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, […]
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) here in Ireland has faced a lot of criticism in the last few weeks as 61 people been killed on Ireland’s roads already this year. Just last week, 30 road safety, cycling and pedestrian campaign groups described the RSA as “no longer fit for purpose”. And the chair of the […]
Construction is still underway for the Grange Road Cycle and Walking Scheme in Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Although not finished yet, there do appear to be a number of problems with the new south-bound route, which goes from the junction with Nutgrove Avenue as far the St Enda’s Park. Starting at Nutgrove Avenue, the first part […]
Since the new Lotts & Co supermarket opened on Rathfarnham Road a couple of months ago, there’s been a lot of dangerous parking outside by customers and delivery drivers. Well, thanks to Dublin City Council, as of this morning there’s new plastic bollards protecting the cycle lane. They start not far from the Terenure crossroad, […]
The bridge linking the Dodder Greenway to Bushy Park in Terenure is now open. A new carpark has been constructed, a new pedestrian/cyclist crossing point added, and a 4-metre wide shared-use footpath and cyclepath bridge now connects Dodder View Road across the River Dodder into Bushy Park. The bridge curves to the side inside the […]
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 […]
