Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social Chief Economics Correspondent for The New York Times. Adjunct at CUNY Newmark. Ex: FiveThirtyEight, WSJ. He/him.
Email: ben.casselman@nytimes.com
Signal: @bencasselman.96
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Council Member Krista Laine @cmkristalaine.bsky.social Official Account for District 6 Austin City Council Member Krista Laine. She/her.
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Grant Wiggins @grantwiggins.net Civil engineering student ๐ค
@alansmithy.bsky.social @alansmithy.bsky.social
@atxurbanism.bsky.social @atxurbanism.bsky.social
@tomwald.bsky.social @tomwald.bsky.social
FuckCars @fuckcarsreddit.bsky.social Official account of http://reddit.com/r/fuckcars
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Josh J Architect @jjarchitect.bsky.social Architecture and built stuff that I find I interesting, amusement park stuff, pro wrestling. Occasionally chicken parm photos.
Josiah Stevenson @josiahstevenson.bsky.social Texpat in DC. // Day job: consumer credit // Main hobby: organizing to end apartment bans to lower the rent and save the environment
JMVC @jmvc.bsky.social Probably Longhorns, Spurs, ATXFC, ATX and TX Policy and Politics, Food, Music, and Travel. Maybe other stuff.
@dhartman.bsky.social @dhartman.bsky.social
Megan Etz @meganetz.bsky.social Building communities at Industry ATX | Native Austinite ๐ฆ
City Observatory @cityobservatory.bsky.social Original research and commentary on what matters for city success.
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
If you have a style question, search:
https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
Somewhere In ATX @somewhereinatx.bsky.social Looking for more info - in perpetuity. Posts are my own, unless I've been hacked. #YIMBY Urbanism (Social Housing In My Back Yard ๐) He/Him/His
Zohaib โZoโ Qadri @zoforaustin.bsky.social Proudly Representing Austin City Council, D9. Progressive Democrat fighting for Austinites. Child of immigrants. ๐บ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฐ Proud Texas Ex.
zoforaustin.com
Jimmy Flannigan @jimmyflannigan.bsky.social I refuse to give up on America.
Former #atxcouncil | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | ๐ค
jimmyflannigan.com
Amy De Luna @amydl.bsky.social Bike commuter & transit rider. Urbanist & dog lover. ATX ๐ถ ๐ฒ ๐ ๐
Rethink35 @rethink35.org A movement to stop the proposed I-35 expansion through Austin and push for a transformational, community-based alternative!
linktr.ee/rethink35
Whit in Austin @whit-ewen.bsky.social Placemaking, housing, walking, cycling, travel and food.
Miriam Schoenfield @miriamschoenfield.bsky.social I post mostly about freeway fighting, urbanism, and environmentalism, especially as they relate to Austin, TX - the city I first fell in love with when I began to fall in love with cities.
Parker Welch @parkerwelch.bsky.social Transportation engineer, urbanist, Austinite, liberal patriot
Board Secretary @aura-atx.org
Poems & Essays: https://thisfaintfire.substack.com/
Chris Gannon @chris-gannon.bsky.social Architect bopping around Austin, advocating for more housing, better buildings, and walkable neighborhoods
City of Austin D1 Planning Commissioner
Julio Gonzalez Altamirano @julio-ga.bsky.social Friendly discussion of decarbonization, energy, housing, and transportation with an Austin, Texas focus.
KristaforAustin @kristaforaustin.bsky.social Mom of two, Austin Real Estate Specialist, Public School Advocate, Former President of @AccessRRISD, Council Member-Elect for Austin City Council District 6!
Kristalaine.com
Cutter W. Gonzรกlez @cutterwgonzalez.bsky.social Texan, geographer, musician. Co-host @urbanatxreads.bsky.social. Director of Comms & Advocacy @texansforhousing.bsky.social. PhD student @txst.edu. Alum @uh.edu.
TransitCenter @transitcenter.bsky.social A foundation working to secure a just and sustainable future with abundant transportation options. transitcenter.org
The Urbanist @theurbanist.org Advocacy journalism for better cities.๐ฉโ๐ฆฝ๐จโ๐ฆฏ๐ถ๐ดโโ๏ธ ๐ โด๏ธ ๐ ๐ ๐๏ธ
Based in the Seattle metro area.
Read our coverage on theurbanist.org. ๐ฐ
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.
The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com Jeff Wood is the host of the Talking Headways podcast and the publisher of The Overhead Wire daily newsletter. http://theoverheadwire.com
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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social my next book is about why it's so hard to build. send me your thoughts!
Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz Transportation planner and economist. Founder, Siegman & Associates. Formerly Principal & Shareholder at Nelson\Nygaard. LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/5cekhrjh
Felicity M. Maxwell @cityjane.bsky.social >>Working to Expand Housing Access for All Texans
Executive Director, Texans For Housing ~ https://https://www.texansforhousing.org/
AURA Board member ~ https://aura-atx.org
Co-Chair, YIMBYtown 2024
Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social doctor, but probably not the kind of doctor you are looking for...
www.wesmarshall.org
www.kbate.org
https://lookbothwayspod.podbean.com
www.youtube.com/@LookBothWaysPod
A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social Author, When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency
low vision (#nystagmus), bus lover, bike rider
annazivarts.com
#WeekWithoutDriving weekwithoutdriving.org
Nondrivers Alliance nondrivers.org (c3)
Nondriver Action ndaction.org (c4)
The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social A podcast about the fight against car culture. Hosted by Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon.
Our new book, "Life After Cars" is out now.
https://www.lifeaftercars.com/
https://www.patreon.com/thewaroncarspod
Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social Co-author, "Life After Cars,โ co-host, The War on Cars. Runner, Disney parks fan (he/him)
https://www.lifeaftercars.com
Donate to my 2027 run in support of PPMD:
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Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org Covering the movement to end car dependency and make America better for walking, biking, transit and more.
Urban Austin Reads @urbanatxreads.bsky.social Currently reading: โThe City Is Not a Computer: Other Urban Intelligencesโ by Shannon Mattern.
Alim Virani ๐ @alimv.bsky.social Just build more housing you stupid bastards
World Bollard Associationโข๏ธ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Associationโข๏ธ. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
Bekah D @bolderbekah.bsky.social Boulder, bikes, hikes, build walkable neighborhoods
Zach ๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ @zachmac.bsky.social Build more trains and bike lanes. Pro-Choice and Pro-Union. Build 15 minute cities now.
@austinurbanist.bsky.social @austinurbanist.bsky.social
Mitch Ferro @mitchferro.bsky.social Anti-fascist, anti-MAGA, anti-Trump.
Urbanism, density, public transit, & active mobility solve a lot of ills.
Bikes are awesome whether for transport, recreation, or racing.
Sports watching: Bike races and Baltimore Ravens.
Safe Streets Austin @safestreetsaustin.bsky.social Safe Streets Austin works to transform Austinโs streets, bikeways, and trails into safe, vibrant, equitable places for people of all ages and abilities to walk, bike, roll, and gather. https://www.safestreetsaustin.org/
Adam Greenfield @adamgreenfield.bsky.social Streets, transportation, and land use advocate & organizer, mobilizing for bold change. Based in Austin TX. @SafeStreetsAustin @Rethink35 #NoMoreFreeways
@chrisbbradford.bsky.social @chrisbbradford.bsky.social
Austin Sanders @austinsanders.bsky.social Journalist in Austin, TX covering City Hall, cops, housing, and local politics more generally. Currently writing for The Austin Chronicle.
Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social climate adaptive social housing developer
architect for car-light climate forward cities w/ low carbon + passivhaus buildings, social housing
Author, 'Building for People' (Island Press, 12/2024: https://islandpress.org/books/building-people)
YIMBYLAND @yimbyland.com Build Housing. Build Cities. Build the Future.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social California YIMBY is a statewide advocacy organization working to pass legislation to end California's housing shortage by empowering and growing the YIMBY movement. Learn more at https://cayimby.org.
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social ๐ฐ๐๐๏ธ๐๏ธ๐ฒ๐ธ๐๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ฝ๐บ๐ณ
Austin, TX
Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social the closer we are physically, the closer we are socially.
Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com Executive director of the Center for Building in North America (centerforbuilding.org), stephen@centerforbuilding.org. Personal account. Brooklyn, NY.
Armand Domalewski @armanddomalewski.bsky.social Cohost of @everybodygetspie, a podcast from the team that brought you YIMBYs for Harris
Roger L. Cauvin @rcauvin.bsky.social โ๏ธ #prodmgmt | Positioning | Strategy
๐จโ๐ฌ Consumer Science | ML | AI
๐ข Downtown Austin dweller
๐๏ธ Advocate for inclusive neighborhoods- E eric goff @ericwg.bsky.social I lead an energy consulting firm in Texas. From home batteries to massive solar and wind farms. Data centers welcome here. I want cities to thrive because people thrive in cities. It all comes back to climate.
Liza ๐บ๐ฆ YIMBY, ex Soviet citizen, de-Nazify Russia @lyazlya.bsky.social
Jay Blazek Crossley @jaycrossley.bsky.social Texan husband dad safe streets advocate YIMBY freeway fighter policy wonk punk rocker serial boards & commissions member democracy builder pepper grower hot sauce maker advocate for sustaining human life on this planet executive director of Farm&City
Susan Somers @breathesgelatin.bsky.social Chair, City of Austin Urban Transportation Commission. Urbanist, YIMBY, skatefan, BTS ARMY, Kpop, mom, academic advisor
Mary Pustejovsky @mpusto.bsky.social Cargo bikes, urbanism, safe streets, climate. Heat pump all the things! Views are my own. #MadisonWI #EverTrue
Brennan @brennangriffin.bsky.social TxLege, urbanist, local government policy junkie.
Sam @samd.bsky.social https://bettercities.substack.com/
Better cities and transit are possible ๐
#1 Congestion pricing stan
#1 RFK Jr. hater
anti-slopulist
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social
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
Christof Spieler @christofspieler.bsky.social Director of Transportation, Madison, WI; Author of โTrains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit,โ Island Press, 2021, โTransportation and the Shape of Cities,โ Island Press, 2026. (he/him) PE/AICP/LEED AP (Views are my own.)
Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social Public transit planning consultant and commentator. Author of the book โHuman Transitโ and the blog HumanTransit.org. The consulting firm is jarrettwalker.com. Also obsessed with literature and plants.
Jack Craver @jackcraver.bsky.social Subscribe to the Austin Politics Newsletter to understand what's going on at City Hall: austinpolitics.net
Nathaniel Barrett @ncoxbarrett.bsky.social Dallas developer, urban orchardist, cargo bike rider, parking reformer. Building a better Dallas, one lot at a time.
Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about zoning?
Mike Clark-Madison @mclarkmadison.bsky.social Working for good in ATX since 1988. Moving to CLE in 2025.
Amy @amyliz.bsky.social Real estate geek | Flaneur | New Yorker | I love cities and nature
Edgar Handal @ehandal.bsky.social Computers, cello, SSBM, and urbanism. AURA (@aura-atx.org) board member.
AURA: An Austin for Everyone @aura-atx.org Austinites advocating for abundant homes, reliable public transit, walkability, & safe streets for all!
Jason Briggeman @jbriggeman.liberalcurrents.com Senior editor for Liberal Currents. Former (?) economist. Pacers fan. briggeman.org
M. Nolan Gray ๐ฅ @mnolangray.bsky.social the once and future city planner // chief urban planner METROPOLITAN ABUNDANCE PROJECT // AICP // YIMBY // #BBN // author of hit broadway musical arbitrary lines
Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social Parking and local politics, mostly (and some dad-type jokes). President of the Parking Reform Network. Grist 50 Fixer.
Michael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social Believer, skeptic, humanist, typist & dad. Trying to make places fairer as director of cities + towns for @Sightline.org, here in Portland OR. Views here: mine, all mine.
Jerusalem Demsas @jerusalem.bsky.social yes, like the city | Editor TheArgumentMag.com | she/her
Alon (they/them) @alonlevy.bsky.social Transit researcher in Berlin. Lived in Tel Aviv, Singapore, the Riviera, New York, Providence, Vancouver, Stockholm, Paris. https://pedestrianobservations.com/ http://patreon.com/alonlevy alon@pedestrianobservations.com @alon@mastodon.social โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ
Jenny Schuetz @jennyschuetz.bsky.social Housing policy wonk. Forever bullish on cities. VP of Housing at Arnold Ventures.
Dan Keshet @dankeshet.bsky.social Austin urbanist