Cork Cycling Campaign

E-bike 'library' to let Cork residents see which suits their needs Regional reports from the Irish Examiner team

E-bike curious? Mark your calendars 📅 An E-Bike Library is coming to Cork this April, a chance to try electric bikes and see how they can change the way we get around Cork.

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Despite the hype — “The size of the f**king cycle lane, and there’s not one cyclist passing in the last 15 minutes” — it took seconds to find out why Comment & Analysis: It's a common story. As the common claim goes, there's 'nobody using cycle lanes'. It's also nearly always horribly wrong in different ways — it's said about poor cycle lanes that people won't be attracted to use because of their flaws, and it's said about good cycle lanes because people cycling don't get stuck in traffic jams on them, because bicycles are far more space efficient than cars.

Despite the hype — “The size of the f**king cycle lane, and there’s not one cyclist passing in the last 15 minutes” — it took seconds to find out why

Comment & Analysis: It's a common story. As the common claim goes, there's 'nobody using cycle lanes'. It's also nearly always horribly wrong in…

Defending street parking for commerce ignores that a 2-meter tall SUV completely hides the business behind it.

Car bloat creates physical barriers. Human-scale transit keeps sightlines clear and storefronts inviting.

The Cork Cycling Campaign recommends all to take your bike for a spin today to avoid traffic disruptions! 🔊

Irish Examiner view: No, minister — Cork's traffic gridlock is even worse than New York's A reader suggests that junior minister Jerry Buttimer may have made an apt comparison, but the situation is far worse than he stated

Irish Examiner view: No, minister, Cork's traffic gridlock is even worse than New York's

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To Build A City YouTube video by Kev Collins

Very concrete feedback to the city's designers.

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Jennifer Horgan: We've replaced Church oppression with the canon of the car From a distance we now see the grip the Catholic Church one had on our lives, few people can see we are part of a similarly oppressive system today — the  car culture we protect that is taking and des...

Jennifer Horgan: We've replaced Church oppression with the canon of the car.

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Call for provision of walking and cycling access to 'fantastic' Cork city park

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Call for provision of walking and cycling access to 'fantastic' Cork city park Transport minister Darragh O’Brien confirmed that the NTA and Cork City Council were actively engaged on the matter of a pedestrian cycle connection ...

Transport minister Darragh O’Brien confirmed that the NTA and Cork City Council were actively engaged on the matter of a pedestrian cycle connection bridge from Kinsale Rd to Tramore Valley Park.

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Adding extra car parking along Cork active travel project led to increase in trees to be cut down — Councillors unanimously approved Knockpogue Avenue and Knockfree Ave project.– New semi-mature trees to be planted to outnumber trees felled as part of the work.– 22 trees to be…

Adding extra car parking along Cork active travel project led to increase in trees to be cut down.

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Defending rejection of RSA reform, Minister O’Brien uses abandoned 30km/h default speed limit as example of progress Defending the rejection of suggested reforms of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) this morning, the Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, used the now-abandoned 30km/h default speed limit ap…

Minister O'Brien just hit the brakes on RSA reform, citing the discarded 30km/h speed limit as a "progress" example. 🤔

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Cork pupils’ message to drivers: ‘Don’t knock us down’ The school communities of Glasheen Boys’ and Glasheen Girls’ National Schools lined the footpaths of Glasheen Road on Monday, urging drivers to show ...

Cork pupils’ message to drivers: ‘Don’t knock us down’

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Cork Views: Stop the squabbles - let’s have an active travel plan Cork deserves better than anger and myths in the transport debate, says PETER HORGAN, Labour councillor for the Cork City South East Ward, who says ...

"The majority of people (69%) in Cork support physically separated cycle lanes, even where this means reallocating existing road space."

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This Is The Real Reason We Can't Have The Cities We Dream Of YouTube video by Global Cycling Network

A great video from Global Cycling Network!

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Have your say on a 30km/h city speed limit proposals for Cork city It is now time for the public to have their say on proposals for lower speed limits in Cork city, says Cllr PETER HORGAN, Chair of the Transport ...

We agree with @horganp.bsky.social. The streets where we live are not just routes for traffic; they are places where children walk to school, older people cross to the shop, and communities meet.

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Cycling Is Political (Whether We Admit It or Not) - Climate Ride People often say, “Cycling doesn’t have to be political.” Or, “Stick to watts, not politics.”But the truth is: cycling already is. Every time someone rides a bike—for transportation, for joy, for heal...

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Lower limits on Cork’s streets “will take many decades” if the public does not send a clear message to Cork City Council Members of the public in Cork City are being asked to get behind the wider adoption of 30km/h speed limits in the city, campaigners have said. The move to set 30km/h speed limits in cities and town…

Lower limits on Cork’s streets “will take many decades” if the public does not send a clear message to Cork City Council

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consistent, safe streets for all! Have your say on the limit consultation. Spend 5 minutes creating a better future for our children. 🚲

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A requirement that cyclists wear helmets and hi-vis would be a challenge for bike-share companies The government seems to be considering making helmets and hi-vis mandatory for people using some category of bikes, though it’s not totally clear which.

"Jose says that the Department of Transport officials appear to be confused this week." Perhaps an understatement given the many conflicting and confusing statements around mandatory helmets and high-hiz this week.

Cycling awareness lessons should be mandatory to gain a driving licence All pupils should have this opportunity as part of the Leaving Cert

Long story short, everyone needs to learn how to deal with vulnerable road users properly - full stop!

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Helmets and hi-vis clothing to be made mandatory for e-bikes and e-scooter users Cabinet will sign off on plans to explicitly ban the use of scramblers on roads this morning.

There are only car-brained gobshites in Government. Paint and plastic for protection. Now they've moved onto victim blaming the most vulnerable on our streets. Meanwhile motorists can still drive at any speed they like around towns and cities. www.thejournal.ie/e-bikes-scoo...

Parents embrace cargo bikes for school and work commute: ‘It costs nothing to run’ Santry-based Shane Farrell loves the convenience of the cargo bike

As a cargobike owner since 2022 I have to say they are true car replacements, life would be far more complex and costly withour ours.

We would have bought a second car by now!

Cork’s greenway network to grow ever longer with €200,000 funding secured for new project A Macroom-based Senator has welcomed the allocation of €200,000 for works to enhance quality of life along the N22 road.

Cork’s greenway network to grow ever longer with €200,000 funding secured for new project

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The Best Thing About Giving Up Your Car? According to Commuters, It’s Almost Everything The cost of living is skyrocketing and time is at a premium, and that's why more and more people are taking a look at car-light and car-free lifestyles.

The Best Thing About Giving Up Your Car? According to Commuters, It’s Almost Everything.
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1/ The greenway & Marina is becoming an almost no go area at weekends because of pig-ignorant people walking 4 & 5 abreast across it ignoring signs. 7 year old cycling about 8-10kph coming up behind large group of 8 - I ding the bell, she dings the bell, I say "can we get by please?" <nothing> ....

What the world can learn from Paris’s cycling revolution The Paris cycling change did not happen by accident. It was driven by political will, strategic use of data, and a willingness to rethink street space.

What the world can learn from Paris’s cycling revolution.
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More than €50m funding allocated to greenways and active travel in Cork “This continuation of a high level of funding for active travel will have a real impact"

Funding matters, but Cork needs political will most of all, and politicians brave enough to back it. @fiannafailparty.bsky.social @social-democrats.bsky.social
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NTA to publish Cork active travel infrastructure index The Walking and Cycling Index 2025 report is to be delivered by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly Sustrans) in collaboration with Cork City Council.

NTA to publish Cork active travel infrastructure index

Looking forward to this!

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