CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2021 – CYCLIST.IE SUBMISSION A large part of Cyclist.ie’s advocacy work is conducted through making submissions to government departments, agencies, local authorities and other bodies in response to public consultation processes. In these submissions we set out Cyclist.ie’s position and make recommendations. Yesterday (18 May 2021), Cyclist.ie made a submission on the Call for Expert Evidence for the preparation of the Climate … Continue reading CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2021 – CYCLIST.IE SUBMISSION
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Why Ireland Needs 30km/h Urban Speed Limits What difference does 30km/h make? At 60km/h one in ten pedestrians survive collisions between car and pedestrians, while at 30km/h nine in ten pedestrians survive – see graphic below. For the 6th UN Global Road Safety Week , The UN is calling on policymakers to act for low speed streets worldwide, limiting speeds to 30 km/h where people walk, live … Continue reading SIXTH UN Global Road Safety Week – Love 30, Streets for Life – 17 to 23 May 2021
There is suddenly lots of money around for active travel projects and even for local authorities to recruit more expertise in this area. However, the standards of ‘public consultation’ vary widely across local authorities, and participatory design/co-design, widely used in other jurisdictions, is lacking here. This often means that money is squandered on unsuitable projects, or worse, that projects are cancelled or dropped because of public … Continue reading Public Consultation on Active Travel Projects – Webinar on 26 May 2021
Bold Ambitions for Better Quality Cycle Routes It’s 2021. And the cycle routes in Ireland are not yet good enough. Why? Too often the designs overlook key elements, which help to make routes safe and attractive. Ordinary people like you, are not participating in the design process. Cyclist.ie has a bold ambition to help solve both of these problems. How? By creating one simple tool … Continue reading CRAC: Cycle route assessment checklist
Cyclist.ie was well represented at the AGM of the European Cyclists’ Federation held today, Friday 23 April 2021. It was another successful AGM with the ECF family of groups growing further. Cyclist.ie wishes to congratulate the newly elected President of the ECF, Henk Swarttouw (based in Sweden/The Netherlands), on his journey ahead. Henk has been a Vice-President of ECF for the last two years. We … Continue reading A New President and Board at ECF
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is inviting every member of the public to get involved in Ireland’s Climate Conversation about the journey to net zero emissions by 2050, with a 51% reduction by 2030. The consultation takes the form of a survey, and covers practical themes that affect our everyday lives, such as travel, shopping including reuse and recycling, food and food … Continue reading #ClimateConversation
Donegal County Council issue tender for first phase of Muff-Derry greenway Donegal County Council’s Roads & Transportation Directorate has published the tender for the Muff part of the Derry-Muff greenway. The 2.3km section – of an overall 10km route – will be delivered under the auspices of the cross-border North West Greenway Network. Works will include: segregated infrastructure, the widening of existing footpaths on the … Continue reading A fantastic amenity for the people of Muff
Last month (March 2021), the Department of Transport ran a consultation on connected and autonomous mobility (CAM) in road transport. Cyclist.ie sent in a submission on it. In our submission, we argued that the overarching guiding principles to inform the roll-out of CAM in Ireland should be as follows: Impacts on energy use (particularly fossil energy and to include the embodied energy of vehicles themselves) … Continue reading Public Consultation on Connected and Autonomous Mobility – Cyclist.ie Submission