Bob Ward
Urbanist in Cleveland Park DC. Husband, dad, Nats fan. Reader of tea leaves.
Starter Packs
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DC Urbanism
People and organizations influencing good urbanism, placemaking, transit, walkability, and housing, with a focus on Washington DC
@bobwarddc.bsky.social DMV Urbanism Starter Pack
People and organizations posting about good urbanism, walkability, place making, transit, and housing/YIMBY, with a focus on the DMV
@transitcenter.bsky.social
A foundation working to secure a just and sustainable future with abundant transportation options. transitcenter.org
@heartcenteredmaria.bsky.social
award-winning indie writer + journalist, storyteller, digital publisher | recovering humor columnist | Exiled in Spain from Tr*mp regime | legacy Twitter blue check | fka "vicequeenmaria" https://linktr.ee/heartcenteredmaria
@dcyimbys.bsky.social
Washingtonians for a more affordable, accessible city. Follow along for commentary on DC land use. Join our mailing list and get involved at DCYIMBYs.org.
@chenderson.bsky.social
At-Large DC Councilmember. Caught in the intersection of my love of policy, politics, & pop culture. Mom x2. 🩷💚 www.christinahendersondc.com
@parkingreform.org
An org with a mission to educate the public about the impact of parking policy on housing, climate, equity, and traffic. https://parkingreform.org/
@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social
More housing, bikes, and transit. https://youtube.com/@ohtheurbanity 📍 Montreal, Quebec
@welcomingneighbors.us
A network of local organizations working to fix the US housing shortage. Our members win pro-housing policy change. We can help you do the same. Also, memes. welcomingneighbors.us
@tomflood.bsky.social
Strategy/Creative/Content/Branding @ rovélo creative. Lectures & workshops on reframing the mainstream narrative around road safety/road violence and active transportation but mostly trying to catch up on vacuuming. Creativebyrovelo.com
@emgusk.bsky.social
Half of Post Polling, journalist, pollster, feminist, library fan, BRCA mutant. Nats! Caps! Terps! Kill them with kindness and methodological rigor. she/her signal: emgusk.04
@thehillishome.com
Community news & information for Capitol Hill, DC. The Nacotchtank once walked their dogs here. Brickie-award winning snark for the District. http://linktr.ee/thehillishome
@51st.news
Information with representation, by and for D.C. residents. Worker-led nonprofit newsroom, funded by readers like YOU. 🌐 https://51st.news
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
Writer. New Yorker. Co-host, The War on Cars podcast. patreon.com/thewaroncarspod
@mattyglesias.bsky.social
@americawalks.bsky.social
Everyone should be able to move around their community with dignity and freedom. We are a national non-profit supporting change and changemakers at every level. Americawalks.org
@dpherriges.bsky.social
Urbanist advocate. Policy Director at the Parking Reform Network. Writer at Strong Towns. Co-author "Escaping the Housing Trap." St. Paul, Minnesota.
@henrygrabar.bsky.social
staff writer @slate, author of Paved Paradise, editor of The Future of Transportation, Loeb Fellow '24 henry at grabar at slate dot com
@alexbaca.bsky.social
Mad online about land use, but not paid to tweet (views are mine and you choose to read them, for free). I work for @ggwash.org and live in a duplex with a white picket fence. Ward 1 exceptionalist in Washington, D.C.
@strongtowns.org
We're changing *everything* about the North American pattern of development. Become a member today! strongtowns.org/membership
@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.
@thetransitguy.com
I like trains and walkable neighborhoods. https://linktr.ee/thetransitguy
@conordougherty.bsky.social
NYT Reporter, #SkateTwitter enthusiast and @candacej superfan.
@resnikoff.bsky.social
Urban policy consultant: http://resnikoffconsulting.com/ Roosevelt Institute Fellow, EQ Collaborative Member Working on a book about cities for Island Press and blogging occasionally at http://resnikoff.beehiiv.com/ ned at resnikoffconsulting dot com
@theurbanistagenda.com
The Urbanist Agenda Podcast, hosted by Not Just Bikes https://theurbanistagenda.com
@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
@dieworkwear.bsky.social
Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter. If you have a style question, search: https://dieworkwear.com/ | https://putthison.com/start-here/
@trufahey.bsky.social
Messaging + strategy for sightline.org. Housing/affordable cities + democracy/elections + climate/energy. Opinions (mostly backed up by research). *Shares/likes =/= endorsements. See my parking = pavement feed.
@beschlossdc1776.bsky.social
Author, PRESIDENTS OF WAR, 9 other books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. @PBS contributor. Called "normally sober" by Financial Times. X address is @BeschlossDC. Born in Chicago.
@janell4dc.bsky.social
ANC3C03 Commissioner (elected, unpaid volunteer) this account is mine and not official but hopefully informative.
@niawag.bsky.social
Food security, care, feminism, cycling. Also local Washington DC stuff. He/him. Writing some stuff here: https://niawag.substack.com
@samd.bsky.social
https://bettercities.substack.com/ Better cities and transit are possible 🚇 #1 Congestion pricing stan #1 RFK Jr. hater
@alexgoyette.bsky.social
He/him. Dad x2, Immigration & GBV Advocate, Alexandria Lead at YIMBYs of NoVA. Go Bills. Personal account only Sign up for Alx YIMBY action alerts: https://www.yimbysofnova.org/sign-up-for-action-alerts
@gregshill.com
Professor, University of Iowa College of Law • Student of firms, cities & transportation • Papers: ssrn.com/author=887547 • Newsletter: gregshill.substack.com • Co-host of Densely Speaking podcast • gregshill.com
@takomatorch.bsky.social
Takoma Park's ONLY Humor Source. Home of the Nimbee and Takoma Man. www.takomatorch.com
@ericsaul.bsky.social
Satirist-in-exile from Takoma Park. Architect. Baseball player. Creator of the Takoma Torch and The Nimbee. YIMBY. Gobbler of the Glizzies. I block douchebags.
@nyc.streetsblog.org
The only website devoted to covering all the livable streets and public space news you need. Visit us at http://nyc.streetsblog.org.
@maxdubler.com
Posting for California YIMBY about housing, and for myself about skateboarding and cameras. Tradeoffs are real. he/him
@milesgrant.bsky.social
Progressive, climate hawk, urbanist, YIMBY, dad. Currently work in advocacy communications & serve on the Fairhaven, MA Planning Board. Past: TV news producer, CREW, NWF, TheGreenMiles.com.
@jasonfink.bsky.social
@thmetcalf.bsky.social
Physicist, cycle-commuter, urbanist, homeowner, dad. Coffee drinker. Youth baseball scorer. Amateur astronomer and chemist. From Sacramento. Government scientist in DC since 2001.
@adicksondc.bsky.social
Usually designing buildings. Often distracted by brick. Citizen, Cyclist, Pedestrian, Cat Lady. DC & HHI.
@johnmctague.bsky.social
Interested in local DC urbanism, MLB, rescue dogs, political science, and LGBTQ history 🏳️🌈
@jlrhart.bsky.social
Allison’s mom. 🩷 Safe streets advocate with @safestreetsdc.bsky.social
@safestreetsdc.bsky.social
Confronting traffic violence in Washington, DC through advocacy and support. Chapter of @familiesforsafestreets.org www.SafeStreetsDC.link
@srfrjulie.bsky.social
DC <- FL / environmental justice / neighborhood schools / Owen’s mom / hound alpha / working on my future capybara rescue / #bikedc #takomaDC (she/her) I avoid doom posting. I am paying attention and taking action offline. We need sanctuaries of joy.