The Dublin Cycling Campaign is an independent, voluntary lobby group that has been working to improve the city for all cyclists for over a decade and a half.
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Campaigns
Campaigning successes
Dublin Cycling Campaign has been working since the early 1990s to improve conditions for cyclists in Dublin. Among our achievements are
- 30 km/h speed limit in Dublin city centre and residential areas
- Restrictions on heavy goods vehicles in the city centre
- Public bicycle parking provision in the city centre
- An active input into the National Cycling Policy Framework, published April 2009
- Bicycle policy audit (BYPAD) for Dublin City Council
- Representatives on transport strategic planning committees in Dublin City and Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown
- Establishment of cycle forum for Dublin City
- Bull bars to be removed from SUVs from late 2009
Active campaigns
- Dangerous overtaking: We want greater awareness and enforcement of the dangerous overtaking offence, and a mandatory passing distance of 1.5m.
- Speed limits and enforcement: We are working for more widespread 30km/h speed limits and a much better enforcement of urban speed limits.
- Bikes on trains: With our fellow campaigners around the country, we are pushing Iarnrod Eireann to allow carriage of bikes on trains, including DART and commuter trains.
- Bikes and buses: A bus/bike working group was recently established.
- Cycling for everyone: We want to sell the message that cycling is not just the fastest and cheapest way of getting around town, it can also be incredibly cool and stylish!
Other campaign issues
- Heavy goods vehicles
- SUVs
- Cycle training
- Rules of the road revision
