October 2009

Keep our Bus Gate Open

Dublin City Council are meeting on Monday 2nd of November to decide whether to keep the College Green Bus Gate or get rid of it in the afternoon during Operation Freeflow.

 

We encourage you to email your local councillors to let them know what you think before Monday. A list of their contact details is available here:

Dempsey opposes plan to scale back car ban - Irish Times

MINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has voiced disapproval of Dublin City Council’s plans to scale back the College Green “bus gate” to appease city business interests.

2009-07-28 Postcard

 

2009-02-23 Enforced Urbanisation

 

Someone left these flyers on all the bikes at the top of Grafton St. They obviously thing that the way to get traffic free routes is by spreading car-dependent sprawl all over the country.

2009-10-28 Harolds Cross Road

 

Ireland's National Cycle Policy Framework was launched in April 2009. 

On page 18 it states that there is a need for "learning from examples of QBC/cycle designs in which the route is not perceived to be cycle-friendly."

Policy 2.5 States:

Dublin businesses want council to drop College Green 'bus gate' - Irish Times

(Please please if you support the bus gate let your councilors know by emailing or calling them. You can find who your local councilliors HERE) 

DUBLIN CITY Council is coming under pressure from city-centre business interests to abandon the “bus gate” on College Green, despite a remarkable reduction in bus journey times and a huge increase in the number of cyclists. 

Free-wheeling fair city - Sunday Tribune

Massive take-up of free bicycles makes it the most successful scheme of its kind on the continent

There are 450 bikes at 40 docks scattered around Dublin and each bike has been specially designed to avoid theft

DUBLIN's free bike scheme has surpassed the 50,000 journey mark with just a single stolen bike to spoil the celebration – and that one was found.
 

Cyclist fighting for life after being hit by bus mirror - Sunday Tribune

A CYCLIST is fighting for his life after being hit by a Dublin Bus wing mirror prompting claims that the company has continually been warned by drivers of their potential danger.

The victim, a cleaner at Beaumont Hospital believed to be a 37-year-old Polish man, was hit on his way home from work on the Artane Road earlier this month.

Rothar.ie wins at Social Entrepreneurs Awards 2009

City council to increase capacity of bike stations - Irish Times

DUBLIN CITY Council is to increase the capacity of its Dublinbikes rental stations in the coming weeks because of the huge popularity of the scheme.

The council also has longer-term plans to introduce new station locations and increase the number of bikes available to users.