Thomas Bamonte @thomasbamonte.bsky.social Chicago. Transportation law, policy, and technology mostly. Senior Advisor, Metropolitan Planning Council. Views my own. One ticket, one timetable, one network....
Kelzor @kelz0r.bsky.social Built form <—> Relational fabric.
Rebuilding connected, prosperous & resilient neighbourhoods, communities, & bioregions in the real world. Mostly sharing good reads.
Tony Byrne @tonybyrne.bsky.social Sewer socialist. Rooted cosmopolitan. Marketing Tech opinionator. Born at 322ppm. MKE -> YYZ -> DCA -> BWI - he/him
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social 🔰🌐🏚️🏘️🚲🚸🚉🚍🥑💪🗽🇺🇳
Austin, TX
Edgar Handal @ehandal.bsky.social Computers, cello, SSBM, and urbanism. AURA (@aura-atx.org) board member.
Jason Briggeman @jbriggeman.liberalcurrents.com Senior editor for Liberal Currents. Former (?) economist. Pacers fan. briggeman.org
Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social Econ professor at Michigan ● Senior fellow, Brookings ● Intro econ textbook author ● Chief economist & Deputy platypus https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com ● Find me: https://linktr.ee/justinwolfers
Brian Hanlon @hanlon.bsky.social I co-founded @cayimby.bsky.social to make California affordable and accessible for everyone.
Support pro-housing candidates: http://cayimbyvictoryfund.org
Judah @judahfromtexas.bsky.social lefty urbanist • photographer • Texan • city of austin historic landmark commissioner • purveyor of discourse • 🏳️🌈 he/they/any
currently: judahricephoto.com
views my own
Greg Magofña @gmags.bsky.social Here for the housing
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.
Alim Virani 🌐 @alimv.bsky.social Just build more housing you stupid bastards
Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social Founder of the Housing Frame on Substack. Housing, markets, economy. Buc-ee’s fan.
conorsen.substack.com
📍Atlanta, GA
Jerusalem Demsas @jerusalem.bsky.social yes, like the city | Editor TheArgumentMag.com | she/her
Armand Domalewski @armanddomalewski.bsky.social Cohost of @everybodygetspie, a podcast from the team that brought you YIMBYs for Harris
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.
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- K @klevinson.bsky.social @klevinson.bsky.social
Matt Hutchins AIA @matthutchins.bsky.social Principal at CAST architecture, urbanist advocating for housing options, 15-minute cities and sustainable construction. Passivhaus proponent. Former AIA Seattle President and Seattle Planning Commission Co-Chair
Conor Dougherty @conordougherty.bsky.social NYT Reporter, #SkateTwitter enthusiast and @candacej superfan.
Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social Housing 🏠 + transit 🚎 + climate 🌎
President: Peninsula Young Democrats
Lead Member: Peninsula for Everyone
Work: Greenbelt Alliance
Good opinions mine, bad opinions someone else's. YIMBY.
Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social
Bobby Fijan @bobbyfijan.bsky.social Building Housing for Families
Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social Here to solve the Housing Crisis
Tweets mostly about LA and CA land use and development
Tweets are my own views
Ryan Radia @ryanradia.com FRED & IPUMS enjoyer. Lawyer (DC). Economics, charts, tech policy, urbanism, regulation, housing, transport
Christof Spieler @christofspieler.bsky.social Director of Transportation, Madison, WI; Author of “Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of US and Canadian Transit,” Island Press, 2021, “Transportation and the Shape of Cities,” Island Press, 2026. (he/him) PE/AICP/LEED AP (Views are my own.)
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
Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi.bsky.social Housing Program Officer, Abundance & Growth Fund @ CG | Sr. Fellow @niskanencenter🏗️ | Urban Econ 🌐🔰🚋 | @worksinprogress contributor | @opennyforall member | @yimbytown alum | former @cbcny |
Legalize housing. Tax land. End poverty with cash
Julio Gonzalez Altamirano @julio-ga.bsky.social Friendly discussion of decarbonization, energy, housing, and transportation with an Austin, Texas focus.
Binyamin Appelbaum @bcappelbaum.bsky.social I write about the economy for the opinion pages of The New York Times. Verification: https://go.bsky.app/8WhdCDa
Jake Anbinder @jakeanbinder.bsky.social Author of NIMBY NATION: The War on Growth That Created Our Housing Crisis and Remade American Politics (Bloomsbury, 2027). American historian and Klarman Fellow @Cornell. Learn more: JacobAnbinder.com
Greg Shill @gregshill.com Professor of Law at Arizona State University • Student of firms, cities & transportation (and Seinfeld) • Papers: ssrn.com/author=887547 • Newsletter: gregshill.substack.com • Cohost, Densely Speaking podcast http://www.denselyspeaking.com/ • gregshill.com
Nathaniel Barrett @ncoxbarrett.bsky.social Dallas developer, urban orchardist, cargo bike rider, parking reformer. Building a better Dallas, one lot at a time.
Jack Craver @jackcraver.bsky.social Subscribe to the Austin Politics Newsletter to understand what's going on at City Hall: austinpolitics.net
Sean Jursnick @seanjurs.bsky.social Architect, housing advocate, and Emergent Ventures grant recipient
Kevin Erdmann @kevinerdmann.bsky.social I discovered the surprising story of what really happened in 2008 (not enough housing) and accidentally became a housing policy guy.
https://kevinerdmann.substack.com/
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kevin-Erdmann/author/B099P7SN1G
Cutter W. González @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.
Texas Monthly @texasmonthly.bsky.social Texas news, politics, food, culture, travel, yee-haw, and more since 1973. 🤠
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social We strive to improve equitable access to decent, affordable homes in thriving communities, and we conduct rigorous research to advance housing policy and practice. www.jchs.harvard.edu
Logan Mohtashami @loganmohtashami.bsky.social Lead Analyst at HousingWire: Financial Truth on Housing Economics. All American Bears Have Failed Since 1790 💪🏽📈🔥😤 https://www.housingwire.com/author/logan-mohtashami/
Moses Kagan @moseskagan.bsky.social Owns $200MM of apartment buildings (w investors). Manages 1,100 apartments. Co-founder: Reconvene and ReSeed. Join my mailing list here: moseskagan.com
@1toughlady.bsky.social @1toughlady.bsky.social
Kelsey Huse @kelseyhuse.com Getting around Memphis by (mostly) bike 🚲
Fighting for walkers, bikers, and public transit 💙
Sam Hooper @legelawyer.bsky.social Legislative lawyer. Fmr #txlege. Economic liberty, property rights & free speech. Urbanism & zoning reform.
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.
@tomwald.bsky.social @tomwald.bsky.social
Amy De Luna @amydl.bsky.social Bike commuter & transit rider. Urbanist & dog lover. ATX 🐶 🚲 🚌 🏙
Luis Osta Lugo @ostalugo.com CoA Zoning & Platting Commissioner
Democracy + Housing + Transportation + Justice
@aura-atx.org Board Member
Riley Patterson @rylz.bsky.social 🤓 nerd, 🏙️ urbanist, 🤠 Texan
Jimmy Flannigan @jimmyflannigan.bsky.social I refuse to give up on America.
Former #atxcouncil | 🏳️🌈 | 🤘
jimmyflannigan.com
Zohaib “Zo” Qadri @zoforaustin.bsky.social Proudly Representing Austin City Council, D9. Progressive Democrat fighting for Austinites. Child of immigrants. 🇺🇸 🇵🇰 Proud Texas Ex.
zoforaustin.com
Mike Siegel @mikesiegeltx.bsky.social
Chris Elmendorf @cselmendorf.bsky.social The law prof at UC Davis. Dad. Denizen of San Francisco. Patron of Amtrak. Tweets are my own, not statements of UC. (he/him)
@urbanxcowboy.bsky.social @urbanxcowboy.bsky.social
Charlie Gardner @charlescgardner.bsky.social Lawyer with a fascination for cities. Now researching zoning law and land use with the Mercatus Center. "OldUrbanist" forever.
Chloe Wilkinson @chloe4atx.bsky.social Opinions are my Own
Legislative Aide
AURA Board
Vice President ACC Student Democrats
Aspiring Liberal Wine Mom
Tracy Alloway @tracyalloway.bsky.social Co-host of the Odd Lots podcast. I like financial crisis hindsight, spurious correlation and puppies. London ➡️New York ➡️Abu Dhabi ➡️Hong Kong ➡️New York
Jeb Boyt @jeboyt.bsky.social Writer, Attorney, Urbanist
Austin, Texas
Council Member Zo Qadri @cmzoqadri.bsky.social District 9 Official Account. Austin, Texas. he/him
https://linktr.ee/cmqadrid9
Council Member Krista Laine @cmkristalaine.bsky.social Official Account for District 6 Austin City Council Member Krista Laine. She/her.
https://linktr.ee/cmkristalaine
Christian Solorio @solorio4housing.bsky.social Housing Advocate - Former AZ House of Representatives | Alhambra ESD Board Member | Architect for the Community | Running/Hiking
Peter Breton 🤠 @officialpbreton.bsky.social he/they, 26. RTs != endorsements. Prov. 29:16.
Christian Britschgi @christianb.bsky.social Reporter at Reason Magazine covering urbanism, property rights, and occasionally heavy metal. Sign up for my housing newsletter! https://reason.com/newsletters/rent-free/
Danny Oleksiuk @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social Director with Abundant Housing Vancouver
Fellow @sightline.org
"There are four lights"
Markus Johnson @markusja.bsky.social Abundant housing, abundant transit, & abundant bike lanes in our cities occupies a lot of my thinking. I'm sure other pieces of my personality will peek through over time.
Consider reading: https://medium.com/@markusjohnson2195
Texans For Housing @texansforhousing.bsky.social Texans For Housing advocates for housing reforms across Texas, allowing the creation of more and diverse styles of housing. We are united in a commitment to expanding housing opportunities, broadening affordability & expanding housing types.
Up for Growth Action @upforgrowthaction.bsky.social Up for Growth Action® is the only U.S. organization singularly focused on leading federal legislation to eliminate barriers and increase resources for housing production. Learn more at https://upforgrowth.org/up-for-growth-action/
patrick.kennedy @thedotcity.bsky.social Cities for choice in housing, neighborhood, transpo; universal access, opportunity & upward mobility.
Prof of Sustainable Development @SMU; Board of Directors Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Founder: THE.City & the American Dream
Governor Jared Polis @colorado.gov Colorado Governor. Fighting for affordable health care, better education, an economy that works for everyone, and protecting our Colorado way of life.
https://www.colorado.gov/governor/
Governor Josh Shapiro @governor.pa.gov 48th Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Lloyd Alter @lloydalter.bsky.social Author of"The Story of Upfront Carbon," reformed architect and developer, teacher of sustainable design at Toronto Metropolitan University. https://lloydalter.substack.com
Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social Parking and local politics, mostly (and some dad-type jokes). President of the Parking Reform Network. Grist 50 Fixer.
Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com I like trains and walkable neighborhoods.
https://linktr.ee/thetransitguy
Jake Berman @lostsubways.com Lawyer, historian, mapmaker. Transport + housing nerd. Californian living in New York.
Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning @ Columbia. Wrote "The Lost Subways of North America". Get the book at http://lostsubways.com.
Personal account.
YIMBY Democrats for America 🇺🇸🗽 @yimbydems.bsky.social The Voice of Progressive Abundance. Build America. Defeat Fascism. Join us at The Festival of Progressive Abundance in Los Angeles from Friday January 30th to Sunday February 1st, 2026! https://progressiveabundance.com/
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.
YIMBYLAND @yimbyland.com Build Housing. Build Cities. Build the Future.
🏡🏗️🚅🚀
Metropolitan Abundance Project @metroabundance.bsky.social We're in the business of fixing cities.
Shane Phillips @shanedphillips.bsky.social Housing guy. Researcher at UCLA Lewis Center, host of UCLA Housing Voice Podcast, author of The Affordable City, resident of Los Angeles.
Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social Newsletter: http://publiccomment.blog/
Hire me: http://resnikoffconsulting.com/
Pre-order my book! https://bookshop.org/p/books/build-or-die-how-america-is-suffocating-its-cities-and-what-to-do-about-it-ned-resnikoff/8ae5ebca259e570a?ean=9781642834260
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.
M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @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
Indian Urbanism @indianurbanist.bsky.social Progressive Urbanism thoughts related to India || Slums || Transit || Cycling || Pedestrians || Housing Shortage || Rental Discrimination || Climate Change ||
East Nashville Urban Design @urbaneastnash.bsky.social Primarily; Discussion of the urban fabric of East Nashville.
Also; Housing, Safe streets, Urban Planning, Economics, Walking & Biking, History, & general observations of the built environment.
Proud 'Density Bro'
To support: https://www.patreon.com/DJS3
TransitCenter @transitcenter.bsky.social A foundation working to secure a just and sustainable future with abundant transportation options. transitcenter.org
Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org Covering the movement to end car dependency and make America better for walking, biking, transit and more.
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
Segregation by Design @segbydesign.bsky.social Using data and historic photography to document the destruction of communities of color by redlining, urban renewal, freeways, and disinvestment; also highlighting solutions https://www.segregationbydesign.com/
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
Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱 @notjustbikes.com W Social 🇪🇺 account for the creator of Not Just Bikes and The Urbanist Agenda Podcast.
Host of the public transit travel show Day Pass on Nebula.
Based in Amsterdam.
notjustbikes.com
daypasstravel.com
urbanistagenda.com
social.notjustbikes.com
Max Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com AICP certified urban planner doing housing policy stuff at California YIMBY. I used to be much cooler. Tradeoffs are real. he/him
📍 San Francisco
Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about zoning?
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
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
Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social More housing, bikes, and transit.
https://youtube.com/@ohtheurbanity
📍 Montreal, Quebec
The Urbanist @theurbanist.org Advocacy journalism for better cities.👩🦽👨🦯🚶🚴♀️ 🚎 ⛴️ 🚊 🚆 🏙️
Based in the Seattle metro area.
Read our coverage on theurbanist.org. 📰