnist for @transportxtra.bsky.social
Member of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC)
Former Chair of the Transport Planning Society.
The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social A highway engineer's adventures in time & space. The street is not too narrow your imagination is too narrow | Independent sustainable mobility design specialist | Better streets & places | Runs @cityinfinity.bsky.social | https://linktr.ee/rantyhighwayman
Create Streets @createstreets.bsky.social
Patrick Rérat @patrickrerat.bsky.social Professor of geography of mobilities and urban planning
University of Lausanne
Head of the Academic Observatory for Cycling & Active Mobilities OUVEMA www.unil.ch/ouvema
Vicky Payne @vickypayne.bsky.social Planning, strategy, design, art. Thinking about systems, places and how they function. Writing at The Field https://vickypaynewrites.substack.com/
Art on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_field_art?igsh=MXM3dGYzMDJnZ295&utm_source=qr
Isabelle Clement MBE @isabelleclementmbe.bsky.social Proud Disabled cyclist & advocate for accessible active travel. Wheels for Wellbeing CEO. Non-Exec Director at ATE. Bi-national French/British. Singing keeps me sane.
Daniel Bowen @danielbowen.au Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua.org.au / professional geek. Opinions are all mine.
Bunurong land, Melbourne, Australia
Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner
Working with the Mayor, TfL & boroughs to build a safer, greener & healthier city.
Posts, errors & typos all mine.
African Cities Research Consortium @africancities.bsky.social Generating new insights and approaches to tackle complex problems in Africa’s rapidly changing cities.
» collaboration » evidence » innovation » progress
💻 https://www.african-cities.org
📩 bit.ly/ACRCnews
🎧 https://africancities.buzzsprout.com/
International Institute for Sustainable Development @iisd.org An award-winning independent think tank for sustainable solutions. Focused on climate, nature & economies.
Get the latest #sustdev news: http://bit.ly/2w12V4K
Joshua Kirshner @joshkirshner.bsky.social Geographer/planner and Co-Director @igdc.bsky.social • energy, urban climate, landscape, extraction frontiers • known to frequent the Uni of York
Xavier Harmony @transitharmony.bsky.social Australian-American 🇦🇺🇺🇸 | Transport Politics and Policy | PhD | Lover of cities 🌃, buses 🚌, trains 🚊, nature 🌳, and cats 🐈⬛ | He/him
GeorgeWeeks2014 @georgeweeks2014.bsky.social 🇪🇺British/New Zealand urban planner & university teaching fellow living and working in Auckland. Twitter refugee. Interested in most things, esp. architecture, energy, accessibility, sustainability, comedy and health. My views are my own. #FBPE
Laura Harding @lhsyd.bsky.social Draws…writes…knits…imbibes tea…thinks about architecture and urbanism…sighs a lot…
Please do not replicate or copy my content onto any other platforms.
(The beautiful flowers are Brack)
Olivier Razemon @olivierrazemon.bsky.social Journaliste. Le Monde, Mobilettre. Transports, vélo, voyages. Néo-lyonnais.
Auteur: On n’a que du beau! Le marché, ingrédient d'une société heureuse (2025). Comment la France a tué ses villes (2016), Le pouvoir de la pédale (2014).
Zoe Banks Gross @zoebanksgross.bsky.social Healthy, sustainable places & physical activity, #cycling, #walking #running #wheeling, #greenspace #bluespace #kidicalmass #playingout #justttransition
Dimitri Strobbe 🚧 @strobbe.bsky.social Road Manager in Brussels // Executive Director at #Maintain #BM / civil traffic engineer mobility & public space expert / 🚴🏼♂️ / opinions are my own
📍Brussel, Bruxelles, Molenbeek, Belgium 🇧🇪
Twitter: http://x.com/dimitristrobbe
Yves Rouyet @yvesrouyet.bsky.social Géographe Urbaniste Immobilier
🚴♂️🌳
Conseiller communal à Ixelles 🇧🇪
Président Commission 🇧🇪 F et G pour l'UNESCO 🏛
Prof fac archi Université Libre de Bruxelles
Racing Club Bruxelles Athlétisme 🏃♂️
Philip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social Head of School at UNSW Built Environment and Professor of Architecture. Writer, researcher & teacher, tall buildings, climate change, embodied carbon, cities
Søren Have @sorenhave.dk Mobility and Infrastructure Lead at green think tank CONCITO.
Living in Frederiksberg, Denmark.
M.Sc. & PhD (math).
Follow me if you are into climate action, transport/mobility and related areas. Here I write mostly in English, but occasionally in Danish.
Jorge Pérez-Jaramillo @perezjaramilloa.bsky.social Architect and urban planner since 1987, works from MDE Urban Lab. Medellín. www.mdeurbanlab.com perez.jaramillo@mdeurbanlab.com
Christian Dimmer @remmid.bsky.social dad/urbanist/assoc.prof. transition design + urban studies|waseda university|Tokyo|co-learning/co-design|public spaces/spheres|urban practices/theories|place {un}making/becoming|climate + sustainability/resilience|views expressed here are my own
Greg Vann @gregvann.bsky.social Australian urbanist at large based in Brisbane, 46+ years experience. Founder Urban Mentors Collective. Co founder Ethos Urban, President Queensland Walks. Keen to make cities better and to help those who want to do that.
JP @perrinjan.bsky.social YEG/Treaty 6 settler
Amiskwaciwâskahikan
ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ
sometimes other places
🐱🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🚲
Rocky Mountain Outlook @rockymtnoutlook.bsky.social Award-winning newspaper covering the Bow Valley area of Banff National Park, Lake Louise, Banff, Canmore, MD of Bighorn, Kananaskis Country and Stoney Nakoda.
judy 🇨🇦 @judy-bug.bsky.social We are all Team Canada.
Canadian currently living in Hellberta. No DMs please.
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide,
call or text 9-8-8. Help is available 24/7 (Canada)
Be a 2SLGBTQ+ ally & let the world know.
(she, her)
Brian🇺🇦🇨🇦 @squee22.bsky.social 🔥🖥️🔥
Thijs Niks @thijs.niks.nu https://twitter.com/thijsniks
LoneHowler (Kim)🇨🇦 @lonehowler.bsky.social Non binary, Cosplayer, bicyclist, train enthusiast, Urbanist, far left,on Treaty 7 land, in Helberta grew up here but didn't join the cult of oil
She/They
Matthew the Matticus @matticusssss.bsky.social YYC Photography by Cargo Bike - he/they cat shepard, musician (cello+voice), train nerd, general geek, and still hoping for a brighter future
Cuckoo Bananas @kayehm.bsky.social Urban Infrastructure Engineer.
326ppm
https://linktr.ee/kayehm
Rick Smith @rjcsmith.bsky.social President, Canadian Climate Institute/ président de l'Institut climatique du Canada
@climateinstitute.bsky.social 🇨🇦
Toronto Society of Architects @tosoarch.bsky.social Established in 1887 we are a non-profit organization bringing people together to discuss, learn and explore Toronto's built environment.
David Rider @dmrider.bsky.social Toronto-based journalist
Valesa Faria @valesafaria.bsky.social SVP, Partnerships & Development @ Build Canada Homes | Affordable Housing Development | Partnerships | Construction Innovation
School of Cities @uoftcities.bsky.social A hub for city research, education and engagement/outreach at U of T. Stay tuned for new #SofC initiatives at http://linktr.ee/uoftcities
Sarah Moser @sarahkmoser.bsky.social Urban geography professor at McGill University • new cities built from scratch, cultural politics, graphic novels 🇨🇦
@shebuildscities.bsky.social @shebuildscities.bsky.social
The Bentway @thebentway.bsky.social Toronto’s shared space, under the Gardiner
https://linkin.bio/ig-thebentway/
Deanne Mighton @deannemighton.bsky.social City Planner, Urban Designer, mom, e-bike and beach lover. Co-Founder Birch Bark Studio. I try to make places better, one project at a time, and learn new things along the way.
Graham Cubitt @grahamcubitt.bsky.social Living towards a flourishing world, particularly through developing supportive and affordable housing. Interests in ending homelessness, restoring heritage buildings, Passive House, agriculture, and a springer spaniel. Supporting Ukraine & Canada.
Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social Candidate for City Councillor for Ward 9. Proud husband and father of 4. Singer in a garage band.
Blair Scorgie 🍁 @blairscorgie.bsky.social Husband, father, planner, urban designer, consultant, sessional lecturer, volunteer, author, advocate, and Torontonian. Views are my own. www.scorgieplanning.com.
UrbanToronto @urbantoronto.bsky.social Toronto's premier hub for #Architecture, #Development, #Transit & #RealEstate news.
Maureen Wilson 🇨🇦 Ward 1 Councillor, Hamilton @ward1wilson.bsky.social Councillor for Hamilton's Ward 1. Proud mom of 3. Proud partner in life & love with @terry24cooke.bsky.social. She/Her.
Trevor Heywood @metroscapes.ca Not all those who wander are lost. I explore Metroscapes, where natural and built environments collide.
🌐 https://metroscapes.ca
▶️ https://youtube.com/@metroscapes
Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social 🌱 CEO, Climate & Nature Solutions; Chair UN Net Zero.
🇨🇦Former Minister of Environment & Climate
🏃♀️Author, Run Like a Girl
Order your copy today ⬇️
www.catherinemckenna.ca
📩 contact@climateandnature.com
Brandon Donnelly @handle.invalid City builder @globizen
Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com City columnist, contributing to the Toronto Star & writing the award-winning City Hall Watcher newsletter. A lot about Toronto Politics and then some nerd stuff. Humber College prof. (he/him)
Michael Geller @michaelgeller.bsky.social An aging Vancouver-based urban planner, developer, retired architect, writer and SFU Adjunct Professor with a longstanding interest in urban design and affordable housing.
Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social Ontario reporter for The Narwhal. Vice-president of the Canadian Association of Journalists. Springsteen, space, sports, sweets
Bjorn Radstrom @bjornradstrom.bsky.social He/him. P.Eng. Public transit planner who loves cities, reading, cargo shorts, food, maps, naps, beer, and the Oxford comma.
A wee bit obsessive about biking 🚲
📍Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Service in English 🇨🇦
Service en Français 🇨🇦
Serviço em Português 🇧🇷
Kim Storey @kstorey.bsky.social Architect and urban designer with Brown and Storey Architects
Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social Was @stateofthecity on Twitter. Veteran of a B-Grade, Film Noir genre of politics known as "local government." Current gig: second tour of duty in the Winnipeg Mayor's Office. Hometowns: Victoria, Winnipeg, Toronto. Working on 'Debt City' (see debt.city)
Craig Cassar @craigcassar.bsky.social Ward 12 Councillor City of Hamilton, ON. Runner. Urbanist. I consider all decisions from a systems perspective. Focused on Climate action & building a city centered on people. I cycle to City Hall, year-round with an occasional assist from public transit.
Canadian Urban Institute @canurb.bsky.social
Kelly Alvarez Doran @kellyalvarezdoran.bsky.social Co-Founder of halfclimatedesign.com
Evergreen @evergreencanada.bsky.social Better public spaces make us and the planet healthier and happier. We want to see Canadian cities invest in more of them. HQ Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto.
Bartek Komorowski @bicyclebartek.bsky.social I’m here to talk shop about bike lanes, street design, and urban mobility in Montreal and beyond.
Eleanor Mohammed, RPP, MCIP, EP @eleanormohammed.bsky.social Partner, Urban Governance & Planning @ DIALOG | UN-Habitat Professionals Forum Chair | Past President of the Commonwealth Association of Planners, Canadian Institute of Planners, & Alberta Professional Planners Institute #urbanism #cities
@beckykatz.bsky.social @beckykatz.bsky.social City of Toronto, Maintenance and Delivery Director
Tom Weatherburn @tdubolyou.bsky.social Data + Graphics
Planning Research, City of Toronto
mapto.ca; tomweatherburn.com
Carolyn Whitzman @cwhitzman.bsky.social Senior housing researcher, University of Toronto School of Cities. Author, “Clara at the Door with a Revolver”(2023), “Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis” ( 2024).
John Lorinc @johnlorinc.bsky.social Toronto journalist & editor. Contributor to Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Corporate Knights, Walrus, Spacing. Co-editor: Messy Cities (Coach House, 2025). Author: No Jews Live Here, A Memoir. https://chbooks.com/Books/N/No-Jews-Live-Here.
Dan Seljak @anotherglassbox.bsky.social Building hater/appreciator out of Toronto. He/they. Hates your neighbourhood’s character, yes, specifically yours.
bianca wylie @biancawylie.com https://time-and-space-studios.ghost.io/
Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social Toronto municipal policy wonk, engineer, urbanist, father.
Consider donating to effective charities: https://www.givewell.org/
Antoine @antoine101.bsky.social Passionate about great cities and user experience in public transportation. Advocate for democracy and stand against extremism. Opinionated in 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇮🇹🇩🇪🏳️🌈🐈
John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social Ontario politics and policy for TVO. Writer and Podcast co-host, #onpoli
jm_mcgrath.01 on signal
Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social Ottawa Mayoral Candidate
Substack: the 613
Podcast: Better Ottawa
Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social Sometimes you win. Other times you eat dirt.
Migrating from Twitter as @dvdham #ottbike. Also on Mastodon.
Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social City man: Spacing magazine editor, walking, messy urbanism, Renaissance urban history. Also freelance editor. dylanreid.ca
Gil Meslin @gmeslin.bsky.social
Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social Passionate about...just about everything! Especially Waterloo Region. 🇨🇦
Author of CitifiedWR blog https://citified.substack.com/
Co-founder of Waterloo Region Yes In My Backyard
"Kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight"
https://linktr.ee/dtkmelissa
Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social Toronto-based journalist, podcaster, and editor. Cities, Raptors, Leeds United, and two black cats named Hall & Oates.
I make an urban affairs podcast called Spacing Radio: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spacing-radio/id1124077274