Look at Paris!!! The city that said NO to cars!

For comparison, I moved to Dublin in 2016, and little, if any, meaningful progress has happened since.

Dublin continues to prioritise cars over people.
#ReimagineDublin

More than half a million car journeys avoided every day in Dublin by walking and cycling Cycling trips are up 50% in two years in Dublin, as a majority of people back more space for bikes over cars.

Despite abysmal active transport infrastructure, more people are cycling. This is great news.

Imagine what we could achieve if we actually provided people with the world class active transport infrastructure they deserve.
#ReimagineDublin

Dublin advisory board risks repeating mistakes of the past If we are serious about creating a fairer, healthier and greener Dublin for all, then those guiding its future should reflect that ambition

We have to stop running Dublin as a for-profit business.

My letter in The Irish Times this morning.
#ReimagineDublin

No mention of health, climate action, or sustainability.

Yet another missed opportunity to create a healthier, fairer city for all.
#ReimagineDublin

The UN-Habitat Five Principles of Sustainable Neighbourhood Planning.

Not to be negative, but bar a few exceptions, Dublin is failing on all five — and spectacularly so.

We desperately need to up our ambitions and #ReimagineDublin.

‘A brutalist design’: Planned flood defences for south Dublin rail line divide opinion Some residents in Blackrock and neighbouring areas are not convinced by a proposed solution from Irish Rail to defend against future floods

Relying on a coastal rail line as climate change gets worse is madness.

Move it inland. Put it in a tunnel. Build it properly for the future.
#ReimagineDublin

Finally, a Place for Dublin’s Stilt Community to Gather You cannot grow concrete. My thoughts on the Grow College Green Project.

Finally, a place for Dublin’s stilt community to gather.

On the Grow College Green project and Ireland’s habit of treating “progress” as a goal in itself.
#ReimagineDublin

Copenhagen is far from perfect, but the Danes get a lot right.

Dublin has the potential to truly “compete” with Copenhagen as a so-called 'perfect city', whatever that means.

But right now, the Danes are living it, while those of us in Dublin are stuck with… well, very little.
#ReimagineDublin

Beg buttons relegate pedestrians to second-class citizens, forcing them to apply just to cross the road safely.

It’s time to get rid of them and prioritise people, not cars.
#ReimagineDublin

Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next Billboard ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuel companies are now prohibited in cities like Edinburgh, Sheffield, Stockholm and Toronto.

Cities around the world are banning fossil fuel advertising.

Why can't Dublin? Or more accurately, why won't Dublin?
#ReimagineDublin #BanFossilAds

📍 Oslo

Notice the number of simple zebra crossings. No lights, no fancy infrastructure, just clear priority for pedestrians.

The result? Slower cars, calmer streets, and a city that feels safer and less dominated by traffic.

We desperately need this in Dublin / Ireland!
#ReimagineDublin

Cycle safely to the new children’s hospital? DCC says: No. Dublin, and everyone living here, is in trouble.

Dublin City Council continue to churn out half-arsed, overly complicated, poor-quality designs. Nobody wins. Even those who think the car wins are mistaken.

My latest Substack.
#ReimagineDublin

Cycle safely to the new children’s hospital? DCC says: No. Dublin, and everyone living here, is in trouble.

My most recent thoughts on Dublin City Council’s active transport infrastructure.

We’re in real trouble...
#ReimagineDublin

High-rise Dublin Dublin City Council must radically change its approach

YES!
#ReimagineDublin

How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality Cross-party coalition behind proposals hope eco-friendly scheme for million people could begin before end of decade

I would love to see a similar level of ambition and vision for Dublin.

Dublin desperately needs greener, healthier and creative solutions like this!
#ReimagineDublin

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

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

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

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

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

Opinion: The people of Dublin deserve a proper public transport app It’s frustrating to have to switch between different apps for one journey instead of it all being in one place, writes Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum.

You might’ve missed it amid the presidential election and the Dublin Marathon, but Dublin deserves a world-class, fully integrated public and active transport app.

Other European cities have had them for years: plan, pay, ride — all in one place!
#ReimagineDublin

My piece in The Journal 👇

📍 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.

Opinion: The people of Dublin deserve a proper public transport app It’s frustrating to have to switch between different apps for one journey instead of it all being in one place, writes Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum.

We deserve a world-class fully integrated public and active transport app for Dublin!

Other European cities have had them for years: plan, pay, ride, all in one place.

My piece in @thejournal.ie this morning.
#ReimagineDublin

Dublin may look like a green city at first glance, but offers highly inequitable access to nature depending on the district.

It is a myopic fix to merely build housing developments on every available plot - we must protect our essential urban nature!

#ReimagineDublin

Dublin needs homes, but not at the cost of its last green spaces The seemingly low-hanging fruit of a large plot of land in Dublin must be resisted.

Imagine a Dublin where the Metro takes you not just to and from the city centre, but to fields, farms, and forests.

We need build homes around green spaces, not on top of them.

Please read and share this piece written together with the brilliant @orlaghgaynor.bsky.social!
#ReimagineDublin

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

The Paris study offers more than just a success story—it’s a blueprint for transformation.

Let's go Dublin!
#ReimagineDublin

This piece may offend some.

To them I ask: where is your ambition? Where is the will to truly take space away from cars and give it back to people? Remove parking, close roads to cars, or make them one-way so those walking, wheeling and cycling can move safely.
#ReimagineDublin

For cyclists it is build something and tick a box If we built for bikes like we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.

For cars in Ireland: build and they will come.
For bikes: build something, tick a box.

In my latest Substack, I look at Dublin’s new cycle routes and why "better than nothing" is not nearly good enough!

If we built for bikes the way we build for cars, Ireland would be transformed.
#ReimagineDublin

We Need a Proper Transport App for Dublin. It’s 2025, Not 1998. A basic integrated transport app isn’t innovation. It’s the bare minimum.

My latest Substack is about the need for a fully integrated transport app for Dublin + surroundings.

This would be an easy win that could make travelling in the Dublin area a lot easier.

Please read and share!
#ReimagineDublin

We Need a Proper Transport App for Dublin. It’s 2025, Not 1998. A basic integrated transport app isn’t innovation. It’s the bare minimum.

Dublin desperately needs one fully integrated transport app, not a patchwork of half measures.

Read more about this in my latest Substack. Please share if you agree!
#ReimagineDublin #TAPA