Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social A new communications-focussed collaboration launched to champion the truth and fight disinformation about how to make better cities for people. Formed by @brenttoderian.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social @grantennis.bsky.social.
www.UrbanTruthCollective.com
Elise Fernbank @eliseianfields.bsky.social Editor & Writer
Memoirs & Fiction
Writing a spicy mystery novel set on a remote private island in the PNW in 1972
Vancouver Island is home
They/them
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.
Jack Sandor @jacksandor.bsky.social 27, renter, Red Seal electrician, housing and urbanism advocate, candidate for Victoria city council 2026.
www.jacksandor.ca
Dean Murdock @deanmurdock.bsky.social Saanich Mayor, CRD director, transit commissioner, dad, husband, coffee-drinker, cyclist, guitar player
Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social More housing, bikes, and transit.
https://youtube.com/@ohtheurbanity
📍 Montreal, Quebec
Sarah Starkweather @sstarkweather.bsky.social I grow things, make things, sing in choirs • bike-heavy / car-light • she/her • building joyful community in Oak Bay / Greater Victoria, BC
City of Victoria @victoria.ca The official account for the City of Victoria, British Columbia. Not monitored 24/7. Calls for service: 250-361-0400 (24/7) or 911 for emergencies.
@carlcm.bsky.social @carlcm.bsky.social 
David Roberts @volts.wtf I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at http://volts.wtf!
Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social North Cowichan Municipal Councillor, Small Biz Owner & Outdoor Enthusiast. Love taking photos on my runs, rides and hikes to share. Care about people & the environment. Gratefully living on Quw'utsun Territory 🌲All views are my own.
Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca Climate dad. "Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice.” Born: 344 ppm, PhD 397 ppm, Today: 432 ppm.
Janette Sadik-Khan @jskstreet.bsky.social 
BC Ministry of Ending Car Reliance @b1kes.bsky.social Will block AI users and apologists on sight, I don't give a fuck if we agree on anything else.
British Columbia Ministry of Ending Car Addiction and Reliance
He/They
Russell Books @russellbooks.bsky.social Canada's largest independent used bookstore: 20,000 sq.ft filled floor to ceiling with everything from vintage to today's bestsellers.
https://linktr.ee/Russellbooksvictoria
www.russellbooks.com
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Reece Martin @rmtransit.bsky.social Writer, CS Grad, environmentalist and optimist.
Focused on infrastructure, macro-systems, and excellence. Bylines in The Globe and Mail, Maclean's, and Toronto Star. DMs Open.
https://www.thetransitbrief.net/
Matt Dell @mattdellvictoria.bsky.social 
Ryan Jabs @ryanjabs.bsky.social Dad who's fascinated by urban planning. Runner of a small #YYJ home development company. Trying to build the right things. www.lapishomes.com
Art by Elizabeth Upton (https://www.instagram.com/living.whimsically.rocks?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&)
Climate Emergency Unit @climateunit.bsky.social Mobilizing Canada for the climate emergency 🤝
Thank you for joining our 5-year mission (2021-2025)
Learn more: www.davidsuzukiinstitute.ca/ceu
Climate Justice Victoria @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social Grassroots collective working for climate justice and a #GreenNewDeal on Lekwungen & W̱SÁNEĆ Territories. www.climatejusticevictoria.ca #ElbowsUp #yyj #ClimateJustice
David Berry @david-berry.bsky.social 
Township of Esquimalt @esquimaltbc.bsky.social Seaside local government in beautiful Lekwungen Territory, B.C. More at Esquimalt.ca
Owen. @pw3n.bsky.social Award-losing graphic designer. I like transit maps, 80s architecture, and abandoned freeways. I have a serious real job, but I also made that stupid track you saw on a Failrace stream. He/him, YYJ,
Jeremy 🇨🇦 @jeremy77.bsky.social Data science 📊 urbanist 🏙️ energy ⚡ cycling 🚲 outdoors 🏕️ yyj local politics 🗳️ housing supply 🏘️ open street map enthusiasts 🗺️
@krogher_77 on 🐦
Zac de Vries @zacdevries.bsky.social Saanich Councillor, CRD Director, and Chair of the Capital Region Housing Corporation. Opinions are my own.
Homes For Living @homesforliving.ca We are a group of community volunteers taking action to make Greater Victoria more affordable for renters & home owners. Join us online & on Discord today! #yyj
Tom Babin @shifter.info Creator: Shifter | Urban cycling and bike commuting
Author: Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling
More here: linktr.ee/shifter
Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social Founder 350.org and Third Act, author The Crucial Years on substack https://billmckibben.substack.com/
Author of 21 books, beginning with The End of Nature
Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social "Fietser" (Dutch) 'feet-ser' Meaning: A Person Who Bikes For Transportation; Infrastructure, City Design, E-Cargo Bike Ambassador, Brasil 🇧🇷🔗, Train & Aviation Enjoyer
Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social Vancouver journalist. Strives to tell unique stories.
http://moremcbarges.ca
http://instagram.com/justindmcelroy
@boyanslat.bsky.social @boyanslat.bsky.social 
Everyday Astronaut @erdayastronaut.bsky.social 
Mr. Money Mustache @mrmoneymustache.bsky.social Mr. Money Mustache was a thirtysomething retiree who know writes about how we can all live a Frugal yet Badass life of leisure.
The Ocean Cleanup @theoceancleanup.bsky.social The Largest Cleanup in History. Follow the latest updates on our mission to rid the world's oceans of plastic.
Saanich Police Department @saanichpolice.bsky.social The Official Account of the Saanich Police Department | Saanich Police: proudly serving since 1906. | Account not monitored 24hr. | In emergencies dial 9-1-1 | SaanichPolice.ca
District of Saanich @saanichbc.bsky.social Official account of the District of Saanich. http://saanich.ca http://facebook.com/Saanich.BC. In an emergency call 911.
CBC Pitchbot @cbcpitchbot.bsky.social Status-quo propaganda for the average upper-middle class white Canadian. Satirical. Parody account. Not the CBC.
they
NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com Official Account of NSF. News, videos, and community for spaceflight enthusiasts since 2005.
NSF is not affiliated with NASA, initials used with permission.
Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social Writer. New Yorker. Co-host, The War on Cars podcast. Our book, Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile, is out now. lifeaftercars.com
Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff @tealepb.bsky.social Placeholder Account for: Saanich Councillor, Director of Research for OceansAsia, Founder and Chair of the AccessBC Campaign for free prescription contraception, Research Coordinator for the BC Humanist Association, Little Free Library builder 🦆
Ray Straatsma @rstreets.bsky.social “Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will” (A. Gramsci)
#yyj #VictoriaBC Lekwungen Territory
Bishop’s Family Cycles @familycycles.bsky.social Cargobike shop in Vancouver & Victoria, BC specializing in family cycling.
Peter Kalmus @climatehuman.bsky.social Climate scientist working at NASA/JPL and lover of truth. Arrested for defending Earth. Opinions mine. 
Gregor Craigie @gregorcraigie.bsky.social Sleep-deprived early morning radio host of CBC On the Island. Author of Our Crumbling Foundation, On Borrowed Time, Walls, Radio Jet Lag & Why Humans Build Up.
@somesara.bsky.social @somesara.bsky.social Not a bot; I just don't post a lot.
Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social Transportation Planner. #Climatejustice activist. He/him. Lekwungen Territory (Victoria Canada). @eric_doherty on Twitter https://ecoplanning.ca/ #yyj #ElbowsUp
Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca Every year in Metro Vancouver, car crashes kill 100 people. We can get to zero by demanding governments design transportation systems to put safety first. http://linkin.bio/visionzeroyvr
Seabus Memes @seabusmemes.bsky.social ⛴️🌊
@bcferrys @bcferrys.bsky.social The most interesting marine transportation system parody account in the world.
Christine Boyle @christineboyle.bsky.social Your BC NDP MLA candidate for Vancouver-Little Mountain. Community builder.
Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social Historian; author of Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City, and of Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving.
Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social BC NDP Candidate for MLA of North Vancouver-Lonsdale. A professional engineer and mother of two, Bowinn has served North Vancouver since 2017. #bcpoli
Jane van Hoorn @cyclelady.bsky.social Cycling advocate, passionate about cycling. Instigator of Critical Mass Oak Bay, a movement to persuade community councillors to build cycling infrastructure for all ages and abilities. Love to travel. 
Robin Richardson she/her @canadarobin.bsky.social Doing everything I can to help people bike more and drive less. Obsessed with cargo bikes. Organizer, Yonge4All; Leader, KidicalMassTO; Contributor, ebikes-international.com.
Proud 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 mom.
Still COVIDing 😷💉
@philbug.bsky.social @philbug.bsky.social 
Basil Langevin @basillangevin.bsky.social Founder of Lead My City: the website builder for progressives (launching Spring 2025). Former Saanich Council candidate and Exec. Director @ Asexual Outreach.
Lesley Ewing @lesleyewing.bsky.social Pedestrian, cycling, good governance, urbanist, grandparent, contrarian.
Doug Baer @douglasbaer.bsky.social PhD Sociologist + BES env. studies, urbanist, cyclist, statistics expertise, retired but teaches @ stats pgms Calgary-CCRAM & @ICPSRSummer (& previously GSERM(Switz)).
Rayna Rambling @raynarambling.bsky.social She/Her. Photography. Books. Nature. Dogs. Food. Cooking. Running. Zoning Reform Advocate. Harm Reduction Advocate. Ex BC wine/beer sales rep. Proofreading/Editing Services for the Beverage Alcohol industry and beyond. #yyj Vancouver Island. 
World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the World Bollard Association™️. MERCH STORE - https://worldbollardassociation.team-togs.com/shop/storeorderform.php
The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com North America’s Trusted Source Of News
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebeaverton
Merch: https://the-beaverton.myshopify.com/
Brian Burger @wirelizard.bsky.social Cat furniture, mostly. Wargaming & figure painting & terrain. Random nerdery. Bike safety. Society for Creative Anachronism. Leftist (no, further left than that...). Fuck AI "art", fuck TERFs. Pronouns: he/him/@#$%$^! cyclist.- F @freebeer.bsky.social @freebeer.bsky.social
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
John J. Bauters @johnbauters.bsky.social America’s Bike Mayor / #GoOutside / 🌿🐺
Strong Towns @strongtowns.org We're changing *everything* about the North American pattern of development. Become a member today! strongtowns.org/membership
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social Plangineer (AICP) when I’m at work, alter ego CityNerd when I’m not. New videos on cities and transportation every Wednesday. Nerd4cities.com | http://linktr.ee/CityNerd
Michele (aka a DCI in another life) @socmedgirl.bsky.social Community leader. Tea drinker☕. Comms specialist. Writer✍. Champion for civic participation to building healthy/strong/welcoming communities. Vera/Ash/Sandra fan🕵🏼♀️. Digri fan🎶. Tired.😴
Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social Past Team Lead, Climate Emergency Unit; author of "A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency"; columnist w/ Canada's National Observer; former social justice think tank director
https://www.sethklein.ca
https://sethdklein.substack.com
Edgar McGregor @edgarmcgregor.bsky.social San José State University Climate Science🌧🌴-- Climate activist conducting 1,900+ daily trash pickups.🌎🏜 -- He/Him -- Because the future is worth fighting for
Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social Scientist/Author/Speaker; Presidential Distinguished Prof/Director Center for Science, Sustainability & the Media, U. Penn; National Academy of Sciences; American Academy of Arts & Sciences; Royal Society; Tyler Prize
Leo Spalteholz @leospalteholz.bsky.social Victoria YYJ.
I post mostly about
1. Housing advocacy with @homesforliving.ca
2. Renewables, climate, EVs.
Real job in work integrated learning
Erik de Vries @erikwdv.bsky.social Bikes, dad jokes, urbanism, and cats. Occasionally beer and baseball. Victoria and Ottawa are home.
Anne Hidalgo @annehidalgo.bsky.social Ancienne Maire de Paris
Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social Strategy/Creative/Content/Branding @ rovélo creative. Lectures on reframing the mainstream narrative around road safety, cities and mobility.
Devout follower of Jesus and Mary Chain
Creativebyrovelo.com
Satirical news at The Rovélo Record
Aidan Knight @aidanknight.bsky.social studio rat and bike boy
Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com climate scientist
posts 100% my own
🇨🇦 is my home
distinguished professor & chair, Texas Tech
chief scientist, The Nature Conservancy
board member, Smithsonian NMNH
advisor, Lawson Climate Inst UofT
alumna, UToronto and UIUC
author, Saving Us
Corey Burger @burgundavia.bsky.social Geographer, Bike Rider, Open Source Advocate, Gamer, Senior Data Monkey
he/him
Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social Global advisor on better cities, city planning, transportation & urban change. City planner + urbanist leading @ToderianUW.bsky.social. Past Chief Planner for Vancouver BC. Past/founding President of @CanUrbanism.bsky.social. International speaker & media.
Katie Mack @astrokatie.com Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Domain verified through my personal astrokatie.com website. She/her. Dr.
Personal account; not speaking for employer or anyone else.
Randall Munroe @xkcd.com