Off-road track, along an old railway, includes coast, viaducts, tunnel and spectacular gorge It’s been nearly 140 years since business was this brisk at O’Mahony’s pub in Durrow, Co Waterford. During the construction of the Waterford-to-Mallow rail line, the pub – which opened in 1868 – catered for thirsty railway workers. Now things have come full circle, says proprietor Helen O’Mahony. These days, she and … Continue reading Waterford’s 46km Greenway opens for cyclists and walkers
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More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of motorists support the introduction of 30km/h speed limits in city centre areas. The annual 123.ie car review survey of nearly 4,000 motorists, found large-scale support for plans to lower limits in residential areas. Plans for the phasing in of such limits throughout Dublin city and suburbs were approved by the city council in December, despite opposition from AA … Continue reading Motorists support introduction of 30km/h speed limits
A new book has found (not for the first time) that Dutch children are happy … top of the list comes “Freedom to Roam”; that means creating public spaces that allow children to walk and cycle unaccompanied from an early age … read article
Disputes about the installation of cycle lanes on main roads through a north London suburb continue to rage. Read article
At the beginning of December an official press release for the funding of three cross-border greenway projects in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland was announced that will open up new sustainable cross border travel routes for both cyclists and pedestrians. The EU’s INTERREG VA Programme has offered approximately €23.27 million.This will fund the development of greenways in three different areas including one joining Carlingford … Continue reading New EU funding for cycling projects in Ireland announced!
Once ranked among America’s worst bicycling cities, Boston has cleaned up its act in recent years, becoming a safer place to bike to work, according to a Harvard Chan School study of injuries to bicycle commuters between 2009 and 2012. Read more
Maynooth Cycling Campaign’s submission here Meath County Council has rejected all the points raised in Maynooth Cycling Campaign’s submission on the Moygaddy Road, part of the proposed ring road around Maynooth. The main point concerned the separation of an off road cycle track from the road. The council proposed a separation of 1.5m whereas Table 4.3 of TD300 Provision of Cycle Facilities in Rural Areas … Continue reading Meath Co Co Rejects Maynooth Cycling Campaign’s Submission
Some presentations from this conference; more information Camille Thome Carmen Aycart & Antonio Camacho Ed Lancaster Jesper Porksen Richard Weston