@spurtle.bsky.social @spurtle.bsky.social Broughton's free, independent stirrer for hyperlocal news, views, history & culture in north/central Edinburgh since 1994. Monthly print issue. Online at www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk. No party-political/faith affiliations. Not-for-profit. Run by volunteers.
Miller @badgerfunk.bsky.social Recovering twitterer.
indoor cat @sy-so.bsky.social edinburgh 🏴🌞 indoor cat attempting at outdoors https://snnt.ch
Tracy Griffen @tracygriffen.bsky.social Edinburgh-based Personal Trainer, cook & author who owns a fitness studio in Leith. Allotmenteer, runner, cyclist, tree hugger, porridge fan.
www.griffenfitness.com
@shellieshellie.bsky.social @shellieshellie.bsky.social
Ben Macpherson SNP @benmacpherson.bsky.social Local, experienced SNP candidate for Edinburgh North Eastern & Leith ⚓️
Promoted by Calum Carswell on my behalf at @theSNP Gordon Lamb House, 3 Jackson’s Entry, Edinburgh, EH8 8PJ ✉️
@ScotGov Minister 🏴
Former Lawyer ✏️
Optimist ➕
Internationalist 🌍
Jo Caulfield @jocaulfield.bsky.social STAND-UP COMEDIAN & COMEDY WRITER “★★★★★ Scotsman” - “★★★★★ Observer” - “★★★★★ The Herald” - “★★★★★ SGFringe" - Always On Tour. Check jocaulfield.com for dates
The Dreaded Lurgy @thedreadedlurgy.bsky.social Cobblers. Sometimes found in Ecclefechan.
Lab of Thought @thelabofthought.co Rethinking mobility and public space
thelabofthought.co
Copenhagenizers @copenhagenizers.bsky.social Copenhagenize is an industry-leading company and an international reference for all subjects relating to bicycle mobility, working for cities and regions to provide a wide-range of professional support.
copenhagenize.eu & copenhagenizeindex.eu
Clean Cities @cleancitiescampaign.org Championing healthy, climate-friendly transport in European cities.
https://cleancitiescampaign.org/
The Bike Station @thebikestation.bsky.social Charity organisation in Edinburgh & Perth
♻️ Refurbishing used bikes at affordable costs
🚴♂️ Maintenance & Cycling classes
🌱 Wee Bike Library
🪴 Sustainable Transport
Pedal on Parliament #pop26 @pedalonparliament.org We’re back! In 2026 we Pedal on Parliament for a cycle-friendly Scotland, on Sat 30th May at 11.30am - Middle Meadow Walk to Holyrood, Edinburgh on closed roads. Find your nearest feeder ride on our Website
#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26
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
Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social Could you take the flight free challenge? Visit our website for information, inspiration and to make your #FlightFree2026 pledge: www.flightfree.co.uk
Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social Energy ⚡️ Waste ♻️ Transport 🚲 Public Realm 🌳
Words in HuffPost, Big Issue, Architects Journal.
Climate Emergency UK Advisory Board.
Enquiries - jonburkeuk@protonmail.com
www.jonburkeuk.com
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.
Anne Hidalgo @annehidalgo.bsky.social Ancienne Maire de Paris
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
Simon Holledge @holledge.bsky.social Conservationist | Hoffmannist | Scaligero | Tōfuist | Kyotophile | Internationalist | 36 operahouses/48 countries | 老霍 | Born@310 ppm | 🦋🏴🇪🇺🇯🇵🇨🇳🇭🇰 + 🇬🇱 | Pro devolved & empowered local democracy | #SaveEdinburghDemocracy | Profile writer
Andy Catlin @andycatlin.com Freelance Photography • Marketing • Communications
Former Board member of Puppet State Theatre, Strange Town & Puppet Animation Scotland. Website www.andycatlin.com | IG www.instagram.com/andycatlincom/
InfraSisters @infrasisters.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy Running mass bike rides to campaign for night-time cycling infrastructure that’s safe and comfortable for women and girls. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland
[bridged from https://mastodon.scot/@InfraSisters on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
Cycling UK Official @cyclinguk.bsky.social 🚲 Happier, healthier and greener lives through cycling.
www.cyclinguk.org
Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk Rail engineer and writer. Hosts @railnatter.uk and @trainsatlantic.uk. HOW THE RAILWAYS WILL FIX THE FUTURE (https://bit.ly/HowTheRailways) available everywhere. He/him.
Gavin Corbett @gavincorbett.bsky.social Mountain-going, biking, kayaker with two sons and a pathetic but charming vegetable garden. Former councillor, former SpAd. Working in an outdoor access charity. Current chair of Water of Leith Conservation Trust.
Rob Munn @robmunn.bsky.social Canadian born citizen of Leith. Reads, cycles, walks. Interested in music, film, politics, planning, active travel. Former Councillor. Blogs as Leith Notes (blogspot)
Harry Willliams @harryjwilliams.bsky.social Edinburgh mode
Www.city-scope.co.uk
Rob Mac @robmacrae.bsky.social "He was kind of raggedy and wild. And she was very beautiful, you know..."
Mark McIntyre @markjmcintyre.bsky.social Keen on active travel 🚲 music, cities, odds and ends of Glasgow history, transport. Powoli uczę się polskiego 🇵🇱 posting my own views
Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social What if we created the ultimate walking, running, wheeling, cycling and horse-riding network for Britain and Ireland? Up for helping?
linktr.ee/slowwaysuk
www.slowways.org
Walking Scotland @walkingscotland.bsky.social We are Walking Scotland. Your national walking and wheeling charity. Formerly known as Paths for All 👣
🌐 www.walkingscotland.org.uk
A Geo who Cycles @geocycle.eurosky.social Professional Volunteer
Posting about: 🚲 | ☕️ | 🌾 | 🌍 |🕹| 🎒
🏡: 🧀 ➡️ 🇯🇵 ➡️ 🏴 ➡️ 🏴
Wisco Emigrant | Scottish Immigrant | Leither
Zen and the Art of Things Not Zen.
Edinburgh Cycle Training @edinburghct.bsky.social ALL kinds of cycle training covered. Individuals and groups.
The world needs more people cycling
Edinburgh Gravel Cycling Club @edinburghgravel.cc Friendly group of gravel cyclists, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Regular adventures on Thursday nights, some weekends too. DM to join our community WhatsApp group. https://www.edinburghgravel.cc for more info.
Cockburn Association @thecockburn.bsky.social The Cockburn Association is a registered Scottish charity (SC011544) which works to protect and enhance the city of Edinburgh. Posts are not endorsements.
Cllr Claire Miller (she/her) @cllrcmiller.bsky.social 💚 Green Councillor for 📍 Edinburgh City Centre ward
💰 Finance spokesperson
✉️ c.miller@edinburgh.gov.uk/claire.miller@scottishgreens.org.uk - DMs are off
Promoted by Claire Miller on behalf of Scottish Green Party, both of 19b Graham St, EH6 5QN
Leith Central Community Council @leithcentralcc.bsky.social Representing Albion, Bonnington, Easter Road, Hillside, Leith Walk, Pilrig, South Leith. Meetings every 3rd Monday of the month except July and December @McDonald Rd library - everyone welcome!
leithcentralcc.co.uk
Alex McD @alex-mcd.bsky.social Cycling, more cycling and a sprinkle of motorsickles.
Bikes are gid 🏴🇪🇺
Live life on 2 wheels 🙂
Walk Wheel Cycle Trust Scotland @wwctrustscot.bsky.social Formerly Sustrans. Scotland updates from Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, the charity making it possible for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle.
Join us on our journey: walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk/scotland
Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social A celebration of all things bicycle. No AI. I'm a teacher 🇺🇸 of English living in Slovakia.
Robbie Ainsworth @robbieainsworth.bsky.social A civil engineer in Edinburgh. Cycle path closures and a bit of history.
andy @abeardwalks.bsky.social I walk, cycle, write and code.
Musings can be found at: https://givemecoffeeand.pizza/
wingpig @wingpig.bsky.social Bipedal ape with gingery beard, frown, grey hair. Cycles, walks, takes photos. Likes cold, dislikes social situations and long trousers. he/him
Charlotte Maddix @cwmaddix.bsky.social I like complicated conversations about rewilding, housing, localism and sustainable transport. Fuelled by rage about the nature crisis. Sustained by all the people doing something about it.
dave cykl 🇺🇦 @davecykl.bsky.social 🚲🌲🚊🥕. 🏴🇬🇧? 🇪🇺🤞. 🎥 💻📱
#Cycling, #greenie, #urbanism, #veggie: stereotype 🤔. #IAmEuropean. #Scotland.
❤️ #cinema, #tech, #techno. Sportsball = 😴. en,fr,de
(No bio, no posts? No followback + blocked.)
Also on 🦣
Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk Campaign for safe routes to school in Edinburgh. Run by the Travel Committee of James Gillespie’s Primary School and friends
Not able to read DMs, please email instead
https://blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk/
Traffic in Towns @trafficintowns.bsky.social I'm Traffic in Towns - also known as The Buchanan Report – I was published Nov 25th, 1963. I shaped how much of the UK looks and how you move around. OGL V3.0
https://trafficintowns.uk - now digital from Nov 25th, 2024 in 250+ languages.
Cargo Bike Movement @cargobikemovement.bsky.social We are currently in a transition period, and @the_bikestation have taken on our mission and vision. Stay tuned for updates on our projects!
Martin McD @mcdmartin.bsky.social Mainly cycling stuff in Edinburgh
Living Streets Edinburgh @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social Promoting Everyday Walking in Edinburgh.
Contact us at:- edinburghgroup@livingstreets.org.uk
If you’d like to sign up for our occasional email newsletter you can subscribe here: https://www.livingstreetsedinburgh.org.uk/contacts/
Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social From Forres. Live in Edinburgh. Finished the Munros in 2021. Care about cycling and other stuff.
https://medium.com/@edward.tissiman
Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social Journalist, author of Potholes and Pavements, cohost of @podstreetsahead.bsky.social
https://lauralaker.substack.com
Muted by Julia Hartley-Brewer
🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike https://edi.bike - Edinburgh’s weekly cycling digest, covering local campaigns, path progress, events & more.
Tag posts with #EdTravCyc to share route, road and path issues and follow our custom feed: https://bsky.app/profile/edi.bike/feed/edtravcyc
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
Charlie @urchaidh.bsky.social Very much the likes of me.
The City of Edinburgh Council @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social We provide over 700 services to Scotland’s capital city. Follow for news and information on life in Edinburgh.
If you have a service question, please contact us: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/contact
Cllr Jack Caldwell 🇺🇦 @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social ⚓ Leith Walk ward Scottish Liberal Democrats councillor 🔶️🇪🇺. Passionate about poverty,🌳,🏳️🌈,🚶🚴 & North Edinburgh | 🎸Dio & Judas Priest 🤘 | Former Abbeyhill @Scouts ldr & @Pilmeny | He/Him
InfraSisters @infrasisters.bsky.social Women led group campaigning for night-time cycling infrastructure that's safe for women and girls in Edinburgh.
www.infrasisters.org.uk
Cover photo (c) www.andycatlin.com
Katrina Faccenda @katrinafaccenda.bsky.social Cllr for Leith, Scottish Labour SEC member, TSSA & UNITE, stubbornly optimistic, often rebellious socialist. Occasionally a tour guide.
Gordon Carmichael @gordycarmichael.bsky.social
Nigel Bagshaw @nigelbagshaw.bsky.social Translator specialising in all things Central and East European (other than espionage). Sustainable transport campaigner and former Green councillor.
Cllr Stephen Jenkinson @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social Edinburgh’s Transport & Environment Convener and Labour’s Councillor for the Pentland Hills Ward 🌹
Eric Lesley @ericlesley2.bsky.social Trainee Transport planner. Edinburgh via Liverpool. Goodison Whitesox. All views my own. Same handle on twitter.
Danny Aston @dastonsnp.bsky.social SNP councillor for Craigentinny-Duddingston ward, Edinburgh |
Promoted by D Aston, 16 N St Andrew St EH2 1HJ
Constituent queries to: cllr.danny.aston@edinburgh.gov.uk
Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot Overlooked tales of Edinburgh, Leith & Scottish local history. Expect the unexpected: people, buildings, transport, maps & occasional attempts to be funny. Stories also published at https://threadinburgh.scot 🐦 ex-Cocteautriplets
Edinburgh Bus Users Group @edinburghbug.bsky.social Looking out for Edinburgh's bus passengers and services. Independent of operators, Councils, Government, political parties etc.
Website https://edinburghbususers.group/
Edinburgh Critical Mass @edcriticalmass.bsky.social A friendly protest for safer cycling. Every last Saturday of the month, meeting at Middle Meadow Walk, 2pm.
BEST_Edinburgh @best-edinburgh.bsky.social Better Edinburgh for Sustainable Travel - coalition of community campaigners and groups in Edinburgh working together to support safer streets & active travel.
EdinburghMinute.com @edinburghminute.com The Edinburgh Minute newsletter. Read by 30,000+ locals. Get smarter about Edinburgh with a quick curation of news, culture & communities @ 7am daily 📬 Proudly subscriber-supported.
Written by Michael MacLeod along with thousands of local contributors.
@johnrobson87.bsky.social @johnrobson87.bsky.social Person on a 🚲 in Edinburgh & beyond!
SW20ed #Edinburgh @sw20.info South West Edinburgh 20 Minute Neighbourhoods
📍#Edinburgh
Positive, sustainable changes. Live well locally. #streetsNOTroads
🚲FREE e-bike & e-cargobike hire: sw20.info
🛠️Tool Library: @sw20etl
🏃♀️Helped setup: Kids Park Run @ Hailes Quarry Park
Alastair Dalton @alastairdalton.bsky.social I'm the Glasgow-based Transport Correspondent of The Scotsman
Angus Calder @angused.bsky.social Architect / Urbanist / Active Travel /
Senior Mobility Planner @SustransScot /
Co-founder @SKELFBikePark /
All views my own
Cycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social We are Scotland’s national cycling charity. Working with others, we get more people cycling, more safely and easily in a better environment. Charity no SC029760
www.cycling.scot
Car-Free Holyrood @carfreeholyrood.bsky.social Local residents’ campaign to end motorised through-traffic on Holyrood Park private roads, which are managed by Historic Environment Scotland.
SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk Spokes, the Lothian Cycle Campaign:
fights for better conditions for everyday journeys by bike, particularly Edinburgh & Lothian. Also lobby Scot Gov.
We also encourage more councils, govt depts, politicians, professionals etc to move to bsky!
Edinburgh Festival of Cycling @edfoc.bsky.social The official account for the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling, find out more at https://edfoc.org.uk/
Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username👆)
Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app