Cyclist.ie Belfast member Jonathan Hobbs, who moderates NI Greenways, and is active in lobbying for greater cycling provision in Northern Ireland, writes on a major move by Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister, Chris Hazzard in laying out an exciting long term strategy for development of Greenways. Would that we here in the Republic could manage to get a similar strategy agreed by our incumbent minister of … Continue reading Aim for 1,000km of greenways across NI
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Dublin Cycling Campaign is a member of Cyclist.ie – the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network (ICAN), which in turn is the Irish member of the ECF (European Cyclists’ Federation). This is the latest ECF newsletter, with great articles on innovations and developments in cycling around the globe, from bike parking in Holland to public bike systems in Africa!
Latest from SouthernTrail.net More news (graphics): here and here But: Ross diverts Greenway funding to ‘Boxer’ Moran’s turf Also: Work starts on Great Western Greenway expansion in Achill Council to investigate making Barnagh Tunnel part of GST Planning permission (part 8): upgrade to the Great Southern Trail now uploaded to Limerick City & County Council’s website GST extension into Kerry comes closer: Support for Galway … Continue reading Greenway News
Ireland’s Cycling History – A Wonderful Story! Paul Rouse, the noted sports historian has written this article, on cycling in Ireland, in a recent edition of the Examiner newspaper. Anyone who reads it will, I dare say, be very impressed and amazed at the grip that cycling had on the Irish psyche back in the early part of the 20th century. The article also has … Continue reading Freedom machines: How Ireland embraced cycling
Cyclist.ie has a new working group examining how to integrate rail and cycling better. We want to see far higher quality cycle parking at all Irish rail stations, easier carriage of bicycles on trains and clearer information on how this can be done. We are inspired by the policies and practices of train operators abroad who really value their cycling and rail customers! Even simple … Continue reading Campaigners Seek Better Train – Bicycle Integration. Volunteer Needed!
Following a series of cyclist fatalities and a lack of investment in cycling infrastructure, when activists called for their brothers and sisters on two wheels to turn out at a protest they couldn’t have imagined the reaction they’d get … Read article; see also: [btnsx id=”5197″] Cyclist.ie seeks a Meeting with Minister Ross (16th June) Protest Cycle to … Continue reading Massive cyclist protest in Dublin
A national Greenway cycling route would cost the same as a few kilometres of motorway, and transform how tourists and locals travel through the country. Read article
Think the M7 widening project will ease Kildare’s traffic? Don’t believe the hype More roads equal more traffic Read article