Cargo bikes in France
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!
Pedestrianise the Quays
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, […]
Is the RSA fiddling while Rome burns?
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 […]
Walking and cycling benefit society monetarily
Motorists often say that they ‘pay for the roads’ because they pay so much in taxation, and think that other road users such as cyclists are sponging freeloaders. Of course, the truth is car drivers are being subsidised by non-drivers, to the extent that society pays €0.11 per kilometre in Europe. Which means that across […]
Vote by bike
When there are elections on, one of the things I reflect upon are the different candidate’s views (and voting records) about walking, cycling, and sustainable transport. There are plenty of seasoned politicians who pay lip service to it, as they want to come across as reasonable people. But then they say things like “I support […]
Cycle delivery riders can teach us a lot about riding in cities
Dublin, like a lot of big cities, has a lot of delivery riders that are delivering food (and now groceries) by bicycle. Pretty much all of them are using electric bikes, for a number of reasons: Riding in comfort I’ve noticed as well that the delivery riders also prepare well for the weather and spending […]