2,000 weekly trips are made using Navan’s new Trim Road cycle lanes according to traffic sensors set up by campaigners.
Ed Moynihan, chairperson of the Navan Cycling Initiative, outlines in a blog post on the group’s website how they tracked the data using Telraam traffic monitors.
“‘Sure no one uses them cycle lanes, right?’… A claim you can sometimes hear whilst scrolling through the delights of social media, or on your local radio station. But is it true? No one uses them!? Are all those shiny new cycle lanes a massive waste of money and take up valuable road space?,” said Moynihan. “Well, unsurprisingly, the answer is a big, flat no. Navan, like any booming yet compact town, is full of people getting around by bikes.”
The Telraam traffic monitors measure the traffic and air pollution on streets. The counters can also tell the difference between cars and two-wheelers.
Moynihan said: “And the results are fantastic! Looking at the data over a five-week period between the 9th September to the 20th October, we are beginning to see an upward trend of over 2,000 cyclists using the Trim Road cycle lanes every week.”
You can find out more and look at the data at navancycling.ie.