The original UK version of the street newspaper sold by homeless people, published since 1991.
Fediverse address:
@BigIssue@flipboard.com
Tagged: Cities & Urban Life
City Observatory
Website and think tank featuring research and commentary on urban policy issues. Based in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@cityobs@urbanists.social
The Urbanist
News about city planning, transportation, housing and politics in the Seattle and Puget Sound area of Washington State, USA.
Fediverse address:
@urbanistorg@mstdn.social
The War on Cars
Podcast about the fight against car culture in the United States, and the damage done to cities by designing them around cars. Also interested in promoting more cycling.
Fediverse address:
@TheWarOnCars@mastodon.social
North Charleston
Official account of City of North Charleston in South Carolina, USA.
Fediverse address:
@northcharleston@mas.to
Bloomberg CityLab
News about cities, city planning and urban life. Originally founded in 2011 as part of The Atlantic magazine, CityLab was sold to Bloomberg in 2019.
Fediverse address:
@citylab@flipboard.com
Share The Cities
All-volunteer collective based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Has several working groups related to digital equity/broadband, green land use, the parcel in Laurelhurst called Talaris, housing stability and more.
Fediverse address:
@ShareTheCities@social.ridetrans.it
The Austin Politics Newsletter
Newsletter covering local politics in Austin, Texas, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@austinpolitics.net
The Red Haired Stokie
Website all about the local history of Stoke-on-Trent in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@jenna@theredhairedstokie.co.uk
Dr Joseph Pierce
Head of Department in Geography and Environment at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Urban geographer, interested in place, housing, mobilities and justice.
Fediverse address:
@joepierce@mastodon.scot
Oh The Urbanity!
Videos about urban planning, transport, cycling and related topics. Based in Montreal, Canada, but covers how these issues are handled around the world.
Fediverse address:
@ohtheurbanity@video.canadiancivil.com
This Is My Glasgow
Photographic project documenting Glasgow in Scotland. Covers the architecture, details, monuments, culture, surrounding area and miscellaneous local colour.
Fediverse address:
@thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot
Extramural Activity
Street art in Belfast, Northern Ireland, including murals, graffiti etc. Includes art by all traditions and communities in the city, both political and non-political.
Fediverse address:
@extramuralactivity@mastodon.ie
Chicago, Bike Grid Now!
Grassroots activist campaign for better cycling infrastructure in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Organises direct action including bike jams and bike buses.
Fediverse address:
@bikegridnow@urbanists.social
Sprawlism
Looking at sustainable urban policy in New York Metro area in the USA, and power relations through social ecology and feminist urbanism.
Fediverse address (blog):
@LoSontag@sprawlism.com
Fancy Women Bike Ride Edmonton
Edmonton, Canada branch of the worldwide Fancy Women Bike Ride event, a cycling tour in many cities around the planet which draws attention to the need for women-friendly bicycle infrastructure.
Fediverse address:
@FWBR_yeg@yeg.bike
Postcard Past – Present Photo
History site taking old postcards of particular places in cities and putting them beside photos of the same locations today, with the site’s articles discussing what has changed socially and economically in that area (or not) since the postcard was made.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@postcard-past.com
Harvey J. Miller
Bob and Mary Reusche Chair in GIS, Professor of Geography and Director, Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (CURA) at Ohio State University USA.
Fediverse address:
@mobileharv@urbanists.social
Jyväskylän kaupunki
Official account for the city of Jyväskylä, Finland.
Fediverse address (in Finnish):
@jyvaskylankaupunki@mastodon.social
AmiW
AmiW shares photos of street art murals from all around the world. Each photo is accompanied by credits and the location of the mural.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@AmiW@mastodon.online
Setto
Creates electronic “cybersoul” music, often mixing an ambient soundtrack with urban imagery, surreal video effects and spoken word. Setto is part of the Basspistol musical syndicate which runs Fediverse instances and other libre services.
Fediverse address:
@setto@v.basspistol.org
Jason Thorne
Urbanist, chief planner for City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Job involves planning in transport, economics, environment, culture and more.
Fediverse address:
@JasonThorne@mastodon.social
Not Just Bikes
Videos all about modern urban planning and transport, often using the Netherlands as an example of how to do it well.
Fediverse address:
@notjustbikes@notjustbikes.com
Open Data Dortmund
The open data team of the local government in the City of Dortmund.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DortmundData@ruhr.social
Torched
Blog by an urban planning and transportation writer critical of current preparations for the Los Angeles, USA, World Cup, Superbowl and Olympics. There is no actual sports coverage, it’s just about the effect of these massive sporting events on the infrastructure of the city.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@torched.la
Indy Pedestrian Safety Crisis
Bot posting latest pedestrian and cyclist incidents/accidents on the roads in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Fediverse address:
@IndyPedCrisis@hoosier.social
The Edinburgh Minute
Curated community newsletter about news and events for people in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@edinburgh@mastodon.social
RMTransit
Public transport expert and enthusiast, runs the popular RMTransit video channel which has in-depth looks at all forms of transit and how they relate to urban planning. Covers trains, metros, buses, trams, high speed rail etc all around the world. (Author is based in Toronto, Canada.)
Fediverse address (main):
@reece@canadiancivil.com
Fediverse address (videos):
@reece@video.canadiancivil.com
Fediverse address (blog):
@reecemartintransit@reecemartin.ca
sub\urban
German open-access academic journal of critical urban research.
Fediverse address (in German):
@sub_urban@urbanists.social
City Pairs
Bot tooting satellite photos of cities around the world that share the same name.
Fediverse address:
@citypairs@mas.to
Monty Montgomery
Street photographer taking themed portraits of people in everyday life.
Fediverse address:
@montymo@mastodon.social
Every Street Tree NYC
Bot posting pictures of trees in New York City, USA.
Fediverse address:
@everytreenyc@urbanists.social
Hidden City Philadelphia
Non-profit organisation and publication looking at architecture and historic preservation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Also covers urbanism, photography, public art, city life etc.
Fediverse address:
@HiddenCityPhila@flipboard.com
Traffic Violence Rapid Response
Campaigning against traffic deaths and injuries in Oakland, California, USA.
Fediverse address (main):
@RapidResponseTeam@sfba.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@web@oakrapidresponse.org
Greater Greater Washington
Urbanist campaign group and news site about transport, housing and land use reform in Washington DC, USA.
Fediverse address:
@ggwash@urbanists.social
Karl Christian Krumpholz
Award-winning American cartoonist and illustrator, often dealing with social issues and urban life.
Fediverse address:
@karlchristiankrumpholz@mastodon.social
Heartland Urbanist / Matt Caffrey
Organiser and urbanist based in Ohio, USA, creating videos about city planning, housing reform and public transport improvement. Especially interested in the American Midwest and its return to urbanism.
Fediverse address (urban planning videos):
@heartlandurbanist@urbanists.video
Fediverse address (personal account):
@mattcaff@union.place