Edinburgh News and Views @edinburghviews.bsky.social Comments and information about Edinburgh from Mark Lazarowicz, proud to be a citizen of a European city. Also on @marklazarowicz.sky.social about the wider world!
Chas Booth (he/him) @chasbooth.bsky.social Green councillor for Leith, City of Edinburgh Council. Transport spokesperson, Edinburgh Green Group.
https://chasbooth1.wordpress.com/
Promoted by Chas Booth on behalf of Scottish Green Party, both of 19b Graham Street, Edinburgh, EH6 5QN
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social Author of I Want to Burn This Place Down
https://www.themarisreview.com/
https://www.mariskreizman.com/
Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social Supporting a new generation of walkable neighborhoods with housing abundance, active public realms, & thriving small business ecosystems. Founder remainplaces.com
Kanata South Ward 23 @kanatasouth.bsky.social The only account to get up to date information, updates, and events from the Campaign of Erin Coffin, Councillor Candidate for Kanata South.
Lyra Evans (Ottawa) @lyraevansott.bsky.social Ottawa born & raised. Chemist by education. Former Chair of the OCDSB & former Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Ottawa.
Running for city council in Rideau Vanier (Ward 12).
Environmentalist.
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📺 https://hypertext.tv
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Andrea Howard @drandreahoward.bsky.social Professor of Psychology | Adolescence and the transition to adulthood | Mental health, alcohol, social media, ADHD | Open science and quantitative psychology | She/her.
Gumby Screens @gumbyscreens.bsky.social Unofficially posting images of Gumby every hour. Images are chosen at random and may contain insensitive depictions. Episode title and frame # are in alt txt
(ran by @dudethatbe.bsky.social)
Vision Zero Ottawa @visionzeroottawa.bsky.social No tragedy on Ottawa streets is acceptable. We can get to Zero by demanding our governments designing transportation systems that put safety first.
https://visionzeroottawa.ca/
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
Lena Reinhard (she/they) @lenareinhard.com By night: Painter, writer, poet, singer, baker
By day: VP Engineering, leadership & speaker coach, podcast host
Ex-CircleCI, Travis CI, Neighborhoodie, CouchDB
Proud: Bi & queer & poly & AuDHD
I love trees & looking at water from below the surface
Ana Hevesi @anthrocypher.bsky.social Dev tools as culture accelerators. Collaborative computing shenanigans.
Principal, Uploop.dev.
Ex Stack Overflow, early Node.js
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
Tanille Johnston (she/her/elle) @votetanille.bsky.social Proud Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ woman, social worker, and parent. NDP leadership candidate who puts people > profit.
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Jared Dunn @jddunn.bsky.social Itinerant Librarian & Community Technologist. Internet Old.
T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social Back off man, I'm a scientist. Evolutionary biologist. Professor. Genome size, junk DNA, applied evolution, sci comm, philosophy of science. Also political stuff. Plus jokes. Onions have 5x more DNA than you do (not a joke). Vimy, not Vichy. He/him.
Laura Hug @lhug.bsky.social Environmental microbiologist and CRC at UWaterloo. Tangent-prone story teller and compulsive frisbee chaser. Views are my own. 
S. Ashleigh Weeden, PhD @ashleighweeden.bsky.social *maybe not here quite so much, as I tend to my grief and growth*
Dr. Weeden. She/Her. Rural Futurist. Feminist. Curious/Furious. Place, power, policy. Obsessed with questions like "why?" and "so what?"
Adrian Harewood @caradrianh.bsky.social Prof. @JSchool_CU. Member: @CABJMedia
@CAJ, @NABJ, @jhrnews, @writerstrust, @uottawapress, @ thenarwhalca, ex-Anchor @CBCOttawa @6
Email: adrianharewood70@gmail.com
Urban Ottawa @urbanottawa.bsky.social Reflections on Ottawa and little ways to improve its urban fabric
Aleksandra Sagan @aleksagan.bsky.social 👩💻 Reporter at The Logic: thelogic.co
🛍️ Retail, e-commerce and tech
💬 Reach me securely on Signal @aleksagan.12
📍Vancouver, B.C.
Rachel Reid @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social Author of the GAME CHANGERS series and TIME TO SHINE. New book: THE SHOTS YOU TAKE out March 4, 2025. Living that Early Onset Parkinson’s life in Nova Scotia. she/her
Laurie Winkless @lauriewinkless.bsky.social Physicist & science storyteller. 📚#1: SCIENCE AND THE CITY 📚#2: STICKY. Words in other places. Irish in Aotearoa New Zealand. Massive science nerd, biz owner, enthusiastic, outspoken, equity-minded, multi-crafter. She/her. #ToitūTeTiriti #FreePalestine
More in Common UK @moreincommonuk.bsky.social https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/
Simon's Cat @simonscatofficial.bsky.social Official Bluesky channel. Welcome! 👋
A hangry, but lovable cat. 🐱
Animation-illustrations by Simon Tofield.
FILMS & SHOP👇
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Billie Rae Busby @brbusby.bsky.social Artist. Abstract landscape painter. Mental health advocate. Mom. Canadian. 🇨🇦 YYC
Www.billieraebusby.com
Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social "Above all, we loved this country and loved exploring and painting it." ~ Lawren Harris
It's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social Ottawa municipal issues, data analysis, transportation, urbanism, history, bike videos, candidate for city councillor! 🚲👶🌳
Ottawa, Ontario
Sarah Stein Lubrano @sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social Writer and broadcaster. Thinking at the intersection of critical theory and cognitive science. Book coming out May 2025. she/her
Rachel Stephens @rstephens.me sunshine and rainbows and f-bombs 🌈
she/her
@redmonk
Patty Wiens @pattybikes.com Brazilian Queen of the North. Bicycle Mayor of Winnipeg.
JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social I'm running to be the next Ottawa city councillor for the fabulous ward of Kitchissippi in the Oct. 26, 2026 municipal election!
Marvin Macaraig @marvinmacaraig.ca Ph.D. / Health Promoter and Scarborough Cycles Coordinator at Access Alliance / I help build healthy and resilient communities.
Francesca Hong 홍윤정 @francescahongwi.bsky.social State Representative. Single mom. Restaurant worker. Fighter for the working class. Candidate for WI Governor.
franhong.com/gotv
Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social Online Digital Broadcast Journalist for Global News Toronto focusing on Ontario politics. Tips? Snazzy spreadsheet? 📧isaac.callan@globalnews.ca
Raw Signal Group @rawsignal.ca Raw Signal Group provides the best management training and leadership programs in the world.
Cofounded by Johnathan (@johnathan.bsky.social) & Melissa Nightingale (@shappy.bsky.social), authors of World's Best Newsletter: https://worldsbestnewsletter.com
Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org We are the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. Working to create a world where every human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
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Julienne Danvers (WE WANT TRAINS!! 🚂) @juliennedanvers.bsky.social re-nationalize Air Canada & CN Rail 🥕 train influencer 🥕 free palestine 🍉 new brunswick
Librarianship.ca @librarianshipca.bsky.social Building the Canadian library and information community 🇨🇦
https://librarianship.ca
Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca Leader of Canada’s NDP / Le chef du NPD fédéral
https://linktr.ee/avi.lewis
Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social Author, editor, activist, cat lover. Founder of the Disability Visibility Project.
#DisabilityJustice feed I created:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:65kss3ewg5ida5mjyuk73v5r/feed/aaaba7ikg4sho
More about me
https://linktr.ee/disability_visibility
Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social Bestselling author of THEY KNEW, HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY and THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP.
https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/
Hazel Weakly @hazelweakly.me I have thoughts. Lots of thoughts. They never stop thinking. Never stop thunking.
hachyderm.io/@hazelweakly
Bridget Kromhout @bridgetkromhout.bsky.social Cloud native open source at Azure. She/her. Likes snow, bicycles, and @joelaha.bsky.social.
David Bellerive @dbellerive.ca I don’t just write about infrastructure: I want to help build it.
Public systems, trust, delivery. EN/FR
https://dbellerive.ca
Valérie Plante @valplante.bsky.social Mairesse de Montréal | Projet Montréal | Amoureuse de Montréal ❤️
https://linktr.ee/val_plante
ottwatch @ottwatch.bsky.social Robot that monitors the City of Ottawa for you. Editorial by kevinodotnet.bsky.social web: https://ottwatch.ca
Architects DCA @architectsdca.bsky.social Architects DCA is an Ottawa-based architectural firm with 25+ years of experience in infill, laboratory, and commercial design.
Dr. Andrea Chandler 🇨🇦 @andreachandler.bsky.social Ph.d. in Political Science. Retired academic, now a Professor Emeritus. Ottawa, Canada.
Let's Go Cargo! @letsgocargo.bsky.social We love bikes. Especially electric cargo bikes. We want more people to experience this great alternative for urban mobility. Rent one today!
Website: www.letsgocargo.ca
OC Transpo @octranspo.com People moving people | For Customer support & alerts: @helps.octranspo.com | On se déplace pour vous | Pour l'assistance clientèle et alertes : @aide.octranspo.com
Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social Vancouver journalist. Strives to tell unique stories.
http://moremcbarges.ca
http://instagram.com/justindmcelroy
David Macdonald @davidmaccdn.bsky.social Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives Senior Economist in Ottawa
Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com Sober trans broad. Award winning writer. Former smoker. I write a newsletter called Anxiety Shark, my debut book is called The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman
She//Her
linktr.ee/nikostratis
Bonnie Critchley @bonniecritchley.bsky.social A retired 22+yr veteran who's joined the next progressive conservative party, the Progressive Tory Party of Alberta. Together we'll stand up for the Camrose Constituency!
www.BonnieCritchleyIndependent.com
Carryshitolympics @carryshitolympics.bsky.social Show of carrying big loads on bikes.
Who needs a car? Compilation of bikes carrying stuff.
Car is over.
Electrify 613 @electrify613.bsky.social Helping homeowners electrify one home at a time https://electrify613.ca
Visit our direct-install one-stop electrification spin-off at ferncomfort.ca
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.
Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com Dutch-Canadian authors and urban mobility advocates who strive to communicate the benefits of happier, healthier, more human-scale cities.
National Association of City Transportation Officials @nacto.bsky.social 100+ North American cities & transit agencies exchanging transportation ideas, insights, and practices. www.nacto.org
Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social The Council for Canadian Urbanism #CanU is a national organization of leading multi-disciplinary urbanists championing better city-building coast-to-coast! linktr.ee/canurbanism Conseil pour l'Urbanisme Canadien
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
Pr Carlos Moreno - IAE Paris1 Sorbonne University @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social Professor IAE-Paris1 Sorbonne
French Academy of Technologies
Happy Proximities pionneer
15-Minute City concept creator
22 books in 13 languages
MultiAwarded 🏅🏆
Sigma Xi Scientific research honor society Fellow
Since 1 July 2024 ❌X/Twitter
Fr En Es It
Project for Public Spaces @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social We bring community-powered public spaces to life through #placemaking, social impact partnerships, events, & training. Join us for the 5th Int'l Placemaking Week June 24-26 in Detroit, MI! www.pps.org
Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl The Dutch Cycling Embassy (DCE) supports cities and regions worldwide in making cycling a natural part of daily life.
dutchcycling.nl
PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social 🌏 Global network of #Placemaking leaders facilitating collective learning, advocacy & action for #PublicSpaces.
www.PlacemakingX.org
Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social Highlighting what makes #publicspaces thrive. Sister program of @PlacemakingX.bsky.social.
By Fred Kent & Kathy Madden, founders & 40+ year leaders of @PPSPlacemaking.bsky.social.
www.SocialLifeProject.org
Jay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social Award-Winning Placemaker (25+ North American Cities). Author. Speaker. Urban Planning Adjunct Professor. Subdivided Co-Editor. Two Book Deal w/ Penguin Random House Canada. Hip Hop & a lil Punk Rock. Hopeful.
C40 Cities @c40cities.bsky.social A network of city mayors delivering urgent climate solutions. Protecting the people and places we love. 🌳🌍🌆💚
http://www.c40.org/
Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social The Centre for Cities is an independent think tank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK's largest cities and towns
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities @wrirosscities.bsky.social Helping cities make big ideas happen. A program of
@worldresources.bsky.social. Producer of http://TheCityFix.org. Home of #PrizeForCities.
Urban Cycling Institute @urbancyclinginstitute.org Professional Development | Knowledge Transfer | Strategic Advising
Our mission is to serve, teach, and inspire current and future urban professionals in our quest for actionable steps towards safe, inclusive, active mobility.
Parking Reform Network @parkingreform.org An org with a mission to educate the public about the impact of parking policy on housing, climate, equity, and traffic.
https://linktr.ee/parkingreform
Strong Towns @strongtowns.org We're changing *everything* about the North American pattern of development. Become a member today! strongtowns.org/membership
Clarence Eckerson Jr./Streetfilms @streetfilms.bsky.social The OG Urbanist Youtuber! Prolific Streets Documentarian since late 1990s. All good things: biking, walking, transit, open streets & LTNs! Visit www.streetfilms.org for more!
All tweets only represent my personal point of view.
America Walks @americawalks.bsky.social Everyone should be able to move around their community with dignity and freedom. We are a national non-profit supporting change and changemakers at every level. Americawalks.org
Mitchell Silver @mitchellsilver.bsky.social Urban planner, speaker, placemaker and professor of practice. Former NYC Parks Commissioner, Raleigh Chief Planning Officer and AICP & APA President. Passionate about people, planning, parks & public space.
Gil Penalosa @penalosag.bsky.social Founder 8 80 Cities • Worked in over 350 cities • NEW keynotes & workshops on how CITIES can make HEALTHY & HAPPY LIVING the easy choice • Book Gil • Infra + Policy + Programs • Children • Olders • Top 100 urbanist (13).
Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org Covering the movement to end car dependency and make America better for walking, biking, transit and more. 
Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social Canadian Urbanist and Chief Planner for the City of Toronto 🇨🇦
Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social Co-author, "Life After Cars,” co-host, The War on Cars. Runner, Disney parks fan (he/him)
Taking a break for the summer.
https://www.lifeaftercars.com
Donate to my 2027 run in support of PPMD:
https://donate.parentprojectmd.org/fundraiser/7001403
Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social Writer. New Yorker. Co-host, The War on Cars podcast. Our book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, is out now. lifeaftercars.com
Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org The greatest city in the world should have the greatest streets in the world 🗽
Join us: transalt.org/connect
Spacing @spacing.bsky.social Spacing.ca / Toronto urbanism uncovered in award-winning mag/web/books/podcasts.
Spacing Radio podcasts: spacingradio.bsky.social
Spacing Vancouver: spacingvancouver.bsky.social
Spacing Store: spacingstore.bsky.social
jamelle @jamellebouie.net The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group.
Send me your mutual aid requests.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Writer of books. Guardian columnist. Newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com. Board member, Third Act and Oil Change International.
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social - Executive Director, Project Drawdown drawdown.org
- Climate scientist, working on solutions
- Passionate about science, communication, and hope
- Minnesota based, Maine born
- Personal account / My views
Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com climate scientist
posts 100% my own
🇨🇦 is my home
distinguished professor & chair, Texas Tech
chief scientist, The Nature Conservancy
board member, Smithsonian NMNH
advisor, Lawson Climate Inst UofT
alumna, UToronto and UIUC
author, Saving Us
David Roberts @volts.wtf I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at http://volts.wtf!
Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social More housing, bikes, and transit.
https://youtube.com/@ohtheurbanity
📍 Montreal, Quebec
The Urbanist @theurbanist.org Advocacy journalism for better cities.👩🦽👨🦯🚶🚴♀️ 🚎 ⛴️ 🚊 🚆 🏙️
Based in the Seattle metro area.
Read our coverage on theurbanist.org. 📰
David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social Thinking, writing, and speaking about transport, cities, and tech. Contributing Writer @ Bloomberg and cohost @ Look Both Ways w/David & Wes. Working on a book about congestion pricing. linktr.ee/davidzipper
Newsletter & contact info: www.davidzipper.com
Jeff Speck @jeffspeck.bsky.social Urban Planner, Partner in Speck Dempsey, author of Walkable City, Walkable City Rules, and other stuff I'd like you to read. 
Next City @nextcity.org Next City’s journalism centers marginalized voices while amplifying solutions to the problems that oppress people in cities.
Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org The only website devoted to covering all the livable streets and public space news you need. Visit us at http://nyc.streetsblog.org. Retweets/posts are NOT endorsements.
Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social I'm a writer and a walker in LA. Tracking the city's megaevent progress at Torched. LA Podcast co-host, new episodes drop every Monday. LAUSD mom. @awalkerinla everywhere else. Sign up for my newsletter at torched.la 🔥
Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social Public transit planning consultant and commentator. Author of the book “Human Transit” and the blog HumanTransit.org. The consulting firm is jarrettwalker.com. Also obsessed with literature and plants.