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Strong Towns @strongtowns.org · 2d

How much do you bench? 💪 So many groups have been taking the initiative and building benches so that folks waiting for transit have places to wait. These photos came to us from Strong Towns Baton Rouge!

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Lorraine D'Arcy @lorrainedarcy.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely. It's great it didn't get into the narrative. The public one anyway. I think the Mary's had that debate angle already destroyed

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Lorraine D'Arcy @lorrainedarcy.bsky.social · 3d

I can't help wondering what proportion of the spoils/ Gavin votes were just men wanting to have a man to vote for? Is that what they mean when they said there was no one there to represent them? #Áras2025

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Emmet Ó Briain @emmet.quiddity.ie · 4d

From a research interview....

"Somebody said to me, road engineers...if they were to build a house, it would be all corridors."

It's a good line, and also probably quite relevant to what we currently prioritise in developing environments to support walking & cycling in urban areas.

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · Aug 23

This morning I delivered training for SU Sustainability Officers. The resource that gif the best reaction was this @seai-ie.bsky.social tool that records Public Bodies progress in implementing the Climate Action Mandate. Just search for the Uni/public body in the search box! (Better on laptop) 1/2

Climate Action Mandate

View the most recent annual report on how public bodies are performing in relation to the Climate Action Mandate.

www.seai.ie

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The Climate Alarm Clock @climatealarmclock.bsky.social · Aug 18

Now that Oasis have played Croke Park, the nation's attention will turn to the exciting news that The Climate Alarm Clock team will host our first ever live podcast show!

Find us at the @immaireland.bsky.social on Sunday, September 14th at 2.30pm at Earth Rising Festival.

More details to come 👀

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TU Dublin Sustainability / OT Baile Átha Cliath Inbhuanaitheacht @tudublinsustain.bsky.social · Jul 18

🌱 Double Green! 💚 #TUDublinSustainability is thrilled that both the Radiation & Environmental Science Centre and the NanoLab Research Centre have achieved Green #MyGreenLab certification www.tudublin.ie/explore/abou...

Congrats Dr Furong Tian, Prof Fiona Lyng & My Green Lab Coordinator Sarah Maher.

two girls with medical masks working in a university lab

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · Jul 8

Join us on 15 July at 18:30 in the Patagonia Store in Dublin for an intro to Planetary Health — exploring how climate, social, and political issues impact human health.

Open to all: healthcare workers, students and the public.
#PlanetaryHealth 🌍

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Lorraine D'Arcy @lorrainedarcy.bsky.social · Jun 26

Very cool! And great idea for a conference workshop

Lorraine D'Arcy @lorrainedarcy.bsky.social · Jun 13

@ibike.ie bopping their way through @tudublin.bsky.social #Grangorman Campus on their way to @stoneybatterrocks.bsky.social

@tudublinsustain.bsky.social @bgormley.bsky.social

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Lorraine D'Arcy @lorrainedarcy.bsky.social · May 20

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TU Dublin Sustainability / OT Baile Átha Cliath Inbhuanaitheacht @tudublinsustain.bsky.social · May 20

🏆TU Dublin Ranked 1st in Europe for Sustainability in Higher Education 🌍Fantastic news! We've been awarded the highly prestigious Gold accreditation from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) www.tudublin.ie/explore/abou...

two males and two females hold certificate, TU Dublin sign and STARS sign outdoors on grangegorman campus

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Lorraine D'Arcy @lorrainedarcy.bsky.social · Apr 16

What an amazing resource!

@bgormley.bsky.social

By Land And Sea dot ie @bylandandsea-ie.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · Apr 15

Today is the launch date of ByLandAndSea.ie ! A guide to travel to and from Ireland without flying. Please share and follow!

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · Apr 9

Let’s fuel health not harm #BanFossilAds

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · Apr 7

This great video also reminded me of an interesting facet of motonormativity: people can lose 100 hours a year in traffic and never notice; but they have one late train and it's all "Never again - you can't rely on them"

Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · Apr 7

"Everything you thought you knew about roads is a lie" GCN go hard on induced demand and all the other follies linked to road building www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVq7...

Everything You Thought You Knew About Roads Is A Lie

YouTube video by Global Cycling Network

www.youtube.com

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Lorraine D'Arcy @lorrainedarcy.bsky.social · Apr 4

Great sticker 💥

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · Mar 28

As a parent I love walkable neighbourhoods cause the kids can get places themselves. No big conspiracy, I’m just tired.

Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · Nov 13

“I don't wanna go far for stuff"

My eloquent and powerful rebrand of the 15 minute city.

White text on black: I love walkable neighbourhoods because I don’t wanna go far for stuff.

No big conspiracy, I’m just lazy.

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Ali Sheridan @alisheridan.bsky.social · Mar 17

This year’s St. Patrick’s Day takes place during a challenging time for those working for a greener future.

But as Mary Heglar reminds us, “This planet is the only home we'll ever have. There's no place like it. And home is always, always, always worth it.”

Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh go léir!

On August 7, 2003, the NASA Aqua MODIS instrument acquired this image of Ireland on the first day this summer that most of the island hasn´t been completely obscured by cloud cover.

Credit Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

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Alice Ferguson @aliceferguson.bsky.social · Feb 24

He then added, “I grew up in poverty. The wonderful thing about playing outside is that it’s free”. Hear hear! @tomhayesmp.bsky.social

Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · Feb 24

“We have an opportunity here to make a real difference. Restoring play to children’s lives is something Government can DO”. 👏👏👏@tomhayesmp.bsky.social

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · Feb 9

A mobile bicycle-trailer pop-up library ... with hammocks. Genius.

A group of people are lounging in colorful hammocks arranged around a central structure that holds books. They are engaged in reading while sitting in a public space. The setting appears to be a lively urban environment.

A yellow tricycle with a large blue cart in the shape of a small building structure is parked on a cobblestone street. Trees provide shade in the background, and a café can be seen with patrons seated

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · Feb 15

After I got my driver's license, the bike was dead to me. Fast forward a few decades, add a few trips to the Netherlands, and I returned to two wheels for my physical and mental health.

Bikes don’t fix everything, but active transportation is a medicine that pays dividends in multiple ways.

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Lorraine D'Arcy @lorrainedarcy.bsky.social · Feb 14

Assuming your question is rhetorical. But encase it's not... Yes, yes they are!
Aka, going into government ... Gonna win a lot of contracts!

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Lorraine D'Arcy @lorrainedarcy.bsky.social · Feb 14

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Gráinne Blair @grainneblair.bsky.social · Feb 14

#Speirgorm Ireland at it’s welcomes on the train @irishrail.bsky.social

Lorraine D'Arcy @lorrainedarcy.bsky.social · Feb 13

1km from school & our kids regularly walk solo. Have done since about 6/7yo. Residential area with just 1 road to cross which unfortunately is a rat run. But with lots of others walking along the way I think it's really good for them. Road type context & others walking would be important to consider

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Parking Reform Network @parkingreform.org · Feb 8

Rest in peace, Professor Shoup (1938-2025)
We will keep up the good work.

Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup

Donald Shoup on a bicycle in two photos decades a apart. He is near a parking sign in both and wearing a crocheted sweater.

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Leo McConnell @leomcconnell.bsky.social · Feb 4

Spark Skills is back again! Click this link to learn more about class times and to sign up!

doodle.com/sign-up-shee...

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