News
College Green Plaza: A year spent ‘teasing out’ issues, another year before planning application submitted
Dublin City Council has spent a year “teasing out some of the issues” on the College Green and Dame Street plaza plan and expect to…
“Scary, dangerous, not appropriate for children” plan to spend millions on Galway “active travel” schemes
— “Many low-cost effective interventions” overlooked, say campainers.— Design mean “cycling remains an option only for the brave or dedicated”.— Both projects have schools around…
#ShopByBikeGalway asks people to rate bicycle parking at supermarkets
NEWS IN BRIEF: If you’re shopping by bicycle in Galway this Christmas, the Galway Cycling Campaign wants to hear from you. Their survey on bicycle…
Comment & Analysis
Cycle to Work criticism is going nowhere, focus needed on solutions
— A range of different incentives are needed to give people access to bicycles, especially for more expensive electric bicycles, cargo bikes and adapted cycles….
Why there is hope for enabling walking and cycling in Ireland
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: After writing about walking, cycling, transport and livability issues for over a decade it can get depressing seeing opposition to basic measures…
Two-way cycle paths are a key tool in building a workable cycle network and taming streets
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: Two-way cycle paths are a key tool in building segregated cycle networks that are both safe and workable… and also taming streets….
From the archive: Dutch cycling series
A commuter town comparison between the Netherlands and Ireland – From Baarn to Naas: Part 1
— From Baarn to Naas – Part 1: Town Centre to Train Station COMMENT & ANALYSIS / LONG READ: Ireland is a long way behind…
IMAGES: How the Dutch allow bicycles to flow like water
DUTCH CYCLING SERIES: Last week, we covered Dutch cycle paths generally, however the networks of cycle routes in Dutch towns and cities are not just comprised of…
A city smaller than Dublin is planning 22,000 bicycles spaces at its train station
DUTCH CYCLING SERIES: Those who are planning high-density bicycle parking in Dublin or other Irish cities might want to take note of the plans to provide 22,000…