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
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Think the M7 widening project will ease Kildare’s traffic? Don’t believe the hype More roads equal more traffic Read article
A law has been passed in Wales that obliges politicians to listen to anyone who asks for safe walking and cycling routes to be built in their area. Read article
An extensive draft Cork Cycle Network Plan has been published by the city and county councils, more than 18 months after it originally sought submissions from the public towards the project. New cycle infrastructure projects proposed for Cork city centre … Read article More info.
Work on a number of Dublin cycleways has stopped because of the cost of the Luas cross city project. Read more
Despite Government efforts to get more people to walk, cycle, or use public transport, three out of every four journeys are still being made by car, according to a new overview of the country’s transport sector. Read article More detail
There is strong backing in Britain for more cycling infrastructure, with support firm across all ages, political backgrounds, social classes and commuter types, according to new data from British Cycling. The findings come from a major YouGov poll carried out for British Cycling. The main results, released last month, showed 71% of Britons back building cycle lanes on main roads, against just 18% who oppose … Continue reading Bike lanes study shows support for new routes across ages and political views
This ECF evaluation shows that three of the four cities (London, Milan, Gottenburg & Stockholm) applying a system of congestion charging use part of the revenues from their respective schemes for measures related to cycling, especially London & Milan. Read full report