DC Urbanism
People and organizations influencing good urbanism, placemaking, transit, walkability, and housing, with a focus on Washington DC
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@bobwarddc.bsky.social
@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.
@janell4dc.bsky.social
ANC3C03 Commissioner (elected, unpaid volunteer) this account is mine and not official but hopefully informative.
@cherylcort.bsky.social
Likes urbanism, walkability, buses, trains, bikes, safer streets, homes for everyone, racial justice, environment, stopping sprawl, keeping rural rural. Policy Director, Coalition Smarter Growth, DC-MD-VA, @betterDCregion. Longtime DC (Ward 1) resident.
@tjvanhouten.bsky.social
American Song Contest apologist. Probably better than you at pub trivia. Still holding out hope for a fifth season of For Love or Money ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ DC
@mocomikee.bsky.social
Downtown Silver Spring resident and housing advocate. Trans Rights. Liberal. YIMBY. Supply, Stability, Subsidy. http://www.montgomery4all.org Steering Committee, autistic and itโs fine, views my own. he/him
@lohplaces.bsky.social
CRE, placemaking, transit, regionalism Boards: WMATA, GGWash, District Bridges Book: https://www.brookings.edu/books/hyperlocal/ Bio: https://www.brookings.edu/people/tracy-hadden-loh/
@randomduck.bsky.social
Transpo analyst. Political activist. Cycling advocate. President of Potomac Pedalers. Alpine ski racing coach. All views my own. Mastodon: @randomduck@thepit.social (not there too often) #bikeDC #ClimateChaos #AlpineSkiing #RoadCycling #GravelCycling
@hillfamilybiking.org
100% volunteer org bringing the joy of biking to Capitol Hill for all ages and abilities #BikeDC #KidicalMass https://linktr.ee/hillfamilybiking
@takomatorch.bsky.social
Takoma Park's ONLY Humor Source. Home of the Nimbee and Takoma Man. www.takomatorch.com
@bzbergmann.bsky.social
@stewartcsg.bsky.social
Executive Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth, www.smartergrowth.net; Navy Veteran; believer in democracy, sustainable, inclusive, walkable communities & fighting climate change
@chenderson.bsky.social
At-Large DC Councilmember. Caught in the intersection of my love of policy, politics, & pop culture. Mom x2. ๐ฉท๐ www.christinahendersondc.com
@vegjosh.bsky.social
He/him. Personal account. 1E06 Commissioner. YIMBY who walks and bikes.๐ฑ๐๐๏ธ๐ข
@fchippy.bsky.social
Walkable cities, academia, and hot parenting takes with statistics, mostly in NW DC/Ward 2+3. Occasionally in real urban centers like Bethesda or Arlington.
@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.
@niawag.bsky.social
Food security, care, feminism, cycling. Also local Washington DC stuff. He/him. Writing some stuff here: https://niawag.substack.com
@aurbach.bsky.social
Following urban planning and cultural sustainability globally and as they relate to the District of Columbia - and Badger sports.
@adamtheo.com
Adam Theo in Arlington, Virginia ๐ adamtheo.com ๐ I run the 'Arlington VA' feed here ๐๏ธ YIMBYs of NoVA yimbysofnova.org ๐ด County Transportation Commissioner ๐ผ Corporate Communications & Non-profit Management ๐บ I want to dance like Sam Rockwell
@humantransit.bsky.social
Public transit planning consultant and commentator. Author of the book โHuman Transitโ and the blog HumanTransit.org. The consulting firm is jarrettwalker.com. Also obsessed with literature and plants.
@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
@51st.news
Information with representation, by and for D.C. residents. Worker-led nonprofit newsroom, funded by readers like YOU. ๐ https://51st.news
@mnolangray.bsky.social
the once and future city planner // legislative director for california yimby // AICP // proud kentuckian // #BBN // buy my book โค
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
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.
@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
@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
@actfortransit.bsky.social
We advocate for more & better transit; streets safe for everyone; & housing & land use policies to make this possible. In Montgomery County, Maryland. http://linktr.ee/actfortransit
@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 ๐๐๐ดโโ๏ธ๐๐๏ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Words @ggwash.org @citybuilder.bsky.social
@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
@strongtowns.org
We're changing *everything* about the North American pattern of development. Become a member today! strongtowns.org/membership
@jennyschuetz.bsky.social
Housing policy wonk. Forever bullish on cities. VP of Housing at Arnold Ventures.
@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.
@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.
@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.
@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/
@tomflood.bsky.social
Strategy/Creative/Content/Branding @ rovรฉlo 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
@tuckerjones.bsky.social
"Fresh-faced housing-theoretician." I care about democracy in the world and in my neighborhood. Former Commissioner, ANC 1B09, Columbia Heights, Washington DC. All posts are in personal capacity.
@justupthepike.bsky.social
maryland policy director @ggwash.org, your east silver spring civic association VP, pit bull parent, elder emo, just out here getting cuter. no growth has to mean less is less. they/them.
@nsementelli.bsky.social
National progressive political strategist by day, local safe streets and housing advocate by night. @ggwash board member.
@alexkoma.bsky.social
Senior D.C. politics reporter, WAMU 88.5. Pittsburgh born and forever a Hokie. Send story ideas or spam to akoma(at)wamu.org
@gregbilling.bsky.social
๐ฏSafe and equitable streets ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆCargo bike dad (he/him) ๐ท๐ปโโ๏ธActive Transportation ๐ฉDC Statehood Now
@erinpalmerdc.bsky.social
Parent to 3 Monsters and ๐. Doing neighborhood things in Takoma DC. I ran for DC Council Chairwoman and gave the 20+ year incumbent a run for his (dark) money. she/her
@fixcircle.bsky.social
Conor Shaw. Born and raised in DC. Husband, father, cyclist, urbanist, and recovering attorney. Former Eckington Civic Assn. president; now fighting for all of Ward 5.
@defrank.bsky.social
Proud DC native, urban planner, sports fan, etc. Writer for @730dc.bsky.social.
@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
@safestreetsdc.bsky.social
Confronting traffic violence in Washington, DC through advocacy and support. Chapter of @familiesforsafestreets.org www.SafeStreetsDC.link
@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
@janefgreen.bsky.social
Pro-people, Pro-housing, Pro-planet | Arlington, VA via St. Louis and St. Paul
@jlrhart.bsky.social
Allisonโs mom. ๐ฉท Safe streets advocate with @safestreetsdc.bsky.social
@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social
More housing, bikes, and transit. https://youtube.com/@ohtheurbanity ๐ Montreal, Quebec
@usa.streetsblog.org
Covering the movement to end car dependency and make America better for walking, biking, transit and more.
@gregshill.com
Professor, University of Iowa College of Law โข Student of firms, cities & transportation โข Papers: ssrn.com/author=887547 โข Newsletter: gregshill.substack.com โข Co-host of Densely Speaking podcast โข gregshill.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/
@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
@popville.bsky.social
Chronicling the happenings in Washington D.C.โs neighborhoods since 2006. Founder: Dan Silverman princeofpetworth@gmail.com
@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
@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
@jerusalem.bsky.social
yes, like the city | staff writer at The Atlantic | Host of the Good on Paper podcast | she/her
@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
@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
@mattyglesias.bsky.social
@theurbanist.org
Advocacy journalism for better cities.๐ฉโ๐ฆฝ๐จโ๐ฆฏ๐ถ๐ดโโ๏ธ ๐ โด๏ธ ๐ ๐ ๐๏ธ Based in the Seattle metro area. Read our coverage on theurbanist.org. ๐ฐ
@theurbanistagenda.com
The Urbanist Agenda Podcast, hosted by Not Just Bikes https://theurbanistagenda.com
@conordougherty.bsky.social
NYT Reporter, #SkateTwitter enthusiast and @candacej superfan.
@yonahfreemark.com
Transport / Housing / Land Use / Politics / @urbaninstitute.bsky.social / Le progrรจs ne vaut que sโil est partagรฉ par tous / yonahfreemark.com / thetransportpolitic.com
@bobwarddc.bsky.social
Urbanist in Cleveland Park DC. Husband, dad, Nats fan. Reader of tea leaves.