Dublin – Page 2 – Postcards

Desire Lines

September 6, 2016 No Comments

Good to see South Dublin CoCo filling in some desire lines in this park near the Luas stop on the Cookstown Way, Tallaght. There’s a school of thought that says you should put in the minimal amount of paving and then wait to see where people walk first to save on un-wanted paving.

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Cycling South Dublin County

Awkward to Use = Not Used

June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 No Comments

There’s a set of underpasses for cycling/walking at the M50/N81 junction in Tallaght which connect Tallaght village with Templeogue and Firhouse. This puts the underpass into the routing for Firhouse-City and Tallaght-City, in addition to local cycle routes e.g. Firhouse-Tymon Park. I rarely if ever use this route, even though it’s much nicer, quieter and […]

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Cycling South Dublin County

Sigh.

November 7, 2015 No Comments

New access point at the local park. Still no good, even if slightly easier to lift the bike over than the older kissing gates.

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Cycling South Dublin County

Autumn in the Park

November 7, 2015 No Comments

Cycling to work can bring you through lovely places. Even on a dull morning in November.

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Cities for People Cycling Dublin

“Re-Cycle”

August 24, 2015 No Comments

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Cities for People Dublin South Dublin County

SDCC – New link road across the Dodder Park?

July 10, 2015July 10, 2015 No Comments

There’s a proposal from council planners to create a new link road between Ballycullen and the N81 at Tallaght, according to Councillor John Lahart (emphasis his): The Council’s planners say that Oldbawn Bridge is a major bottleneck. The planners say this effects the efficiency of bus services, which regularly face long delays along the Old Bawn Road. Planners […]

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Cycling Dublin Environment

AA Roadwatch on the Last Word: A few thoughts

June 12, 2015 No Comments

Conor Faughnan of the AA, perhaps seeing the thin end of the wedge for private motoring in the city centre, made a well presented argument against banning cars on Matt Cooper earlier, at least before putting in extra public transport, claiming that private cars are needed to move commuters into the centre of the city. […]

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Cycling Dublin Environment

Major Dublin city centre transport plan announced

June 10, 2015June 10, 2015 No Comments

This looks great: http://irishcycle.com/2015/06/10/public-imput-wanted-on-major-dublin-city-centre-transport-plan/ Especially the bit about D’Olier street.

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Cycling Dublin

How Bikes Took Over Dublin

January 8, 2015February 3, 2015 No Comments

A lovely infographic showing the breakdown of transport by mode in Dublin, and not just he city centre for once – all of Dublin county is covered. How Bikes Took Over Dublin via @eamonryan Original source : http://www.traceysolicitors.ie/blog/bikes-took-dublin-infographic/

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Cycling Dublin

Good Cycling News: Bicycle traffic jumps 22.5% in Dublin city centre in one year

December 8, 2014 No Comments

Irishcycle.com: The council added: “The location with the highest percentage of cyclists in 2013 was Dame Street / Georges Street where cyclists made up 27.0% of all traffic. This location has had the highest percentage of cyclists in every year from 2007 to 2014.” Overall, the percentage of cyclists increased from 7.9 % in 2013 […]

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Murf

Desire Lines

Awkward to Use = Not Used

Sigh.

Autumn in the Park

“Re-Cycle”

SDCC – New link road across the Dodder Park?

AA Roadwatch on the Last Word: A few thoughts

Major Dublin city centre transport plan announced

How Bikes Took Over Dublin

Good Cycling News: Bicycle traffic jumps 22.5% in Dublin city centre in one year

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