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There are several spots along Chesterfield Avenue where cyclists and pedestrians mix.
“I’ve kind of realised that just an interested group of people can get this going, really, and we shouldn’t be waiting for anyone else,” says Neasa Hourigan.
While Mountpleasant Avenue Upper is now much calmer, Richmond Hill has suffered. “We’ve solved one problem and created another.”
Fitting cycle routes next to bus corridors and extending crossing times for pedestrians were among issues councillors discussed at a recent transport committee meeting.
Some customers on outsourced routes say it seems more reliable. Others complain about delays, missing buses and incorrect real-time information.
Neil Fox has been hearing from cyclists who commute through the intersection where his sister was killed more than two years ago. In her memory, he wants to make it safe.
Frank Gleeson was at only one of the National Transport Authority board’s meetings in the first half of 2018, and a handful of the 12 in 2017.
Some cyclists say if prioritising buses, bikes, and those on foot is the aim, this should be on the table.
With sign-ups to the public DublinBikes scheme and the expansion of its network both stalled, will private stationless bike-hire scheme BleeperBike move in to fill the gaps?
Councillors in the northern neighbourhoods in the city met earlier this week to talk about area issues, including whether planning rules should be relaxed to allow for more login cabins in gardens.
Many said they would support going back with a new plan to seek permission again from An Bord Pleanála.
Is it a Trojan horse for privatisation and cutbacks, or a panacea for the city’s ailing transport network? DIT transport-planning lecturer David O’Connor looks at the debate around the proposed changes.