Changing how we get around
People to follow with interesting things to say on transport & mobility and how places could be designed to work better for everyone. Covers quite a breadth of transport-related topics, including: climate & health, active travel, public transport, inclusion & mobility justice and UK public policy.
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@sfrost.bsky.social
@freewheeling.info
๐ค Creator of Freewheeling blog and podcast www.freewheeling.info/blog ๐ซ๐ Author with Helen Chandler (sheโs on Insta) of www.carefreecarfree.com - tips and tricks for living carfree. ๐ Former Director of Strategy & Innovation at Transport for London
@lorrainedarcy.bsky.social
PhD. Senior Lecturer TU Dublin Sustainability & Action Research, Transport, Walkability, Walking, Cycling, Civil Engineering, Public Health, Behaviour Science, Social Cohesion, Gender, Human Centred Design...
@profdevisridhar.bsky.social
Professor & Chair of Global Public Health, Edinburgh Uni. Certified Level 3 Personal Trainer. Views own.
@jakereynolds.bsky.social
Researching Green Behaviors @ Columbia Business School, New York ๐ฝ Columbia PhD Behavioral Marketing & Data Science ๐ | University of Cambridge BA ๐ Behavioural Insights Team Alum ๐ Energy, Transport, and Sustainability Policy
@ctemenos.bsky.social
Reader in Geography @ Manchester & UKRI Future Leader Fellow. Urban Crisis, Cities, Policy Mobilities, Health & Drugs, Climate & Social Justice. Views my own #urban #geography
@hirr4.bsky.social
The Notorious DoC [Possible] ~ shaking all your chakras ~ praise God always ~ (own views... obvs) ~ she/her
@paulbarter.bsky.social
Training, consulting, writing, podcasting on parking and urban transport. An ๐ฆ๐บian in ๐ธ๐ฌ (since 2000) but a ๐ focus. Join Parking Reform Network! https://www.reinventingparking.org/
@cllrmarcus.bsky.social
Labour Co-op Councillor for Deansgate in Manchester City Centre ๐ Chair of Economy & Regeneration. Occasional thinker.
@msingerhobbs.bsky.social
Senior research fellow @ippr.bsky.social - climate, transport, planning | PhD from CSCT Bath | she/her (views my own)
@ahmadrezaimani.bsky.social
Urban Sustainability, Sustainable Transport. @Imperial College London McGill-UofT. Chocoholic! https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/s.faghih-imani
@beckben.bsky.social
Head of Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research at Monash University | All things active travel!
@lucymaloney.bsky.social
City Councillor with OneCity Vancouver. Road safety advocate, former environmental lawyer, cyclist, parent. Working for you.
@moiranics.bsky.social
#SocialScientist and Public #Climate Comms and Engagement Guest Lecturer @UCL Energy Institute Ex @Ofgem | energy flex researcher *Sharing research and views in a personal capacity*
@samwake.bsky.social
Loves streets. Set them free. Sheffield. Abolition. What ifโฆ? Works at Living Streets. Free free ๐ ๐ sam.wakeling.me
@jamesgleave1.bsky.social
๐ Transport geek. ๐ฆโโฌ Nature lover. ๐คช Occasional idiot. Write about transport policy stuff @ www.mobilitymatters.io.
@drjomaher.bsky.social
GP partner Foundry PCN https://www.foundrypcn.co.uk Physical Activity Clinical Champion for Sheffield https://www.movemoresheffield.com https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/pacc/ Lead Health Advocate to SYMCA ATC Ed Clancy. Partner @cwjoneschris.bsky.social
@hayleylever.bsky.social
CEO, Greater Manchester Moving. Leading a movement for movement to address inactivity and inequality. www.gmmoving.co.uk Writer & poet, with three books on the go. Learning every day. https://hayleyleverblog.wordpress.com/2019/06/20/contents-page/
@stocksyatlarge.bsky.social
Working to make Walking Wheeling & Cycling safer, easier & .. the way to go!๐ถโโ๏ธ๐จ๐ฟโ๐ฆฝ๐ฒ๐ด๐ณ ๐ธ supporting Greater Manchesterโs Transport Commissioners ๐ ๐ธ co-host weekly activetravelcafe.co.uk ๐ธ ex-BBC exec / journalist ๐ธ co-founder cargo bike coop
@rebeccajtiffany.bsky.social
Transit & urbanism + public health + disability mobility #LongCovid & #Cleanair awareness advocate Alexandria/DC + OH&Toronto-adjacent YIMBY Find me everywhere online @rebeccajtiffany
@yonahfreemark.com
Transport / Housing / Land Use / Politics / @urbaninstitute.bsky.social / Le progrรจs ne vaut que sโil est partagรฉ par tous / yonahfreemark.com / thetransportpolitic.com
@flutterbyknits.bsky.social
Cargo biker, Bicycle Mayor of Inverness, playstreets advocate, co-founder of Every Body Outdoors, Kidical Mass Inverness
@emmet.quiddity.ie
research. language. lay ethnomethodologist. broadstone based. mundane methods of pedestrianism + active travel also: D7 Play Streets, almost always (running) in the phoenix park worst taste in music: @yesboyicecream.bsky.social
@wendyrussell.bsky.social
She/her. Researcher, evaluator & consultant on children's play and playwork, mostly geography and philosophy. Focus on the politics of space for children. Based in Nottingham, Senior Research Fellow at Uni of Gloucestershire, UK #SpatialJustice
@wouterpoortinga.bsky.social
Professor of #EnvironmentalPsychology @WSofArchi, @PsychCardiffUni, and @cast-centre.bsky.social Ffrรฎsiad a fabwysiadwyd gan Gymru Interest in Public engagement with climate change, Sustainable lifestyles & behaviour, and Environment & health
@lwhitmarsh.bsky.social
Director - UK Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations (CAST) Co-Director - Bath Institute of Sustainability & Climate Change (ISCC) Member of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG)
@steveclimate.bsky.social
Lecturer at the University of Bath researching the effects of leading by example with low-carbon behaviour. Particular interest in politicians, celebrities & CEOs.
@mbonsma.bsky.social
Bikes + data, UofT biophys PhD, mom. I post about bikes and safe streets, local politics, and sometimes science. She/her.
@joesarling.bsky.social
Strategic Director at @gmmoving.co.uk ๐ Economist working on #systemchange & prevention in physical activity, health & placemaking โช Geeky about devolution, housing, social impact โช FRSA โค๏ธ cycling & running in the Peak District & on Zwift ๐ต๐ปโโ๏ธ๐
@gellis23.bsky.social
Professor of Planning at QUB: Sustainability, planning, energy, health, environmental protection. Editor of Jrl of Env Planning & Policy. Full profile: bit.ly/ZYkPNM
@silviomarcacci.bsky.social
Senior Director of Communications, @energyinnovation.org. Board Advisor, International Council on Clean Transportation. Tired dad. Advocate for clean energy, climate action, and Oxford commas. Me and karma vibe like that.
@shoshannasaxe.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Civil and Mineral Engineering, @uoft, Canada Research Chair Sustainable Infrastructure. Research: How should we literally build the future? Industrial Ecology. Cities. Transport. Construction.
@nfrantzeskaki.bsky.social
passion for research of/with cities, climate change, resilience & sustainability * urban nature-based solutions governance * professor of urban & metropolitan transitions & governance * she/her ๐ฌ๐ท๐ช๐บ
@kentlundberg.bsky.social
Sustainable transport and car optional cities. I lead a small company focused on public transport, urban design, parking reform and investment advice. Auckland, New Zealand.
@charlesincities.bsky.social
Author, Happy City. Founder, Happy Cities. But speaking only here for myself! Design + social trust. ๐ง ๐๏ธ๐๐๏ธ
@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 ๐ ๐ Sigma Xi Scientific research honor society Fellow Since 1 July 2024 โX/Twitter Fr En Es It
@barbaralaa.bsky.social
Sustainable transport ๐จโ๐ฆฝ๐ถ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ฒ๐๐ keeping the planet habitable ๐ researcher @ TU Wien | activist | she/her
@keawilson.bsky.social
Senior editor + advocacy journalist at Streetsblog USA covering the movement to end universal car dependency. Spare time novelist. Tips to: kea@streetsblog.org or kwilson.52 on signal. Opinions are my own.
@amyelee.com
Postdoctoral scholar at UCLA. Transportation/ planning/ environmental/ climate policy and politics. Studying things like highways and parking. She/her. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ amyelee.com
@urbandemog.bsky.social
Researcher Ipea Brazil | Visiting prof @geo_uoft | PhD @TSUOxford | Structured procrastination on Cities, Urban mobility, Accessibility, Equity, Data science, R. About: www.urbandemographics.org/
@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
@swalesmetroprof.bsky.social
Stuff (Physics, IT, biotech, transport) in Cardiff Manchester London EU & US. South Wales Metro since 2010 Prof Practice in Connectivity cugeogplan.bsky.social #cardiff #metro #transit #tod www.cardiffmetro.wales www.linkedin.com/in/mark-d-b
@isabelleclementmbe.bsky.social
Proud Disabled cyclist & advocate for accessible active travel. Wheels for Wellbeing CEO. Non-Exec Director at ATE. Bi-national French/British. Singing keeps me sane.
@christianwolmar.bsky.social
Transport specialist. Writer and broadcaster. Author of 20 books specialising in railways and transport. Host Calling All Stations, the transport podcast. Parkrunner, QPR fan, cyclist, driverless car sceptic. christianwolmar.co.uk
@thomholbrook.bsky.social
Director of @5th_Studio, architect, Professor @RMIT, generalist, sailor.
@aplayfulcity.bsky.social
@loisplayer.bsky.social
Behavioural Scientist | Climate Policy & Behaviour Change ๐ | Novel Computational Methods - NLP & LLMs ๐ฉโ๐ป | Research Consultant | Currently Contracting at European Climate Foundation โจ loisplayer.com
@liorsteinberg.bsky.social
Planning cities that make people smile; Co-founder @ humankind Author of The Car That Wanted to be a Bike: http://humankind.city/car ๐ Rotterdam, The Netherlands
@grantennis.bsky.social
Author of Dark PR: How corporate disinformation undermines our health and the Environment, 2023, Daraja Press. Read it here: http://tinyurl.com/bookdarkpr
@megankimble.bsky.social
Texas political economy reporter @houstonchronicle.com, based in Austin. Author of CITY LIMITS: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways Professionally curious
@zoebanksgross.bsky.social
Healthy, sustainable places & physical activity, #cycling, #walking #running #wheeling, #greenspace #bluespace #kidicalmass #playingout #justttransition
@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)
@dhsu.bsky.social
Professor studying cities, infrastructure, climate, energy, long bike rides, the Boston Celtics, & the drop serve. Personal account representing only me. Likes, reposts โ endorsements.
@cityplanning.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Arizona State University I study transport, land use, local governance. Cityplanning.01 on signal. Four freedoms. Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uFu5Z2YAAAAJ&hl=en
@owenwaygood.bsky.social
Sustainable transport prof.; Transport and childrenโs wellbeing; travel behaviour; psychological framing and transport decisions; oh yeah, car free w/ 3 kids.
@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.
@bengoldfarb.bsky.social
Independent conservation journalist writing a book about fish. Author of CROSSINGS, on #roadecology, and EAGER, on beaver belief.
@voulgaris.bsky.social
Transport planning professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design
@mischayw.bsky.social
Assistant professor โข Interested in sustainable/equitable transportation & the future of personal mobility โข All thoughts & typos are my own
@taraconnolly.bsky.social
All things energy transition, climate justice and urban mobility in the EU. Formerly at Greenpeace, Friends of The Earth and Global Witness. Now working at @beyondfossilfuels. Irish immigrant in Brussels.
@kinokofry.bsky.social
Urban planning Research Fellow RMIT & USyd/cartoonist on Wurundjeri Country, Japan parking/transport governance/mobility justice, she/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@tamikabutler.bsky.social
Nebraska Always. @StanfordLaw alum. Fighting racism, poverty & injustice. @UCLA Urban planning PhD. Mobility justice & dignity all day. All tweets/views my own.
@s-mertelt.bsky.social
Researcher at รrebro University I Low-carbon mobility transitions I Energy justice I Heavy vehicle electrification
@kimberlynicholas.bsky.social
Climate scientist @lunduniversity. Research: high-impact climate action from ๐๐ปโโ๏ธto๐; sustainable food systems; wine; climate education & communication. Newsletter: https://wecanfixit.substack.com Bestselling author: https://bit.ly/3fcf2yT Pod soon!
@chadceleste.bsky.social
Possibly the UK's only inhabitant of the crossover space between the Sahel, aviation decarbonisation & clean air. Recovering author of 3 books. Policy Manager at the Aviation Environment Federation
@zahratavakoli.bsky.social
Urban Planner | Transport Analyst | Focused on Sustainable Mobility
@rmchase.bsky.social
sustainable urban transportation. Co-founder Zipcar, NUMO #climate #cities #transport #justice #bikes. Also knitter, gardener, parent
@mariellepm.bsky.social
Political Science Asst Prof | Canada Research Chair & Director, Research Institute for Urban Wellness @MacEwan University Urban scholar | Cities, climate governance and urban wellness Posts on climate change politics, urban policy, parenting
@jamiewclarke.bsky.social
Navigating the best ways to communicate climate change, staying hopeful
@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.
@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.
@jessewise.bsky.social
Environmental Behavioural Scientist | PhD at Bath | @cast-centre.bsky.social affiliate | @entsresearchgroup.bsky.social | https://linktr.ee/jessewise | She/Her
@kirstenkorosec.bsky.social
Transportation editor @techcrunch.bsky.social. I write about the future of transportation. Wearer of helmets, backcountry wanderer & cat herder. Co-host of @autonocast.bsky.social Send tips! Signal: kkorosec.07 kirsten.korosec@techcrunch.com
@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
@sheilarose.bsky.social
Detroit/Miami girl turned New Yorker. Prof, Columbia U. Environmental and Climate Justice, The City as a Commons, Co-Cities sheilarfoster.com
@drhelenmac.bsky.social
Principal Climate Change Scientist working on climate change & health including spatial modelling, urban environment, air quality, heat and cold, and co-benefits of climate action inc nature based solutions. Former geologist. PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry.
@briancaulfield.bsky.social
Professor in Transportation, Dept of Civil Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Research in Transport, Public Transport, Transport Emissions & Climate Change. https://peoplefinder.tcd.ie/Profile?Username=CAULFIB
@jscastellanos.bsky.social
Transport+Climate+Technology PhD candidate @UoLeeds studying the intersection of policy and shared mobility. Associate Director, Drive Electric Campaign @ ClimateWorks Foundation Ask me about bikes, beers, and bees.
@emmagarnett.bsky.social
Researcher in behaviour change towards more plant-based and sustainable diets at @oxprimarycare.bsky.social Climate Action. Biodiversity Conservation. Health and wellbeing. My (more) political account: @greenpartyemma.bsky.social
@soukhova.bsky.social
Transportation, a special kind of land-use ๐ PhD(c) in Transport Geography at McMaster University. Connecting: inequalities, climate change, transport, spatial analysis
@leodensian.bsky.social
Does data stuff at DVSA, lives in Leeds, likes transport. Posts usually some combination of the above.
@johnstreetdales.bsky.social
Chair of Urban Movement. Trustee of @transportforall.org.uk Columnist for @transportxtra.bsky.social Former trustee of @livingstreets.bsky.social & former chair of the Transport Planning Society.
@aukehoekstra.bsky.social
Sharing hope and debunking FUD against electric vehicles and renewable energy. Director NEONresearch.nl @TUeindhoven Founder Zenmo.com.
@davidho.bsky.social
Climate scientist; ocean carbon cycle and climate solutions. Founder, Bamboo Bike Project; Co-founder and Chief Science Officer, @cworthy.bsky.social; Professor, University of Hawaiสปi at Mฤnoa. https://linktr.ee/david_ho
@simonzev.bsky.social
Rail Freight Manager & sustainable transport advocate Travel, rail, transport & languages enthusiast. Mainly here for the trains... He/him Views my own ๐๐ค๐ฒ๐
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
London Assembly Member since 2016, Green Group Leader and Transport lead. Highbury Councillor since 2014. Green Party https://cityhallgreens.com/ Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of Caroline Russell, Green Party, c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
@willnorman.co.uk
Londonโs Walking & Cycling Commissioner Working with the Mayor, TfL & boroughs to build a safer, greener & healthier city. Posts, errors & typos all mine.
@charliehicks.bsky.social
๐น๐ Labour & Co-operative Councillor for Cowley on Oxfordshire County Council | Cities & Future Generations Policy ๐๐ฟ
@jonworth.eu
EU politics and sustainable transport, especially railways. Brit who became German and lives in a village in France. When he's not escaping it on a train or a folding bicycle. Teaches at College of Europe, still writes a blog, photographs with a drone.
@psimonk.bsky.social
Head of Campaigns & Community Development, London Cycling Campaign. #ActiveTravel #HipHop #Veggie #Dad If I'm an idiot here, it's my fault.
@jonburkeuk.bsky.social
Energy โก๏ธ Waste โป๏ธ Transport ๐ฒ Public Realm ๐ณ Words in HuffPost, Big Issue, Architects Journal. Climate Emergency UK Advisory Board. Enquiries - jonburkeuk@protonmail.com www.jonburkeuk.com
@bricycle.bsky.social
Active travel person of interest. Director at Active Travel England.
@engineerlikeagirl.bsky.social
Chartered Civil Engineer working in the world of active travel ๐ดโโ๏ธ ๐ Like to talk about transport, urbanism, climate change, the environment and nature โค๏ธ Mum to two boys, a dog and a cargo bike.
@kirstendevos.bsky.social
Mum of 3. Parent governor and volunteer with Mums for Lungs and Better Streets for Birmingham #cleanair #activetravel #safestreets advocate. Views own. @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
@politicanimal.bsky.social
politic_animal from the Musk shop. Local government policy adviser by day. Timetable wrangler/travel challenge story-teller by day and night. Once branded โTwitterโs answer to Phileas Foggโ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@travelling_turtle?si=WGsuH_ffy0bqKr2
@trivikrama.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Bristol Digital Futures Institute Occasionally with NatGeo cities, inequality, and justice https://trivikverma.com/
@drtcombs.bsky.social
Transport-Equity-Resilience PhD. Researching & teaching๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ฒ ๐ & ๐ฃ๏ธ. Occasional outbursts about dogs, kids, Davidson hoops, & gardening. My opinions are mine. A person, not a data point. She/hers. Villagist. Please read pinned post before following.