Aaron Lubeck's Starter Pack
I am a designer and builder in Durham, NC. I am YIMBY and support new urbanism and new housing. I train incremental developers. I play music. I run a nonprofit journal on building better cities.
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@aaronlubeck.bsky.social
@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 33 registration: https://bit.ly/41v76Br
@lucagattonicelli.bsky.social
People need purpose Catholic, econ Founder Emeritus YIMBYsOfNoVA.org Helped end SF-only zoning in ARL & ALX, VA lucagattonicelli.substack.com Love thy neighbor
@themhartman.bsky.social
Higher ed reporter at the assembly. bylines at the new republic, the ringer, jacobin. live crabs stay humble.
@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.
@christianb.bsky.social
Reporter at Reason Magazine covering urbanism, property rights, and occasionally heavy metal. Sign up for my housing newsletter! https://reason.com/newsletters/rent-free/
@martinlj.bsky.social
Film historian and urbanist. Co-president of Domitor, the international society for the study of early cinema. Coming attractions include A Teaching Companion to Silent Cinema (Rutgers) and a history of advertising film. Assoc. Prof. at UNC-Chapel Hill
@planningshit.bsky.social
The Real Shit Planning. A celebration of all the Shit Stuff imposed on our environment. Perpetrated by Architects, Planners, Surveyors, Engineers & other environmental neβer do wells.
@kevinerdmann.bsky.social
I discovered the surprising story of what really happened in 2008 (not enough housing) and accidentally became a housing policy guy. https://kevinerdmann.substack.com/ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kevin-Erdmann/author/B099P7SN1G
@carolinaforward.bsky.social
We fight for a better, freer North Carolina that works for everyone. The future is a policy choice. YIMBY, esse quam videri, go Canes. π beacons.bio/carolinaforward
@thenimbee.bsky.social
Long-term resident and neighborhood character. Stop moving into my historic Bluesky neighborhood; there's plenty of vacancy on Twitter. Follow the Takoma Torch, too. https://bsky.app/profile/takomatorch.bsky.social
@cityobservatory.bsky.social
Original research and commentary on what matters for city success.
@triangleblogblog.bsky.social
A civic news cooperative in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC. We are funny people who care about civics and North Carolina. triangleblogblog.com
@westnorth.com
Card-carrying urbanist since 1998; housing developer, author, museum docent, board member, single-issue #climate voter. Opine solely for myself. Ex-CHI, BOS, RDU πππ΄ββοΈπποΈπ°π³οΈβπ Words @ggwash.org @citybuilder.bsky.social
@mallorybaches.bsky.social
AICP, LEED-AP, CNU-A Urban design, sustainable cities, ND Football Mom, President of @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk and @ndschoolofarch.bsky.social alum www.cnu.org
@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.
@kimmaicutler.bsky.social
@mitchellsilver.bsky.social
Urban planner, speaker, placemaker and professor of practice. Former NYC Parks Commissioner, Raleigh Chief Planning Officer and AICP & APA President. Passionate about people, the planet, planning, parks & public space.
@jeffreybillman.bsky.social
I report on North Carolina courts and politics for @theassemblync.bsky.social. ([email protected]). Sometimes I make music. Iβm probably tired.
@andersem.bsky.social
Believer, skeptic, humanist, typist & dad. Trying to make places fairer as director of cities + towns for @Sightline.org, here in Portland OR. Views here: mine, all mine.
@mikelydon.bsky.social
Co-Founder @ Street Plans | Co-Author #TacticalUrbanism, Smart Growth Manual, Streets for Pandemic Response + Recovery | Board Member @ Congress for New Urbanism | Creator Open_Streets Project | LΓ©o + Lucaβs dad | π Brooklyn, NY π² πΆ π π
@jeffspeck.bsky.social
Urban Planner, Partner in Speck Dempsey, author of Walkable City, Walkable City Rules, and other stuff I'd like you to read.
@cafedujord.bsky.social
Housing π + transit π + climate π President: Peninsula Young Democrats Lead Member: Peninsula for Everyone Work: Greenbelt Alliance Good opinions mine, bad opinions someone else's. YIMBY.
@tonyjordan.bsky.social
Parking and local politics, mostly (and some dad-type jokes). President of the Parking Reform Network. Grist 50 Fixer.
@strongtowns.org
We're changing *everything* about the North American pattern of development. Become a member today! strongtowns.org/membership
@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/
@urbaninstitute.bsky.social
The Urban Institute is a research-to-impact institution founded on one simple idea: To improve lives and strengthen communities, we need practices and policies that work.
@segbydesign.bsky.social
Using data and remastered historic photography to document the destruction of communities of color by redlining, urban renewal, freeways, and disinvestment; also highlighting solutions https://www.segregationbydesign.com/
@activetowns.bsky.social
Hi! I'm John Simmerman, founder of Active Towns, a channel dedicated to profiling the people, places, and programs promoting a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities." Learn more π https://www.youtube.com/@activetowns
@jennyschuetz.bsky.social
Housing policy wonk. Forever bullish on cities. VP of Housing at Arnold Ventures.
@humantransit.bsky.social
Public transit planning consultant and commentator. Author of the book βHuman Transitβ and the blog HumanTransit.org. The consulting firm is jarrettwalker.com. Also obsessed with literature and plants.
@stephenjacobsmith.com
Executive director of the Center for Building in North America, [email protected]. Personal account. Brooklyn, NY.
@theneedling.com
Seattle's Only Real Fake News (Satire/Parody) Have a hot headline tip? Send it to [email protected] TheNeedling.com
@holz-bau.bsky.social
architect @ Larchlab.com (Seattle) activist for: car-light climate adaptive cities w/ low carbon + passivhaus buildings, social housing Author, 'Building for People' (Island Press, 12/2024: https://islandpress.org/books/building-people)
@knightfoundation.org
@nerd4cities.bsky.social
Plangineer (AICP) when Iβm at work, alter ego CityNerd when Iβm not. New videos on cities and transportation every Wednesday. http://linktr.ee/CityNerd π @nerd4cities
@jerusalem.bsky.social
yes, like the city | building something new | contributing writer at The Atlantic | she/her
@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. Retweets/posts are NOT endorsements.
@theurbanistagenda.com
The Urbanist Agenda Podcast, hosted by Not Just Bikes https://theurbanistagenda.com
@scottwiener.bsky.social
CA State Senator, representing San Francisco & northern San Mateo County. Chair, Senate Budget Committee. Passionate about health care, climate, making it easier/faster to build good things like housing, transit, clean energy. Democrat π³οΈβπβ‘οΈποΈscottwiener.com
@mnolangray.bsky.social
the once and future city planner // legislative director for california YIMBY // AICP // posting less because i'm doing things // proud kentuckian // #BBN // buy my book β€
@data.ft.com
The FTβs 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
@mattyglesias.bsky.social
@katewagner.bsky.social
Unheil-bringer. architecture critic @thenation.com, sportswriter @escapecollective.bsky.social. creator of https://late-review.com, derailleur.net, mcmansionhell.com. she/her
@kairyssdal.bsky.social
Dad, husband, host @Marketplace. IPAs. Soccer referee, trail runner, mountain biker. Veteran. [email protected]
@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
@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
@resnikoff.bsky.social
Newsletter: http://publiccomment.blog/ Urban policy consultant: http://resnikoffconsulting.com/ Roosevelt Institute Fellow, EQ Collaborative Member Working on a book about cities for Island Press. ned at resnikoffconsulting dot com
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check usernameπ) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: [email protected]
@aaronlubeck.bsky.social
Builder. ποΈποΈπ¨π« Restored 40+ historic buildings. Designed many more. Editor @southernurbanism.bsky.social "OnHousing" Blog | Subscribe π aaronlubeck.com