𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com Author of Straphanger, Shanghai Grand, Lost Supper
Words: NYTimes NatGeo Smithsonian
⬇️ Train travel + politics of transit ⬇️
https://www.highspeed.blog
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science 👁️ https://olivia.science
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associate professor of computational cognitive science · she/they · cypriot/kıbrıslı/κυπραία · σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ χεῖρα κίνει
AGI Geocommunity @geocommunity.bsky.social Association for Geographic Information (AGI)
Edinburgh Futures Institute @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social Official Bluesky account of Edinburgh Futures Institute: A futures-focused space for learning, research, and innovation at the University of Edinburgh.
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
Nicolas Lambert @neocarto.bsky.social Front-end cartographer. Research Engineer in Geographic Information Science at CNRS & UAR RIATE. Author of Mad Maps (2019), Practical Handbook of Thematic Cartography (2016, 2020, 2025) and Cartographia (2025).
Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social A weekly radio podcast dedicated to the idea that for public and planetary health we should prioritize bikes as transportation. https://biketalk.org/
Oxford Pedestrians Association @oxfordpedestrians.bsky.social Campaigning to make Oxford a better place to walk and wheel
https://www.oxpa.org.uk/
Diarmid Mogg @diarmidmogg.bsky.social Mostly Edinburgh history, tenement life stories and the like. Current project - Tenement Town; Previous project - Small Town Noir.
Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory @memoryplace.bsky.social Anchored in philosophy @stir.ac.uk
Researching place & memory
across cognitive sciences, social sciences & the arts
Led by @suttonprofessor.bsky.social & @reaveyp.bsky.social
Funded by @leverhulme.ac.uk
placememory.net
John Sutton @suttonprofessor.bsky.social Director, Centre for the Sciences of Place & Memory, Stirling Uni, Scotland. Skill, memory, embodied cognition, philosophy, cognitive history, cricket, music, collaboration, wayfinding. Leverhulme International Prof: johnsutton.net & placememory.net
Julie de los Reyes @juliedlr.bsky.social Economic geographer | Assoc Prof at CSEAS, Kyoto University l energy transition, mining, finance | Fellow at Transnational Institute - Amsterdam
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org We are the UK’s learned society and professional body for geography, supporting geography and geographers across the world.
Megan Pickles @mgpckls.bsky.social PhD candidate in energy and transport, DIY enthusiast most likely "having a go" at something way out my depth
Yi Fan Liu @yifan-liu.bsky.social PhD @tsuoxford.bsky.social | studying car-sharing services & (auto)mobilities 🚙 | occasional birdwatcher 🐥 | she/her
John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social Pedestrian Historian.
Imperialism Syllabus: http://tinyurl.com/ev4psh98
The Anticolonial Front: http://tinyurl.com/33d3exca.
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Sarah Kline @sarahklinee.bsky.social PhD in Human Geography @GeosciencesEd studying cultural heritage, climate change, and youth geographies
Sara F.L. Kirk @sflkirk.bsky.social Health Promotion Prof @dalhousie.bsky.social. UK export in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Canada. Pop health, climate anxiety, safe streets. Volunteer with @velocanadabikes.bsky.social, @visionzerokh.bsky.social, @urbantruth.bsky.social. She/her. Views are my own
Adfree Cities @adfreecities.bsky.social A network of groups challenging corporate outdoor advertising and reclaiming public space for art, community and nature. Find us at www.adfreecities.org.uk & hello@adfreecities.org.uk
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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.
Adrian Davis @2760.bsky.social Faculty of Public Health Bazalgette Professor - Champion of Evidence Award (2025-27): interests in road transport, necessity of intersectoral collaboration, co-benefits, importance of, & access to, robust peer reviewed evidence.
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Dr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social Same interdisciplinary scientist as on the other sites with the same handle. Chemistry, math, physics, meteorology, GIS, data whisperer.
Natural resources director, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Co. She/Her
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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
Barb Chamberlain @barbchamberlain.bsky.social Active transportation policy and other things. Always doing work I believe in. Need more naps and fewer meetings but here we are.
Thérèse Bajada @bajadat.bsky.social Maltese transport geographer 🌍, academic, and researcher. Interested in sustainable mobility and road safety 🚶♀️🚶♂️🚲🚍🚎🚌🚉🚄🚋🚞⛴️🚡✈️. ❤️ metal 🤘
Transport Geography Research Group @tgrg-rgs-ibg.bsky.social This is the official Bluesky feed of the RGS-IBG Transport Geography Research Group.
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Gabrielle Drolet @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social Writer and cartoonist based in Montreal. My first book is out May 20 :)
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GISRUK: GIS Research UK @gisruk.bsky.social GIScience Research UK (GISRUK) Conference. The largest academic GIS research conference in the UK!
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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social Academic at @ITSLeeds working on #energy #carbon #transport #cycling #data #Rstats
Robin Lovelace @robinlovelace.bsky.social Professor of Transport Data Science
Karen Lucas @drkarenlucas.bsky.social Anti-poverty activist, transport & mobility poverty expert - academic researcher, dog lover and proud grandmother
Louise Reardon @louisereardon.bsky.social Associate Professor in Governance and Public Policy, University of Birmingham
Thematic Research Lead for Transport, UK Parliament
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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org The UK’s largest public funder of research. Our mission is to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive growth.
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk An independent charity that seeks to fund blue skies research and scholarship. Follow this channel for details on upcoming grant deadlines, published research, scheme opening dates, grant announcements, events, and more. https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/
Mark D Barry (FAcSS) @swalesmetroprof.bsky.social Stuff (Physics, IT, biotech, transport) in Cardiff Manchester London EU & US. South Wales Metro since 2010 Prof Practice in Connectivity cugeogplan.bsky.social #cardiff #metro #transit #tod www.cardiffmetro.wales
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Angie Schmitt @schmangee.bsky.social Planner and writer. Author RIGHT OF WAY. Traffic safety nerd. Mom of two. Working on a new book about child-friendly neighborhoods.
Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer @tricyclemayor.bsky.social research fellow @active-ata.bsky.social | active travel | public transport | crit dis | pedestrian every day, tricycling often | Trustee @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk | Ambassador for Activity Alliance | views are Frida's 🐕
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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social Clean transportation campaign director at Sierra Club. Advocate for electric bikes, cars, buses, trucks & trains. Mamá in Washington, DC. Drive less!
Jessica Hart @jlrhart.bsky.social Allison’s mom. 🩷
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Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social Architect and urban planner working on mobility, road safety and street design. Walking, cycling and new mobility.🚶🏻♀️🚲🛴
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Oslo, Norway - Trans 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ - She/her
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The Journal of Transport History @jtransporthist.bsky.social The Journal of Transport History aims to circulate and promote the best and the widest possible range of peer reviewed analysis and commentary on all facets of transport pasts. More here: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/JTH
Kian Goh @kiangoh.bsky.social Architect & urban planning professor @UCLA. Urban change & climate justice. Author of Form & Flow (MIT 2021) bit.ly/3Q92Mkd
Anna Plyushteva @plyushteva.bsky.social Migrant, geographer, public transport enthusiast. Research and teaching on urban mobilities, economies, and inequalities. Very sceptical of AI in HE. Titular Associate Professor at @oxfordgeography.bsky.social and @tsuoxford.bsky.social She/her
gillian rose @profgillian.bsky.social digital things, visual culture, cities, visual research methods. And sometimes academic life. Prof of Human Geography at the University of Oxford. I still blog, occasionally, here:
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Ersilia Verlinghieri @ersiliav.bsky.social Researching governance of just low-carbon transitions,post-growth and urban transport, transport&health. Learning agroecology and permaculture. She/her https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=m1uhxrAAAAAJ&hl=en
Greg Marsden @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social Professor of Transport Governance University of Leeds - posting in a personal capacity
Prof Christian Brand @profchristianbrand.bsky.social Scientist. Prof at Oxford University's Transport Studies Unit & ECI Energy. Sustainable and healthy transport. Transport and climate change.
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Patrick Rérat @patrickrerat.bsky.social Professor of geography of mobilities and urban planning
University of Lausanne
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Harry Willliams @harryjwilliams.bsky.social Edinburgh mode
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Paola @pcastaneda.bsky.social Geógrafa feminista. Profe.
Movilidades, ciudades, América Latina 🌎
Eric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com Architecture, interesting & historic places, Chicago, exploring cities by bike & transit. Mostly photos. Views my own. He/him. 🚲 🏙️ 🚆 🐱 🏳️🌈 📷
Loritta Chan @lorittachan.bsky.social Human geographer. Focuses on children and youth, livelihoods, waste and sustainable cities. Lecturer at NUS, Singapore.
Sense about Science @senseaboutsci.bsky.social An independent charity promoting the public interest in sound science and evidence.
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Deb Chachra @debcha.bsky.social Engineering professor. Author of HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS (on Riverhead in the US+, on Torva in the UK+). Interested in embodiment, materiality, metacognition, and systems. All enthusiasm is 100% genuine. debcha.org
Rowan Jackson @r-c-jackson.bsky.social Lecturer in Planetary Health and Food Systems. University of Edinburgh.
Interested in environmental and cultural change in the North Atlantic. Heritage and Climate Change. Health and the environment. | Greenland | Iceland | Scotland
Eoin Palmer @eoinpalmer.bsky.social Urban Geographer writing about land rent and real abstraction, build-to-rent housing and heritage under capitalism.
Edinburgh
He/Him
Fraser MacDonald @frasermacdonald.bsky.social Geographer, historian.
The University of Edinburgh @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Influencing the world since 1583. Follow our other social channels: https://edin.ac/3CJvzdv
Transport and Health Science Group @transporthealth.bsky.social An independent group of global public health and transport practitioners and researchers.
https://www.transportandhealth.org.uk
Nadia Williams (she/her) @racingboo.bsky.social Media studies PhD with focus on discourse related to cycling and cyclists: applied social dominance theory to the roads network. Interested in social justice and equality. I share anything i find interesting. 🇿🇦🇮🇪
Veronica O. Davis @veronicaodavis.bsky.social Author, Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities
veronicao.com
She/Her #TransportationNerd #InclusiveTransportation 🔺🐘
Meredith Glaser @cyclingprofessor.bsky.social Professor of Cycling | CEO Urban Cycling Institute
Rafael H. M. Pereira 🚡 Urban Demographics @urbandemog.bsky.social Researcher Ipea Brazil | Visiting prof @geo_uoft | PhD @TSUOxford | Structured procrastination on Cities, Urban mobility, Accessibility, Equity, Data science, R. About: www.urbandemographics.org/
Living Rent @living-rent.bsky.social Scotland's tenants and community union, fighting for decent and affordable housing for all.
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COSLA @cosla.gov.uk The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
COSLA is the voice of Local Government in Scotland.
https://linktr.ee/cosla
Caroline Criado Perez @ccriadoperez.bsky.social Writer, speaker, author of Invisible Women
rOpenSci @handle.invalid We are a community that fosters a culture that values open and reproducible research using shared data and reusable software. We develops #RStats based tools and […]
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Claude Lynch @claudelynch.bsky.social Jack-of-all-geographies (except physical) 🌍
PhD researcher at UCL 🏛️
Past lives as a video essayist, stand-up comedian, slam poet 🔨
Guillem Rubio-Ramon @guillemrubio.bsky.social More-than-human geographies and political ecologies.
🔗 https://gru.bio
Chicago Architecture Center @chiarchitecture.bsky.social We share the stories of Chicago architecture to inspire people to discover why design matters. EDUCATION • TOURS • EXHIBITIONS • CRUISES architecture.org
Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org The region's sustainable transportation news and advocacy website, helping to make the city and suburbs better since 2013. Posts: @johngreenfield.bsky.social (unsigned) and @stevevance.net.
Kaarin Tisue @katchicago.bsky.social Investigations editor, Chicago Tribune. One Pulitzer Prize and seven finalists. My alter ego is a competitive ballroom dancer. UNC Tar Heel.
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
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.
Lothian Buses @lothianbuses.bsky.social This is the official page for Lothian Buses. Visit www.lothianbuses.co.uk to learn more.
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
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
Prof. Jillian Anable @jilliananable.bsky.social Institute for Transport Studies and University of Leeds #Professor of #Transport and #Energy who wants to help rid the world of unnecessary use of energy in all its guises.
https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/transport/staff/915/professor-jillian-anable
@walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social The new name for Sustrans. We are the charity making it possible for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle. Because it changes everything. Our health. Our wellbeing. Our world.
Custodians of the National Cycle Network.
Transform Scotland @transform.scot We are the national alliance for sustainable transport – we campaign for better, fairer and greener transport in Scotland.
Edinburgh Trams @edinburghtrams.bsky.social The official home of Edinburgh’s tramway 🚉
Smart Growth America @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social We envision a country where no matter where you live, or who you are, you can enjoy living in a place that is healthy, prosperous, and resilient.
smartgrowthamerica.org
National Association of City Transportation Officials @nacto.bsky.social 100+ North American cities & transit agencies exchanging transportation ideas, insights, and practices. www.nacto.org
Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social Tired They/Them Chicago bike dyke. Lover of people-centered urbanism. Radical daydreaming about public housing, cats, end of empire, universal basic income.
Greg Marsden @utahmarz.bsky.social That was then. 🤸♀️ This is now. 🏔️🚶♂️
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.
Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social Carter G. Woodson Endowed Chair in History @Howard.edu • Director @huadvstudy.bsky.social • Editor @TheEmancipator.org • National Book Award Winner • #1 NYT Bestselling Author. #BeAntiracist. 🐍🦁🌱
ibramxkendi.com
Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social Cherokee writer and journalist, check out my substack: https://gohini.substack.com/
Author of BY THE FIRE WE CARRY. Host of First America podcast. Out June 22. Subscribe now! firstamerica.info
Hayden Lorimer @slipshodspeller.bsky.social Geographer. Runner. Sometimes both.
Stuart Hay @streetwurrier1.bsky.social Environmentalist, urbanist, wannabe photographer, and Dad. View of the planet from Edinburgh.
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