Lorraine D'Arcy
@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...
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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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!
October 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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!
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
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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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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.
"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.
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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.
"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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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
August 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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
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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 👀
Find us at the @immaireland.bsky.social on Sunday, September 14th at 2.30pm at Earth Rising Festival.
More details to come 👀
August 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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 👀
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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🌱 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.
Congrats Dr Furong Tian, Prof Fiona Lyng & My Green Lab Coordinator Sarah Maher.
July 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🌱 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.
Congrats Dr Furong Tian, Prof Fiona Lyng & My Green Lab Coordinator Sarah Maher.
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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 🌍
Open to all: healthcare workers, students and the public.
#PlanetaryHealth 🌍
July 8, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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 🌍
Open to all: healthcare workers, students and the public.
#PlanetaryHealth 🌍
@ibike.ie bopping their way through @tudublin.bsky.social #Grangorman Campus on their way to @stoneybatterrocks.bsky.social
@tudublinsustain.bsky.social @bgormley.bsky.social
@tudublinsustain.bsky.social @bgormley.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
@ibike.ie bopping their way through @tudublin.bsky.social #Grangorman Campus on their way to @stoneybatterrocks.bsky.social
@tudublinsustain.bsky.social @bgormley.bsky.social
@tudublinsustain.bsky.social @bgormley.bsky.social
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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...
May 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Today is the launch date of ByLandAndSea.ie ! A guide to travel to and from Ireland without flying. Please share and follow!
April 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Let’s fuel health not harm #BanFossilAds
April 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Let’s fuel health not harm #BanFossilAds
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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"
"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
April 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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"
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As a parent I love walkable neighbourhoods cause the kids can get places themselves. No big conspiracy, I’m just tired.
“I don't wanna go far for stuff"
My eloquent and powerful rebrand of the 15 minute city.
My eloquent and powerful rebrand of the 15 minute city.
March 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
As a parent I love walkable neighbourhoods cause the kids can get places themselves. No big conspiracy, I’m just tired.
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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!
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!
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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!
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!
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He then added, “I grew up in poverty. The wonderful thing about playing outside is that it’s free”. Hear hear! @tomhayesmp.bsky.social
“We have an opportunity here to make a real difference. Restoring play to children’s lives is something Government can DO”. 👏👏👏@tomhayesmp.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
He then added, “I grew up in poverty. The wonderful thing about playing outside is that it’s free”. Hear hear! @tomhayesmp.bsky.social
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A mobile bicycle-trailer pop-up library ... with hammocks. Genius.
February 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A mobile bicycle-trailer pop-up library ... with hammocks. Genius.
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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.
Bikes don’t fix everything, but active transportation is a medicine that pays dividends in multiple ways.
February 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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.
Bikes don’t fix everything, but active transportation is a medicine that pays dividends in multiple ways.
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#Speirgorm Ireland at it’s welcomes on the train @irishrail.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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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
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
February 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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
We will keep up the good work.
Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
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Spark Skills is back again! Click this link to learn more about class times and to sign up!
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February 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Spark Skills is back again! Click this link to learn more about class times and to sign up!
doodle.com/sign-up-shee...
doodle.com/sign-up-shee...
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Pontevedra, Spain, shows shows safer streets & fewer cars lead to thriving cities. My piece in today's
@independent.ie
#roadsafety
@independent.ie
#roadsafety
Geraldine Herbert: Cutting speed limits and changing our car-centric culture isn’t about restricting freedom – it’s about creating it
Could a city with a similar population to Galway ever reduce road deaths to zero in a single year? It sounds unfeasible, but it can be done.
www.independent.ie
January 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Pontevedra, Spain, shows shows safer streets & fewer cars lead to thriving cities. My piece in today's
@independent.ie
#roadsafety
@independent.ie
#roadsafety
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“If you invite more cars, you get more cars. If you make more streets better for cars you get more traffic...If you invite people to walk more and use public spaces more, you get more life in the city. You get what you invite.” - Jan Gehl
#StreetsForPeople #DulwichModalShift
#StreetsForPeople #DulwichModalShift
January 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
“If you invite more cars, you get more cars. If you make more streets better for cars you get more traffic...If you invite people to walk more and use public spaces more, you get more life in the city. You get what you invite.” - Jan Gehl
#StreetsForPeople #DulwichModalShift
#StreetsForPeople #DulwichModalShift
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What is it about active travel infrastructure that emboldens some of our worst citizens?
What some Council officers have had to endure when they've been working on proposed #activetravel schemes is terrible.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
January 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
What is it about active travel infrastructure that emboldens some of our worst citizens?
Love learning nuggets like this. Each of our streets is so unique with it's own stories of how they were shaped
There's this street in Limerick that feels spiritually American. The area nearby is called New Town Pery, designed by Christopher Colles in 1700's, he went on to help design New Yorks grid system. That might be why. But this Don Delillo book cover photo is the exact vibe I'm talking about
January 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Love learning nuggets like this. Each of our streets is so unique with it's own stories of how they were shaped