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FUNDING FOR CYCLING is set to increase by 33% next year and a new ‘Cycling Office’ established under plans announced today by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross.
Ross has said that the National Transport Authority (NTA) has been tasked with opening a dedicated office “to ensure much-needed cycling infrastructure is delivered as quickly as possible”.
Ross has also said that there will be an additional €48 million in funding for cycling and walking programmes next year.
Several major projects are set to get underway in 2019 including several sections of the Royal Canal Greenway, Clontarf to City Centre cycle route and a walking and cycling bridge in Cork city.
A revised Liffey Cycle Route is due to be announced early next year, too.
It’s also proposed under the NTA’s BusConnects programme to build around 200km of segregated cycle lanes alongside an overhaul of the bus network over the coming years.
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According to Census 2016 figures, the number of people commuting by bicycle increased by 43% in Ireland since 2011 with over 82,000 people using bicycle as their main mode of transport.
In recent years, there have been calls for funding increases and improvements in cycling infrastructure to ensure cyclist safety. It has been pointed out that Irish cities are behind their European counterparts in terms of dedicated cycling infrastructure.
In 2017, over 350 cyclists were treated in Irish hospitals for injuries while there were 15 cyclist deaths last year.
In Dublin, over 95,000 people cycle every day. The city appointed its own Cycling and Walking Officer back in 2015.
In September, The Irish Cycling Advocacy Network – cyclist.ie – made a pre-budget submission calling for a dedicated ‘National Cycling Office’ to be established.
This office, it said, could develop national cycling policy and infrastructure standards as well as co-ordinate cycling initiatives.
Next year, Dublin is hosting Velo City 2019, an international cycling conference taking place over four days.
Announcing today’s new measures, Ross said that this conference “will be accompanied by the sounds of construction on a number of significant projects across the city and beyond”.
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@Trevor Connolly: There is only 3 flights from that airport a day so it’s not that surprising. The 1 that remains departs at 8am, when the bad weather will not have hit land yet whereas the other two flights are at 3pm & 5pm which is when the weather is practically overhead.
whatever happens in Ophelia spare a thought for all emergency service workers who will probably be out in it, in particular the volunteers of the RNLI who will probably have to face the worst of it, saving some eejit who thinks sailing/fishing/swimming in a storm is cool for a selfie.
@zippo: That would be victim blaming among some ,after all, the last fella that talked about taking personal responsibility for dangerous situations didn’t do too well. Of course we live in a victim-as-hero era.
@Gerald Kelleher: brilliant…..as i was writing that comment my son said “sure as there’s a hole in me arse,someone will accuse you of victim blaming”…Hookism’s aside these gobshytes would be victims of their own stupidity !
Just went to the shop to get provisions (wine) before the storm hits. Amazing the amount of crap still left out in peoples front gardens. Am i over reacting by putting everything in the shed.
Over 40% of the population of the state reside in the 8 counties under the red alert
- so hopefully serious injury and any potential loss of life will be as low as possible
Seems that the schools in East Limerick will be closed due to the ‘Red’ status but the schools in West Tipp will be open due to ‘Orange’ status. It’s great to know that official Ireland is taking this seriously and that Ophelia has been told to keep away from West Tipp.
Let’s hope the parents of Children in the areas near the Red warning have the sense that officialdom lacks and keep their children at home.
@Gerry Ryan deG: dept of ed have called it – all schools closed – common sense really and should have called it earlier. Will be major inconvenience to many parents but …. the right decision.
@Red hurley: there’s always a cloud over us in Cork…its called Dublin rule ! We demand our independence now ! Caulfield for Taoiseach…Keane for President…Coveny for the iron mask.
@Slim Browne: most of the higher risks are off cover or subject to large excesses. Larger insurers have taken global warming and related events seriously, displacing risk back on to policyholders.
Insurance is based upon maths. You can get Insurance on anything you want and the premium is calculated based upon the likelihood of the event occurring.
“Professor! Without knowing precisely what the danger is, would you say its time for our viewers to crack eachothers heads open and feast off of tge goo inside?”
What everyone needs to do is just take a deep breath, calm down, and start preparing their bodies for the Thunderdome. That is the new law. I think people should freak the geek out. Withdraw all your money and hide it.
I’ve seen flocks of crows flying inland this evening from the coast of galway and cattle heading to sheltered areas. The animals know what’s coming. Scary stuff
I think that if one looks at the last proposed computer model track it is due to make landfall in Cork and travel up over the country – it is a very minor change in track but a major change in emphasis shift and the worst of the winds will be east of the storm and had it travelled up the coast the the west would be the worst hit, but as things stand it will be the south, south-east and parts of the east – but that could change with every passing hour – so it is important to keep up with all the latest official forecasts to know exactly with is happening.
@Niall Ó Cofaigh: well said. Department of Education have made the right decision for our young folk. All going well by Tuesday we will have little damage and no causalities. Likely to be power cuts etc
Good job the RSA released that statement, I’d never have guessed!!!!! Another shower of overpaid underworked gits sitting in offices spending tax payers money . Put them out on the roads with speed guns ..
Bus Eireann has grounded it’s fleet until 2pm tomorrow. That’s unprecedented. Wonder what will Dublin bus do? If a bus ends up on it’s side the driver will be blamed.
I work on the promenade Salthill Galway, still hoping to get the text. They’re praying that we’ll be in the building before it hits and the worst of it over by 5pm
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