MattBaran
Architect. Developer. AIA. NCARB. Founder @ Baran Studio. Professor @ USF, AAU, UCB ARCH & MREDD. Posts on design, construction, R.E., entrepreneurship & tech.
OAK. LAX. DTW. LAS.
www.baranstudio.com
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Real Estate, Development & Architecture
Folks that have knowledge of and around R.E. development, and architecture I know from ‘other places’
@creerin.bsky.social
Commercial Real Estate Broker • CCIM Designee • Sales/Leasing • Member Associate of SIOR
@houserdave.bsky.social
Affordable housing finance. LIHTC equity investor. YIMBY homeowner & dad. Mich Law. Red Sox. LBJ.
@ollywainwright.bsky.social
Architecture and design critic of the @theguardian.com oliver.wainwright@theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/profile/oliver-wainwright
@carolohyeah.bsky.social
Advertiser, strategist, philomath. Into music, video games, and your mom. Ex-meta, ex-agency. Whistle while I work, sing while I snipe. xo
@streetsblogla.bsky.social
The Los Angeles vanguard of the Streetsblog publishing empire
@urbanistfromwhk.bsky.social
Author at Better things are possible https://betterthingsarepossible.substack.com
@lausterna.bsky.social
UBC sociologist, demographer, housing & urban regulation scholar, author, immigrant, blogs at https://homefreesociology.com/
@rickhills.bsky.social
William T Comfort III Professor of Law, NYU Law School, studying & teaching local gov’t, landuse regulation, const’l law, fed courts, admin law, legislation, and federalism. Forlorn hope: reduce stakes and polarization by decentralizing divisive decisions.
@samd.bsky.social
https://bettercities.substack.com/ Better cities and transit are possible 🚇 #1 Congestion pricing stan #1 RFK Jr. hater
@sarabronin.bsky.social
Mexican-American architect, attorney, Cornell professor, National Zoning Atlas founder, "Key to the City" author, preservationist, 7th-generation Texan, mother of 3. https://wwnorton.com/books/key-to-the-city
@ohitsthatone.bsky.social
Builder, Burner, Berner, biker SF Bay Area science nerd, Pro-Ukraine, writer, music lover, engineer, policy wonk, son, dad, dreamer doomer derp. 🇺🇦💙🌻 🇺🇲
@verybadllama.bsky.social
Writer, comedian, illustrator, blogger and international woman of mystery. Sworn enemy of the Swedish Yule Goat. Writer of jokes in The Beaverton and Cracked. 🇨🇦
@codendahl.bsky.social
European economics editor @TheEconomist. London via Berlin, Stockholm and Cologne. Have no plans to write a book.
@modative.bsky.social
Welcome to Modative, a Los Angeles based modern design/build firm. We specialize in ADU's & Small Lot Subdivisions.
@kristoncapps.bsky.social
Housing and architecture for @CityLab. Art for @washingtonpost. Texan. 📸: @kriston_capps 💌: kriston.capps@gmail.com 🔒: @kristoncapps.33 📰: https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/citylab-design-edition
@rachaelmyrow.bsky.social
@KQEDNews | @NPRNews | Experts: "Formidable Provenance"+"The Queen of Succinct"
@themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy
Marginalia on our search for meaning. [bridged from https://themarginalian.org/ on the web by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@heatherknightsf.bsky.social
San Francisco bureau chief for the New York Times. Northern California native; San Franciscan for 25 years. www.nytimes.com/by/heather-knight
@realestatetrent.bsky.social
Candidly sharing 20+ years of real estate knowledge. Buying strip centers anywhere in the US - As featured in The Real Deal. Posts are opinions, not advice.
@alisapirman.bsky.social
• Trans/Non Binary (They/Them) • #Yimby • Friendly Neighborhood Sapirman • Affordable Housing Advocate @Hacdotorg • Opinions are my own •
@modacitylife.com
Delft-based urban mobility advocates and authors of ‘Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality’ and ‘Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars in our Lives’. www.modacitylife.com
@davidzipper.bsky.social
Senior Fellow @ MIT Mobility Initiative and Contributing Writer @ Vox, focused on transport, cities and tech. Words in The Atlantic, CityLab, WaPo, etc. https://linktr.ee/davidzipper Newsletter, speaking, writing and advisory work: http://davidzipper.com
@tvrr.bsky.social
Traffic deaths are preventable and we will prevent them IG: rapidrevoltteam M: @RapidResponseTeam@sfba.social Oakland, Bay Area https://oakrapidresponse.org/
@prinzrob.bsky.social
Advocacy Director at BikeEastBay. See me for bicycle culture & transportation infrastructure news on the sunny side of the Bay. My posts are my own.
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
A podcast about the fight against car culture. Hosted by Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon. Pre-order our new book, "Life After Cars," coming Oct 2025 from Thesis / Penguin Random House. https://www.lifeaftercars.com/ https://www.patreon.com/thewaroncarspod
@thetransitguy.com
I like trains and walkable neighborhoods. https://linktr.ee/thetransitguy
@derailluer.bsky.social
Advocate in Charlotte for better bike mobility. Work for Charlotte DOT, this is my personal account.
@scraperbiketeam.com
The Original Scraper Bike Team is a 501(c)3 tax exempt non-profit based in Oakland Ca. Business inquiries only, email: info@scraperbiketeam.com
@jamessrussell.bsky.social
New York City-based Independent journalist who writes about architecture and cities for several publications. | Climate Change | Urban Culture | Substack: Architecture and the City; Book: The Agile City.
@susandreynolds.bsky.social
CEO and co-founder TheVoiceSF.org @TheVoiceSF @TheVOSF
@mercyhousing.bsky.social
Mercy Housing is working to create a more humane world where poverty is alleviated, communities are healthy and all people can develop their full potential.
@donpenim.bsky.social
@dianabudds.bsky.social
journalist covering design, architecture, cities, and culture. recent writing in fast company, wallpaper, the architect's newspaper, and untapped journal. https://dianabudds.com/
@mottsmith.bsky.social
Co-Founder of Amped Kitchens (http://ampedkitchens.com). Board Chair, Council of Infill Builders. Vice Chair, LA City Small Business Comm. Adjunct prof of Real Estate Dev, USC's Price School. Personal account. Posts are solely mine. Follow ≠ endorsement.
@russell-lowery.bsky.social
Technology bridge between .com and .gov #caleg #cabudget I like thinking about public policy and the role technology can play to improve people's lives.
@beyondchron.bsky.social
Founder and Director of San Francisco’sTenderloin Housing Clinic. Founder of the Tenderloin museum. Author: The Activist Handbook, Beyond the Fields and Generation Priced Out (all from UC Press) and The Tenderloin. Editor: BeyondChron.org
@marcgilbert.bsky.social
Curator and subject librarian, Leiden university libraries, Chinese collections
@paulinajones.bsky.social
-Mobility Specialist-Aerial Instructor-Death Enthusiast- •Bury me w/ pointed toes⚰️•
@openscopestudio.bsky.social
OpenScope Studio is a full-service architectural practice serving California specializing in smart solutions to complex design problems. Located in SF & LA.
@girdley.bsky.social
I share 25 years of direct business knowledge and life advice. $100M (and counting) HoldCo owner. Fireworks, software, school + 9 others. Writing weekly playbooks for small business owners → https://bit.ly/small-business-MBA