12 reasons critics are wrong on Dublin’s traffic plan
Opponents of the planned Dublin city centre traffic changes, as outlined in the city’s Transport Study, range from car park owners to retailers to motoring groups. Here’s why we think … Read more
Here’s how a survey from Dublin car park owners comes to flawed conclusions on planned traffic changes
Guest writer, Sam Boles, gives his analysis of the Irish Parking Association survey which wrongly claims that Dublin city centre would lose 24% of retail and entertainment spend if motor … Read more
Was it all for this? Irish Times cycling deaths coverage ends with ranting, victim-blaming editorial
Anybody who cares about cycling road safety should demand that The Irish Times retract or, at least, corrects the misleading and victim blaming editorial published yesterday. In the last two days we … Read more
Road safety should come before “economic requirement” – culture of Garda management needs to change
It is already an uphill struggle to make Ireland a cycling-friendly country, but now the Gardai are openly defending allowing motorists to break the law by parking in cycle lanes. … Read more
Irish Times gets it wrong on cycling road safety stats two days in a row
Data journalism needs space to give readers context and it needs a correct understanding of data to back up claims, but today is the second day in a row in … Read more
Are cycling deaths “on the rise” in Ireland?
We are working in the background on getting better data on cycling deaths and injuries, so one thing that gets our attention is people writing about the subject. Often there’s … Read more
Councillor objecting to cycle route on “mental health” grounds is a serial objector to cycle paths
— Cllr has history of calling cycling projects “madness” COMMENT & ANALYSIS: An elected councillor who is objecting to a cycle route from Amiens St to Clontarf in Dublin is a serial … Read more
Retailer’s objections to cycle path in Waterford not based on facts
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: Owners of shops around the world often object to cycle paths and other street layout changes and we expected the same would happen in Waterford after reporting major … Read more