Dublin City Council estimates 100km of cycle track it is planning could cost as much as €80 million – but according to the councillor behind DublinBikes the spend is “well worth the investment”.
The upgrade of primary cycle routes is linked to the National Transport Authority’s draft Cycle Network Plan for the Greater Dublin Area.
Or the worst bicycle parking stand lookalike in Dublin? Aviva Stadium in Dublin places what looks to be a bicycle stand beside a fire door. Then, on the door, they … Read more
Members of the public and interest groups have until October 14 to give their views on a cycling network plan which spans four counties and with a total route length of over 2,800km.
The draft Cycle Network Plan has the goal of having a “completed network” which “will facilitate safe and comfortable cycling between all origins and destinations in the Greater Dublin Area.”
Red: Primary | Blue: Secondry | Purple: Links | Green: Greenways
The map above shows the city centre section alone and the following text describes the full routes. The text is a complete and unedited extract from the draft Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network plan:
Existing cycle lanes and tracks across Dublin were overall ranked low as part of the draft Cycle Network Plan for the Greater Dublin Area.
The report detailing the plan highlights general issues with narrowness and loss of priority, and the access problems caused on greenways by barriers.
The current network of cycle lanes and paths were rated for their quality of service based on five criteria: surface condition; width; frequency of conflicts (ie due to parking and driveways etc); junction delay; and comfort covering proximity to other traffic and the associated sense of safety.
NOTE: The above map shows the Dublin metropolitan area. The following text is a complete and unedited extract from the draft Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network plan:
We’ve already experimented with Photoshopping what Dublin’s quays could be like (see here and here). Now streetmix.net allows simple and easy cross-sections, so scroll down below for some possibilities…
Dublin Cycling Campaign writes:
We are launching the ‘Golden Pedal Award’ for 2013 this weekend. This is your chance to participate in the work of the Dublin Cycling Campaign and help us make this the most successful award yet. If you work for or run an organisation that actively facilitates commuting to work for employees or customers then we need to know about it. By filling out the short survey linked to in this post, you or your organisation can enter for the Greater Dublin Area 2013 Golden Pedal Award.