Cian Ginty As revealed in The Sunday Times at the weekend (subscription required), the Sutton to Sandycove walking and cyling route — which includes flood defences — is now estimated to cost over €100 million. Some of the details and related documents are below.
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council have constructed a contra-flow cycle track which looks like the best designed one in Dublin.
The contra-flow cycle track is on Newtown Avenue, Blackrock. It goes from Seapoint Avenue to Idrone Terrace.
The lane marking have yet to be put down and the traffic lights have yet to be turned on, but the below pictures should give you an idea of the project.
The only clear and notable problem with it is it does not continue alone the one-way stretch on Main Street. However, it’s a clear improvement from the alternative route which is a essentially a dual carriageway and has no cycle lanes.
It may look at bit like a two-way lane, but it’s not. It’s just a wide one-way track. Cyclists going the same direction as other traffic must use the general traffic lane. Painted lane marking should make this clear, as outlined in the plans for the project.
Here’s some images:
Comment & Analysis: Quoted as an obesity expert, Dr Donal O’Shea, the director of weight management services at two hospitals in Dublin, told the Irish Independent yesterday that driving children short distances to school … Read more
The Dublin Cycling Campaign likely deserve their win at the Better Together video awards just for going out in unusually heavy rain. They won the best video from a ‘volunteer only organisation’ which comes … Read more
Dublin City Council has started running a public service advertising campaign with the message “Footpaths are for pedestrians… please respect the rules of the road” (pictured, right). As a parent of a baby … Read more
As reported first in The Sunday Times yesterday, Dublin City Council are to consider concepts for a Dutch-style segregated two-way cycle path along the river side of the north quays … Read more
Since the start of the year 100,000 cyclists were recorded heading northbound by an electronic counter on the N11 in Dublin. Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council said it was delighted … Read more
Dublinbikes last week racked up a new daily record of over 7,000 rentals. Here’s the press release from the city council:
