Brent Toderian
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.
Starter Packs
Created by Brent Toderian (6)
People Changing the Conversation About Cities!
Co-curated by Brent Toderian & Tom Flood! People & orgs that are ESPECIALLY effective at TRANSFORMING the broad public conversation about better city-making, smarter transportation, & equitable cities for people. This pack is about changing minds, branding ideas, & new ways to break thru the noise!
Hayhoe/Toderian Smart Cities & Climate Action Pack
This starter pack is a collaboration between climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe & city planner Brent Toderian on the specific inter-relationship between urgent climate action and smart city-building. Experts and organizations who are connecting the dots between the two in smart ways!
Toderian’s Better Transportation & Mobility Pack
Experts, practitioners, activists, media, elected leaders, organizations involved with better transportation, especially in cities. Walking, biking, public transit/transport, EVs, active transport, micro-mobility, multi-modal, etc.
Canadian Urbanism (Brent’s Version)
This is a pack of many of the key Canadian urbanists I’ve found here so far. This isn’t the first pack on this specific subject, and it won’t be the last, but this is mine. City-building practitioners, elected leaders, activists, media, organizations. Let me know if I’ve missed some!
Brent Toderian’s Cities, Urbanism & City-Building
Curated by a 33 year international urbanist & city planner. These are many of the city champions I’ve run across so far, but I’m still discovering more. Planning, urban design, architecture, transportation, housing, politics, place-making, sustainability, livability, equity, affordability & more.
@iclei.org
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network working with more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.
@drkatemarvel.bsky.social
Earth scientist. Working for an unnamed government space agency, which obviously endorses nothing I say here. Theoretical astrophysicist by training. My book, HUMAN NATURE, is coming out in June https://shorturl.at/aJRYb
@hausfath.bsky.social
"A tireless chronicler and commentator on all things climate" -NYTimes. Climate research lead @stripe, writer @CarbonBrief, scientist @BerkeleyEarth, IPCC/NCA5 author. Substack: https://theclimatebrink.substack.com/ Twitter: @hausfath
@drjeffmasters.bsky.social
Extreme weather and climate change expert writing for Yale Climate Connections. Co-founder, Weather Underground; former hurricane hunter.
@makenakelly.bsky.social
reporter @ WIRED covering the politics and power influencing the internet DMs open, Signal: makenakelly.32 FAQ, Instagram, TikTok, & everything else at linktr.ee/makenakelly
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
Levin Professor of History at Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," with 20 new lessons on Ukraine, "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
@kenjennings.bsky.social
Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of 100 PLACES TO SEE AFTER YOU DIE (bit.ly/3kLgJKO) and a bunch of other stuff. OMNIBUS co-founder (patreon.com/omnibusproject).
@politicsgirl.bsky.social
Immigrant. Citizen. Mouthy advocate for common sense. Official account💙
@juliaangwin.com
Investigative journalist. New York Times Contributing Opinion Writer. Founder, Proof News, The Markup. Priors: ProPublica, WSJ. Fellow at Harvard Shorenstein Center. Signal: Julia.368 Sign up for my newsletter: https://buttondown.com/JuliaAngwin
@fieldsmeyer.com
Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School | Fmr: Senior Policy Advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House | Work on civil rights, democracy, tech, and political power Writing: amifieldsmeyer.substack.com Get in touch: fieldsmeyer.com
@projectsyndicate.bsky.social
The World’s Opinion Page, featuring exclusive commentaries by scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and civic activists.
@marshalederman.bsky.social
Columnist, The Globe and Mail Author, Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed Vancouver, Canada
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Special correspondent at Vanity Fair and host of the Fast politics podcast and MSNBC
@elliottlusztig.bsky.social
California Nationalist • #CalExit • RIP American Democracy (1964-2024)
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
Texas Medical Center (TMC) Pediatrics Professor-Vaccine Scientist-Author; Member, Philosophical Society of Texas "the oldest learned society in Texas established in 1837," TAMEST, National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
@melissjpeltier.bsky.social
Veteran film/TV/media maker; NYT bestselling author; storyteller; dog mom. Direct descendant John Alden & Priscilla Mullins 1620. My American ancestors were defending democracy since 1776. 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 & #Ally 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@jaycockburn.bsky.social
I write and make podcasts about cities and the people in them. Producer: Lately & City Space at the Globe and Mail Write for The Green Line, The Local, Toronto Star, The Breach. Former BBC News. He/him.
@katemac.bsky.social
understander of things climate-related, Polycrisis co-writer, and more
@maaikeverbruggen.bsky.social
PhD Researcher Nederbelg in Brussel ☞ History & the Future║Emerging Technologies║Arms Control║Military Innovation║Environment║Bikes and Trains║Europe║Art on long term sick leave, so don't expect anything NL/EN
@khesser.bsky.social
Astronomer/Senior Researcher at Onsala Space Observatory/Chalmers University, Sweden; ultra runner, adventure racer, cyclist. Ironman WC 2012, 2014. Xterra World Champs 2014.
@naomiaklein.bsky.social
New here. Doppelganger. This Changes Everything. The Shock Doctrine. No Logo. On Fire. UBC Professor of Climate Justice. 🔗 naomiklein.org 📬 news.naomiklein.org/newsletter
@thomashansen.bsky.social
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty; I'm that Jungian thing... $TSLAQ card carrying member PSA: Elon Musk is a dumb persons idea of a smart person… Evelyn Beatrice Hall fan
@chenoweth.bsky.social
Political scientist & part-time farmer. Books: 'On Revolutions' (2022), 'Civil Resistance' (2021), & 'The Politics of Terror' (2019). Coming soon: 'Bread & Roses' & 'The End of People Power.' https://www.ericachenoweth.com. What a time to be alive.
@dawnalene.bsky.social
American Expat living in beautiful British Columbia. I’m pragmatic and believe in reciprocity Bodily autonomy is a basic right. Live and let live Feminist Mother Ally Everything is political eclectic empath free floater awkward outlier
@adamkinzinger.bsky.social
Former US Congressman, Proud RINO, husband, and military man. Fighting the MAGA brain worms daily! Adamkinzinger.komi.io Adamkinzinger.substack.com
@helenczerski.bsky.social
Physics, bubbles, oceans, hot chocolate and curiosity. Associate Professor at UCL, writer, broadcaster. Author of Storm in a Teacup and Blue Machine https://linktr.ee/helenczerski
@alisonkilling.bsky.social
Visual investigations at the FT. Architect who won a Pulitzer.
@ezralevin.bsky.social
Co-Founder and Co-Exec Director of Indivisible along with Leah. Organizing with local Indivisible groups against this fascistic clown show of an administration and congress.
@ayanaeliza.bsky.social
Marine biologist, writer, policy nerd. Co-founder Urban Ocean Lab, think tank for the future of coastal cities. In love with climate solutions.
@tristansnell.bsky.social
Lawyer, commentator, fighter for democracy. Prosecuted Trump University @ NY AG. #NAFO Fella. Author of Taking Down Trump. Host of the Tristan Snell Show on Apple and Spotify. Substack - tristansnell.com
@jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social
Victoria City Councillor and CRD Director in Victoria, B.C. PhD in History. Loves gardening, cello, beekeeping, democracy, climate action, and family. Views my own.
@shifter.info
Creator: Shifter | Urban cycling and bike commuting Author: Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling More here: linktr.ee/shifter
@davidfrum.bsky.social
Staff writer for the Atlantic. Host of the David Frum Show webcast. Formerly ... quite a lot of things. Washington DC and Wellington, Ontario. Reach me via Producer@TheDavidFrumShow.com DMs open to followers
@clpolk.com
I write stuff. I knit stuff. I cook stuff. Ask me about my weird little books. https://www.clpolk.com/
@apihtawikosisan.bsky.social
Award-losing national bestselling Métis author of "Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit in Canada", from manitow-sâkahikan/Lac Ste. Anne in so-called Canada. Trying to debunk myths. She/her/wiya https://linktr.ee/apihtawikosisan
@protectingcanada.bsky.social
Protecting Canada is a group of concerned and engaged Canadians. Our goal is to help Canadians make informed decisions.
@lrabouin.bsky.social
Chef de Projet Montréal Candidat à la Mairie de Montréal Maire de l’arrondissement Le Plateau-Mont-Royal https://linktr.ee/luc.projetmtl
@jordanhr.bsky.social
Canadian print/digital/audio journalist. Host of Elbows Up. Previously: founder, Frequency Podcast Network. Host: The Big Story, Gravy Train, In This Economy. Been in news, sports and digital media for 20 years. Seen things. Have takes. Itsjhr on Substack
@charlieangus104.bsky.social
Politics, author of Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed / Cobalt:Cradle of the Demon Metals Lead singer with Grievous Angels. Just a boy from Cobalt. Not a space for the cynical and snide.
@stephenmarche.bsky.social
Novelist, essayist, AI optimist. Death of an Author, The Next Civil War, On Writing and Failure.
@snellarthur.bsky.social
Writer, podcaster and former diplomat. https://www.rusi.org/people/snell arthursnell.substack.com
@bradleyonishi.bsky.social
Research on Christian nationalism and the American Right. Co-host of @straightwhitejc and founder of Axis Mundi Media. 4th Gen Lakers fan. www.axismundi.us
@slichterman.bsky.social
CAO City of Greater Sudbury, roots in Ottawa and PEI, dual 🇨🇦🇺🇸, wife, mom…I care about building better cities, fighting climate change, promoting active transportation and transit - supporting great communities.
@newseye.bsky.social
A career spent in government affairs & media. Now an interested eye on the news. Not always balanced; there aren’t two sides to fascism or racism. Credit the source. Use ALT text :-)