Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social the closer we are physically, the closer we are socially.
Tim McCormick @tmccormick.org exploring, reading, noting, writing, gathering. mostly in: Cascadia, Western US, LDN; fairly nomadic. https://tmccormick.org
Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social Publisher of The Urbanist. Seattleite. Walk, bike, ride transit, housing abundance for all. Views here my own. ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐๐
The Urbanist [Unofficial] @theurbanist.org.web.brid.gy Advocacy journalism for better cities.
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The Wayback Machine @waybackmachine.bsky.social The Wayback Machine is a service of the Internet Archive that allows people to visit archived versions of Web sites.
Urbanize LA @urbanizela.bsky.social Covering real estate, architecture and urban planning news in Los Angeles
Edith de Guzman @edithdeguzman.bsky.social Environmental researcher-practitioner and educator in water and climate with @luskininnovation.bsky.social and @ucanr.eduโฌ. Artist, curator, and wilderness explorer in between.
Greg Pierce @gregspierce.bsky.social UCLA: Human Right to Water Solutions Lab, Luskin Center, Department of Urban Planning, Water Resources Group
Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com Climate, energy, emerging tech, resilience, & policy professor. Carnegie Mellon Univ. Institute for Energy Innovation Director. Former Biden-Harris White House OSTP Chief Advisor for the Clean Energy Transition. Personal account. He/Him. costasamaras.com
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
House Our Neighbors @houseourneighbors.bsky.social Seattle Voted Yes on Prop 1A (aka I-137) to fund social housing! Seattle voted Yes on I-135 ๐ณ๏ธ | Advocating for Social Housing ๐๏ธ better land use & climate action.
https://linktr.ee/houseourneighbors
Housing Affordability Institute @housing-inst.bsky.social Housing policy research & insight from the industry's perspective. Advancing homeownership through better policies.
https://www.housingaffordabilityinstitute.org
Tesho Akindele @tesho.bsky.social Urbanist | Real Estate Developer at Camp North End | Retired Pro Soccer Player
Aidan T ๐ @buildhomes.bsky.social map.aidanthornsberry.com
Madeline Brozen @mbrozen.bsky.social Working in transportation research to connect people to opportunities - accepting we can't fix much but trying anyway. Find my work with the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies at www.lewis.ucla.edu
Michael Lens @mc-lens.bsky.social Professor at UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social Social Scientist, Harvard University
https://www.ryandenos.com/
https://ryandenos.substack.com/
Zachary Lamb @zacharylamb.bsky.social UC Berkeley, Department of City and Regional Planning.
'The Equitably Resilient City: Solidarities and Struggles in the Face of Climate Crisis' (MIT Press 2024)
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262549868/the-equitably-resilient-city
School of Cities @uoftcities.bsky.social A hub for city research, education and engagement/outreach at U of T. Stay tuned for new #SofC initiatives at http://linktr.ee/uoftcities
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
Urban Planning @cogitatioup.bsky.social Urban Planning is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal in the field of urban studies.
2024 Impact Factor: 1.7
https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning
Vision Zero Network @visionzeronet.bsky.social The Vision Zero Network is a collaborative campaign helping communities reach their goal of Vision Zero -- eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries
visionzeronetwork.org
PlaceMakers @placemakersllc.bsky.social We are committed to promoting shared opportunities, strong neighborhoods, public health, wellness, and local climate action. We ensure these values are integrated into our clientsโ growth and development plans through collaboration, foresight, and purpose.
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies @uclaits.bsky.social Research That Moves Us
Advancing research, education and civic engagement on the many pressing transportation issues facing our cities, state, nation and world today.
Transbay Coalition @transbaycoalition.bsky.social A grassroots coalition that brings together public transportation, bike, and street safety advocates from across the San Francisco Bay Area to push for bold transportation solutions that make our region better for all! linktr.ee/transbaycoalition
SFMTA (Official) @sfmta.com The SFMTA is responsible for the management of all ground transportation in the city and has oversight over the Muni public transit, as well as bicycling, paratransit, parking, traffic, walking, and taxis. Visit @muni.sfmta.com for real-time service alerts
Sound Transit @sound-transit.bsky.social Call/text security 24/7 at 206-398-5268. Sign up for service alerts: https://www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us/service-alerts
TriMet @trimet.org We keep the Portland region moving. Visit http://trimet.org/alerts for service info. Call or text 503-238-7433 for customer service.
MTC Bay Area @mtcbata.bsky.social Official account for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
We plan in order to keep the Bay Area moving
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https://mtc.one/bio
RAIL Magazine @railmag.bsky.social The most extensive coverage of North American passenger rail
Streetsblog California @streetsblogca.bsky.social
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation @luskininnovation.bsky.social Informing Effective and Equitable Environmental Policy: https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/
Santa Monica Next @santamonicanext.bsky.social It's not just about what's now, but what's Next.
Magda Maaoui, PhD @magdamaaoui.bsky.social housing + environmental health.
Asst. Professor of urban planning @gsd.harvard.edu
Co-lead healthy places design lab
Formerly OECD, Paris planning, AdโA
www.magdamaaoui.com
currently working on hospitals x housing, any lead/personal story welcome
Housing Europe @housingeurope.bsky.social The European Federation of Public, Cooperative & Social Housing. Since 1988, a network of 45 members and 16 partners in 31 countries managing 25 million homes. HQ in Brussels, working towards a #NewHousingParadigm. www.housingeurope.eu
FT Visual & Data Journalism @data.ft.com The FTโs team of reporters, statisticians, illustrators, cartographers, designers, and developers work with colleagues across our newsrooms, using graphics and data to find, investigate and explain stories.
https://www.ft.com/visual-and-data-journalism
Harri Vaarala @harrivaarala.bsky.social Cycling Engineer @Winter Cycling Capital of the World (City of Oulu, Finland)
Doctoral Researcher @Tampere University
Federico Tadei @federicotadei.bsky.social Associate Professor at University of Barcelona. Economic History | Development | Africa | Colonization | Trade | Inequality
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/federicotadei/home
Ant Breach @antbreach.bsky.social Director of Policy and Research at Centre for Cities, working on Housing, Planning, Devolution. Stuff on Ukraine + Eastern Europe and Japan + East Asia too. YIMBY. Views own etc. ๐ฅ๐บ๐ฆ
Mark Roberts @mroberts10013.bsky.social Lead Urban Economist & Global co-Lead for Urban & Spatial Economics, World Bank. Lover of cities & trying to improve as a runner. Living in Hanoi. https://sites.google.com/view/mark-roberts/home
Christian Hilber @christianhilber.bsky.social Prof. of Economic Geography @LSE & Prof. of Real Estate Finance and Economics @UZH. Associate at @CEP. Into urban and real estate economics & policy evaluation.
Urban Economics Association @urbaneconomics.bsky.social The Urban Economics Association seeks to promote participation and excellence in academic research in urban and regional economics.
Matt Gertz @mattagertz.bsky.social ๐Seattle. Transportation. Cities. Coffee. Other stuff? ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Katrin Anacker @katrinanacker.bsky.social Professing U.S. housing policy and suburbs. Senior Associate Editor, Journal of Urban Affairs. Author of "Housing in the United States: The Basics" (Routledge, 2024). Arlington, VA.
John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social Associate Professor of Public Policy, Politics, and Education @UVA.
I share social science.
Stefania Fiorentino @stefaniafiorentino.bsky.social Associate Professor in Planning and Urban Regeneration at University of Cambridge, Land Economy.
Fellow of Downing College.
Economic Geography & Planning: Local Economic Development, Urban and Regional Transformations.
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Andrew Greenlee @urbprof.bsky.social Professor studying equity dimensions of housing and neighborhood change. All views expressed here are my own.
Prentiss Dantzler @docdantzler.bsky.social Housing Policy | Race Relations | Community Development | Reparative Justice
Associate Professor - Sociology
University of Toronto
www.drdantzler.com
Founding Director - Housing Justice Lab
School of Cities
www.housingjusticelab.org
Henrikki Tenkanen @htenkanen.bsky.social Assistant Professor of GeoIT @AaltoUniversity. Interested in advancing GIScience for sustainable development at https://gistlab.science #Open #Python #GIS author & educator: http://htenkanen.org/teaching
Tuukka Saarimaa @tsaarimaa.bsky.social Associate Professor of Urban Economics. Aalto University and Helsinki GSE. https://sites.google.com/site/ttsaarimaa/home
Max Buchholz @maxbuchholz.bsky.social Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley City & Regional Planning. I study inequality and opportunity in cities. he/him
maximilianbuchholz.com
Maarten van Ham @maartenvanham.bsky.social Professor of Urban Geography interested in urban inequalities and segregation @TU Delft in the Netherlands. See www.maartenvanham.nl
Chartered Institute of Housing @cihhousing.bsky.social The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is the professional body for people who work in housing, with members worldwide.
Cody Hochstenbach @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social Urban geographer (University of Amsterdam) | Housing | Author (Das Mag) | Co-director Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies (AMCIS) | Editor International Journal of Housing Policy, Beleid & Maatschappij | All links:
https://linktr.ee/codyhochstenbach
Lior Steinberg @steinberg.nu Planning cities that make people smile;
Co-founder @ humankind
Author of The Car That Wanted to be a Bike: http://humankind.city/car
๐ Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Nick Lindeman @nicklindeman.bsky.social Urban Planner/Demographer.
@slowagon at the other place.
@barryurbanist.bsky.social @barryurbanist.bsky.social
Kent Lundberg @kentlundberg.bsky.social Sustainable transport and car optional cities. I lead a small company focused on public transport, urban design, parking reform and investment advice. Auckland, New Zealand.
Carole Voulgaris @voulgaris.bsky.social Transport planning professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design
Anson Stewart @ansonstewart.com Analysis + Research, @conveyal.com | Deputy Director, MIT Transit Lab | Massachusetts / California | Transportation PhD ๐ฒ๐
Kirsten Korosec @kirstenkorosec.bsky.social Transportation editor @techcrunch.bsky.social.
I write about the future of transportation. Wearer of helmets, backcountry wanderer & cat herder. Co-host of @autonocast.bsky.social
Send tips!
Signal: kkorosec.07
kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com
Mark Strong @ibikebrighton.bsky.social #ActiveTravel professional @transport-initiatives.com
Data โ
stories ๐
Travel by๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐๐
Son of โก๏ธ #refugee
#Scouser #YNWA now #QueensPark #Brighton
Ex #CVS co-optee @brighton-hove.gov.uk Place Scrutiny Cttee
Political posts @markforqueenspark.bsky.social
Clarence Eckerson Jr./Streetfilms @streetfilms.bsky.social The OG Urbanist Youtuber! Prolific Streets Documentarian since late 1990s. All good things: biking, walking, transit, open streets & LTNs! Visit www.streetfilms.org for more!
All tweets only represent my personal point of view.
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/
Engineer who cycles @bikeengineer.bsky.social Engineer is credit to team. An engineer who cycles, enjoys cycling, building robots, and doing fun things. Environmentalist, enjoyer of plants, tinkering, 3D printing, welding, machining, and building cool stuff.
Willem Klumpenhouwer @wklumpen.bsky.social Transit research and data analytics consultant. Co-founder @moreneighboursyyc.bsky.social. The world would be a better place if we all rode the bus more often.
www.klumpentown.com
Chris Iverson @iversonmobility.com How you move defines who you are.
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Transportation Planner & Engineer, with opinions.
Cyclist, ultrarunner, skier, nomad.
iversonmobility.com
Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl The Dutch Cycling Embassy (DCE) supports cities and regions worldwide in making cycling a natural part of daily life.
dutchcycling.nl
ETSC - European Transport Safety Council @etsc.eu The European Transport Safety Council is the independent voice for road safety in Europe.
www.etsc.eu
Thomas Ableman @freewheeling.info ๐ Was Strategy & Innovation Director Transport for London
๐๏ธ Freewheeling Blog / Podcast www.freewheeling.info/blog
SUBSTACK: Freewheeling Bitesize: https://freewheelingbitesize.substack.com/ & History of Europe in 75 Railway Journeys http://bit.ly/3EQNOPA
Christian Wolmar @christianwolmar.bsky.social Transport specialist. Writer and broadcaster. Author of 20 books on railways & transport. Host Calling All Stations, transport podcast. Parkrunner, QPR, cyclist, driverless car sceptic. christianwolmar.co.uk My substack https://transportnews.substack.com/
Sandy Johnston @sandypsj.bsky.social Transit geek. Planner. Cat dad. Cubs fan. Deputy Director of Regional Transit Planning at MBTA. Blogging much less than I'd like at www.itineranturbanist.wordpress.com.
Opinions my own.
Ian Semple @ianjsemple.bsky.social Transportation & Transit Director for a growing Canadian city. Working to create complete communities with sustainable, multi-modal transportation solutions. Committed to building safe, accessible, and reliable ways to move, connect, and thrive.
UCLA History-Geography Project @uclahgp.bsky.social Collaborating with teachers to make history relevant and empowering for students.
Greg Spotts @spottnik.bsky.social Exploring Seattle, LA, NYC and other great cities, with focus on urban design, transit, walking, biking, parks and food. Personal account with positive vibes
Central Oregon YIMBY @bendyimby.bsky.social Advocating for housing of all shapes and sizes for everyone who wants to live in Bend and Central Oregon
https://centraloregonyimby.org/
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.
Providence Streets Coalition @pvdstreets.org Moving Providence forward on streets built to share.
Avanzando la Providencia en calles construidas para compartir. ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ดโฟ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐
https://linktr.ee/providencestreets
Union Studio Architecture & Community Design @unionstudioarch.com Places of Value. Value of Place.
We use the power of design to enrich lives and strengthen communities.
Christy Milliken @coastalcam1.bsky.social Advancing the principles of New Urbanism as the Executive Director of the Seaside Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1982. Inspiring livable and sustainable communities globally.
VisitโขJoinโขDonate: seasideinstitute.org
Council for Canadian Urbanism @canurbanism.bsky.social The Council for Canadian Urbanism #CanU is a national organization of leading multi-disciplinary urbanists championing better city-building coast-to-coast! linktr.ee/canurbanism Conseil pour l'Urbanisme Canadien
Journal of Urbanism @journalurbanism.bsky.social Journal of Urbanism: International research on placemaking & urban sustainability. Published four times a year by Routledge.
Also @JournalUrbanism@mas.to on Mastodon
And @JournalUrbanism on X-twitter
PeopleForBikes @peopleforbikes.bsky.social Better biking since 1999 ๐ฒ
www.peopleforbikes.org
World Resources Institute @worldresources.bsky.social WRI is a global research organization working to improve peopleโs lives, protect #nature, and halt #climatechange. ๐๐
๐ Learn more: https://go.wri.org/mmTUco
C40 Cities @c40cities.bsky.social A network of city mayors delivering urgent climate solutions. Protecting the people and places we love. ๐ณ๐๐๐
http://www.c40.org/
Placemaking Canada @placemaking-canada.bsky.social Founded in 2015. A cross-country collective working on placemaking and public space advocacy.
placemaking-canada.ca
Ethan Elkind @ethanelkind.bsky.social Director of the Climate Program at Berkeley Law CLEE, author of Railtown (book on history of LA Metro Rail), and host of KALWโs State of the Bay.
Crosswalk Collective LA @crosswalksla.bsky.social Los Angeles's streets are deadly for pedestrians and cyclists. Until City Council acts, we paint crosswalks.
Request a crosswalk: crosswalksla.org
Support us: https://ko-fi.com/crosswalksla
David Ho @davidho.bsky.social Climate scientist; ocean carbon cycle and climate solutions. Professor @soest.hawaii.edu, University of Hawaiสปi at Mฤnoa; Visiting Faculty, Arizona State University. https://linktr.ee/david_ho
Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov 40th Governor of California.
Building a California for All.
City of Santa Monica @cityofsantamonica.bsky.social This is the official Bluesky account for the city of Santa Monica.
CalMatters @calmatters.org CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization. We write stories about California, for Californians.
CA High-Speed Rail ๐๐จ @cahsra.bsky.social ๐ Building the USโs first 200+mph; 100% renewably powered #HSR
๐ SFโ๏ธCentral Valleyโ๏ธLA, 500+ miles, under 3โฃ hours
โก๏ธ & decarbonize transportation #BuildHSR
Alli Thurmond Quinlan, AIA RLA LEED AP @atqlab.bsky.social Architect. Landscape Architect. Small scale developer. Lady Builder. Founder of FlintlockLAB and Executive Director of the Incremental Development Alliance. Letโs build lovable places. ๐ฑ
Dan Zack @plannerdan.bsky.social Urban planning consultant. I help people build walkable, fun, & inclusive cities w/abundant housing. IncDev faculty. CNU-CA Chair. Formerly w/cities of Fresno & Redwood City. https://zackurban.com
Bike New York @bikenewyork.bsky.social New York City nonprofit organization providing free bike education, community programming & advocacy for safe and inclusive cycling.
We also produce the USA's largest bike ride: the TD Five Boro Bike Tour
www.bike.nyc
Circulate Planning & Policy @circulatesd.bsky.social ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ ๐๏ธ Creating excellent mobility choices and vibrant, healthy neighborhoods.
Chris Bowe @cbowe34.bsky.social Father - Husband - Urbanist - Civil Engineer - Transit Enthusiast - Pro-Housing - Safe Streets - Nashvillian
Former resident of St. Louis, MO & Newark, NJ
My thoughts are my own and do not reflect any other organization's opinion