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Submit Requests for Walking & Cycling Facilities
We are encouraging people to continue requesting improved walking & cycling facilities, and to contact their council and local councillors in support of the new measures that have been introduced. Pushback against these new walking & cycling facilities is inevitable, so it is vital that supportive voices are also heard.
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Dublin Cycle Buddy - Help to Grow Cycling in Dublin!
Dublin Cycling Campaign has been helping Smart Dublin and Dublin City Council to develop a smartphone app which will help us to identify good cycling routes and support the work of councils in improving cycling in Dublin. Dublin City Council needs your help to test this app, to improve it, and to find the best cycling routes throughout Dublin. There are also prizes to be won when you use the app.
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Blackrock Village Feedback
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council recently announced a village improvement project in Blackrock village. Phase 1 was completed at the end of June and Dublin Cycling Campaign’s DLR group shared some feedback with the council to help make Phase 2 even better for cycling and walking.
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Dublin City Leads the Way in Reducing Speed Limits! Have Your Say!
Dublin City Council are moving to declare an essentially default 30 km/h speed limit within the city boundaries, with only selected arterial routes at higher speeds. The proposed speed limit changes are open for consultation right now until August 13th next. We urge you to give broad support for this major safety initiative.
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Dublin Supermarket Bike Parking Survey: Results are in!
Back in May we asked you to help us in Dublin Cycling Campaign find out about the quality of bike parking at supermarkets in Dublin. We have had over 300 responses to date so thanks to everyone who got involved. While the results varied by supermarket chain, overall, less than 25% of you rated the bike parking as ‘good’.
The Campaign will be contacting the supermarkets, but you can help by speaking to supermarket managers about the survey. If you would like to get involved in the follow up project, contact info@dublincycling.ie
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Navan Gets a New Cycling Advocacy Group
It is always great to see a new cycling support group start up. Now Navan, part of the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) region, has gotten its own action group to drive progress on cycling issues. Check out this interview with the group's founder Kevin Corrigan, and get an idea of the ambition of the group. And if you live anywhere in the Navan area, we are sure he will be happy to hear from you.
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Cyclist.ie’s Rural Collective – What Is It?
Last week a Zoom meeting was called for any interested groups, to discuss creating a new sub-collective of Cyclist.ie in order to build a mutual support network to promote and celebrate cycling in towns, villages and in between. Towns and cities represented at the meeting were Thurles, Bandon, Skibbereen, Clonakilty, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Sligo, Navan, Bandon, Kerry and Wexford. If you, as a group or individual, would like more information, or to get involved, please contact Allison Roberts, allison@explodingtree.com (Cyclist.ie Executive Member / Clonakilty Bicycle Festival)
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Our New Minister for Transport
Cyclist.ie is happy to see Eamon Ryan, Green Party TD appointed to the new Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport. Based on the promises in the published Program for Government, cycling and active travel should see a quantum improvement in the coming years in supportive infrastructure and programs. But campaigners need to ensure this happens and demand that the targets are met.
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Clon Bike Cast Podcast!
The team at the Clonakilty Bicycle Festival started a podcast! Now on its 7th episode it was started to spread the news about their festival and have decided to keep it going on a weekly basis year-round!
Already on the podcast are interviews with Tahverlee (WarmShowers.org), Mairead Forsythe (Love 30), a cycle-history of West Cork, an episode with Cycle Bus leaders from around the country and more!
You can find the Clon Bike Cast most places you get your podcasts, or here. Please share and subscribe!
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