Cyclist.ie supported advocates from the Love 30 campaign who addressed Ireland’s Road Safety Authority annual conference last Wednesday. Mairéad Forsythe and Justin Fleming shared the final speaking slot of the day-long conference. They jointly made the case for having 30 km/h as the default speed limit for all of our towns, villages and urban areas. The theme of the conference was ‘Tackling Speeding – Risk Factors … Continue reading Campaigners Address Road Safety Authority Conference
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Cork Cycling Campaign (CCC) has been in existence for over 20 years, and was one of the founding member groups of Cyclist.ie back in 2008. CCC has been incredibly busy and vibrant over the recent years. With so much happening on the cycling and active travel fronts, its membership and levels of volunteering activity have grown steadily in terms of running events, making submissions and … Continue reading Cork Cycling Campaign Makes An Impact on the European Stage
On 19 October 2022, Cyclist.ie made a submission on proposals for the “Naas to Kill” Cycle Scheme, as developed by Kildare County Council. This is a proposed 4.4km high-quality cycle route connecting Naas and Kill via Johnstown Village. In general Cyclist.ie warmly welcomes this proposed scheme from the outskirts of Naas to the village of Kill, a route that has the potential to be transformative, … Continue reading Naas to Kill Cycle Scheme – Cyclist.ie Submission
Cyclist.ie is delighted to have Lime joining as our latest Business / Organisation member. This membership type for Cyclist.ie is available for those businesses and organisations who support our aims to make the cities, towns, villages and roads of Ireland bicycle-friendly for their employees, customers and their community. Lime joins Dropbox and the Irish Heart Foundation (amongst others) who support the advocacy work of Cyclist.ie … Continue reading New Business / Organisation Member – Lime
Cyclist.ie is part of the World Cycling Alliance through our own membership of the European Cyclists’ Federation. We were delighted that two members of Cyclist.ie’s Executive Committee attended the (fully online) Annual General Meeting of the World Cycling Alliance earlier today (Tuesday 18 October 2022) – Damien Ó Tuama (National Cycling Coordinator) and Will Andrews. The World Cycling Alliance comprises the overarching groups in each … Continue reading Cyclist.ie at World Cycling Alliance 2022 AGM
Cyclist.ie – the Irish Cycling Advocacy NetworkThe Tailors’ HallBack LaneDublin, D08 X2A3www.cyclist.ieRCN 20102029Date – 14 Oct 2022 1 – Introduction Cyclist.ie, the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network (ICAN), is the federation of cycling advocacy groups, greenway groups and bike festivals on the island of Ireland. We are the Irish member of the European Cyclists’ Federation. Our vision is for an Ireland with a cycle friendly culture, … Continue reading CYCLIST.IE SUBMISSION ON NATIONAL ROADS 2040 DRAFT STRATEGY
We have terrific news in Cyclist.ie in that we have been successful with an Erasmus+ funding application to the European Commission where we are partners with six other organisations on a project focused on cycling, inclusion and climate action. This project will build on our previous involvement in an Erasmus+ project which was led by the same dynamic group of cycling advocates and teachers from … Continue reading EUROPEAN SCHOOLS AND CYCLING ASSOCIATIONS PARTNER IN A NEW ERASMUS+ PROJECT
Many cities are currently struggling with their transport infrastructure. There are multiple issues and conflicting pressures to deal with. The present study offers a brief overview of one Canadian city: Vancouver ((City of Vancouver transport portal: https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation.aspx)) The single biggest transport issue is usually seen as car dependency ((Revisiting car dependency: A worldwide analysis of car travel in global metropolitan areas, Pedram Saeidizanda / Koos … Continue reading Vancouver Bus and Cycle