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Community TV Invites Dublin City To A Conversation On Cycling.

On the 6th March 2010 DUBLIN COMMUNITY TV (DCTV) is launching its latest TV series – The Pedal Project, consisting of 3 hours of material filmed in Dublin, London and Amsterdam. A fast paced, visually and musically polished piece looking at cycling culture and how to create cycling friendly cities, the series will be simultaneously broadcast on television and released on the internet.

Kathryn Thomas urges cyclists of all abilities to go the extra mile in aid of Women’s Aid

Kathryn Thomas, RTE star of No Frontiers and Winning Streak is urging cyclists of all abilities to get on their bikes and take part in the Women's Aid East Coast Cycle Challenge in May.  

Dublin 30km/h limit to stay

The controversial 30km speed limit in Dublin will remain in place after a motion to scrap it failed to gain enough support among city councillors.

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Enthusiast 'who did a huge amount for cycling' - Irish Times Obituaries

JOE DALY, who has died aged 89, was the founder and owner of the famous bicycle shop in Dundrum, Co Dublin which bears his name.

Bikes were his life. He sold and repaired them, talked about and cycled them, and fraternised with and supported the professional and wider cycling population, having first set up business in 1951.
 

Dublin may see contra-flow cyclists - Irish Times

TIM O'BRIEN

Dublin City Council is to draw up plans for "contra flow lanes" for cyclists, allowing them to travel in either direction on streets that are restricted to one-way for motor vehicles.

The move has been prompted by members of the Dublin Cycle Forum who pointed out the current one-way streets such as Pearse Street and Nassau Street can leave cyclists a detour of several kilometres.

Dublin city speed limit needs to protect lives - Irish Times

FRANK McDONALD

Councillors must put safety ahead of the motoring lobby by holding their nerve with the new 30km/h limit

THERE IS is almost nothing quite so pathetic as the sight and sound of public representatives buckling under pressure from powerful lobbies or vested interests. We are seeing more of this shameful spectacle, as the elected members of Dublin City Council reconsider the 30km/h city centre speed limit – an initiative less than a month old.

City driving - Irish Times Opinion

THE 30km/h speed limit that now applies to the core area of Dublin city centre has been interpreted by the Automobile Association (AA) and others as a punitive measure. In fact, however, it is part of a more general strategy to civilise the city, along with other initiatives such as the “bus gate” at College Green and the hugely successful Dublin Bikes scheme.

Vision 2030- Consultation period ended

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Dublin Cycling Campaign is a nominated 'stakeholder' in the 'Vision 2030' consultation process. The fifth stage of the process is now complete -read on to see some of the impacts proposed for cyclists. 

Transport objectives for Dublin

 

The City Council's Draft Development Plan contains this PDF document, describing Transportation plans for the City's future.

Dublin commuters hopping on their bikes - RTE.ie News

Dublin city commuters and students are increasingly using bicycles with a 74% increase over the past four years according to the latest traffic figures.

2010-02-15 COSAIN - The Case for Walkable Communities

 

 

2010-02-03 COSAIN Letter to Pat Kenny on 30 kph Zone

 

2010-02-14 Sunday Times - Coyle - Dublin Pushes the Speed Limits

 

2010-02-12 - PRESS RELEASE - Feachtas na gCoisithe - The Pedestrian Campaign.

PRESS RELEASE - 12 February 2010

Pedestrians welcome city centre 30 Km/h Zone

2010-02-13 Civic groups back 30km/h limit -Irish Times article

REPRESENTATIVES FROM over a dozen civic organisations have urged Dublin city councillors to maintain the 30km/h speed limit in the city centre.

Signatories of the open letter come from a wide range of bodies including the Children’s Rights Alliance, National Council for the Blind of Ireland, An Taisce, Dublin Cycling Campaign, pedestrian advocacy group Cosain, Friends of the Irish Environment as well as Dr Declan Bedford specialist in public health medicine and broadcaster Duncan Stewart.

30 km/h open letter issued February 12th

 

Open letter to press and Dublin City Councillors:

 

We the undersigned SUPPORT the Dublin City Council initiative to reduce speed limits to 30km/h in the centre of the city, for the following reasons-

2010-02-12 Dublin City Centre Accidents 1998-2009

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30kph Myth-Busting Fact Sheet

The discussion surrounding the recently introduced 30Km/h speed zone in small parts of Dublin city centre have thrown up some myths. Each myth is busted below.

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