How did the Dutch get their cycling infrastructure? This question keeps coming back because it is of course relevant to people who want what the Dutch have. Read more, including video
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When I accepted Mayor Bloomberg’s offer to become Transportation commissioner, I told him I wanted to change the city’s transportation status quo. The DOT had control over more than just concrete, asphalt, steel, and striping lanes. These are the fundamental materials that govern the entire public realm and, if applied slightly differently, could have a radical new impact. I saw no reason why New York … Continue reading The Bike Wars Are Over, and the Bikes Won
Slowly and belatedly, secure cycle parking is beginning to appear, especially at stations (thanks Irish Rail), where it is essential to encourage cycling, especially to support so-called multi-model journeys Bike Locker Map, Dublin area Irish Cycle report 1 Irish Cycle report 2 Independent.ie report
Our member organisation Maynooth Cycling Group (see also Facebook) has drafted our Part 8 submission to Kildare County Council about the proposed Royal Canal Greenway that forms a critical part of the Dublin to Galway Euro Velo Route #2. The Part 8 planning process deals with the route from the county boundary with Dublin through Kildare to Maynooth. This is an important sector of the overall … Continue reading Submission by Maynooth on Dublin – Galway Euro Velo #2
“Biking in the middle of the lane like that sure looks dangerous.” Driving in the middle of the lane actually protects cyclists against the most common motorist-caused crashes: sideswipes, right hooks, left crosses, and drive-outs. A bicycle driver’s top safety priority is to ensure he or she can be seen by motorists with whom they might potentially be in conflict, and bicycling in the middle … Continue reading FAQ: Why do you ride like that?
A pilot scheme launched by the City of Paris in 2012 had revealed that allowing cyclists to treat red lights as yield signs would ease bike traffic in the city, would not lead to more road accidents, and could even prevent the accidents that sometimes arise due to cyclists in drivers’ blind spots. A new policy permitting cyclists to ride through red lights under certain … Continue reading Cyclists in Paris can now legally ride through some red traffic lights in the city
Galway Cycling Campaign is calling for all traffic light systems to be rectified so that they give the green light to cyclists at junctions. Sensors at many junctions in Irish cities are turning green for motorists, but not for cyclists. Read more
Cars will be banned from key streets in Dublin city centre in a radical new transport plan to make the capital more cycle and pedestrian friendly. Some €150m is to be spent over the next eight years on shutting areas such as College Green, Westmoreland Street, Suffolk Street and Bachelors Walk to motorists. The proposals are part of the Dublin City Centre Transport Study, launched … Continue reading Dublin traffic plan proposes banning cars from key city streets