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"Carving the Stone" is a gritty, gripping piece of work forged in fury and frustration at a darkening in the Dublin atmosphere.
I loved working on this illustration because it explores the universal experience of feeling afraid while being alone in public.
There would be one-way cycle lanes, separated from motor-vehicle lanes by kerbs, on either side of the 3.1km route from Charlemont to Clonskeagh Road.
The council put up two cameras in the city on Bachelor’s Walk and St John’s Road, but enforcement ended up outside of the scope of the trial.
A councillor, however, says gardaí might have good reasons for parking where they do, which aren’t apparent to the casual observer.
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their July monthly meeting on Monday.
Councillors say they plan to meet locals soon to discuss the recommendations of the council-commissioned Chapelizod Village Transport Assessment.
Some locals want to see a cycle lane put in the entire way, while others say they are grand with a more free-form, free-flowing approach.
It’s not just in this northern strip of the city that road maintenance is an issue, though – but across hundreds of kilometres of its thoroughfares.
Many of those who want to hop the bus to go home at night from fun or work say a lack of route options, infrequent service and full buses push them into taxis instead.
As part of extending the Luas Green Line to Finglas, Transport Infrastructure Ireland plans to make the Charlestown junction a bit better for public transport, cycling and walking.
We understand that this can have a big impact on parents’ time, and the mode of travel they choose. We’d like to learn more from you.
“I understand that it’s public realm, no one owns it, and you’re paying for the privilege, but why can’t cyclists pay for the privilege as motorists can?”