For anyone interested in promoting safe cycling, the city of Utrecht in The Netherlands is often regarded as a prime example of what good infrastructure looks like. Indeed, Cian Ginty from Irish Cycle runs study tours to Utrecht for politicians and people who work in transport policy and design, to learn about what world-class road […]
The Court of Appeal today overturned a High Court judgement blocking the proposed 6-month trial of a segregated cycle path on Strand Road, in Dublin’s Sandymount area. The council originally sought to introduce the two-way cycle lane back in 2020 during the Covid pandemic, but was opposed by individuals in the Strand Road area who […]
There’s no doubt that Ireland has a housing crisis. There are simply not enough homes for our growing population. The government plans to build 300,000 homes by 2030. But are the right homes going to built in the right location to suit people’s needs? Or are they just going to get thrown up anywhere to […]
Motorists in Ireland are most likely to change their car every 3 to 5 years – that’s according to a survey recently conducted by Aviva Insurance. Of course, there are some people who keep the same car for 10 years or more and only change when their car fails – and there are others that […]
I’m just back from a 2 week holiday in France, and I loved the fact that there were cargo bikes everywhere – so much so that I couldn’t help but stop to take photos!
Over 10 years ago I wrote a blog post (now deleted and only available on archive.org) musing about how we could improve Dublin city centre by fully pedestrianising the north and south quays. It was a radical suggestion, I know, which goes far beyond the current plans to remove cars – but still allow taxis, […]
