Half of all car journeys in the Greater Dublin Area involve trips of less than one mile, according to a report by Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH). The institute said the use of private cars for “short and uncomplicated” journeys such as going to work or school had continued to increase in Ireland … Continue reading Report highlights lack of active travel →

Ray Ryan, Chairperson, Skerries Cycling Initiative, 1st Oct 2010   John Pucher, Jennifer Dill, Susan Handy; Infrastructure, programs, and policies to increase bicycling: An international review, Preventive Medicine 50 (2010) S106–S125.   Pucher et al’s review addresses a tough question : what measures are effective in getting more people to cycle?

Ben Hamilton-Baille wants cars and people to share the same street space and he believes that this will make cities safer for pedestrians and drivers. Ben Hamilton-Baillie likes taking risk. He thinks we all need more of it in our daily lives. “How we manage and live with it is part of the natural orders … Continue reading Is there a better way to share our streets? →