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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Not sure what to say but this happened right outside the window of where I was staying in Philly and it was a terribly sad scene. Street crashes happen in the blink of an eye & change the lives of whole circles of those involved forever.

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

my spooky encounter yesterday evening

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

One of the busiest walking-biking intersections south of the grand canal & this vehicle was beyond the limits of what could make this turn - cars had to move & he was up on the curb

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

we were planning on taking the tram to Skansen & lucked out when this beauty showed up fikastockholm.com/city-guide/h...

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Active Towns @activetowns.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

ICYMI Last week, I released a fascinating conversation with @finnbike.bsky.social about the history and future of Traffic Gardens as a strategy to help create safer, more inviting communities for all ages & abilities. Now available in audio-only and video versions www.activetowns.org/2026/07/17/t...

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Traffic Gardens

EPISODE 348, SEASON 11: In this episode, I connect with Fionnuala Quinn, founder of Traffic Garden Designs We discuss the history and future of Traffic Gardens The Traffic Garden Prof...

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Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

As we strive to make our streets safer for children, we must also give children safe and fun opportunities to develop the skills they need to use them. That’s where traffic gardens come in. Listen in to Fionnuala Quinn (@finnbike.bsky.social) with @John Simmerman of @activetowns.bsky.social:

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

the memorial that went up yesterday for Guillaume, a beloved neighborhood cat, is now covered in flowers

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

many projects remain ‘unfininshed’ for a long time

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Metro @wmata.com · 22/06/2026

June 25 - July 10, shop the 50th anniversary collection! 📍300 7th St SW ➡️ Weekdays: 8AM to 6PM (ext. hours until 7PM on Wednesdays & Fri, 6/26) ➡️ Weekends: 10AM to 5PM Make a day of it! Grab your merch & take a short walk to the Great American State Fair! Be sure to tag us in your photos 📸

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

how could I have forgotten this beauty

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

a roll call of all the familiar pedestrian danger spots: Richmond Highway, Little River Turnpike, Gallows Road, Leesburg Pike

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Leah Hyman @lmdawkins.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

There are so many things I love about my town, and our bike traffic signage is definitely one of them. Portland, OR.

3 traffic signs on a pole that say, in order:
Bicycles may use full lane
Neighborhood Greenway
Bike Bus, with a cute illustration of a big person on a bike followed by 4 small people on bikes.

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

inspired to dig through my own collection of wave racks in the wild. This remains my all-time favorite, thanks to the mosaic & general challenges captured

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

the sea, the snotgreen sea…Happy Bloomsday #Bloomsday

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The June Traffic Gardens newsletter just went out! This month's edition includes new resources to help communities find & evaluate potential traffic garden sites, updates from the growing global traffic garden map, & a surprise blast from my own past! You can read the latest here: lnkd.in/eXQNvhd4

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

one of these things is not like the other

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

From the same land as my valentine corgi

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

blackcurrants at Reston Farmers Market today - together with gooseberries & red currants, they were once common in the U.S. but largely disappeared after 1900s ban on growing them tied to white pine blister rust. Taste for them & culinary knowledge was lost so you rarely encounter them

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Lake Anne, Reston, after the storm

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Fun in the suburbs! Come for the free boat rentals, stay for the brutalist architecture, fantastic 1960s planning history, and the dozens of turtles at Lake Anne. Free pedal boat, kayak, and SUP rentals for Play All Day/Father's Day (normally the fees are $15 to $30)

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

"tis many the crossbar I had way back in the day. A great way home late at night

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Every bike advocate now working round the clock to entirely change their community, state, country & in Tom’s case, many countries: “I was just trying to get bike racks at our local school”

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

"Who said a woman can't drive?" Hot topic in 1938 (Public Safety magazine)

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Happy Bicycle Day! One of my earliest bicycle memories is sitting on a cushion tied on the back rack of my granny’s bicycle when she cycled from her farm down to the village shop. I thought that bicycle was lost but this photo showed up a few years ago (that’s not my granny but a Dublin cousin).

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

My local bus service + my local bike advocacy organization so you know I'm excited about this. Just a teeny tiny bit disappointed that I saw it on Bluesky first 'cos spotting it unexpectedly in the wild would have been even better. Looks like I’ll be stalking local buses for the near future

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Waynesboro Public Library @waynesborolibrary.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🚫🌧️ Unfortunately, our "Ride and Read" event at the Traffic Garden on Thursday, May 21st, has been canceled due to weather conditions. Stay safe and dry, everyone! We'll keep you posted if we can reschedule. 📚🚴‍♀️

Text that reads: Ride & Read canceled due to weather conditions. Icon of a lightning bolt, rain cloud, and exclamation point in a triangle. Photo of our book bike. Blue background with colorful waves.

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Will let you know in about 4 months

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

It was like I foreshadowed this piece www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/a...

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Traffic trash art at the local gallery 10/10

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Ashton @ashtonindc.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I did a thing (w/ a lot of help)! The joy, play, & connection that came from this pop-up traffic garden installation I led last weekend was easily a highlight of my professional career - bucket list item ✅ So grateful for the opportunity to partner w/ the SWBID on this! If only it were permanent...

Kids on scooters and bikes ride around a kid-sized streetscape.

A miniature "stop here for pedestrians" sign planted in a pot of flowers and placed in the middle of a crosswalk.

A miniature traffic circle with a yield sign in the middle, with two children riding scooters in the background and chalk art on the pavement.

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The MUTCD is the Ulysses of transportation engineering. The speaker just asked how many people in the audience had actually read the entire MUTCD…& half a dozen hands went up #RoadtoZero

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

My Australian daughter treated me to a neighborhood tour as my Mother’s Day gift and she definitely knows what interests her mom.

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

An old Irish tradition, a ‘Blessing of Bikes’, an acknowledgement that people heading out into the world on two wheels deserve protection, care, and safe journeys home. And that there are all sorts of biking devices 🚲

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

or you could cut down your fig tree to find out your true friends

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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BmoreCityDOT @bmorecitydot.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This one made our day. ⭐ Shaina Longway, an elementary school teacher near Morgan State University, runs a snail mail club where students write letters to their heroes.

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Suburban ‘No Kings’ - the Park & Ride edition

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

This driving behavior is systemic & not random - choosing to 'beat the light' is influenced by low enforcement. Red light cameras/enforcement leads to measurable behavior change - keeping the status quo means kids see rule-breaking being normalized

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

there’s something about simple pleasures & the beauty of (curated) nature that restores my faith in humanity

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Spent time in Dublin hospitals as a child patient + later delivering meals as a summer job + used robots in current work, so I have opinions. I still recall hospital conversations years later, but robots - no personality, no jokes, no warmth. They’ve their place, but not in this key role with kids

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