Ola Løkken Nordrum
@olaln.bsky.social
🌱 Fighting for a fairer, greener and healthier planet for all!
🩺 Roaming Anaesthesiology Trainee.
🌍 Proud member of @irishdocsenv.bsky.social.
🔥 #BanFossilAds
💭 #ReimagineDublin
✍️ https://substack.com/@olanordrum
🩺 Roaming Anaesthesiology Trainee.
🌍 Proud member of @irishdocsenv.bsky.social.
🔥 #BanFossilAds
💭 #ReimagineDublin
✍️ https://substack.com/@olanordrum
Tesco and Aer Lingus have launched a scheme that turns everyday shopping into “unforgettable travel.” Doing this in the middle of a climate crisis is absolute madness!
It’s time to ban fossil-fuel companies, including airlines, from advertising and shaping our choices in this way.
#BanFossilAds
It’s time to ban fossil-fuel companies, including airlines, from advertising and shaping our choices in this way.
#BanFossilAds
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Tesco and Aer Lingus have launched a scheme that turns everyday shopping into “unforgettable travel.” Doing this in the middle of a climate crisis is absolute madness!
It’s time to ban fossil-fuel companies, including airlines, from advertising and shaping our choices in this way.
#BanFossilAds
It’s time to ban fossil-fuel companies, including airlines, from advertising and shaping our choices in this way.
#BanFossilAds
Most Irish politicians ignore the massive costs of our car-centric transport system, doubling down on cars as a 'win' for society. We all pay for this.
Meanwhile, investment in active travel keeps shrinking, and the rollout of the little infrastructure we do get crawls along at a snail’s pace.
Meanwhile, investment in active travel keeps shrinking, and the rollout of the little infrastructure we do get crawls along at a snail’s pace.
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Most Irish politicians ignore the massive costs of our car-centric transport system, doubling down on cars as a 'win' for society. We all pay for this.
Meanwhile, investment in active travel keeps shrinking, and the rollout of the little infrastructure we do get crawls along at a snail’s pace.
Meanwhile, investment in active travel keeps shrinking, and the rollout of the little infrastructure we do get crawls along at a snail’s pace.
Freshly laid tarmac, freshly painted death lane.
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Freshly laid tarmac, freshly painted death lane.
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
How is this an acceptable standard in 2025 @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social? Paint ≠ infrastructure.
We deserve wide, fully protected cycle lanes that support a healthier, safer, more sustainable city.
This simply isn’t good enough.
#ReimagineDublin
Interesting look at mode share across 800 cities worldwide. City size and income tell you a lot about how people get around. And, well… Dublin doesn’t come out looking great. Not exactly a stronghold of public or active transport.
#ReimagineDublin
#ReimagineDublin
November 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Interesting look at mode share across 800 cities worldwide. City size and income tell you a lot about how people get around. And, well… Dublin doesn’t come out looking great. Not exactly a stronghold of public or active transport.
#ReimagineDublin
#ReimagineDublin
Brilliant conversation in Books Upstairs this afternoon between the always-inspirational @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social on John's new book The Lie of the Land.
It was packed with stark facts, sobering analysis, and even a bit of hope!
It was packed with stark facts, sobering analysis, and even a bit of hope!
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Brilliant conversation in Books Upstairs this afternoon between the always-inspirational @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social on John's new book The Lie of the Land.
It was packed with stark facts, sobering analysis, and even a bit of hope!
It was packed with stark facts, sobering analysis, and even a bit of hope!
Inspiring day at the National Climate March organised by
@foeireland.bsky.social, marching with @irishdocsenv.bsky.social, calling on the Irish Government to deliver a just climate-action policy and to end fossil-fuel power.
Showing up. Speaking up. It makes a difference.
Let’s keep at it!
@foeireland.bsky.social, marching with @irishdocsenv.bsky.social, calling on the Irish Government to deliver a just climate-action policy and to end fossil-fuel power.
Showing up. Speaking up. It makes a difference.
Let’s keep at it!
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Inspiring day at the National Climate March organised by
@foeireland.bsky.social, marching with @irishdocsenv.bsky.social, calling on the Irish Government to deliver a just climate-action policy and to end fossil-fuel power.
Showing up. Speaking up. It makes a difference.
Let’s keep at it!
@foeireland.bsky.social, marching with @irishdocsenv.bsky.social, calling on the Irish Government to deliver a just climate-action policy and to end fossil-fuel power.
Showing up. Speaking up. It makes a difference.
Let’s keep at it!
"Upgrading" a cycle path should NOT mean endangering cyclists.
Where are we supposed to go here, Dublin City Council?
Into oncoming traffic? Onto the footpath?
If you’re redoing a cycle path, you must provide a safe alternative while the work’s underway.
This is bad even by your standards.
Where are we supposed to go here, Dublin City Council?
Into oncoming traffic? Onto the footpath?
If you’re redoing a cycle path, you must provide a safe alternative while the work’s underway.
This is bad even by your standards.
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
"Upgrading" a cycle path should NOT mean endangering cyclists.
Where are we supposed to go here, Dublin City Council?
Into oncoming traffic? Onto the footpath?
If you’re redoing a cycle path, you must provide a safe alternative while the work’s underway.
This is bad even by your standards.
Where are we supposed to go here, Dublin City Council?
Into oncoming traffic? Onto the footpath?
If you’re redoing a cycle path, you must provide a safe alternative while the work’s underway.
This is bad even by your standards.
Funny how the climate part didn’t make it into their original graphic.
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Funny how the climate part didn’t make it into their original graphic.
Ryanair’s latest “look how much we’re flying” graphic leaves out a pretty important detail: their emissions and consequent harm to human health.
Pretty important as they're one of Europe's most polluting companies, but not to worry, I fixed it.
Pretty important as they're one of Europe's most polluting companies, but not to worry, I fixed it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ryanair’s latest “look how much we’re flying” graphic leaves out a pretty important detail: their emissions and consequent harm to human health.
Pretty important as they're one of Europe's most polluting companies, but not to worry, I fixed it.
Pretty important as they're one of Europe's most polluting companies, but not to worry, I fixed it.
Dublin has all the ingredients to be a world-class cycling city, but we need a real shift in thinking, ambition, and action.
We need to move from talking the talk to walking (and cycling) the walk.
Because as is, this is what it feels like to cycle in Dublin 👎
#ReimagineDublin
We need to move from talking the talk to walking (and cycling) the walk.
Because as is, this is what it feels like to cycle in Dublin 👎
#ReimagineDublin
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Dublin has all the ingredients to be a world-class cycling city, but we need a real shift in thinking, ambition, and action.
We need to move from talking the talk to walking (and cycling) the walk.
Because as is, this is what it feels like to cycle in Dublin 👎
#ReimagineDublin
We need to move from talking the talk to walking (and cycling) the walk.
Because as is, this is what it feels like to cycle in Dublin 👎
#ReimagineDublin
Doing something isn’t success. Active-travel infrastructure needs to be safe, wide, and usable — not squeezed beside a canal because nobody will take space from cars.
#ReimagineDublin
#ReimagineDublin
November 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Doing something isn’t success. Active-travel infrastructure needs to be safe, wide, and usable — not squeezed beside a canal because nobody will take space from cars.
#ReimagineDublin
#ReimagineDublin
Not comparing like for like, but rather the approach to city planning (or complete lack of).
Pearse street is a cluster f**k of everything but sustainable heath promoting infrastructure.
Loving the 'new' (temporary) cycle tracks btw.
Pearse street is a cluster f**k of everything but sustainable heath promoting infrastructure.
Loving the 'new' (temporary) cycle tracks btw.
November 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Not comparing like for like, but rather the approach to city planning (or complete lack of).
Pearse street is a cluster f**k of everything but sustainable heath promoting infrastructure.
Loving the 'new' (temporary) cycle tracks btw.
Pearse street is a cluster f**k of everything but sustainable heath promoting infrastructure.
Loving the 'new' (temporary) cycle tracks btw.
Which one drains public money, fuels inactivity and sedentary lifestyles, pollutes the air, harms our health, and leaves people in debt?
November 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Which one drains public money, fuels inactivity and sedentary lifestyles, pollutes the air, harms our health, and leaves people in debt?
There are major issues with the current toll setup, but remember this: when you consider the true cost of our car-centric transport system, driving stays artificially cheap — and a road is never “paid off.” Even once the financial cost is covered, the ongoing health and environmental harms continue.
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
There are major issues with the current toll setup, but remember this: when you consider the true cost of our car-centric transport system, driving stays artificially cheap — and a road is never “paid off.” Even once the financial cost is covered, the ongoing health and environmental harms continue.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
My letter to the editor this morning is about how we should use the lessons from events like the Dublin Marathon to make Dublin a healthier, greener, and more people-friendly city, not just every blue moon, but on a permanent basis.
#ReimagineDublin
My letter to the editor this morning is about how we should use the lessons from events like the Dublin Marathon to make Dublin a healthier, greener, and more people-friendly city, not just every blue moon, but on a permanent basis.
#ReimagineDublin
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Sorry for the inconvenience.
My letter to the editor this morning is about how we should use the lessons from events like the Dublin Marathon to make Dublin a healthier, greener, and more people-friendly city, not just every blue moon, but on a permanent basis.
#ReimagineDublin
My letter to the editor this morning is about how we should use the lessons from events like the Dublin Marathon to make Dublin a healthier, greener, and more people-friendly city, not just every blue moon, but on a permanent basis.
#ReimagineDublin
📍 Grand Canal Street Lower.
A hostile street space with zero ambition — dull, grey, and joyless.
Where’s the pride in our city’s public realm? We can and must do better.
We need to #ReimagineDublin.
A hostile street space with zero ambition — dull, grey, and joyless.
Where’s the pride in our city’s public realm? We can and must do better.
We need to #ReimagineDublin.
October 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
📍 Grand Canal Street Lower.
A hostile street space with zero ambition — dull, grey, and joyless.
Where’s the pride in our city’s public realm? We can and must do better.
We need to #ReimagineDublin.
A hostile street space with zero ambition — dull, grey, and joyless.
Where’s the pride in our city’s public realm? We can and must do better.
We need to #ReimagineDublin.
You might look at this and think, “Oh nice, a new cycle lane!”
But… 500m of pretty average cycle lane that will take 5 months⁉️to build is not great....
And to top it off, the lane doesn’t even connect to anything. No cycle lanes at either end.
We need meaningful networks, not token gestures!
But… 500m of pretty average cycle lane that will take 5 months⁉️to build is not great....
And to top it off, the lane doesn’t even connect to anything. No cycle lanes at either end.
We need meaningful networks, not token gestures!
October 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
You might look at this and think, “Oh nice, a new cycle lane!”
But… 500m of pretty average cycle lane that will take 5 months⁉️to build is not great....
And to top it off, the lane doesn’t even connect to anything. No cycle lanes at either end.
We need meaningful networks, not token gestures!
But… 500m of pretty average cycle lane that will take 5 months⁉️to build is not great....
And to top it off, the lane doesn’t even connect to anything. No cycle lanes at either end.
We need meaningful networks, not token gestures!
Forgive me if I’m wrong, but isn’t international best practice not to mix pedestrians and cyclists at crossings?
October 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Forgive me if I’m wrong, but isn’t international best practice not to mix pedestrians and cyclists at crossings?
Meet TAPA — my vision for the fully integrated transport app Dublin should already have.
Dublin may not have the world’s best transport system (yet), but we can absolutely build a world-class transport app.
Would you use TAPA?
#ReimagineDublin
Dublin may not have the world’s best transport system (yet), but we can absolutely build a world-class transport app.
Would you use TAPA?
#ReimagineDublin
October 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Meet TAPA — my vision for the fully integrated transport app Dublin should already have.
Dublin may not have the world’s best transport system (yet), but we can absolutely build a world-class transport app.
Would you use TAPA?
#ReimagineDublin
Dublin may not have the world’s best transport system (yet), but we can absolutely build a world-class transport app.
Would you use TAPA?
#ReimagineDublin
Plenty of positives with the Ceannt Station Redevelopment, but good grief, it’s fifty shades of grey... pun intended.
Like most Irish train stations, it could double as a 1940s prison set from a black-and-white movie.
Like most Irish train stations, it could double as a 1940s prison set from a black-and-white movie.
October 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Plenty of positives with the Ceannt Station Redevelopment, but good grief, it’s fifty shades of grey... pun intended.
Like most Irish train stations, it could double as a 1940s prison set from a black-and-white movie.
Like most Irish train stations, it could double as a 1940s prison set from a black-and-white movie.
More nonsensical anti-cycling rhetoric from The Irish Times.
This nonsense tries to pit people cycling up against people trying to buy a home.
This kind of framing is nothing more than a distraction tactic, pitting ordinary people against each other instead of addressing the real issues.
This nonsense tries to pit people cycling up against people trying to buy a home.
This kind of framing is nothing more than a distraction tactic, pitting ordinary people against each other instead of addressing the real issues.
October 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
More nonsensical anti-cycling rhetoric from The Irish Times.
This nonsense tries to pit people cycling up against people trying to buy a home.
This kind of framing is nothing more than a distraction tactic, pitting ordinary people against each other instead of addressing the real issues.
This nonsense tries to pit people cycling up against people trying to buy a home.
This kind of framing is nothing more than a distraction tactic, pitting ordinary people against each other instead of addressing the real issues.
The Glass Bottle development.
A masterclass in how not to design for Ireland’s climate.
Lifeless, ugly architecture with materials and colours that’ll look filthy and tired after a few winters.
We need housing, yes, but homes people want to live in, not boxes that weather into eyesores.
A masterclass in how not to design for Ireland’s climate.
Lifeless, ugly architecture with materials and colours that’ll look filthy and tired after a few winters.
We need housing, yes, but homes people want to live in, not boxes that weather into eyesores.
October 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The Glass Bottle development.
A masterclass in how not to design for Ireland’s climate.
Lifeless, ugly architecture with materials and colours that’ll look filthy and tired after a few winters.
We need housing, yes, but homes people want to live in, not boxes that weather into eyesores.
A masterclass in how not to design for Ireland’s climate.
Lifeless, ugly architecture with materials and colours that’ll look filthy and tired after a few winters.
We need housing, yes, but homes people want to live in, not boxes that weather into eyesores.
Another sub-par active travel project from DCC: Fitzwilliam Quay to Londonbridge Rd along the Dodder.
It’s 500 m of narrow two-way cycle lane with a strange, dangerous junction at the end and several other issues.
Perhaps the biggest concern? It’s expected to take 6–9 months to finish... 🐌
It’s 500 m of narrow two-way cycle lane with a strange, dangerous junction at the end and several other issues.
Perhaps the biggest concern? It’s expected to take 6–9 months to finish... 🐌
October 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Another sub-par active travel project from DCC: Fitzwilliam Quay to Londonbridge Rd along the Dodder.
It’s 500 m of narrow two-way cycle lane with a strange, dangerous junction at the end and several other issues.
Perhaps the biggest concern? It’s expected to take 6–9 months to finish... 🐌
It’s 500 m of narrow two-way cycle lane with a strange, dangerous junction at the end and several other issues.
Perhaps the biggest concern? It’s expected to take 6–9 months to finish... 🐌
Nobody is suggesting closing off the entire city to cars. Yes, more frequent and extensive car free days must be accompanied by better public transport, but at some point we must challenge the idea that people driving to places are more important than people enjoying their streets safely.
October 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Nobody is suggesting closing off the entire city to cars. Yes, more frequent and extensive car free days must be accompanied by better public transport, but at some point we must challenge the idea that people driving to places are more important than people enjoying their streets safely.
The NTA’s 2024 Travel Survey is out.
Car use is rising. Active and public transport are stagnant.
The consequences aren’t future risks — they’re here, for our health and the planet.
And make no mistake: this isn’t policy failure. It’s policy intent, locally and nationally.
Car use is rising. Active and public transport are stagnant.
The consequences aren’t future risks — they’re here, for our health and the planet.
And make no mistake: this isn’t policy failure. It’s policy intent, locally and nationally.
September 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The NTA’s 2024 Travel Survey is out.
Car use is rising. Active and public transport are stagnant.
The consequences aren’t future risks — they’re here, for our health and the planet.
And make no mistake: this isn’t policy failure. It’s policy intent, locally and nationally.
Car use is rising. Active and public transport are stagnant.
The consequences aren’t future risks — they’re here, for our health and the planet.
And make no mistake: this isn’t policy failure. It’s policy intent, locally and nationally.