MEDIA RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday 30 July 2020A Vision for Cycling in Rural IrelandLaunched by Cyclist.ie’s Rural Cycling Collective During the lock-down period of restricted travel, one widely remarked phenomenon was the large increase countrywide in the numbers of people of all ages out walking and cycling. A desire to retain that peace and … Continue reading launch of the vision for cycling in rural ireland
Navan Cycling Initiative is a brand new cycle campaigning group that came into being just in the last few weeks. Dr. Damien Ó Tuama, National Cycling Coordinator with Cyclist.ie, caught up with the group’s founder, Kevin Corrigan, to pick his brain about the cycling issues in Navan and the new group’s aims. So, Kevin, tell … Continue reading navan cycling initiative – a brand new campaign group!
The Irish Cycling Advocacy Network, Cyclist.ie, welcomes the enforcement by An Garda Síochána of a 24-hour National Slow Down Day on 22nd – 23rd May 2020. Yet unlike Christmas Day, Slow Down Day should be every day. An Garda Síochána say that more road deaths have been recorded so far this year compared to last … Continue reading Slow Down Every Day, not just One Day
Cyclist.ie calls on the Irish government to urgently follow the lead of European and United Kingdom governments regarding emergency Covid-related active travel measures. These measures include allocating more space for active travel and controlling vehicle speed by introducing 30 km/hr speed limits in built up areas and other measures. On Saturday 9 May, the UK … Continue reading Cycling Advocates Demand Government Direction TO Local Authorities, on Covid-19 Responses
Cyclist.ie’s vision is that cycling will be a normal part of transport and everyday life in Ireland. Cycling is a vital part of building healthier and less polluted communities. Check out our 10 Election Asks HERE, but we boil them down to three kernel points below. CYCLING NEEDS TO BE A NORMAL EVERYDAY ACTIVITY Cycling … Continue reading Cyclist.ie Calls for a VeloRution!
On Wednesday 20th November 2019, Cyclist.ie, Dublin Cycling Campaign and I BIKE DUBLIN are presenting to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport (JOCTTS). This follows on from the submission made by Cyclist.ie in early October 2019. Our main messages being delivered to JOCTTS are: Cycling offers multiple benefits to society, the economy … Continue reading Cyclist.ie Presenting to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport
10% of Limerick’s road transport and safety budget to go to cycling infrastructure. That was the motion recently approved by the Travel and Transportation Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) of Limerick City & County Council. The motion was proposed by Cllr. Brian Leddin (Green Party). Cyclist.ie highly commends the initiative of Cllr. Leddin, while noting that the … Continue reading 10% of the Transport Budget for Cycling in Limerick
Question 1: What category of stakeholder do you represent (e.g. private, company, organization etc)? Non-governmental organisation: Cyclist.ie – the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network (https://cyclist.ie/) Question 2: Do you think that the use of PPTs should be permitted in Ireland and why? Yes. The nature of mobility, and urban mobility in particular, is changing throughout Europe (and … Continue reading DTTAS consultation on Personal Powered Transport (PPT)
Galway City Council Disappoint with the Martin Roundabout Traffic Scheme We urge all our supporters to let Galway City Council know that they need to up their game in designing for Cyclists and bus transport. Based on the proposed scheme for the Martin Roundabout which is out for public consultation till 4pm on Monday 12th … Continue reading Galway, Martin Roundabout Upgrade
Dublin City Council is hosting the Velo-City 2019 international cycling conference in Dublin from the 25th – 28th June 2019 in the Convention Centre Dublin. The Velo-City conference is the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) annual global cycling summit, and Dublin is proud to be hosing the conference this year. It is the world’s largest conference … Continue reading VELO-CITY COMES TO DUBLIN
