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
Sightline Institute @sightline.org Think tank cooking up nonpartisan policy research on housing, energy, climate, and democracy in Cascadia. 🧠🍳 Likes/follows ≠ endorsements.
Newsletters: sightline.org/signup
Dan Bertolet @danbertolet.bsky.social I think it's good when cities are legal, and I work at Sightline Institute to make that happen. My takes on here, though, are no less than 100% mine.
Erim Gómez, PhD @erimgomezphd.bsky.social #🇲🇽🇺🇸 Asst. Prof. of #WildlifeBiology U of Montana
https://linktr.ee/Erimgomezphd
Serena Larkin @serenalarkin.bsky.social Comms + messaging for @sightline.org. Here for all our climate, cities, + democracy issues, plus weird fiction, farming, cats, + two-wheeled tootling 🚲 Chicago 🌇 Opinions my own
@saramoorehead.bsky.social @saramoorehead.bsky.social 
Emily Moore @emilymoore.bsky.social Climate and energy policy in the Pacific Northwest @Sightline.org. Views my own. 
Jay Lee @jayleetx.com Democracy + Elections @sightline.org (views my own)
... plus #rstats, data viz, mapping, bikes, NYC, whatever else I'm into this week
Gourd @jaredsnyder.bsky.social He//him, Chicago, bikes
SustainableYYC @sustainableyyc.bsky.social Codesigning Calgary’s transition to a sustainable future. Public health, equity, urban design and active transportation.
🌳🚶🏽♀️🚲🍎
Todd Mader @todddmader.bsky.social Beers 🍻, soccer ⚽️, curling 🥌, camping 🏕️, all things Wisconsin
Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social A Pole in Hong Kong. Posts about Museums, Pterosaurs and History of Palaeontology 🦴 Dinosaur Doodles 🦖
Erik Inglis @allthebeset.bsky.social warning signs, bikes and buzzards. and train songs. no such thing as negative space.
Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social Academic. Pleasure activist. Author of Bodyminds Reimagined & Black Disability Politics. Both open access from Duke University Press. She/her.
https://linktr.ee/samischalk
Kendall 🛩️ @tacotuesgay.bsky.social He/him | Student pilot, cycling, and a hodgepodge of whatever in between |📍Chicago living, Texas born and raised
Brianinja @brianinja.bsky.social Professional Chicagoland suburban transportation planner by day. Cargo ebike suburban dad by night. Enjoys birds and cute art. 🏳️🌈 He/him.
ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com asiniiwiikwe indizhinikaaz. anishinaabekwe in yanaguana. storyteller, comms nerd, & artist trying to shift power and build a just and sustainable world. fuck borders. land back. she/her/wiin.
Kati @kadschmad.bsky.social bikes, books, buildings
she/her
📍 West Lakeview
Jennifer Davis @jmd5120.bsky.social I live in Chicago. I work in a lab. Sometimes I bike. Views are my own.
Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social Political philosopher and inequality economist. Prof @ Utrecht University | Public values (social justice, democracy, sustainability, quality of life). Fair economies, caring societies. #limitarianism
ACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social A project powered by a network of aviation enthusiasts hunting for interesting cleartext ACARS messages. All posted messages are delayed & have identifying information removed. Most messages are very undramatic.
acarsdrama.com | jumpseat.acarsdrama.com
Nissa Mitchell @nissamitchell.com Musician, Writer, Designer—Shitposter. She/her.
https://nissamitchell.com/links/
Mary Gemignani @marygemignani.bsky.social Data Professional. Photographer. I try to put birds and all of nature in a good light. 📷
All posts are copyright my own unless noted otherwise.
Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social Cozy random passages from Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad books. Posts auto-delete.
Irish Cycling Campaign @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social Irish rep for European Cyclist Federation
Member of Irish Environmental
https://www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/
Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org We advocate for walking, rolling, bicycling and public transit to create healthy, sustainable, and equitable communities in the Chicago region. Join us! www.activetransportation.org
Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social Energy efficiency industry employee and former ADU resident. Here to stay updated on climate, energy, urbanism, and weather. I post frequently about Chicago!
David Andersen @daveandersen.bsky.social Computer Science Professor, CMU;
co-founder and CTO, Enriched Ag
Energy-efficient computing, a dash of security, and a pinch of databases.
Also on Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@dave_andersen )
signal: dga.48
he/him
Quitting Carbon Media @quittingcarbon.bsky.social Independent, original reporting and analysis on the projects, people, and policies advancing the energy transition from award-winning journalist @justingerdes.bsky.social. Subscribe: https://www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/
California Energy Commission @calenergy.bsky.social Where innovation meets action. As the state's primary energy policy and planning agency, we're driving California toward a clean, reliable, affordable, & equitable future.
paris martineau @paris.nyc investigative journalist @consumerreports.org • tech podcastin’ @twit.tv • previously @ The Information & Wired • @parismartineau on the other site
send tips: paris@cr.org, or securely via Signal (267.797.8655) or Proton (tips@paris.nyc)
👩💻 paris.nyc
BART @bart.gov This is the official account for BART. We provide train service throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and connect people to places they love.
For automated service updates go to @alerts.bart.gov
Visit us at bart.gov 🚇💙
Miser @misernyc.bsky.social Organized many of the marches for congestion pricing in NYC. Started the daylighting movement, run MicromobilityNYC, and advised Zohran from day 1 of his campaign. (Was also the template for his own video strategy.) We're building a movement here
nondriver @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social A podcast about the lives + stories of the 1-in-3 people who cannot drive by default & how they can shape our world.
Hosted by @nondriver.bsky.social & @devinsilvernail.bsky.social
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nondriver
+ your podcast app of choice.
Kirsti @kst.bsky.social Librarian. Geek. Music is life. I block early & often. “Always fight for the user, never for the system.”— Cory Doctorow.
Gaudium et Spes @gaudiumetspesbot.bsky.social Passages from the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, promulgated by Paul VI on December 7, 1965. Twice daily, English and Latin. Not affiliated with the Holy See.
micah of charlohrtte @micahlohr.bsky.social Development professional. Universal housing and transportation are my main deal. Recently moved to Charlotte 🐝 from Durham 🐂.
JB | Native Plant Gardener (WI) @jbtheexplorer.bsky.social SE Wisconsin native plant gardener🦋, habitat enthusiast🌿, casual nature photographer, hiker, plane watcher, oval racing fan. Mainly using Bluesky to document the nature in my yard and elsewhere. Please plant #NativePlants
Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social Scholar of religious violence and apocalypticism from the Crusades to contemporary America, living and teaching on occupied Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk land. Joyful swearbear. Amateur cook. He/him.
Saul Elbein @saulelbein.bsky.social Rooted cosmopolitan. Uncovering stories to build broad coalitions around clean water and soil for all Texans. Co-publisher of Heat Death with @asherelbein.bsky.social.
Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social Probably down a research rabbit hole.
📖 The Not-Quite States of America, about the U.S. territories (W. W. Norton).
🍟Agreeably nerdy food history newsletter: https://snackstack.net
He/him, just another dad in Minneapolis.
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/
Wisconsin Energy Institute @uwenergy.bsky.social Your portal to energy research, education and outreach activities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
https://energy.wisc.edu/
Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social Political scientist at BCJ studying American democracy and voting rights.
Usually on a bike, beach, or backpacking trip.
An American Problem (Princeton UP) coming October 2026: https://shorturl.at/Emjgo
kevintmorris.com
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology @soest.hawaii.edu World-class research and academic institution focused on informing solutions to some of the world’s most vexing problems.
📍University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
🌎 https://www.soest.hawaii.edu
WABA Cargo Bike Library @wababikelibrary.bsky.social Borrow a cargo bike - free!
Tyler King @tyleraking.com General malcontent. Ghostwriter.
Author: THE DEBT, RIOT STREET (Hachette)
Agent: Kimberly Brower @ Park, Fine & Brower
tyleraking.com
She/her 🇨🇴
Car Into Building @carintobuilding.bsky.social Hide your house, hide your office
#CarIntoBuilding
Crapulon @crapulon.bsky.social Normal for Nowra
Fresh Air Wheels @freshwheels.bsky.social Launching April 25, 2026 - an eBike lending library in St. Anthony Park, Saint Paul. Part of Transition Town - All St. Anthony Park.
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social Human Rights Lawyer | Executive Director at TIMEP @timep.bsky.social 
Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social Canadian Urbanist and Chief Planner for the City of Toronto 🇨🇦
Daniel Bond @dwbond.bsky.social he/him 🏳️🌈 🏞️ 🚄 👨💻 🗳️ 📽️
Arlington
Mastodon: @dwbond@tech.lgbt
Instagram: @danielwbond
Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social Associate professor in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. Sociologist/demographer studying the health impacts of climate change and dams, with a focus on Brazil and East Africa.
https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/heatherrandell
Mister Jones @misterjones.bsky.social Interested in - Science, History, Hiking, Programming, Urbanism, Transit, Spirituality, Cultures, Good Books, What Makes People Tick, and basically everything else under the sun.
Travis Norvell @pedalingpastor.bsky.social pedaling the gospel of community, inclusion, social justice, dad jokes, yelling at 🚗, & a deep ❤️ for 🚲 👟 🚌. WV-expat. Pastor of Judson Memorial Baptist Church in S. MPLS author of Church on the Move: A Practical Guide for Ministry in the Community
Joshua Houdek @jhoudek.bsky.social Bicycling. Walking. Transit. Electrification. Climate.
Clean transportation & housing for all. @sierraclubmn.bsky.social
Minneapolis, Minnesota
lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com rotatingsandwiches.com / batting around podcast
National Association of City Transportation Officials @nacto.bsky.social 100+ North American cities & transit agencies exchanging transportation ideas, insights, and practices. www.nacto.org
Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social Conservation biologist and former astrophysicist. Scientist for threatened birds with the #kakapo and #takahe programmes at the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Avatar: @blackmudpuppy.bsky.social
Bad Medical Takes @badmedicaltakes.bsky.social Posting the worst medical takes. Have a submission? DM or @ me. #MedSky https://ko-fi.com/badmedicaltakes
Eric Erins @ericerins.bsky.social Eric_Erins on Twitter
Usually I’m out here posting buildings and real estate listings I think are interesting.
Chicago
public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social personal account. past: tfgh, cdc, emory. interests: health policy/law, politics, global health. big fan of: democracy, pluralism, human rights. shares/likes ≠ endorsements. he/him. abiding no hatred
Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social Writer/Organizer/Hopemonger. Read The White Pages (please) (https://thewhitepages.net). From Montana/now in Milwaukee.
"We put on ZZ Top and turned it up, real loud"
Integrated Schools @integratedschools.bsky.social We are a movement of parents and caregivers committed to integrating our children, driving new narratives about education, and advocating for justice in our public schools
Climate Cabinet Education @climatecabineteducation.org We turn climate information into climate action - equipping policymakers and the public with district-specific data and policy solutions. climatecabineteducation.org
BeyondDC @beyonddc.bsky.social Urbanism & transportation, WashDC.
Planner, professor, longtime GGWash.
Trying for joy rather than doom & dunks; not always succeeding.
ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social I turn Art into Sports (and vice versa) | NO AI USED | “Everything I didn't know I needed" - follower testimonial
Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social crip journalist, historian, editor, organizer
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Floodlight @floodlightnews.org Investigating the powers stalling climate action
Live Science @livescience.com The latest science news, groundbreaking discoveries, and fascinating features from our expert journalists. Your journey of discovery begins at Live Science.
Sojourners @sojo.net Putting faith into action for social justice. Read sojo.net.
STAT @statnews.com Reporting from the frontiers of health & medicine.
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social Nonprofit equipping journalists to cover science: articles, tip sheets, trainings, courses, mentoring, pitch database, & more. Our new book THE BEST SCIENCE STORIES AND HOW THEY WORK: https://tinyurl.com/TBSSbook
Rhode Island Current @rhodeislandcurrent.com The Rhode Island Current is an independent, nonprofit news outlet covering state government and the impact of public policy decisions in the Ocean State.
Maryland Matters @marylandmatters.org Nonpartisan and nonprofit coverage of Maryland Politics and government. Find us at https://marylandmatters.org/
Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com Nonpartisan, nonprofit news site | Digging up the truth in the Badger State. Part of https://statesnewsroom.com. Subscribe: http://wisconsinexaminer.com/subscribe/
Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com 2024 Michigan Press Association's News Media Publication of the Year. Hard-hitting reporting on politics and policy. Part of the nonprofit @statesnewsroom.com.
South Dakota Searchlight @southdakotasearchlight.com We provide free news and commentary on critical issues facing the state. We seek to serve the public interest with accuracy, fairness, insight and civility.
Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com We provide independent, nonpartisan reporting that holds officials accountable and expands knowledge of the political process. Read our content at oklahomavoice.com or subscribe to our newsletter at https://oklahomavoice.com/subscribe.
North Dakota Monitor @northdakotamonitor.com A nonprofit, nonpartisan source for trusted news, commentary and insight into statewide policy and critical issues affecting the Peace Garden State.
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Nebraska Examiner @nebraskaexaminer.com A nonprofit, independent news source committed to providing news, scoops and reports important to our state.
Washington State Standard @washingtonstatestandard.com A nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet, providing original reporting, analysis and commentary on Washington state policy and politics.
Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com We're a nonprofit Oregon newsroom focused on state government, agencies and policies. We keep our eye on your tax dollars. Find us at OregonCapitalChronicle.com info@oregoncapitalchronicle.com.
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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com Start with the truth
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com Insightful, investigative, independent nonprofit journalism @ the AZ Capitol. Connecting people to policy & holding the powerful to account.
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Stateline @stateline.org Daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy.
Part of @statesnewsroom.com.
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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com Longform journalism exploring fresh ideas. Pitch us: edit@noemamag.com
Chris @chrisbybikes.bsky.social Los Angeles. Dad of 3. Bike commuter. Bike dad. Yimby. Union teacher. 
Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social Chaos Muppet. Raconteuse. The internet’s gay Catholic aunt. Playwright, novelist, arts journalist, grantwriter. Archbishop of Bluesky. Schism enthusiast. Never not thinking about Star Trek. Long threads, all caps, can’t lose.
chlurg @chlurg.bsky.social late to the urbanist party
Richard Day @rsday.bsky.social 
Kristina Pearson @krisbikes4life.bsky.social Engineer, MSc SEDV, #yycbike with kids, knitter, canoeist, snowshoer. I am currently doing research into a net zero electricity grid in Alberta with NZERI. I'm here for the science and data crunching. She/her
Dana Cotton @danalikesbikes.bsky.social Mom
Bike Rider
Stoop Sitter
Thin Sliced Cheese Hater
Unapologetic Enya Fan
I like walkable communities and safe streets for everyone. We can have nice things!
Michele Reeves @rethinkplaces.bsky.social Misc musings of urban strategist…land use, retail, transpo, lighting(!), placemaking, real estate development, and people… with a few random acts of photography thrown in! (Finally making the move from Twitter… starting from scratch again!) views=my own
Shannon McGregor, PhD @shannimcg.bsky.social Professor at UNC. PI at CITAP. Researching & writing on political comm: identity, social media, public opinion, news - all "depressing & timely" BOOK: Media & January 6th (Oxford) https://global.oup.com/academic/product/media-and-january-6th-9780197758533
Grebcomics 🐸 @grebcomics.bsky.social silly comic 🐸
greb.store ✨
patreon.com/greb 🐥
Michael Bradley 🍕 @mikebradleymke.bsky.social Husband & dad. Demography, Safe Streets, Frozen Pizza, Lake Michigan. Licensed bartender. For 1 Million Milwaukeeans.
@lindsmpls.bsky.social @lindsmpls.bsky.social 
Letters for Liberation @letters4liberation.bsky.social Letters For Liberation (FKA Abolition Apostles) is a 100% volunteer-run national abolitionist jail and prison pen pal collective. Since our inception in 2019, 4500+ inside pen pals have connected with an outside pen pal!
linktr.ee/lettersforliberation