Cyclist.ie (www.cyclist.ie), the network of cycling advocacy groups, greenway development groups, and bicycle festivals on this Island, makes this Pre-Budget Submission 2018 in the interests of the Budget supporting and encouraging more active travel on a daily basis by Irish citizens, in line with the aims of the government’s ‘National Cycle Policy Framework’ (2009), ‘Smarter Travel’ (2009) and in the process improving general population health … Continue reading Pre-Budget 2018 submission from Cyclist.ie
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‘Cycling Without Age’ is a member group of Cyclist.ie. We received this update from Clara Clarke. We thought you might like a brief update on our progress since we had the national launch on 13 June in Dun Laoghaire. Our sincere thanks to CWA founder Ole Kassow who came from Copenhagen, and to the DLR Cathaoirleach Cormac Devlin for ‘launching’ us. Thanks also to the … Continue reading Cycling without Age
Product launch of Liberty Bell from Fluidedge See also Irish Cycle and the Sunday Business Post (paywall)
From the CSO – Travel patterns and car ownership Highlights: Cycling up >40% (42.8%) Cycling nearly 5% of car commuters (56837/1152361 = 4.9%)
Events on all round the country All details at Bike Week Check out events in your area Happy Cycling!
Over the coming days around 25 Irish delegates will begin their journeys to Nijmegen in The Netherlands for the largest cycling planning and advocacy conference in the world: Velo-city 2017. Approx 2000 delegates are expected at the four-day event with many more taking part in side-events and in the gigantic evening-time mass cycle through the city. Read more
Eight Cyclist Fatalities in 2017, to mid-May Cyclist.ie – the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network, of which Dublin Cycling Campaign is a lead member, wrote to Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross T.D. today seeking a meeting. The letter responds to the death of eight people riding their bikes on Irish public roads thus far in 2017. The text of the letter is below … Continue reading Open Letter to Minister Shane Ross
University College Cork, the world’s first Green Campus, and Cork Cycling Campaign organised the first UCC Campus Cycle Week (6th-10th March) this spring, to start off the cycling season. Cork Cycling Campaign held an informal “Meet the Campaign” meeting for everybody interested, Miro and Darren offered a cycle safety course, and Victoria Cross Cycles offered their free BikeDoctor service. The main event was a roundtable … Continue reading First UCC Campus Cycle Week in cooperation with Cork Cycling Campaign