At their March monthly meeting at City Hall, Dublin city councillors talked about a proposed moratorium on selling council-owned land that’s suitable for housing, and more.
Tag: Liffey Cycle Route
Posted inCity Desk, Feb 5th, 2020
Council Briefs: The Liffey Cycle Route, BusConnects, and Naming the Children’s Hospital
Dublin City Councillors want the new children’s hospital to be named after Dr Kathleen Lynn – and more of what they talked about in this month’s meeting at City Hall.
Posted inCity Desk, Feb 6th, 2019
Council Briefs: BusConnects and Cyclists, the Liffey Cycle Route, and Getting More of the Amber Man
Fitting cycle routes next to bus corridors and extending crossing times for pedestrians were among issues councillors discussed at a recent transport committee meeting.
Posted inApr 18th, 2018, City Desk
Transport Briefs: On the Fitzwilliam, Clontarf, and Liffey Cycle Routes
Dublin City Council presses ahead with plans for parking-protected cycle lanes. Plus other cycle-lane-related news.
Posted inCity Desk, Oct 11th, 2017
Council Briefs: The Old Fish Market and the Liffey Cycle Route
Here’s some of what councillors discussed at their Central Area Committee’s meeting this month.
Posted inMay 17th, 2017, Opinion
David: So Where Will All the City-Centre Traffic Go?
Some fear that changes on the quays and elsewhere will reroute heavy traffic into residential areas. Actually, the traffic will likely just “evaporate”, writes DIT lecturer David O’Connor.
Posted inCity Desk, Mar 1st, 2017
Council Briefs: Quays Questions, Freer Cycle Lanes, and More
Lots of the debate at a recent council meeting focused on the impact of planned city-centre transport changes. There was also a vote on “freeing” cycle lanes.
Posted inOct 5th, 2016, Opinion
David: New Option For Liffey Cycle Route Makes Good Sense
The council estimates that the Liffey Quay Cycle Route will carry up to 1,500 cyclists per hour along the north quays. That’s far more people than private cars could carry along that route.
Posted inCity Desk, May 25th, 2016
The Liffey Cycle Route: What Went Wrong, and What Next?
Consultancy Aecom’s first four proposals for the cycle path seem to have been miscalculations, so now it’s come up with a fifth. How much is it being paid for all this?
Posted inCity Desk, Sep 2nd, 2015
Opposition to “Favoured” Liffey Cycle Route Grows
The honeymoon period for the “favoured” option for a new Liffey Cycle Route seems to be over. Local residents say it wouldn’t be good for the neighbourhood.