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<<First Name>>, would you like Dublin to become a wonderful city in which to cycle? That is what we are working to achieve. We are all volunteers, and we need more members to strengthen our voice and help fund our efforts.

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Virtual Public Meeting: the Idea of a Media Charter

Tuesday 26 April at 8pm
on Zoom

Join us for a presentation from Deborah Madden, Programmes Officer with Cycling Ireland, who will discuss the idea of a media charter for reporting on cycling, cyclists, and collisions. This will take the shape of a workshop with attendees. All welcome. Please register in advance here. Please note that this meeting will be recorded and the recording made available on YouTube afterwards.

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Family Fun Cycle

Bank Holiday Monday, 2 May 2022 – 14:00
Loreto Park to Dundrum Village and back

Please come join us for our family fun cycle in support of the ambitious DLR Connector project on the 2nd of May at 14:00. We will take off from Loreto Park playground and proceed down Barton Road East following the proposed route of the DLR Connector and return through the scenic and peaceful Slang Greenway to our starting point. 6 km marshalled route, family-friendly event - all welcome. Also, FREE ICE CREAM!

If you want to help us marshal the event, please sign up clicking link below.

Our New Working Groups

Would you like to help Dublin Cycling Campaign by getting involved with one of our new Working Groups?

No matter what skills or experience you have, or indeed do not have, we hope there is a Working Group for you. We would love to have you on board and contributing your energy to our work. The main skills we need are enthusiasm for campaigning and a willingness to learn. The more people we have helping out, the quicker Dublin will become more bicycle friendly for all.

You can read all about it and sign up here

Love 30 speaks at Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Love 30 was delighted to be asked to present at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and very pleased with the positive response from the Committee. If you would like to volunteer to help in the campaign for more 30 km/h speed limits, please email info@love30.ie

See the full report here

News from South Dublin County

A new section of the Dodder Greenway, between Cherryfield and the Balrothery Weir opened recently and is well worth a visit.

Our South Dublin Sub-group made a submission on the Council’s proposals for a light segregation cycle scheme on Templeville Road and Greentrees Road. We are generally pleased with the proposals but disappointed that nothing is proposed for the dangerous roundabout at the junction with Wainsfort Road and Cypress Grove Road. See the full submission here.

We’ve now started looking at the proposals for Limekiln and Whitehall Road West Cycle Scheme which covers some of the route of the D12 Bikebus. Let us know what you think at info@dublincycling.com or send in your own submission. The closing date is 11 May/2022. Details here.

Ellis Palmer is a BBC World Service journalist who uses a handcycle attached to his wheelchair to get around. He visited Dublin recently and met up with some cycle campaigners. Here is his account of his visit.

The Bohemian Football Club and Rothar are celebrating diversity and inclusivity in sports this year during BikeWeek. On Saturday May 14th, starting around 3pm, a group of people will be cycling towards Phibsborough and Dalymount to attend the women's league match. Also, from 11am, as Phibsborough's local festival Phizzfest starts, Saint Peter's Road will be opened to pedestrians, bikes and events. Save the date!

As usual Dublin Cycling Campaign will be promoting and supporting BikeWeek events, which will include a major family friendly cycle and a Food Cycle through a number of Community Gardens. We will be looking for marshalling volunteers for our events, so if you would like to help out at all please contact colmryder@gmail.com

Visit Dublincycling.com

Cyclist.ie groups are working hard countrywide preparing for BikeWeek 2022. It will run this year from Saturday May 14th until Sunday May 22nd. We will be posting details of some of our groups’ plans on Cyclist.ie over the coming weeks and you can also keep an eye on the BikeWeek webpage for further events.

We are particularly excited on seeing the draft programme for the wonderful Leitrim Cycling Festival which will take place in the town of Drumshanbo from Friday 20 until Sunday 22 May. Keep an eye on their website for details of events and hopefully we will see many of you there - and at some of the many other events taking place all around the country.

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The European Cyclists’ Federation has published a new document highlighting six key policy areas that can be improved to better integrate cycling into the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

While the ECF fully supports the European Commission’s recent proposal to give cycling a much stronger role in the revised Directive, it believes there is still room for further improvement. The ECF’s argument is grounded in the fact that cycling is the most energy efficient mode of transport, and providing easily accessible and secure parking infrastructure is just as critical for its regular use as charging infrastructure is for electric cars.

Full Story Here