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!
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@placemakingx.bsky.social
@drtpanova.bsky.social
Urban planning X psychology Let’s make cities for people. https://linktr.ee/dr.tpanova
@joshalerner.bsky.social
People Powered co-director, Participatory Budgeting Project founder, #MakingDemocracyFun author. Posts about participatory democracy, vegan eats, dad jokes. he/él
@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
@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
@guillbernal.bsky.social
Spaces into Places. Founder of Fundación Placemaking México & Executive Director of The Place Institute. Watch my first film: www.theplaceman.org
@kpeinhardt.bsky.social
Sustainable cities, resilient communities, and placemaking.
@kellyverel.bsky.social
@blackurbanist.bsky.social
Black, Queer, Dynamically Disabled, Southern USA, Spiritual, Working/Lower-Middle Class Feminist Urbanist freelance writer and editor and podcaster.
@mr.place
Place passionate person - aspiring urban fixer - former UK High Street Czar -think tank wonk - ABI survivor - media baron😘 I also cycle and play bass badly, but not to date simultaneously, plus interests in cricket, SAFC, politics & a more equal society.
@lanrickbennett.bsky.social
Working within the active transportation, environmental protection, affordable housing and placemaking sphere. Always advocating #BikeTO #TransformTO #BLM #TweetsAreMineByDefault
@knightengale.bsky.social
People over cars. Sweet over savory. Dogs over everything.
@gerbenhelleman.bsky.social
Posts about the connections between the Planned and the Lived City #playfriendlycities #childfriendlycities #publicspace #cities #outdoorplay #play #childhood #geographer #playspaces #childrensgeographies #urbanism #urbanplanning #citylife #citiesforpeople
@tjhfx.bsky.social
Urban Design | Placemaking | Photography Senior Urban Designer, Evergreen Canada
@nourhanbassam.bsky.social
Defender of Women’s Bodies & Rights in Cities | Feminist Urbanist | Professor of Feminist Geography | Author & Director The Gendered City | Feminist Placemaking.
@kaidindc.bsky.social
Environmental lawyer and longtime advocate of sustainable cities, towns, and rural areas. Author, People Habitat: 25 Ways to Think About Greener, Healthier Cities. Widely diverging interests, resident of Washington, DC. For more, see peoplehabitat.com.
@jimrockaway.bsky.social
Community activist fighting for safer streets, better subway, buses & bike share, LGBTQ+ rights, decrim, medicare for all, & more. Co-founder of 34 Ave Open Streets Coalition. 🚉🚏🚲 🏳️🌈⛴️ #OpenStreets #buslanes #bikelanes #citiesforpeople
@aarongreiner.bsky.social
Creating public spaces at CultureHouse Creating queer spaces at fruitstand Olin College alum | 🏳️🌈 🚲 🚊 🚌 📍 Somerville, MA
@sociallifeproject.bsky.social
Highlighting what makes #publicspaces thrive. Sister program of @PlacemakingX.bsky.social. By Fred Kent & Kathy Madden, founders & 40+ year leaders of @PPSPlacemaking.bsky.social. www.SocialLifeProject.org
@charlesincities.bsky.social
Author, Happy City. Founder, Happy Cities. But speaking only here for myself! Design + social trust. 🧠🏙️🌈🏔️
@carlosmorenofr.bsky.social
Professor IAE-Paris1 Sorbonne French Academy of Technologies Happy Proximities pionneer 15-Minute City concept creator 15 books in 11 languages MultiAwarded 🏅🏆 Sigma Xi Scientific research honor society Fellow Since 1 July 2024 ❌X/Twitter Fr En Es It
@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.
@streetfilms.bsky.social
Prolific Streets Documentarian since late 1990s. All good things: biking, walking, transit, trains, open streets, green infra, etc. Check out some of the latest films at: www.streetfilms.org or go to: https://www.youtube.com/@StreetfilmsCommunity
@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
@bridgetannmac.bsky.social
Bridget MacIntosh • Cultural Strategist • @PlacemakingX Advocate @massculture_ Research @NextCityOrg Vanguard @IETM Global Connector • place • events • theatre • design • culture • policy https://bridgetmacintosh.com/
@johnsurico.bsky.social
Cities and their discontents. Prof-alum at NYU Journalism. Climate guy at Center for an Urban Future. Working on a book with Street Plans. Chair of 31st Ave Open Street Collective. Author of a monthly newsletter called Streetbeat. Allora.
@remmid.bsky.social
dad／urbanist／assoc.prof. urban studies + transition design｜waseda university｜Tokyo｜co-learning／co-design｜public spaces／spheres｜urban practices／theories｜place {un}making／becoming｜perpetual adaption／resilience
@ppsplacemaking.bsky.social
We bring community-powered public spaces to life through #placemaking, social impact partnerships, events, & training. www.pps.org
@placemakingbalkans.bsky.social
Think tank for creating better public spaces in cities across SEE. Based in Rotterdam 🇳🇱 and Belgrade 🇷🇸. #placemakingbalkans
@urbanboost.bsky.social
Urban Innovator & Placemaker @ urbanboost.nl | Impactmaker @ politiekvandeaandacht.nl | Boardmember @ cascoland.com & @ brugwachtershuisjes.nl
@regenhes.bsky.social
Regenerative and placemaking enabler, curious tragic always asking why not?
@rozinabxl.bsky.social
Design Strategist | Social Entrepreneur | Inclusive-diverse-sustainable-feminist-equitable-communities-cities-places-public space
@shumakerjeffrey.bsky.social
@andrew-pask.bsky.social
Urban Planner, City of Vancouver | Adjunct Prof UBC SALA | Placemaking & Public Space Advocacy via @vpsn and @placemaking-canada | Situated on xʷməθkʷəy̓, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw & səl̓ilwətaɁɬ territory (aka Vancouver).
@berkie1.bsky.social
Supporting a new generation of walkable neighborhoods with housing abundance, active public realms, & thriving small business ecosystems. Founder remainplaces.com
@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
@mitchellsilver.bsky.social
Urban planner, public 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.
@penalosag.bsky.social
Founder 8 80 Cities and #Cities4Everyone. Equity & sustainability. Worked in over 350 cities. Ran for mayor of Toronto, 2022. Top 100 urbanists (13).
@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
@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.
@lohplaces.bsky.social
CRE, transit, regionalism Boards: WMATA, GGWash, District Bridges Book: https://www.brookings.edu/books/hyperlocal/ Bio: https://www.brookings.edu/people/tracy-hadden-loh/
@imadgination03.bsky.social
Place - Heritage - Emotion - Urban History Professor of Urban Studies at University of Glasgow Arts & Humanities Research Council Place Programme Director Views/posts/likes etc my own
@placemaking-canada.bsky.social
Founded in 2015. A cross-country collective working on placemaking and public space advocacy. placemaking-canada.ca
@ethankent.bsky.social
Supporting public space and placemaking learning, advocacy and action globally. Executive Director, @placemakingx.bsky.social https://www.placemakingx.org/people/ethan-kent Also with @sociallifeproject.bsky.social Formerly with @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social
@daniel-latorre.bsky.social
Mindful tech product leader, founder & advisor at WiseCityLife.com. Founder of Digital #Placemaking. ex-PPS_Placemaking. Recently led product for a cutting-edge distributed protocol startup. Calling in a more pluralistic place-led world: offline>online.
@natestorring.bsky.social
City observer, movie lover, errant Canadian. ⛲️ Co-Executive Director, @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social 📖 Co-Editor, brookings.edu/books/hyperlocal 🎧 Co-Host, @simpsonsfilmpod.bsky.social 🏡 Resident, Lambertville, NJ
@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 | Léo + Luca’s dad | 📍 Brooklyn, NY 🚲 🚶 🚌 🌆
@jaypitter.bsky.social
Award-Winning Placemaker (25+ North American Cities). Author. Speaker. Urban Planning Adjunct Professor. Subdivided Co-Editor. Two Book Deal w/ Penguin Random House Canada. Hip Hop & a lil Punk Rock. Hopeful.
@placemakingx.bsky.social
🌏 Global network of #Placemaking leaders facilitating collective learning, advocacy & action for #PublicSpaces. www.PlacemakingX.org