PlacemakingX
🌏 Global network of #Placemaking leaders facilitating collective learning, advocacy & action for #PublicSpaces.
www.PlacemakingX.org
Starter Packs
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PlacemakingX's Placemaking Leader Starter Pack
Placemaking leaders are just starting to join Bluesky. Help us build the placemaking learning, advocacy, and action conversation and community here. Let us know of others joining!
@nextcity.org
Next City’s journalism centers marginalized voices while amplifying solutions to the problems that oppress people in cities.
@tharaakirresh.bsky.social
Architect | Urban Planner | Placemaking Advocate Co-founder & CEO of Manbat Steering Committee Member @Amaken Network for Arab Placemaking Founder @Placemaking Palestinians Network Passionate about public space activation and community-driven urban design
@urbanroomsnetwork.bsky.social
An Urban Room is a space where people can come together to help create a future for their local area. Homepage: https://urbanroomsnetwork.org/network/
@localsouth.bsky.social
Based between South Africa and Colombia, we support partners and clients on some of the most pressing urban issues facing Global South cities – from mobility, informality, and public space, to food systems and the Just Transition. https://thelocalsouth.com
@harber.co.za
Transport planner in South Africa. Infrastructure, public transport, walking and cycling, better streets for better cities. Focused on the big questions, like “why are you building that?”. Skeets in my personal capacity.
@carachellew.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Urban Planning, Policy & Design at McGill University | Public Space | Night Studies #defensiveTO
@placemake.bsky.social
Independent practice of architects, urban designers, built environment consultants and researchers with a focus on placemaking, spatial planning, public realm and regeneration. www.placemake.net
@neilmcinroy.bsky.social
Progressive economics. Working in USA, Scotland and globally. Global Lead for #communitywealthbuilding at The Democracy Collaborative Chair Economic Development Association of Scotland (EDAS)
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Local tosser Books author (New: Stroll!) Toronto Star column writer Spacing Magazine co-founder U of T instructor Trying to do it a bit different here than the last place. Links to books, etc: https://linktr.ee/shawnmicallef 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤘🏼
@torontopublicspace.bsky.social
Register now: www.publicspace.ca/competition
@playingout.bsky.social
We campaign for children's everyday freedom and right to play out near home. Founders of the UK-wide play street movement. www.playingout.net
@aliceferguson.bsky.social
Co-founder of Playing Out movement for children’s freedom and right to play out in the streets and spaces where they live. Bristol, UK. #SafeStreetsNow #PlayStreets #YesBallGames #KidicalMass www.playingout.net @playingout.bsky.social
@mml.org
Educating, advocating, and inspiring change for Michigan's greatest centers of potential: its communities.
@kimberlyquinn.bsky.social
Psychological scientist 📊, first-gen student 👩🏻🎓, aspiring optimist ☀️, displaced Canadian 🇨🇦. Lover of beautiful spaces, natural 🏞️ and built 🏙️. (She/her)
@sparklingoyster.bsky.social
Futurist & Verbal Artist. Flatlander. ✨✨✨ education, wellness, film/TV #TheRighteousGemstones #CleanSlate
@joshalerner.bsky.social
People Powered co-director, Participatory Budgeting Project founder, #MakingDemocracyFun author. Posts about participatory democracy, vegan eats, dad jokes. he/él
@pratt.edu
We provide the creative leaders of tomorrow the knowledge and experience to make a better world.
@julianagyeman.bsky.social
Critical urban planning professor @ Tufts UEP. From Yorkshire UK, now living in Cambridge MA. Dad of English choccy Lab, Oso. Desperately seeking #justsustainabilities. Editor-in-Chief of Local Environment. Website: julianagyeman.com
@jskstreet.bsky.social
@smartgrowthusa.bsky.social
We envision a country where no matter where you live, or who you are, you can enjoy living in a place that is healthy, prosperous, and resilient. smartgrowthamerica.org
@culturehousecc.bsky.social
We improve livability in local communities by transforming underutilized spaces into vibrant social infrastructure.
@practiceofplace.bsky.social
Placemaking resources and discussion from The Musicant Group, a firm creating places where people want to be. musicantgroup.com practiceofplace.substack.com
@drtpanova.bsky.social
Urban planning X psychology Let’s make cities for people. https://linktr.ee/dr.tpanova
@reasonstobecheerful.world
An online editorial project sharing stories of solutions and positive change. Created by David Byrne. reasonstobecheerful.world Become a member: https://bit.ly/3BUCAnL Sign up to our weekly newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gBp8oP
@philmyrick.bsky.social
30+ years of Placemaking for vibrant public spaces: advising planning and development projects around the world.
@amaken.bsky.social
“AMAKEN Placemaking” is a non-profit network acting as a platform to share knowledge, opportunities and empower its members in the Arab-World to turn public spaces into vibrant places. AMAKEN is part of the PlacemakingX Network.
@amirgohar.bsky.social
Prof of #Landscape #Urbanism #Tourism Alum: @UCBerkeley @OxfordBrookes @Erasmus. Landscape Institute AMLI - ESLA Founding & Board - IFLA - AMAKEN Placemaking co-Founder - #CelebrateYourLocalJaneJacobs Father of two daughters - Traveler - Chocoholic
@globalstewards.bsky.social
Run sustainable living site globalstewards.org. Share community-led #restoration & #rewilding projects plus sustainable advancements. ❤️ my feet🚶♂️, #heatpump, #plantbased diet, and NOICIUTU (No One Is Coming, It’s Up To Us). She/her. Born at 319.
@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
@pcjournal.bsky.social
Past Publisher/Editor of Planning Commissioners Journal & PlannersWeb.com | Former Member/Chair Burlington, VT, Planning Comm'n | Liaison to LEGO-based Realm of Bricklyn, VT. See The Bricklyn Eagle: https://bsky.app/profile/bricklynvt.bsky.social
@taras-grescoe.com
Author of Straphanger | Words NY Times Nat Geo Smithsonian WSJ | Latest book Lost Supper | Talks: http://taras-grescoe.com/contact https://www.highspeed.blog (Transit, trains, bikes) https://linktr.ee/tarasgrescoe Agent: www.skagency.com
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
Co-host, The War on Cars. Writer, TV producer, advocate, runner, Disney parks fan. Born at 330.21 ppm. (he/him) Pre-order our new book, "Life After Cars," coming in October from Thesis, an imprint of Penguin Random House. https://linktr.ee/brooklynspoke
@norton.bsky.social
Historian; author of Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City, and of Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving.
@toderianuw.bsky.social
TODERIAN UrbanWORKS Inc. (TUW) is a Vancouver-based national and international city planning/design, mobility and "advanced urbanism" consultancy led by @BrentToderian.bsky.social.
@placesjournal.bsky.social
Architecture, landscape, urbanism. Independent nonprofit public scholarship on the built environment. Free & accessible to all. Read: http://placesjournal.org Sign up: placesjournal.org/newsletter Donate: https://placesjournal.org/donate/
@nacto.bsky.social
100 North American cities & transit agencies exchanging transportation ideas, insights, and practices.
@ifpedestrians.bsky.social
The International Federation of Pedestrians promotes and defends the pedestrian's right to full access and mobility. https://www.linkedin.com/company/ifpedestrians www.Ifpedestrians.org
@who.int
We (The World Health Organization) are the United Nations’ health agency championing Health For All. Always check the latest posts for updated advice/information. We will remove misinformation, spam and hate speech here. www.oneworldhealthforall.org
@fiafoundation.bsky.social
The FIA Foundation supports safe, clean, fair and green mobility to improve health and protect lives around the world.
@africancities.bsky.social
Generating new insights and approaches to tackle complex problems in Africa’s rapidly changing cities. » collaboration » evidence » innovation » progress 💻 https://www.african-cities.org 📩 bit.ly/ACRCnews 🎧 https://africancities.buzzsprout.com/
@guillbernal.bsky.social
Spaces into Places. Founder of Fundación Placemaking México & Executive Director of The Place Institute. Watch my first film: www.theplaceman.org
@ids.ac.uk
IDS is a leading institute on international development providing research and knowledge for equitable and sustainable societies. Follow us to know about our research, partnerships, and learning. Website: https://www.ids.ac.uk/
@jaigupte.bsky.social
Director, Research, Strategy and Innovation at the Arts & Humanities Research Council, UKRI. Fellow of The Institute of Development Studies (On Leave of Absence).
@planningtoronto.bsky.social
For 65 years, we’ve been a vital part of making Toronto better for all by linking research with community action.
@fmdv.bsky.social
🏙 Global network of Cities and Regions - Supporting local and regional governments access to better financing & investments into their services and urban infrastructure 🌐