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A key aim of the DCC's Active Travel Programme is decluttering footpaths. Yet along the Fitzwilliam Quay to Londonbridge Rd scheme, they've managed to install a forest of signage for just 500m of cycle path.

Good cycling infrastructure should be intuitive & legible, not need constant instructions.

Costa Rica gets back to nature after decades of deforestation Paying farmers to swap cattle for conservation has helped sway the balance in biodiversity’s favour

Where Ireland has failed, Costa Rica has succeeded ... and then some!

A worthwhile read from @thinkorswim.bsky.social

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Costa Rica gets back to nature after decades of deforestation Paying farmers to swap cattle for conservation has helped sway the balance in biodiversity’s favour

"Ireland’s staggering lack of national ambition on nature, #climate is in marked contrast to Costa Rica, which despite having a fraction of our wealth, has been able to meet fundamental needs of its citizens while respecting nature."

My piece in Irish Times today

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Whatever about small local impacts, and regardless of the NTA's ongoing PR campaign, the national picture is not changing significantly. Car dependence remains stubbornly high around the country.

The reasons for that ought to be clear by now.

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Climate change threatens survival—will warnings from economists and intelligence services at last move us to act? Despite 31 years of international Conference of the Parties (COP) negotiations to tackle climate change, greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise—by 1.1% last year alone.1 Repeated warnings—inc...

Everyone should read this 1 min piece from Hugh Montgomery!
Share it with your friends and family.

The metro won't 'save' Dublin...

Hopefully.

More than half a million car journeys avoided every day in Dublin by walking and cycling Cycling trips are up 50% in two years in Dublin, as a majority of people back more space for bikes over cars.

Despite abysmal active transport infrastructure, more people are cycling. This is great news.

Imagine what we could achieve if we actually provided people with the world class active transport infrastructure they deserve.
#ReimagineDublin

Great, positive news, terrible headline.

The use of the word 'dramatic' sends the wrong message.

So true: “If the goal is genuinely to rejuvenate Dublin city centre, we must first ask: rejuvenate it for whom? A city is not simply a balance sheet or a property portfolio” …

Ryanair traffic rises to more than 207m on rolling 12-month basis Airline carried more than 13m passengers in February

Irresponsible, head-in-the-sand journalism at its finest.

Not a single mention of the emissions involved, nor of the very real damage this scale of air travel inflicts on human health and the planet.

Dublin advisory board risks repeating mistakes of the past If we are serious about creating a fairer, healthier and greener Dublin for all, then those guiding its future should reflect that ambition

We have to stop running Dublin as a for-profit business.

My letter in The Irish Times this morning.
#ReimagineDublin

Nature loss can cost the British economy more than the NHS in 2030. That is in FOUR years.

This is pretty much 100% applicable to Ireland.

This is not some distant threat. This is happening right now while the Irish government is busy expanding Dublin Airport and building more data centres.

a lion on grass with a person saluting in camo gear Toronto Zoo removes costly fences for lion enclosure, opts to hand out camouflage clothing to patrons - inspired by city cycling infrastructure. Be Safe Be Unseen is their new slogan.

Toronto Zoo removes costly fences for lion enclosure, opts to hand out camouflage clothing to patrons - inspired by city cycling infrastructure. Be Safe Be Unseen is their new slogan.

No mention of health, climate action, or sustainability.

Yet another missed opportunity to create a healthier, fairer city for all.
#ReimagineDublin

The UN-Habitat Five Principles of Sustainable Neighbourhood Planning.

Not to be negative, but bar a few exceptions, Dublin is failing on all five — and spectacularly so.

We desperately need to up our ambitions and #ReimagineDublin.

Yea...

I'm more concerned about that enormous number of learner drivers. Not a sign of functioning system.

That is an absolutely terrifying statistic.

US airlines fear EU-wide impact of likely ruling on Dublin Airport passenger cap The Government must enact legislation to remove the passenger cap at Dublin Airport by the end of April or risk seeing a decision by the EU’s top court that would give planning authorities across the ...

Does this article mention:

Emissions? No.
Climate change? No.
Human health? No.

More free pro-aviation PR from the Irish media.

That's what I call a headline!

The health case for a fossil fuel advertising ban Key points An estimated 8.7 million premature deaths occur globally each year from air pollution attributable to fossil fuel combustion alone.[1][1] Climate change, which is primarily caused by the bu...

The health care for a fossil fuel advertising ban is obvious.

The question is: will our government act?
#BanFossilAds

Dublin City Council plans another sub-standard width cycle path on primary route — Design includes shared pedestrian/cycling crossings at Phoenix Park access points.– No protection provided at left turn onto South Circular Road at Island Bridge. Dublin City Council&…

Another day, another sub-standard cycle path from Dublin City Council.

The irony is not lost on me.

Time to ban fossil fuel advertising maybe? Free ourselves from their shackles?

I didn't expect for this to take off like this...

The College Green plans are not perfect, far from it, but they are a step in the right direction!

So please, put in a submission in support of the plans!

But remember, do include everything you want to see improved!

Let's create a healthier, greener, and fairer Dublin. Together!

Climate Changemakers: Three key ingredients to boost nature restoration in Ireland Nature in Ireland needs targeted support to speed up its recovery from decades of degradation, says Fintan Kelly, senior land use officer with the Irish Environmental Network (IEN).

Great piece by Fintan Kelly!

We know what we need to do! Now, let's get the obstacles out of the way and get to it!

‘A brutalist design’: Planned flood defences for south Dublin rail line divide opinion Some residents in Blackrock and neighbouring areas are not convinced by a proposed solution from Irish Rail to defend against future floods

Relying on a coastal rail line as climate change gets worse is madness.

Move it inland. Put it in a tunnel. Build it properly for the future.
#ReimagineDublin

I'll leave it at that.

Have a good Sunday!