After our 1996 Toyota went kaput, we decided to go without. Commuting, ferrying kids, shopping and holidaying abroad? It’s all possible with a little ingenuity. Read article
Category Archives: Dublin
Relevant to Dublin only or mostly
Dublin Cycling Stories
Dublin Cycling Stories is a series of short portraits of people who use bikes to get around Dublin … click image to view …
Cycling in Dublin: The next stage
The European Cycling Federation will hold its AGM in Dublin next week. The number of cyclists in the capital has doubled in 10 years, but the city has a long way to go before it can encourage nervous commuters to get on their bikes. Read article – also a video
Also, in the context of upcoming elections: What to ask Local Election Candidates
Minister Brian Hayes takes a ride
Colm Ryder of the Dublin Cycling Campaign gives Minister Brian Hayes a ride in the DCC cargo bike at St Stephen’s Green; Minister Hayes will welcome delegates on behalf of the Government at the European Cyclists’ Federation AGM being held in Dublin. In the context of the latest IPCC report, this is a timely reminder of the need for a radical overhaul of our transport paradigm; Irish times coverage
Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan
Comprehensive Cycle Network Plan published – to increase region’s cycle network 5-fold in length, to 2,840 kilometres (Údarás Náisiúnta Iompair, National Transport Authority)
Ambition for cycle network in 2021 to carry as many commuters as now take the bus – a three-fold increase
The National Transport Authority has today (April, 10) published its Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan, which sets out a ten year strategy for Counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. The draft proposals were subject to a Public Consultation last September and October, which was advertised in the national media, and which resulted in 123 submissions from stakeholders and the general public. Continue reading Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan
Burkhard Horn – Dublin Cycling Campaign Lecture 2013
Change is possible
On the road but cycle rights still have a way to go
The Dublin Cycling Campaign celebrates its 20th anniversary this year
Damien Ó Tuama finds it difficult to believe the Dublin Cycling Campaign has been going for almost 20 years. Back in 1993 he and a few like-minded friends set it up more as a protest than anything else. Read article
€2.6m for bike scheme to roll out extension
A funding gap of €2.6 million to extend the DublinBikes scheme from Heuston Station and Phoenix Park to The Point in Docklands is to be bridged by the National Transport Authority (NTA), it was announced yesterday. Read article
Continue reading €2.6m for bike scheme to roll out extension
How to build a better Dublin
Ireland needs a well-functioning capital city, but suburban sprawl, poor transport and weak administration are dragging Dublin down.
A new series starting today examines ways to reinvent the capital … read article.