MapQuest @mapquest.com The OG of online mapping.
Get the app on Android and iOS: lnk.bio/MapQuest
Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social drifter/writer on architecture, culture and Chicago, photographer specializing in out-of-focus images. there will be posts on opera, apologies in advance.
KOTH Screens @kothscreens.bsky.social Posting a random frame from King of the Hill every 30 minutes. Bot created by @famousceleb.co
James Taite @jamestaite.bsky.social Stonemason in Ottawa, Canada.
Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social For over 30 years, the Music Box Theatre has been the premiere venue in Chicago for independent, foreign and classic films.
Viktor Kรถves @viktorkoves.com Chicagoan, climate developer, photographer, creator of @chiwho.bike and @electrifychicago.net | ๐ viktorkoves.com
candy colored clown @chi-bromptonite.bsky.social โถ โถ โถ โถ | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ | ๐น ๐
New Jersey expat, naturalized Chicagoan
public universal reply guy @llkats.com L(ou|ydia|lkats). Chicago, bikes, birds. they/them/comrade.
Chicagoans Who Bike @chiwho.bike We tell the stories of the wide variety of Chicagoans who bike around the city, in photos and video. Read all our past interviews at chiwho.bike!
Crass Jerkneck @crassjerkneck.bsky.social 38, he/him, dumb as hell.
Taking anything I say here seriously makes a fool out of you, not me.
Chicago
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
CTA Bus Insights @ctabusinsights.chicagotransitalerts.app ๐ Chicago bus transit, live.
Bunching, long gaps, ghost buses + hourly speedmaps.
chicagotransitalerts.app
Not affiliated with CTA.
New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social Telling the stories of New Yorkโs public transportation and the people who make it possible.
nytransitmuseum.org
Every SpongeBob Frame In Order @esfio.bsky.social Posts 3 frames from a 3 FPS episode of SpongeBob SquarePants every 15 minutes.
Shitpost more than we 'ought to.
Trans Rights are Human Rights
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Mostly Automated, Sometimes Shitposting
https://everyfra.me
Juliana Stratton @julianastratton.bsky.social Mom of four, Illinois Lt. Governor, Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate.
Giving the people what they want.
https://linktr.ee/julianaforillinois
mpls photo bot @mplsphotobot.bsky.social Random, historic photos of Minneapolis
starch mogul @posts-cards.bsky.social prairie-style socialism and postcards
https://www.postcard-past.com/
Neighbors for More Neighbors (N4MN) @moreneighbors.org Neighbors for More Neighbors stands up for secure, abundant homes for everyone in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota.
We advocate at the state and local level for changes to allow more homes in existing communities.
Website: https://moreneighbors.org/
mkoatmilk @mkultraoatmilk.bsky.social Chicago Gay, occasional mediocre photographer and thirst trap photo taker (Occasionally NSFW)
Transit Maps @transitmap.net A celebration of transit maps and diagrams from around the world. Visit the blog at transitmap.net. ๐ Reposts appreciated!
Transit map prints sold at: transitmap.net/store
Transit mappers starter pack: https://go.bsky.app/32jXV41
Is The CTA Having A Good Day? @isctaokay.bsky.social Keeping you informed on how CTA Rail is performing a few times a day. Greater than 95% of scheduled service ๐ - 90% to 95% ๐คท- Less than 90% ๐
Built by: @brandonmcfadden.com
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social Chicago!! & Notre Dame โ23 ๐ฅน
I like taking pics of the built and natural environments in Chicago. Big fan of rust belt / midwest architecture & history. Old stuff is cool. Rooting for da bears & Notre dame football, & Blackhawks hockey. leftist.
Rob ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฒ๐ชด @bobbyboy.bsky.social views mine
Matthew Petersen @meptrsn.bsky.social Transportation Planner, Allston-Brighton Resident, Union Steward. Opinions my own and do not represent opinions of the City of Boston or the United Steelworkers.
Lakeshore Drive Slut @shredded-teat.bsky.social chicago bicycle supremacist she/her
Zach Carstensen @zachcarstensen.bsky.social Music, politics, baseball and cats. Sometime freelance music critic based in the Chicago area, formerly Seattle ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://gatheringnote.com/
Mr. Cardio @ticketmasterceo.com Columbus โ๏ธ Cincinnati
๐ https://cailinpitt.com/timeline
Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social She/her. Personal account. ๐ต๐ญ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๐ป๐
For official aldermanic services and response go to the48thward.org
taylr @taylordahlin.com local duckling with internet access
๐ minneapolis MN
The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com Weeknights 11/10c on Comedy Central and Paramount+
Jesse Orr @jessezorr.bsky.social Once a development consultant abroad, now a Chicago civil servant.
Housing / transportation / politics / etc. opinions my own, but restrained.
Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social Independent journalist.
Send tips via Signal: 202-510-1268.
Join my newsletter ๐๐๐
kenklippenstein.substack.com
r o n y t h e b i k e c z a r @ronythebikeczar.bsky.social Bike Cities Food Systems Data Coffee Tea Bread Cat Former Coastal Elite Person
Lakeview Urbanists @lakeviewurbanists.bsky.social A neighborhood organization working to make a more bike, housing, and transit friendly Lakeview
@chuyiwen.bsky.social @chuyiwen.bsky.social 
rory ๐ต๐ธ @kierkegaardvark.bsky.social chicagoan (naturalized), socialist (champagne).
Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social We advocate for housing abundance and sustainable, inclusive cities in Illinois.
๐๏ธ https://abundanthousingillinois.org
EmperorTigerstar @emperortigerstar.bsky.social I make those map videos with MS Paint.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EmperorTigerstar
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EmperorTigerstar
Other socials: linktr.ee/emperortigerstar
Combining history and maps since 2009.
Open Commission Slots: 4/5
รthelred the UnPreddy @ready4preddy.bsky.social he/himbo. i like to walk around a lot. bus/train dude & local bike guy
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd @nerd4cities.bsky.social Plangineer (AICP) when Iโm at work, alter ego CityNerd when Iโm not. New videos on cities and transportation every Wednesday. Nerd4cities.com | http://linktr.ee/CityNerd
Metro Los Angeles @metrolosangeles.bsky.social Your friendly neighborhood transit agency serving L.A. County. This is our official Bluesky account. We don't monitor this account 24/7.
Brutalismbot @brutalismbot.com Bรฉton brut for bluesky โ by @spice.bsky.social
๐ฎ๐ท#NoWar
๐ป๐ช#HandsOffVenezuela
๐จ๐บ#EndTheBlockade
๐ต๐ธ#FreePalestine
Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social Midwest correspondent at The Economist, in Chicago. Before that, in London, Mumbai, Nairobi and DC.
Buy my book: http://shorturl.at/BJOUV
Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social Suburbanite. Sustainable transportation advocacy, for Chicago and Chicagoland. #BuildTheTunnel
โThe smart, transit-oriented [social media] accountโ -Chicago Tribune
Planning, building, breaking, rebuilding.
Chicago Piping Plovers @chicagopiping.bsky.social The offical account for Chicago Piping Plover news and content. Media inquiries email piperwatch@chicagobirder.org.
@thatonequeen.bsky.social @thatonequeen.bsky.social 
William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social Gay urbanist (he/him), Coach Operator of the Year โ21, โ24, ROSE Award Winner โ22, 3rd Generation Bus Operator, Near East Indy via The Athens of the Prairie // All views my own
Adam @wyseapple.bsky.social Minneapolis. YIMBY. Bikes are good. ๐
Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live cooler by the lake ๐ถ๏ธ๐๏ธ
Current* view of a webcam located around Lake Michigan, every 30 minutes
*randomly chosen image from a list of 50+ webcams. image captured within 30 minutes of post
@the.mazz.zone
WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social As Chicago's PBS station, WTTW is committed to producing and presenting independent, trusted, best-in-class content fueled by a distinctly Chicago sensibility.
https://t.co/QTmgsrKIaj
max k @jmkauff.bsky.social i ride bikes and hate the government
opinions my own
@muggso on tiktok
@jmkauff on insta
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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social Chicagoan, journalist, photographer, author, copy editor, flรขneur. https://www.robertloerzel.com/
Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of THE COMPLETE KENNECTIONS (http://bit.ly/4qUcbhK) and a bunch of other stuff.
Stefan Novakovic @novakovicto.bsky.social Writer + Editor | Architecture + Cities | Toronto + Elsewhere
Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social Short. Black. Mom. Wife. Writer. Photographer. Profanity enthusiast. Chicago architecture & history + classic film. Photos mine unless noted. Opinions always mine. Fighter against the tyranny of hard pants & unyielding waistbands. she/her
Dane ๐๐ช @daneuntamed.bsky.social quasi-chaotic verstop faggot happy go lucky himbo-brained genius
(aka orange cat software running on voided hardware ๐ฅด๐)
#PalestinianLivesMatter #TransLivesMatter
#BlackLivesMatter #SaySomething #YIMBY
he/him
| โถโถโถโถ |
@daneuntamed on insta
Car Free Keith @carfreekeith.bsky.social Nothing makes me happier than places that have less cars. I make videos about that ๐
https://linktr.ee/carfreekeith
๐Chicago via NW IL, w/ a few years in New Orleans too
he/him
City of Rochester, New York @cityofrochester.bsky.social Est. 1834
Visit our website to learn more about our great city: cityofrochester.gov
Alderman La Spata @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social 1st Ward Alderman. Mon-Fri 10 AM-6 PM at 1958 N Milwaukee Ave / 872-206-2685 / info@the1stward.com
unraveled @unraveledpress.com Independent, reader-supported investigative reporting from Chicago on policing and state violence.
Support us: unraveledpress.com/support-unraveled/
๐ง info@unraveledpress.com
๐ฑ Signal: unraveled.66
Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social Active transportation ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ โข Climate and land use ๐ณ๐ โข Chicago politics ๐ฌ๏ธ โข Dad x2 โข Tweets and opinions my own โข he/him
Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social Current* conditions:
๐ Chicagoan (Rogers Park) ๐ข data ๐ transit ๐ฒ bike ๐ฐ local news ๐ Lake Michigan stan account ๐ views mine โ๏ธ lauriemerrell.com ๐ค she/her
Commuters Take Action @ctaction.org A collective of frustrated Chicago commuters. Pro-Rider, Pro-Operator, Pro-Reliability, Anti-Board Inaction
Chicago Growth Project @chicagogrowthproj.bsky.social Urbanist PAC promoting a pro-growth agenda for Chicago
www.chicagogrowthproject.org
Zak Yudhishthu @zyudhishthu.bsky.social Sidewalk enthusiast and adopted Midwesterner (formerly Twin Cities, Chicago). I write and research about housing and cities. PhD student at UW-Madison.
https://pencillingout.substack.com/
https://zakyudhishthu.github.io/
The Onion @theonion.com Americaโs Finest News Source. A @globaltetrahedron.bsky.social subsidiary.
Get the paper delivered to your door: membership.theonion.com
Join The Onion Newsletter: https://theonion.com/newsletters/
Louie @pastafagottini.bsky.social Chicagoโs premiere hairy neck
dftbatony @cactusemoji.xyz ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ he/him
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Sears Tower @searstower.org Tallest office building in the United States since 1974. Still Sears Tower.
Original fan site: searstower.org
Chicago Film Society @chicagofilmsociety.org Screening 35mm, 16mm, and the assorted larger and smaller -mms since 2011
Ryan McCray @ryanmccray.bsky.social Printers Row and North Center
Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social This is me, not an official account. Led NYU-Marronโs passenger rail modernization effort; co-authored/edited the landmark โA Better Billionโ subway report. Now working on next gen trains at the MTA. City beat reporter in a former life. Hookโem๐ค. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐.
Louis @multiplexing.eurosky.social i like trains. and video games. and theme parks. and cats.
this is mostly a shitposting account.
he/him #lgbwiththeT #blm
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London
Anders :) ๐ง๐ป๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @annesh.no Norwegian gay, expiring twink, autistic introvert, tech nerd, flight simmer and avgeek.
(Sometimes nsfw, but labelled๐)
๐ Follow my Earth Observation account: @earthdaily.bsky.social
Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social Bikes | Food | Transit | Housing | Travel | Music | Fashion | History | And More
๐ Chicago via too many places to list
Posts are not peer reviewed.
Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social (he/him/dude)
Living in Philly, go birds
I also make the Armchair Urbanist series
https://linktr.ee/alanthefisher
Emily Koski @emilykoskimpls.bsky.social Lifelong Resident. MPS Parent. Former Small Business Owner. Coach. Advocate. Volunteer. Council Member.
EmilyKoskiforMpls.com
Chicago Cityscape @chicagocityscape.com Real estate information platform for development in Chicago, Cook County, and Lake County (Illinois and Indiana). http://chicagocityscape.com
Future Character Actor @helloitshobert.bsky.social Currently trying to grow a "wizard beard" and it is not going well
Performer / Enthusiast 
aycedanger @aycedanger.bsky.social he/him - Rogers Park ๐ฒ๐๐ณ
Aaron Rogers @aaron-r.bsky.social Not Aaron Rodgers | He/him | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ โถโถโถโถ
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๏ธ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Urban Planner from Chicago
Medill/Northwestern and UIC MUPP
the milfwaukee road @cartilagehead.bsky.social electrically operated over 650 miles
Colin Boyle @colinbphoto.bsky.social Photojournalist @BlockClubCHI | BSJ, MSJ, Adjunct Lecturer @MedillSchool | Lifelong Chicagoan | #TodaysReportingLunch | Cats | News | Local Lens
Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social Double dumb-ass on you. (And so fourth)
#AltText enthusiast. Also on mastodon, formerly on twitter. Other similar accounts are not me.
lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social notably sexy rascal | he/they | Chicago
Commute Better, Chicago @commutebetter.bsky.social Get your time back by taking the train. Year-to-date calculations since 1/30/26
Daily weekday commute comparisons by mode, from @nikhunder.com
Alex @acannon.bsky.social Theyโre passing a new law. Its called Ride Your Bike.
Chicago
Joseph Miscimarra ๐บ๐ธ @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!
Municipal Corporation @nikhunder.com (hire me policy professionals) Lighter of people, policy person, @chirppradio.org DJ. Bike guy. Chicago Dog stan. Doesn't proofread. Chicago by way of Cleveland | ๐ณ๐ด
Jon Wong (้ปๆบ็พฉ) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐งง @thewongmann.bsky.social Social justice activist, foodie, avgeek, transit nerd. ๐DC ๐๏ธ โ๏ธ Frequently
Schuy @schuy.bsky.social Proud Seattleite, enjoyer of pacific zephyrs, trolleybus enthusiast, California apologist. he/him ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐น๐ฐ๐๐น
Mason @mason-taylor.bsky.social USDA Organicโ
Chicago ๐
Jared @jaredjct.bsky.social Product and loather of the BQE. Yapper by blood, talker by choice. Posts powered by Dunkin. Take the train. โก๏ธ โ โ๏ธ
๐Queens
Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social limited wit & the worst lines in Pundom | zaโatar & insulin enthusiast | sporadically @singlesjukebox.bsky.social | MTL expat in Toronto with bagel opinions & T1D | crim appellate law | Jew for a Free Palestine | DuJour means seatbelts | 39๐ณ๏ธโ๐โก๏ธ
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago @mwrdgc.bsky.social Protecting public health and the environment by providing wastewater treatment for Chicago and 128 suburban communities and serving as Cook Countyโs Stormwater Management Authority. Learn more at mwrd.org.
โ๏ธ Report waterway concerns: 800-332-3867.
1 million Portlanders by 2045 ๐ฒ๐ง๏ธ๐ฆซ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ @bradleyclover.com Portland should aim for a minimum 2% average annual growth rate. People already want to live in Portland, we just need to make it cheap and easy to build homes. ๐๏ธ๐๏ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฆซ