Cycling and Public Transport

On 28th March a cross-party Oireachtas Committee, published its final report Climate Change: A Cross-Party Consensus for Action. The committee was convened last July to examine the Climate Action recommendations of the Citizens Assembly.

Significantly for cycling the committee recommends -

All current transport infrastructure programmes should immediately be revised to achieve at least 10% expenditure on facilitating cycling

Cyclists are entitled to the same protection against hate speech as other minority groups, argues Kieran Ryan.

The issue of cyclists’ safety has come into sharp public focus recently, with 2017 being the deadliest year for cycling in almost a decade. So far this year 15* people have been killed while cycling on Irish roads, which is a 50% increase on 2016.

Dublin Cycling Campaign applauds Dublin City Council for its vision to dramatically enhance the public realm of College Green by creating a world-class pedestrian plaza and cycle route (as per http://www.dublincity.ie/college-green). Reducing motor traffic in this area presents the opportunity to create dedicated space for cycling in a design that minimises conflict for all modes, including the already large volumes of walking and cycling.