Cian Ginty 
On-street work on the expansion of DublinBikes is starting on Talbot Street. The current station is to have additional stands added to it. From dublinbikes.ie: “Temporary Station Closure – Talbot Street (14/10/2013) … Read more
Dublin cyclists wishing to comment on the Greater Dublin Area cycle network plan must do so before the 5pm deadline tomorrow.
All of our coverage can be read here. The National Transport Authority has published a written report and maps here — you give your feedback, make a comment or attach your submission at the bottom of the same page.
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With 59% of trips made by bicycle, Groningen in the Netherlands is described as the “world’s number one cycling city”. Here’s what Streetfilms found on a visit: Groningen: The World’s … Read more
The image below shows how short trips of under 3km make up a large percentage of journeys taken daily in Ireland. These are trips which should be easily walked or cycled … Read more
Want free bicycle lights? The RSA are giving them away via their Facebook page, or, if you’re in Dublin, Gardai in Dublin will be handing out free lights at a … Read more
Dublin and Amsterdam are cities of a similar enough scale in many ways, both have many narrow city centre streets, their population sizes and density are not a million miles different, and both have similar climates so suffer very similar weather. But Amsterdam residents cycle a lot more and one of the key differences is how that city’s streets and roads are designed for cycling; so, what can Dublin learn from its Dutch counterpart? And can other Irish cities pick up tips along the way?
Cycling in the city centre should be attractive to all, not just mostly male adults:
Transport minister Leo Varadkar has been asked to use a lower rate of the on-the-spot fines for cyclists given the lower danger presented by cyclists to the public. Commonly known … Read more
Upgrade plans for the Blackrock bypass in Co Dublin includes left slips turns which one state agency branded a “significant risk” to pedestrians and cyclists.
Two sets of design guidelines recommend removing these slips from urban areas.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in a report on the plans, says that it is “committed to providing high quality pedestrian and cycle facilities” and that the upgrade is design to “improve the pedestrian and cycle facilities”.
However, the council’s plans for Frascati Road and Temple Hill goes against guidelines covering slips turns, having pedestrian crossings on all legs of junctions, and omitting staggered crossings.
Slip junctions are retained at a number of locations, including at Mount Merrion Avenue, at the main access to Frascati Shopping Centre, and access points into and out of Blackrock Village — just one slip junction along the route is to be removed and another is to be converted into bus-only.