I was cycling through Rathmines on Sunday 5th July 2020, and noticed that Dublin City Council had been busy adding bollards and orcas to protect the cycle lane.
In the past this cycle lane was notorious for being blocked by parked vehicles, which meant that groups such as I BIKE Dublin used to take direct action to protect the lane by getting volunteers to stand out in the road and physically block drivers from parking in the cycle lane.
The situation also encouraged tweeting with the hashtag #RathminesBikeLaneCount to record the number of illegally parked vehicles.
Now look at it…
