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Metro Bus Info @metrobusinfo.bsky.social Official service info feed for Metrobus. To report an emergency, call Transit Police at (202) 962-2121.
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Randy Clarke @wmatagm.bsky.social Proudly leading the Metro team @wmata.com (Americaโs Metro System) as GM & CEO. Also on IG and Twitter with same handle.
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Metro @wmata.com Official Bluesky page for WMATA, aka Metro, the major public transit provider in the National Capital Region, serving Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.
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Fairfax Indivisible X๐ @fairfaxindivisible.bsky.social Action by action, day by day, group by group, Indivisible members are protecting and remaking our democracy and defending the Constitution.
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Joe @twitskeptic.sirvin.com Unprofessional data wrangler and Blueskyโs official fact checker. Older and crankier than you are.
Shelby @shelbyisgreen.bsky.social committed to ending utility shutoffs and death by cars.
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mommy ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ผ
software developer ๐จ๐พโ๐ป
researcher โก๏ธ
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Grace Jane Hjerpe @arlvagrace.bsky.social YIMBY, Comedian, Barista ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com A beautiful home,
in a healthy city,
on a thriving planet
Lanefab Design / Build
Oori Architecture
B.Eng M.Arch
www.Lanefab.com
Vancouver BC
#ThickWallsAreSexy / #SingleStair / #ElectrifyEverything / #Passivhaus
Adrianne F. Black @adriannefblack.bsky.social Advocate for antiracism; author; Baltimore. For speaking engagements: http://adriannefblack.com
Giulia Heyward @giuliaheyward.bsky.social covering breaking news across NYC at WNYC and Gothamist | Text/Signal โ> (917) 715-1458 | gheyward@wnyc.org
M. Nolan Gray ๐ฅ @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
Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth.bsky.social Vox reporter - covering housing, homelessness, family policy
trying to prod productively
Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social Climate journalist at Bloomberg and chronicler of weird suburbs. Opinions mine and not my bossesโ 
Paul Williams @pewilliams.bsky.social Executive director, Center for Public Enterprise (publicenterprise.org)
Brooklyn, NY
James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social More good things for everyone. Public sector appreciator. Tax and welfare policy knower. Hyperinflation doubter.
mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social I cut film and tv
i used to be @mtsw on Twitter
Mike Murphy @mjamurphy.bsky.social I'm an applied economist interested in how we get better at interacting with natural systems. You can find out more about my research at mjamurphy.com
Personal account, only Scottish football takes guaranteed correct
Carolyn Gallaher @cgallaher.bsky.social DMV ๐ฆ
academic grumpy cat, member AAUP.
Research US militias, Christian Right, Northern Ireland, & #DC metro. words in Political Research Associates/Public Eye, Greater Greater Washington, and Streetsense DC.
Love ocean creatures ๐ณ๐ฆ๐
bob's burgers urbanist @yhdistyminen.bsky.social ๐ฒ land tax ๐ฐ weightlifting ๐๏ธ dadposting ๐ถ black metal โ๏ธ
Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social the closer we are physically, the closer we are socially.
KLM @klm.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ โฟ ๐บ ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ they/them | by day: research on household finances | always: Silver Spring, housing, transit, bikes, queer sci-fi, accessibility
pfp: me in ๐ถ๏ธ smiling on a beach
banner: me + best cat ever (rip Caprica)- G g.na @gina.bzky.team Offline until locked accounts and/or โremove followerโ are user options.
Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about zoning?
New Liberals ๐ @cnliberalism.org Liberal, open, and radically pragmatic. Official Bluesky account for the Center for New Liberalism. Become a member at cnliberalism.org/join
Casey Berkovitz @caseyberk.bsky.social I talk about housing policy for a living, but I skeet about it for fun. Here for housing, politics, sports, and bad jokes. Go bears.
Tommaso Sciortino @sciortino.bsky.social Dad, Husband, East Bay YIMBY, socdem๐งฆ, founding board member of @eb4everyone, singer/pianist, ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐น๐ช๐บ, I ๏ฟฝ Unicode, Googler
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social trying to figure out what's going on here, co-chair @livablecville.bsky.social
Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc 2025 candidate for NYC Council. Fmr East Side Democratic District Leader. Public servant. Views do not reflect those of my employer. www.voteben.nyc
Amanda Hoey @amandahoey.bsky.social Soon-to-be employment lawyer for the good guys, UConn Law grad, former Democratic campaign pollster, crazy dog lady, hockey/college basketball/F1 fan. She/her/hers. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
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.
Central NJ Yimby ๐๏ธ๐ฒ๐๐บ๐ธ @princetonyimby.bsky.social Yes In My Backyard. Urbanism. Place. Transit. Bikes. Jersey.
I blog at: walkableprinceton.com
julzzz, posting war veteran + ๆฅๆฌ่ช็ๅพ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐พ @drooliet.bsky.social best known as numtot co-founder, twitter exile, ๆฅๆฌ่ช learner, faust guilty gear player, pin/sticker designer, bike and transit appreciator
obligatory โposts are my own and not a reflection of my employerโ
buy stuff @ julieteldred.bigcartel.com
John J. Bauters @johnbauters.bsky.social Americaโs Bike Mayor / #GoOutside / ๐ฟ๐บ
Rebekah is Pro-Choice @rebekahwriter.bsky.social Donate to abortion funds: https://www.baltimoreabortionfund.org/
โIt was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.โ - Susan B. Anthony
Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social Housing ๐ + transit ๐ + climate ๐
President: Peninsula Young Democrats
Lead Member: Peninsula for Everyone
Work: Greenbelt Alliance
Good opinions mine, bad opinions someone else's. YIMBY.
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
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/
YIMBY Denver @yimbydenver.bsky.social Advocating for more people and fewer cars in Denver. Likes and reposts of candidates or elected officials are not endorsements. Become a member of YIMBY Denver at Yimbydenver.org
Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social Passionate about...just about everything! Especially Waterloo Region. ๐จ๐ฆ
Author of CitifiedWR blog https://citified.substack.com/
Co-founder of Waterloo Region Yes In My Backyard
"Kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight"
https://linktr.ee/dtkmelissa
Jessie Slater PhD @subbasegirl.bsky.social Archaeologist straddling great divide between arts/science, UK/US, sanity/madness. Herding researchers, data, & integrity @science.org. Have own opinions, especially about fรบtbol. she/her
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3930-9190/
LucaGattoniCelli.substack.com @lucagattonicelli.bsky.social People need purpose
Catholic, econ
Senior Fellow for Housing, FREOPP.org
Founder Emeritus, YIMBYsOfNoVA.org
Co-Founder, http://DCAbundance.org
lucagattonicelli.substack.com
Love thy neighbor
Becky Tiffany @rebeccajtiffany.bsky.social Transit & urbanism + public health + disability mobility
#LongCovid & #Cleanair awareness advocate
Alexandria/DC + OH&Toronto-adjacent YIMBY
Find me everywhere online @rebeccajtiffany
alex block โฝ๏ธ @alexblock.bsky.social cities, transportation, transit, and other intermittent discussion.
Rich Mintz @richmintz.bsky.social Street safety, housing, democracy advocate. Fmr Housing committee chair, Manhattan CB6. LGBTQ person. Trans people exist. Opinions mine.
๐ฃ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ+๐ฉ๐ฐ+๐ช๐ธ(๐ฆ๐ท) he/him/๐ฒ/๐/๐๏ธ/๐ก
Action Committee for Transit ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ง๐ปโ๐ฆฝ @actfortransit.bsky.social We advocate for more & better transit; streets safe for everyone; & housing & land use policies to make this possible. A Montgomery County, Maryland, built for people and not for automobiles. https://www.actfortransit.org/
Payton Chung @westnorth.com Card-carrying urbanist since 1998; housing developer, author, museum docent, board member, #climate voter. Opine solely for myself. Ex-CHI, BOS, RDU ๐๐๐ดโโ๏ธ๐๐๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Words @ggwash.org @citybuilder.bsky.social
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social Dad, rock climber, former GGWash head, Janeese Lewis George policy team
Tucker Jones @tuckerjones.bsky.social Formerly in international development and in local government. Soon studying Eastern European Studies at LMU in Munich. Following news from Europe and especially the Balkans in German, BCMS, Turkish, English.
Alex Holt @skatingtomato.bsky.social Still your friendly neighborhood geek/โpropogandist.โ Baltimore/Maryland correspondent for GGW. He/him. Vocal advocacy classist. Tranist. #ActuallyAutistic
J. I. Swiderski, MURP @swiderski.bsky.social // ๐ถ, ๐ฒ, & ๐ advocate & planner; ANC1B03 candidate
// DC Michigander; Pitt+VATech alum
// fan of cities; walking, bikes, & buses; maps; libraries; baseball & hockey; puns; oxford commas; & semicolons
// Opinions mine, but you can have 'em
// ๐๐ค๐ they/he
Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com Transpo-nerd, Software-geek, & Columbia Pike Cheerleader. Former Arlington Transportation Commission Chair. Sustainable Mobility for Arlington Founder [He/Him]
Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social Senior reporter, The 51st. Pittsburgh born and forever a Hokie. Send story ideas or spam to alexkoma(at)51st.news.
Alex Goyette @alexgoyette.bsky.social He/him. Dad x3, Immigration & GBV Advocate, Alexandria Lead at YIMBYs of NoVA. Local chief of the useful idiots ๐ซก
Go Bills, Caps, COYG
Personal account only.
Sign up for Alx YIMBY action alerts: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-yimbys-of-nova
GeorgistSteve ๐ฐ๐๏ธ๐๐ชฉ๐ฝ @georgiststeve.bsky.social Urban economist from Aotearoa living in Seattle. Share rents. Build homes.
MrTinMD @mrtinmd.bsky.social Maryland, USA. Cyclist, photographer, birdwatcher, trains & transit fan, YIMBY, boats/ships/planes lover, cat dad, gardener, married to expert knitter @jerdlngr.bsky.social. Gen X, he/him.
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social Conor Shaw. Born and raised in DC. Husband, father, cyclist, urbanist, and recovering attorney. Former Eckington Civic Assn. president; now fighting for all of Ward 5.
Shannon @storiteller.bsky.social Parenting snark, social and climate justice, scicomm, and nerd stuff. She/her
Cheryl Cort @cherylcort.bsky.social Likes urbanism, walkability, buses, trains, bikes, safer streets, homes for all, racial justice, environment, stopping sprawl, keeping rural rural. Policy Director, Coalition Smarter Growth, DC-MD-VA, @betterDCregion. Longtime DC (Ward 1) resident. Terp.
Michael ๐ฒ๐ฒ @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social Bike enjoyer
Bakfiets dad
Costco hot dogs are nice
Go Dodgers
#YIMBY
d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฌ๐พ @justupthepike.bsky.social maryland policy director @ggwash.org, your east silver spring civic association VP, pit bull parent, elder emo, just out here getting cuter. no growth has to mean less is less. they/them. https://linktr.ee/justupthepike
Brad in TKPK @bxe123.bsky.social He/him lefty folk singer in MD. (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2KIbMonEkiGoiBogMu1iWv?si=ofrnRW3YRxKwDlvNZcZv-g)
Gripes about NIMBYs/Pedestrian Safety.
Folk Fest: https://www.tpff.org
DYK: Americans w/disabilities do not have marriage equality?
Ryan Keefe @weeseandbeyond.bsky.social Transit, housing and local politics takes. DC -> SE Alaska
Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social Safe streets & Transit. People need somewhere to sleep and the sidewalk isnโt it. Believer that better more livable cities are possible. Let's stop letting perfection get in the way of progress.
Anon here but happy to chat/meet up IRL
Hartford, CT
Sinister Woke Radical ๐น @zachbrand-wiita.bsky.social Organizer/activist. Montgomery County, Maryland. Ohio-born. Democratic socialist in coalition with progressives & antifascists. Queer ally. Feminist. Theatre kid. Geek. Trying my best. Married to @sarahbrand.bsky.social . Hunter's dad.
Santi(ago) @santi4dc.bsky.social โretiredโ local govt commissioner | digital investigations | personal account
Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social Comms & campaigns @homeless_law. Jewish justice seeker. Howard MSW, guitarist, veggie lover. Tweets, mine. Alum:
@miriamskitchen @weareavodah @ajws. He/him
Carol Ott ๐๏ธ @carolsott.bsky.social @CarolSOtt on Instagram. Tenant Advocacy Director. I season my food! Also cats, anti-racism, family. These are my tweets, not my employer's. Work: http://econaction.org -- use our Tenant Advocacy Intake Form if you have any landlord-tenant issues!
SRtwofourfour @srtwofourfour.bsky.social Lower Arlington va
#ColumbiaPike #southarlington
BLM ๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฆ
https://predatorytowing.wordpress.com/
vito ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @heyvito.bsky.social Trans dude + 2 chaos agents (dog/cat). AuDHD, so response times vary. Softhearted baker who lifts. DMs open for recipes, hot takes, or book recs
Jane Fiegen Green @janefgreen.bsky.social Pro-people, Pro-housing, Pro-planet | Arlington, VA via St. Louis and St. Paul 
๐ฆ Shawn Morris ๐ฆ @theshawnmorris.bsky.social 10% Goofs, 20% Hot Takes, 15% Shouting into the Void, 5% Cute Animals, 50% Politics, and 100% of opinions are my own. He/Him/His Queer Polyam (37)
Tim Sperry @yankeeinct.bsky.social Writes A Connecticut Yankee Speaks on Substack. Political junkie and lifelong Democrat (now on local DTC). Married to a brilliant critical thinker who works on toxic speech and genocide. Lots to say on all things politics. Plus pictures of dogs & our barn.
Trevor Scott @trevorsscott.bsky.social CBCF, wmata, de Blasio & HFA alum, ManhattanDems County Committee. Was a political flunky & now an Americana music industry flunky. Always an urbanist.
Chelsea Cristene Bock @chelseacristene.bsky.social Proud community college educator based in Maryland. EdD student with a passion for information literacy and social justice. Warren Democrat. YIMBY. GenAI hater. She/her/bi. โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ Posts do not represent my employer.
Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social Work-at-home mom, SF/fantasy geek, Jewish atheist, organizer for social justice, volunteer with JUFJ/HJM/MCJC... (views are my own!), co-host of the Toku Ladies Podcast, etc. I contain multitudes, yo. Cis, not entirely het. Pronouns: she/her.
Josiah Stevenson @josiahstevenson.bsky.social Texpat in DC. // Day job: consumer credit // Main hobby: organizing to end apartment bans to lower the rent and save the environment
Goseg Train Thread @wvistheduck.bsky.social Pub rolling in DC every Thursday, check #MBTpubroll for route and come join us ๐ฒ๐ป๐
Washington, DC #FreeDC
Jay Martin ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @jaymart.bsky.social Founder Bristlecone Group Strategic Crisis Comms. Go Bills!
Eric Berkey @ericberkey.bsky.social Dad, Husband, Neighbor, Broiler appreciater. Arlington Planning Commissioner. Former Arlington Housing Commission Chair (20-22).
The Takoma Torch ๐ฅ๐ @takomatorch.bsky.social Takoma Park's ONLY Humor Source. Home of the Nimbee and Takoma Man.
www.takomatorch.com
Will Fedder @willfedder.bsky.social Build The Map ๐บ๏ธ. Baltimore stuff. Some type of bus operations knower
VJ @vjkapur.bsky.social He/his. Langdon/5C07 Commissioner. Advocate for more homes, fewer cars.
Alan Zibel @alanzibel.bsky.social Personal account. Trying to do the right thing and make the occasional joke. Former WSJ, AP & more. Now at @publiccitizen.bsky.social. (No, I don't actually have a mohawk).
Jen Riskus @jriskus.bsky.social Native Washingtonian, Caps fan, Bernese Mountain Dog parent x2, amputee, stage 4 synovial sarcoma fighter, YIMBY, public transit, AvGeek, meteorology. She/her
Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social Educator. Trumbull Town Council D5. CT Parking Reform Co-founder. UConn alum. Personal account.
Pro: homes, safe streets, utility regulation, hiking, local beer
Anti: parking mandates, snob zoning, gestapo shit
CTโs a beautiful place: letโs share it.
Carrie Kisicki @cmkisicki.bsky.social Maryland Housing Advocacy Manager at @betterdcregion.bsky.social, bird and baseball fan. high priestess of woke 2. posts & opinions my own
Amanda Engel @acengel.bsky.social Journalist at WMAR-2 News in Baltimore, Maryland. #localnews
Originally from St. Louis, MO. Go Cardinals! (And Orioles!)
#merrillmade Go Terps!
Mishka Espey @mxespey.bsky.social currently: comms @americanprogress.bsky.social
book devourer, Maryland flag defender
opinions my own || they/them ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
"deborah, who biked to canvasses all over the westside"-nithya @debonthearts.bsky.social She/her/hers #nithyaforthecity's most annoying volunteer field lead https://act.nithyaforthecity.com/events
Alderman Brooks @aldermanbrooks.bsky.social Ward 5 Alderman, Annapolis. Bartender, YIMBY, Urbanist #MDPolitics
James Hedrick (he/him) @housingjames.bsky.social Local housing and transit activist. Dad to Things 1, 2, & 3. He/him/his. Commissioner, Montgomery County Planning Board. Posts are my own and do not represent those of the MoCo Planning Board.- M Melissa @melissa-in-md.bsky.social Mom of kids and dogs, Maryland politics, gun violence prevention, LGBTQ rights, she/her.
Sean Ghio @seanghio.bsky.social Policy Director, Partnership for Strong Communities
Evan Glass @evanmglass.bsky.social Montgomery County Councilmember โข Husband ๐ณโ๐ โข Rescue beagle dad ๐ถ โข Transit rider ๐ โข Fmr CNN journalist ๐๏ธ
Sean @mrzaius.bsky.social Well traveled fed, working on cyber and IT in house and burning spare time burning rubber on ebikes. Private transit and bike policy interests. DC/Montgomery County MD orbit.