Aaron Greiner @aarongreiner.bsky.social Creating public spaces at CultureHouse
Creating queer spaces at fruitstand
Olin College alum | 🏳️🌈 🚲 🚊 🚌
📍 Somerville, MA
Open Plans @openplans.org Transforming the streets of NYC to be truly livable
www.openplans.org
Placemaking Canada @placemaking-canada.bsky.social Founded in 2015. A cross-country collective working on placemaking and public space advocacy.
placemaking-canada.ca
John Surico @johnsurico.bsky.social Cities and their discontents. Prof-alum at NYU Journalism. Working on a book with Street Plans. Chair of 31st Ave Open Street Collective. Author of a monthly newsletter called Streetbeat. Allora.
Guillermo Bernal @guillbernal.bsky.social Spaces into Places. Founder of Fundación Placemaking México & Executive Director of The Place Institute. Watch my first film: www.theplaceman.org
T.J. Maguire @tjhfx.bsky.social Urban Design | Placemaking | Photography
Senior Urban Designer, Evergreen Canada
Planetizen @planetizen.bsky.social Fiercely independent news, analysis, resources and more for every stage of an urban planner's career.
https://www.planetizen.com/
Mitchell Silver @mitchellsilver.bsky.social Urban planner, speaker, placemaker and professor of practice. Former NYC Parks Commissioner, Raleigh Chief Planning Officer and AICP & APA President. Passionate about people, planning, parks & public space.
Main Street America @mainstreetamerica.bsky.social Main Street America has been helping strengthen and reenergize downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts for more than 45 years.
David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social Thinking, writing, and speaking about transport, cities, and tech. Contributing Writer @ Bloomberg and cohost @ Look Both Ways w/David & Wes. Working on a book about congestion pricing. linktr.ee/davidzipper
Newsletter & contact info: www.davidzipper.com
CultureHouse @culturehousecc.bsky.social We improve livability in local communities by transforming underutilized spaces into vibrant social infrastructure.
Alexandra Lange @langealexandra.bsky.social Design critic, author, 1970s, malls, kids, Marimekko // more at www.alexandralange.net
Katherine Peinhardt @kpeinhardt.bsky.social Sustainable cities, resilient communities, and placemaking.
Tracy Hadden Loh @lohplaces.bsky.social CRE, placemaking, transit, regionalism
Isaiah 58.12: You shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.
Boards: WMATA, GGWash
Bio: https://www.brookings.edu/people/tracy-hadden-loh/
Active Towns @activetowns.bsky.social Hi! I'm John Simmerman, founder of Active Towns, a channel dedicated to profiling the people, places, and programs promoting a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities." Learn more 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@activetowns
Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social Highlighting what makes #publicspaces thrive. Sister program of @PlacemakingX.bsky.social.
By Fred Kent & Kathy Madden, founders & 40+ year leaders of @PPSPlacemaking.bsky.social.
www.SocialLifeProject.org
34 Ave @34ave.bsky.social Outdoor community center& micro mobility corridor along 26 blocks of #OpenStreets in NYC. 34 Ave Open Streets Coalition : https://linktr.ee/34AveOpenStreets
Midtown Alliance @midtown-atl.bsky.social We are a non-profit membership organization and a coalition of leading business and community leaders – united in our commitment to Midtown as a premiere destination for commerce, culture, education and living. Find out more about us at MidtownATL.com
Congress for the New Urbanism @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social CNU envisions a world where cities, towns, and neighborhoods are intentionally designed and managed to foster community, preserve the natural environment, and improve the lives of all people.
Learn more: cnu.org
CNU 34: May 12-16, 2026! cnu.org/cnu34
City Parks Alliance @cityparksalliance.bsky.social The only independent, nationwide membership organization solely dedicated to urban parks.
Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social Supporting public space and placemaking learning, advocacy, & action globally.
Executive Director @placemakingx.bsky.social
https://www.placemakingx.org/people/ethan-kent
Also with @sociallifeproject.bsky.social
Formerly with @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social
PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social 🌏 Global network of #Placemaking leaders facilitating collective learning, advocacy & action for #PublicSpaces.
www.PlacemakingX.org
Kelly Verel @kellyverel.bsky.social 
Nate Storring @natestorring.bsky.social City observer, movie lover, errant Canadian.
⛲️ Co-Executive Director, @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social
📖 Co-Editor, brookings.edu/books/hyperlocal
🎧 Co-Host, @simpsonsfilmpod.bsky.social
🏡 Resident, Lambertville, NJ
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