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Seth LaJeunesse @sethlaj.bsky.social · 6h

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A joyous #WalkToSchoolDay to all who celebrate 🚶🏻 🚶🏻‍♀️ 🚶‍♂️

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

Back to Dublin: lots of people hop onto passing buses when it starts raining & then stepping off again when it stops. So public transit plays a role (and the Leap Card 90-minute fare helps with that too)

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

On a separate note, I was very impressed by the umbrella parking when I visited Japan

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

Hmm…not sure it’s universal. In Dublin, you see surprisingly few umbrellas being carried or when it’s raining. Umbrellas usually means it's a wedding, a funeral, tourists or someone just got their hair done. My long-time theory: rain starts & stops so quickly that locals can’t be bothered

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Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Generations before us fought for walkable streets. They set for us the example we need today. Cleveland 1961: “WALL OF MOTHERS: … Approximately 200 mothers stood along the edge of the road, giving their schoolchildren protection from the traffic.”

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I have to think for a second & then I know! When my kids were small, I had a world map sealed onto our kitchen tabletop (a commercial pour like in a bar) - the idea was you could do any craft project on that surface -my grown-up kids talk wistfully about that map & all the conversations it sparked

It actually feels like there’s a homing pigeon living inside of me -heading away from my destination, even as part of a sensible/safer route, feels instinctively wrong just wrong Also I love maps & I am currently under a household soft-ban from framing & hanging any more

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My sense of direction feels like fundamental part of my being - I only noticed it when I moved to US with fellow program participants - as we navigated a new city, I couldn’t understand why what was obvious to me, puzzled another - I credit to getting myself around as a child (+ a some aptitude)

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Did I wake up in Japan? My new truck pal on my street

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Lots of Halloween traditions going back thousands of years so it’s good to connect into festivals - bonfires, turnip carving, apple bopping. Purchase a (good-quality) Halloween brack & eat with lots of butter - whoever finds the ring in the brack will be married in a year -never fails

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Sign up quickly for events as they fill up fast (venue spaces are often smaller). Lots of incredibly interesting events are free too.

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Dublin Inquirer is an independent, primarily subscriber-funded newspaper serving Ireland's capital since 2015, publishing Wednesdays and Fridays online, and in print monthly.

The Dublin Inquirer is a great local paper reporting all-original civic stories…and there’s a DC connection: founding editor Lois, was a community blogger for Washington City Paper back in 2009 & mentions that as one of her inspirations for the now 10-year old Dublin paper www.dublininquirer.com

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Dublin InQuirer

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Things To Do - Dublin InQuirer

There’s the big festival in city centre. But if you want to get the inside scoop on other interesting events happening, sign up for the Dublin Inquirer weekly newsletter- there’s a free version where you get 3 articles monthly & newsletter www.dublininquirer.com/tag/things-t...

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It’s the never-ending question, how do we make our streets safe?

Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Twelve hours later. Sad reminder of what is at stake as we interact & cross paths on our streets. We’re all just trying to go from A to B and then back home safely again

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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 · 26/09/2026

Saw them four times at the Dandelion in 1979, pretty sure I played 50p every time

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Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's not really anglophone...it's the American-viewing perspective. There are lots of other English-speaking countries that have been overlooked

Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

C'est moi. Finally got a project on my home turf...it's an interesting site 'cos it's an office building that was repurposed as an elementary school near Seven Corners. No playground to speak of so we were looking to make the most of the asphalt they had. Gosh I love seeing happy kids on wheels

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

Watch this HGV negotiate this key walking-biking intersection

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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...

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

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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

Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Did not know this was considered! Glad the W&OD stayed intact for walking/biking- it’s of immense value

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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

Fionnuala Quinn @finnbike.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

also interns, & those those who supervise them, who don’t seem to understand the key role of review in any work process

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

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

it’s an oldie so who knows the status