Monthly Archives: December 2011
Cycling in Dublin at Christmas
Dublin’s cycling officer may have gotten a six month reprieve, but blocking the cycle lane on Parnell Street (as pictured above this week) is continuing to be a tradition for the city at Christmas. More than anything else, the above picture highlights how a car can’t even … Continue reading
Hogan’s department criticised for axing key Dublin cycling role
Dublin’s lord mayor and cycling campaigners have criticised the decision by Fine Gael minister Phil Hogan’s department to end a key role aimed at promoting cycling and making road conditions safer for cyclists. Critics of the move point to the national cycle … Continue reading
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Dublin Bay cycle route to cost over €100m
As revealed in The Sunday Times at the weekend (subscription required), the Sutton to Sandycove walking and cyling route — which includes flood defences — is now estimated to cost over €100 million. Some of the details and related documents are below.
Is this the best designed contra-flow cycle lane in Dublin?
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council have constructed a contra-flow cycle track which looks like the best designed one in Dublin. The contra-flow cycle track is on Newtown Avenue, Blackrock. It goes from Seapoint Avenue to Idrone Terrace. The lane marking have … Continue reading
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Five times more secondary school girls drive than cycle
Quoted as an obesity expert, Dr Donal O’Shea, the director of weight management services at two hospitals in Dublin, told the Irish Independent yesterday that driving children short distances to school is damaging. It’s worth reading the article in full, here. He pointed out that 2,500 … Continue reading
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Dublin Cycling Campaign wins video award
The Dublin Cycling Campaign likely deserve their win at the Better Together video awards just for going out in unusually heavy rain. They won the best video from a ‘volunteer only organisation’ which comes with a prize of €3,000. Here’s the video:
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Footpaths are for cyclists (when it suits Dublin’s councils)
Dublin City Council has started running a public service advertising campaign with the message “Footpaths are for pedestrians… please respect the rules of the road” (pictured, right). As a parent of a baby in Dublin City, and as somebody who is as often … Continue reading
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