Deaths and injuries among cyclists, pedestrians ‘predictable result of policy’, committee hears

3/ 🥇 @LimerickCouncil
Very close to a connected network and one of the strongest performers.
Excellent active travel map.
One negative: Milk Market rollback & ignoring consultation feedback.
🚲 Cycling trips up 31% since 2022
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Great to see the Greenway funding for Limerick announced. Key connections from Limerick city to the Greenway kicking off in earnest in 2026. Crossing our fingers that we’ll get to Adare by the time the Ryder Cup arrives!

Great to see the NTA Active Travel Funding allocations for 2026! Approx €18,5m for Limerick which will deliver a lot of key projects over the coming year. www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/u...

Delighted to see this in this weeks updated primary curriculum docs. A lot of work from the @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social team putting together a strong submission emphasising the importance of cycling to mobility, independence and more.

Limerick councillors praise consultation process as they approve Milk Market project claimed to “prioritise car parking over people” -- Despite no open public consultation event being held, a number of councillors strongly praised the process. Limerick councillors have approved the Market Quarter…

The ISCycle team attended the @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social national meeting at @unioflimerick.bsky.social City Centre Campus on March 29. Read more at: www.iscycle.ie/news#h.mli01... 🚴‍♂️♻️ #ActiveTravel @ajamesgreen.bsky.social @annabarrero.bsky.social

Thank you to the Limerick Leader for the write up on the Irish Cycling Campaign event this weekend! 🙏🚲 It’s great to see how highly regarded Limerick Council is as a leader in walking and cycling nationally! www.limerickleader.ie/news/ecolive...

Delighted that the requests via the Road Safety Working Together Group by @pedestrianlk.bsky.social & Limerick Cycling have helped contribute to the decision to implement measures for the return of a safe crossing point on O'Connell St! Well done Limerick Council ! t.co/WI6yMV6gTA

#Limerick There is an important consulation on Thurs 6th March in the Old Dunnes on Sarsfield St. It's about High St / Wickham St and giving the businesses & residents there a better future. They've done amazing work but need this project & the cost of not doing it could be ruinous. (Long 🧵 1/17)

🚲🚶‍♂️ The Raheen Roundabout is a key junction for Limerick’s cycling & walking network. Planned upgrades are welcome, but there’s room for improvement to better support active travel. Here’s why your voice matters! 🧵👇 #ActiveTravelLimerick

The yellow route for the Wickham St to Clare St scheme from Limerick Council can’t come quick enough. The current setup is failing business, shoppers, drivers, and those walking or cycling.

Great news to see the Wickham St to Clare St scheme progress! It’s an essential piece of the puzzle alongside the Milk Market quarter and Opera projects in revitalising the city centre. Public consultation in UL Dunnes next Thursday at 6pm! www.independent.ie/regionals/li...

Our vice chair @davetobin.bsky.social - "A Christmas miracle! The bus lane stays!” Great to see common sense has prevailed in the Council & the overwhelming response by the public to save the bus lane. The correct choice for commuters, shoppers & traders in the city!” irishcycle.com/2024/12/13/a...

“A Christmas miracle”: Limerick Mayor says closing bus lane for motorists to use it cannot be justified “at this time” Limerick's directly elected Mayor, John Moran, has said that, given the feedback received and policies in place, he "cannot justify the pilot requested" to close the bus lane on…

"The festive period is busy, but encouraging more cars into the city centre is not the solution. Efficient public transport and safe cycling routes make the city more accessible for everyone, including shoppers who need to drive" www.limerickleader.ie/news/busines...

A huge thank you to the Irish Cycling Campaign volunteers who examined the #GE24 manifestos! We hope this will help inform cycling voters on Friday!

Janette Sadiq-Khan making the case for more cycle lanes in Dublin on @drivetime.bsky.social. We know that this premise applies to every city & town in Ireland. It's all about the network. Please vote for parties who will enable everyday cycling throughout Ireland. 🚲🚵‍♀️ #GE24 #ibikeivote

Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers. If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking and public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers. INCLUDING DRIVERS. The “war on cars” has always been a lie.

Shannon Bridge bike count October 2024: 12,962. 418 per day Counted every day between 12am and 10pm (so real number is a little higher). For comparison October 2023 was 12,140 (392 per day) Data here: datacatalog.limerick.ie/dataset/shan...

Save the date! The Leitrim Cycling Festival is an amazing celebration of the community and the joy of cycling. Tullaghan is this year's destination and they are teaming up with the Tullaghan Heritage Festival.

“Dual-mode households (cars & ebikes) can reduce their car use by 19% compared to those solely reliant on cars, particularly affecting shorter trips. This supports households moving to one car and adopting a ‘car light’ lifestyle.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/study-shows-...

Great to see the progress on the R510 active travel project from the NTA and Limerick Council! We’re almost at the stage where the lanes on both sides are completed from St Nessans NS to the IDA roundabout.

To really succeed BlueSky needs more dogs on bikes! 🐕🚲

Dept of Children spotlights Family Resource Centres as their leading child and family prevention and early intervention programme. There are 121 FRCs nationally and 4 located in LK City & Co. So where do we sit in #ge2024 manifestos???

Looks like I'm walking to work tomorrow, no chance of cycling through this. Orange snow and ice warning for #Limerick and more from midnight. #SpeirGorm

BlueSky has finally overtaken Twitter with the first @seamusryan.bsky.social tweet thread!

The Limerick Cycling Campaign is in attendance at the #GE24 hustings organised by Limerick Post and Limerick Chamber taking place at TUS! Looking forward to hearing candidates views on active and public transport, climate and sustainability.

This #GE24 we need to see our politicians really grasp the enormity of the changes we face. They need to look beyond their NIMBYism and short term thinking and deliver solutions at a breakneck pace. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Great starter pack for us Limerick people!

Brilliant list of Active and Public Travel advocates courtesy of Sam! Great to see the influx to BlueSky.

Here’s a graphic with the @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social general election priorities! Feel free to save it and use it to chat with canvassers and candidates when they call to your door. #GE24

Hands down this small dropped kerb is my favourite active travel intervention in Limerick! It’s just past a primary school and the addition of a dropped kerb here transforms safety by bringing cyclists into the housing estate rather than mixing with traffic at the junction.

The Irish Cycling Campaign has landed! #EverydayCycling #CyclingForAll #iBikeiVotea

Bunratty castle looking amazing at Christmas!

Delighted to let BlueSky know that Cyclist.ie - The Irish Cycling Advocacy Network (Ireland’s rep on the ECF) is now a fully fledged member of the Irish Environmental Network! cyclist.ie/2023/10/cycl...

Really looking forward to the new John Le Carré documentary this evening! tv.apple.com/ie/movie/the...

The new Childers Rd bike lanes are coming along well! A little narrow in this section but a significant safety improvement from what was there previously.

Brilliant Cyclist.ie council meeting this weekend in Dublin with cycling advocates from across the country in attendance!

Off to the Cyclist.ie Council meeting in Dublin to meet cycling advocates from all over Ireland and plan for the coming year and the local elections!

Had a great critical mass cycle with Limerick Cycling Campaign yesterday evening!

Also: here’s a pic of my dog to bring some joy to the feed!

Setting up my lifeboat here for the inevitable Twitter implosion! Here to talk cycling, sustainable & public transport and climate action.