Hitting the half way mark for #BikeWeek2022 & really looking forward to Sundays Family Fun Day in Malahide Loads of good events like Fingal Orienteers Bike Orienteering, Fingal Sports Office Fitness Festival, Cycle in Movies & lots lots more Check it out here 👇👇 fingal.ie/activetravel/b…

Great video that explains induced demand and traffic evaporation. Cycling has changed many cities across Europe youtu.be/UabSO0X1rYw

A bike-lane moved 2.5X as many people as a regular traffic lane in a @TFL study, & given that they are half the width, the study concluded that bike-lanes are 5X as efficient as vehicle traffic lanes. HT 21st Century City. Mobility in cities is about space.

Making our town & village centres more people-centred, welcoming, attractive, accessible & socially & economically active is key to addressing 4 key strategic national policy areas. ✅ Climate Action ✅ Town Centres First ✅ Housing For All ✅ Road Safety

Cities should be places to live in, not spaces to pass through. It’s time to focus on planning for “place,” not “space.”

This is the modal to follow for towns and villages with outer ring roads/bypasses, Houten in The Netherlands has the same principal. forbes.com/sites/carltonr…

“A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling & walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found that the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.” ebikes-international.com/new-study-in-n…

“Estimates suggest ecargo bikes deliver about 60% faster than diesel vans and cut carbon emissions by 90%” #EcargoBikes #BusinessSense #ZeroEmissionDelivery #NetZero bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Brussels has developed a completely new model for major urban thoroughfares that other cities are smart to emulate.

If anyone would like to see how a play street works in practice, come along to Chapel Green in Rush in Fingal County Council tomorrow when the street will be closed to traffic from 12.30 to allow children to play freely. Lots of other great activities taking place for #LetsPlayRush

Today it's one year since the 1st traffic free trial took place on Capel St. 17 traffic free weekends and 12,000 submissions later Capel St is now permanently traffic free and at the start of a new era for the street. #CapelStreet

Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 & replaced it with a restored stream & 1000 acre park in the city’s centre, not only did it transform the city’s public life & economic success, but the traffic got better. The traffic got BETTER.

In Ljubljana, there are over 100,000 sq. metres of pedestrianised streets. Outdoor dining & pedestrianisation are complementary, with a fluidity between street & dining spaces, resulting in an attractive & animated public space. Lessons for outdoor street dining in Ireland.

No comments! Fantastic news! Cobh is the winner of the urban design category of the ⁦RIAI⁩ Awards 2022!🎉

SCHOOL ZONE OPENS AT ST PHILIP THE APOSTLE 🚗🚫🚸🚌 Ireland's first School Zone designed in line with the NTA Safer Routes to School programme has been officially launched at St. Philip the Apostle schools in Hartstown. Read more at fingal.ie/news/hartstown… Mayor of Fingal

Great to see the completion of the ‘School Zone’ at St. Philip the Apostle Junior & Senior National Schools in Hartstown, by Fingal County Council. 🏫🚸 Improving safe routes to school & making active travel safe for children & their families is a key commitment of the Green Party Ireland.🌱🚲

Starting on the 21st July and running till the end of August, Parliament Street will be traffic free every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. #Dublin #SummerinDublin #Trafficfree

There are very few variables in how a city functions that have a bigger affect than how citizens travel to work or education each day. People in the business call it transportation “mode share.” When u have only 14% by car, you’re a fundamentally different city than if it’s 80%.

As part of Inclusion Week we’re holding an Inclusive Cycling Day in Millennium Park today in Millennium Park, Blanchardstown. Come along from 11-3 and try an accessible bike, Trishaw, Recumbent eBike, Hand cycle or Wheelchair Bike. #inviteincludeinvolve #itsforeveryone

Light Up Your Bike this Winter To Avoid Fines & Fear! The four Dublin Local Authorities, An Garda Síochána, the Road Safety Authority, and the Dublin Cycling Campaign have joined forces to Light Up Your Bike this Winter to avoid road accidents Read more: bit.ly/3EnFT84