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Dermot Hanney

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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 2d

And reposted for the lunchtime crowd

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City Infinity @cityinfinity.bsky.social · 2d

We're pleased to report on a project that Mark has been working on with Robert Weetman for Manchester City Council.

This post sets out some ideas that developed from this work and which will hopefully start to explain what "pedestrian-friendly" is, and how we can design better side road junctions.

What makes side road junctions pedestrian-friendly?

ForewordThis post has a companion written by Robert Weetman. We have been working collaboratively on something which we think needs to be more widely known, but we also thought it might be fun and …

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Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 6d

Maybe can shape this point around fact in the UK the most trafficked motorways don’t allow any walk/cycling so there’s rarely a conflict there. Then also a significant additional set of roads where technically could find walk/cycling but in practice very few interactions occur eg rural roads

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 9d

Ultimately Irish Gov have been told to rein spending in. But it seems in their wisdom they have taken aim on cuts on a scheme proven to be value for money by dint of record passenger numbers, with a funding envelope always known and a revelation to no one.

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Central Bank warns State spending not sustainable

Central Bank of Ireland sounds alarm on Government’s €9.4bn budget plan

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Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 9d

“Government may raid National Development Plan funds to plug €250m gap in 'public service obligation' transport”

Just again these were well signposted initiatives led by the government itself. How can they be so confused as how to keep funding public transport when they budgeted it from start???

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 9d

Can no one in Irish Government see the link between their spend and outcome

“In August, Transport for Ireland reported an “all-time high” usage of PSO public transport, with a total of 343m journeys across 2024.”

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 9d

It’s hard not to think their heart was not really in supporting public and sustainable transport if they give up on properly funding local transport after a couple of years. This is not how you create a top quality transport system. People can’t change their lifestyles on short termist policies.

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 9d

“In recent years, the costs of delivering public transport services have been impacted by a number of issues, including … expansion of services in line with Government policy, and various fare initiatives.” What? They’re complaining their own policies cost money to implement.

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 9d

Public transport revenue never covers costs. Gov has to step in to “fund the gap” between revenue and costs. It’s been ever thus. Now Gov may no longer be willing to fund that gap to same level. But that’s not responsible budgeting, it’s a political decision. Irish Government should own it as such.

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 9d

This article is written in such a way that’s it’s a revelation to the Irish Government that public transport services need a subsidy to run at any way a decent level of service. What are they on about about a “funding gap”? Every year there’s been “funding gap”

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Budget 2026: Public transport fare hikes or service cuts on cards

Government may raid National Development Plan funds to plug €250m gap in 'public service obligation' transport

www.irishexaminer.com

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 18d

We need minimum basic level of service standard for walking and wheeling infrastructure across the whole network!!! Everyone of every ability should be confident if they see a path they won’t be abandoned later on without a dropped kerb or safe crossing.

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 18d

Just a few examples from this weekend on how climate change is impacting us more and more using the medium of football to illustrate it. These are clear examples of climate impact costing society. But yet people will try convince you we are wasting money on spending on infrastructure resilience.

Football match Marseille PSG postponed due to a storm in France

Football match at Blackburn abandoned due to rain

Football match postponed due to rain in UK

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Alex Ingram @nutty.bsky.social · 21d

“I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing,” as the from SF author Joanna Maciejewska memorably put it, “not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.”

Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 21d

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.

These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI

Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.

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Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 23d

Spend now to save money later and secure economic benefits into the future.

We need to avoid being seduced by the idea spending more on climate resilience is in any way money wasted and a cost we could do without

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Scenic but fragile: Irish Rail takes action to shield east coast line from rising sea

The Irish east coast is crumbling, slowly — but surely. To protect the coastal Dublin–Rosslare railway in face of climate change: the rising sea, increased erosion and stronger…

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Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 25d

Do you think there’ll be much in the way of analysis coming between the protest the weekend before with Palestine Action and this weekend in London in terms of proportionality of focus, police numbers and arrests?

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · 26d

I appreciate maybe the state does not have the eye for this, or even does admin work need to be in such impressive buildings, but it still brings into question are we giving away state assets for a song when the next buyer wants to create a luxury hotel using former government building

BBC article - “(Custom House) was occupied by His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) until 2021, and was bought by Jastar Capital in 2023, who launched plans to turn it into a luxury hotel.”

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It's Simon, yeah? @coldwarcliff.bsky.social · 28d

Good service on all Limes.

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City Infinity @cityinfinity.bsky.social · 28d

The Dutch *basic* standard is 2.3m with-flow and 4m for two-way tracks. C3 is mainly less than 4m and often as narrow as 3m.

The kerbs on both sides are just not forgiving, so there's probably 300mm or 400mm to come off that in terms of effective (useable width).

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Brian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 29d

Good piece by @colmanos.bsky.social here. Very visible in the University as well. @connectingcabra.bsky.social @tudublinsustain.bsky.social

Campaign aims to encourage teenage girls to cycle

Dublin City Council has recruited three social media influencers to try to persuade teenage girls that cycling can be cool and fun.

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · Sep 9

Podcasts really are becoming the wild west of advertising. On what I’d class as pretty straight down the middle pods I’ve heard ads for oil, nuclear, how pharmaceutical companies can lead hospitals on medicine, mouth tobacco etc

Feels like all the hallmarks of a Tufton Street project

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · Sep 5

@chrisjohnsoncomics.bsky.social @jimpowerecon1962.bsky.social one to review bsky.app/profile/turn...

Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

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Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · Aug 29

Burger King doing that here’s a price of a meal deal but actually if you want a drink and fries we’ll charge you extra is a bit cheeky to say the least. I think I’ll avoid going forward.

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · Aug 29

Really insightful interview. Well worth a read.

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Police chief attacks Reform UK promise to scrap equality policies as ‘ludicrous’

Merseyside chief constable, who is retiring, also dismisses claims asylum seekers are to blame for a crime wave

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Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · Aug 29

What does it say about society that we know below 👇 are the outcomes of SUV proliferation but yet we feel we still need to consider should we support people buying more and more SUVs?

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · Aug 29

"We did a review of all of the studies globally, which included half a million road traffic injuries, and that found that if you are hit by an SUV compared to being hit by a passenger car you are 44% more likely to be killed. Among kids it's higher - it's 82%”

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Is London set to put the brakes on SUVs?

The number of SUVs in London has increased tenfold in 20 years, prompting calls to curb their use.

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · Aug 29

"We did a review of all of the studies globally, which included half a million road traffic injuries, and that found that if you are hit by an SUV compared to being hit by a passenger car you are 44% more likely to be killed. Among kids it's higher - it's 82%”

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Is London set to put the brakes on SUVs?

The number of SUVs in London has increased tenfold in 20 years, prompting calls to curb their use.

Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · Aug 27

It’s more instead of national governments working in harmony with what local councils want, they are supporting policies that go completely against the aims of many local areas. Councils being forced to try put up dams on the hoof as the river flows starts getting stronger.