Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!) @alangodfreymaps.bsky.social Reprinted Old Ordnance Survey Maps across Britain & Ireland introduced by specialist authors.
https://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/
USA sales - https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/alangodfreymaps?_trksid=p2334524.m570.l113337
#CombatCartography #MatchMap
Mike @daylaunch.itch.io Urban planner, but not a dick about it. Architectural historian, once. Married gay with a dog. Play lots of wispy indie video games. Seattle (but Portland, London and Honolulu a lot.) Neurodivergent and starting to lean into it.
Jose @justicia73.bsky.social Antifascist, in favor of a more equal and just country.
Lior Steinberg @steinberg.nu Planning cities that make people smile;
Co-founder @ humankind
Author of The Car That Wanted to be a Bike: http://humankind.city/car
📍 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Cllr Owen Burbidge 🔶 @oburbidge.bsky.social Scientist, Husband, Parent to Crumble the Romanian rescue. Lib Dem councillor for West Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne
🔶🏳️🌈 he/him
CityEd @cityedyt.bsky.social I make videos about Cities, Architecture, Urbanism and Placemaking - and anything else to do with cities and the built environment!
My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CityEd.
GLOBAL Visibility aéPiot - by aePiot.ro @globalvisibility.bsky.social SEMANTIC WEB - https://aePiot.ro - https://allGraph.ro - https://aePiot.com - https://Headlines-World.com - INDEPENDENT SEMANTIC INFRASTRUCTURE Web 4.0 where knowledge is generated locally, shared freely, and never collected, tracked, or controlled.
e.g Adam Lastname @gateshead-face.bsky.social North Gateshead metropolitan elite
Michael Bell @mbellcoop.bsky.social Used to be a somebody in the Co-op Party
UK politics, NUFC & non-league football, playlists, chess, Eurovision, conlangs, cribbage
Chess Dot Com username: Heaton Bellington
FPL team: Stobswood Bellfare
(he/him)
Cam @cam-andwhynot.bsky.social I vote for the ‘treat everyone like a human being’ party. The planet and the creatures on it are important to me.
Helen Simmons (She/Her) @littlehen.bsky.social A bricolage of things. Nature, creativity, community, kindness…
Unbothered. Moisturised. Happy. In My Lane. Focused. Flourishing.
Profile picture: me in a pink jumper smiling
Header image: me in a purple hat taking a picture of myself in a broken mirror
Louise Reeve @louisereeve1.bsky.social In search of evidence to improve policy.
Whickham Hermitage Community Garden @whickhamgarden.bsky.social Beautiful free to enter, volunteer-maintained Garden & Orangery Cafe, in Whickham, Tyne and Wear. Open Tuesday-Sunday 9am-4pm Wheelchair accessible. Dogs on leads welcome. 🌺 whickhamhermitagegarden.co.uk
Andrew Haxell @adhaxi.bsky.social Higher Education careers & employability, football (Arsenal, Southend United, Morpeth Town, Napoli - in that order), Northumberland, walking, tea shops, and a bit of politics, are my things
Craig Grävling @ieatpie.bsky.social Dreaming of a better world through common sense human focussed design (which often means trains).
Wasting time with SAFC, video games, and history.
🇬🇧🇨🇭🇸🇪🇯🇵🇳🇱🇮🇪
Lewis Bergen @lkbergen.bsky.social Trains = Good
Public transport aficionado, with a focus of rail.
Dispatch by day, designer by night.
Riku 🏳️⚧️🇵🇸 @rikuforthrail.bsky.social Sustainable transport advocate ✊
Social Media- Redbridge Greens
Proud Green Londoner 💚
they/them
Michael C @mikewillsee.bsky.social He/Him
Sustainable transport advocate & enthusiast (usual trainspotter)
Human rights enjoyer
Founder of @networknews.org.uk
I also make YouTube videos: youtube.com/@mikewillsee
@sjsoundaffects.bsky.social @sjsoundaffects.bsky.social
Sunil @sdvr.bsky.social Erstwhile researcher in human computer interaction/tech, accessible environments, sociology, politics, transport/urbanism and rare diseases: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oSEzsOoAAAAJ&hl=en
Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org I am an advocate in the United States for infrastructure & transportation improvements which will save lives, for not just for the drivers of motor vehicles, but also the most vulnerable road users such as bicyclists, pedestrians and the disabled.
Kimberley @emmaa19.bsky.social I'm an obstetrician with 24 years of experience, just observing the discussions here. I enjoy keeping up with new things. I previously studied at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center U.S Democratic Party for life
Turmut Hoer @4u5t0.bsky.social Now zum deloights in 'aymakin' an' zum they vancies mow-w-w-win', but of all the jobs as Oi loik best gi'e Oi the turmut 'oein'
Andrew Saffrey @mapsman.bsky.social 💼 Transport planner, highway engineer and urban designer
❤️ Beer, language, architecture, active travel, food, music, geography, politics, fatherhood, Brentford FC ⚽️, rugby league 🏉
📍 Costa del Stoke, Coventry
🐘mapsman@mastodonapp.uk
ℹ️ Woke AF
Paul Fletcher @paulfletcher.bsky.social Having got the Tories out of Hexham, now doing all I can to keep Reform out everywhere.
Public Transport News @publictransport.news News, analysis and ideas for people shaping the future of public transport. Follow for the latest from the bus, rail, metro, light rail and aviation industries.
https://publictransport.news
Matty J @m4ttyj.bsky.social 🙋♂️ 30 something 🏳️🌈 Geek in the North East 🇬🇧
🖥️ Small business IT manager 💡Smart Home technologies. 🥁 Steel Pan Player 🛼 Roller Derby NSO
📸 https://www.instagram.com/m4tty_j
📍 Sunderland UK 🇬🇧
Solo @sologemini.bsky.social #BlackSky
Gemini
Jacob Wilding @misterdotjay.bsky.social
Rupert Rivett @rupertrivett.bsky.social 📸 Photographer | capturing life's candid moments with my camera 📸
🌍 https://rupertrivett.photoshelter.com 🌍
#RealStreetPhotography #Photojournalism|
Skilled in unobtrusive, authentic #storytelling
📣NEW SUBSTACK 📔
👇📸👇📸👇📸👇📸
https://rupephoto.substack.com/
@paulusher1.bsky.social @paulusher1.bsky.social
Pete Mitchell @petermitchellnhsn.bsky.social Heritage at @nenature.bsky.social
'Nature's Cure in Times of Need': collecting stories of how nature has helped you get through hard times, generously supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Writing stuff is over here: @pdkmitchell.bsky.social
@estellitalins.bsky.social @estellitalins.bsky.social expelled from X for supporting palestinian people during outrageous cruel genocide by IDF & dangerous neonazis
@paulgrillot.bsky.social @paulgrillot.bsky.social
Suze @susiesueh.bsky.social Apanthropist. Occasional runner, beginner harpist, kettlebell lifter, owned by a black cat. Banned from Mumsnet 🤷♀️
Be still a while, the answer will come.
Solvitur ambulando.
(I don’t see DMs - not doing the age verification thingy…)
📍North East England
James Perry @perryjims.bsky.social Architect and planner. Housing and urbanism. Will draw things for money.
The Messy Ecologist @themessyecologist.bsky.social I’m campaigning for more messy spaces for nature, join our messy mission and let’s Rewild together by doing less- and letting nature do the rest!
PhD researcher - Rewilding with Beavers 🦫
Founder of the Wee Pond Project 🐸
Martin Hood @yankeepapa13.bsky.social Telecom Engineer; Beekeeper; Photographer; Kayaker; Techie; Gardener; Festival goer; Granda & Left handed Vegetarian. Co-founder of @GreenDurham.org.uk
County Durham, UK
@martino77.bsky.social @martino77.bsky.social
Michael Wood @michaeldwood74.bsky.social Dad, Husband, Researcher - Sport Management @ Northumbria University, #PhD student - #Sport #Culture, #Places, #Spaces, #People. Future #Lidos co-founder. Frequently #Swimming or #Cycling. Views my own.
Alan N. @alannewton.bsky.social Geordie. NUFC. Likes food and travel. Classic '70's stuff. Dogs, jigsaws and black pudding. A heady mix............. :)
Neil @neilclasper.bsky.social Posting from London.
Liz Burton @lizburton2.bsky.social At the intersection of narrative, ecology & systems change; crafting stories to unite fragmented movements & inspire quiet action. Championing purpose over profit, visibility without vanity and the power of showing up https://substack.com/@beautifulfuture
@davefromupnorth.bsky.social @davefromupnorth.bsky.social
@rth1811.bsky.social @rth1811.bsky.social
Craig A Rodway @craigr.uk https://craigr.uk · Software Developer · Photographer (for fun) · Brass player · Radio ham
- https://classroombookings.com
- https://ShareTimetable.com
Ian Hardie @ianhardie.bsky.social Northern Champion, North East History and Future. Railways, Sailing, Real Ale, Art, Literature, Canon Street O Gauge. Green Party 💚. Northern Socialist. The World needs a reset. Love our NHS 💙. Our Friends in the North.
Sarah Dalrymple @sarahdalgulls.bsky.social Seabirder and gull fan in north-east England, my posts here are entirely my own
also active at @sarahdalgulls@ecoevo.social on mastodon
https://sarahdal.github.io/
@sysadmincraig.bsky.social @sysadmincraig.bsky.social
Dave Majarich 🚲🐶 @davmaj.bsky.social Owned by the family dog, cold water dipper, cargobikeemoji, n+1 bikes,pizza maker, point guard, RNLI crew, still hoping for strictly tickets, Aussie in North East UK.
@newcastlene6.bsky.social @newcastlene6.bsky.social
Tim Robinson @tim12rob.bsky.social urbanist, recovering architect. child of the oil crisis, parent raising low carbon kids. Friding. all views my own. Auckland NZ via India and t'north.
Railways Explorer @therailwayjunction.bsky.social Visiting railway stations current heritage and disused
Time and Place @timeandplacevideos.bsky.social I am a historian soon to release my first video on environment and history: www.youtube.com/@timeandplacevideos
Alexander Hay @alexhay.bsky.social Newcastle Labour Councillor for Kingston Park South and Newbiggin Hall | Deputy Leader of Newcastle City Council and Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services | MP Staffer |
Matthew Mckeague @memckeague.bsky.social CEO @archhfund.bsky.social | communities, built environment & social infrastructure | interested in all kinds of places | music and running most of the rest of the time
Matt Harrison @mattpharrison.bsky.social I do communications, design and marketing for bus and train operators and authorities, and the occasional bit of writing. Proud Mancunian. European. 🇪🇺
Consultancy 👉 transportdesigned.com
Follow 👉 @transportdesigned.com
@adamski99.bsky.social @adamski99.bsky.social
M_W @weavinweave.bsky.social Midlander gone South | Railway worker | MA Railway Studies | transport geek | human geography | architecture | allotment | hiking | mental health first aider 💙 |🩸donor | #NFFC ⚽️ | 🏳️🌈 | Often late to the party | Views: own
instagram.com/weavin.weave
Old Northern Curio @northerncurio.bsky.social 👋 Tim Lewthwaite |
Archaeology & Heritage 🏛 | Landscape & Old Northernism ⛰️ | Small Town Labour🌹 | Proud Brittunculus
Revchips @revchips.bsky.social Officially not funny.
Adrian @neadrian7.bsky.social Socialist, Trade Unionist, and occasional Transport Policy tweeter. Advocate for better Public Transport for all. No political affiliation.
Aaron Walters @aaronwalters.bsky.social Digital Comms Officer at the UK Department for Education. Views are my own and not those of my employer.
Edward Dickinson @edwarddickinson.bsky.social Sustainability professional tweeting about climate change, transport, circular economy,
politics, the North East (England), occasional nufc & NBA
Nick Gray @path-dependent.bsky.social Political economy & place‑based policy
Fellow of things at Teesside University
That's not Teesside in the banner photo
https://research.tees.ac.uk/en/persons/nicholas-gray
Long Branch Mike (LBM) 🇨🇦 @longbranchmike.bsky.social Managing Editor of LondonReconnections.com. Open to colabs. Opinions are mine own. Associate European. EN/FR (he/him/il/lui)
You know, I'm something of a foamer myself...
Lucy @ceefaxisbetter.bsky.social Extreme moderate.
Northumberland Cycling Campaign @nlandcc.bsky.social We aim to be a voice for residents in Northumberland and campaign for improved and safer cycling infrastructure in the region.
Adam Dixon @adam-dixon.bsky.social PhD Researcher at Northumbria University
Interests: Environmental History, Transport, Mobility, Built Environment, Tyneside, 20th Century, Oral Histories.
Specialist subject: Metros, Motorways, Modernism and Municipal Ferries
Joe @itisjoe.bsky.social New here. UK based. 🏳️🌈📈✈️
Matthew Kilburn @matthewkilburn.bsky.social Writer, editor and consulting historian - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Doctor Who Magazine - and now former Alzheimer's carer. Ex-History of Parliament, also liable to write about North-East England and Oxford as well as television.
Dominic Stucki @dominicstucki.ch European, democrat, public transport specialist and rail nerd from Zürich, Switzerland. Writes endless rail travel threads. Job: Concepts and network design at SBB.
🦣 urbanists.social/@dominicstucki
🌐 dominicstucki.ch
Thomas Cheney @thomascheney.bsky.social Academic, (outer) Space Governance. Legal geography and environmental humanities of space governance (space resources, planetary protection, astrobiology, settlement etc). Writing a book on space mining and how we think about natural resources. He/him.
Michael Birtwhistle @salfordmh.bsky.social Consultant Community and Rehabilitation Psychiatrist. Rides bicycles. Politically engaged. Likes a good discussion. http://mas.to/@SalfordMH just in case. And here.
Robert MacDonald @rfmacdonald.bsky.social Social Scientist/ Professor (Honorary - Durham)
South Shields, UK.
The usual stuff: ‘left-wing flim-flam’/ sociology (youth, inequality, class etc)/ hills/ birds/ dogs/ politics/ punk/ MCFC/ archaeology/ the North East, & those sort of things.
💙&✌🏽
Kai @greenkai.bsky.social He / Him Audhd doing what I can to help unf**k the climate 💚. Focused on transport and GIS in the North East of England.
Graham Soult FIPM @grahamsoult.bsky.social Retail Cupid 💘, high street champion, Fellow of the Institute of Place Management (IPM), Durham Business Group chairman. BBC: "The North East's best-known retail expert". Slovenščino se učim! https://www.cannyinsights.com/
Mark Nelson @sphericalsquare.bsky.social CTO in ecommerce. Cycling & active travel at the weekends.
toughnessthree @toughnessthree.bsky.social Location: Kingdom of Northumbria 🔴🟡 | ⚫️⚪️
Things: NUFC, DIY coding, geeky stuff, retro games, music 🤘💪
Favourite bridge: High Level Bridge, River Tyne 👌😍
@sherylgreg21.bsky.social @sherylgreg21.bsky.social
Frazer Yrret 🗺️ @yrretshevik.bsky.social Physical geography and China Studies 🌏 | History and politics nerd | Map enjoyer | Anti-authoritarian democratic socialist
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.
@bamfordthefourth.bsky.social @bamfordthefourth.bsky.social
David Marshall @davenextthesea.bsky.social Retired transport planner MRTPI and Dad to Chloe. Trying to stay creative in planning and transport. School governor. Unfinished PhD, P/T student @aber.ac Rock music, real ale and SAFC.
Paul Davidson @pauldavidson.co.uk Middle-aged Dad energy
Robin C-F @robin.cantrill-fenwick.uk Arts Management. Audiences. Data. Publishing. Life in the North Pennines with thoughts on culture, politics, and a side of Denmark-appreciation. Chief Exec at @bakerrichards.bsky.social and @artsprofessional.co.uk
Jason @jasonwarrender.bsky.social
Toony Toon Storm 🍉🇺🇦 @toonytoonstorm.bsky.social