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 […]
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, […]
I took this photo a few weeks ago on a Sunday evening in Dublin city centre. These communal bins belong to a nearby apartment block, and someone has decided to block the majority of the cycle lane with them, forcing people on bikes out into the general traffic lane. Before the cycle lane protection bollards […]
