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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?

A collaboration between a Trinity College Dublin researcher and a cycle-tour company is strapping air-quality monitoring gear to cyclists helmets as they explore the city.

While Gardaí have been cautious about using cyclists’ videos of poor driver behaviour, police in the UK have embraced such evidence, calling it a “game changer”.

The plan envisions a cycle lane buffered from traffic by a line of parked cars. How would people get from the footpath to their cars? some ask.

After falling since 2008, the last couple of years have seen more permits issued for HGVs to drive into the city. Some cyclists say it’s too dangerous at the moment, while those in the industry say they drive in for a reason.

An analysis from University College Dublin shows that the average Dublin city-centre commuter could save 86 hours a year by switching their car for a bicycle.

One proposal from Dublin Cycling Campaign and another from a city councillor call for banning cars from at least a couple of streets, once a week.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has set aside €8.2 million in grants for sustainable-transport projects in the Dublin City Council area for 2018.

Dublin City Council presses ahead with plans for parking-protected cycle lanes. Plus other cycle-lane-related news.

The council expects companies to roll out stationless bikes in the city from April, and other transport news.

Research suggests that giving cyclists and pedestrians a few seconds’ lead at traffic lights can make cities safer. Some say it’s time for Dublin to try this route.

A Dublin City Council spokesperson said the council intends to put in 1,000 more stands over the coming year. Where are they needed most?

At Monday’s monthly meeting, councillors questioned Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy on current policies – before moving on to their usual business.

While the percentage of children in Dublin who walked to school fell between the 2011 to 2016 censuses, the percentage who cycled rose.

The daily struggle by delivery drivers to find spots to pull in and unload is frustrating – and can lead them to park in cycle lanes. How can we end the conflict?

Local opposition and a jump in the projected cost of the cycling route – from €324,000 to just over €1.2 million – mean it looks unlikely to happen anytime soon.

Six cyclists have logged accidents on our cycle-collision tracker that mentioned potholes or uneven surfaces, and another cyclist mentioned cobblestones.

Most cyclists run red lights, according to a 2014 study conducted in Dublin. But does it matter?

At Monday’s meeting, Dublin City Council Chief Owen Keegan said there was a “temporary hiccup with funding.”

One councillor wants Dublin City Council’s parking enforcers to set up a hotline so you can summon a tow truck to clear vehicles parked illegally in cycle lanes.

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?

The scheme needs more funding, and councillors are considering both raising the membership fee, and getting more revenue from advertising.

Cycle lanes, mapped: imagine if these were the routes available to cars.

Here’s the latest on plans for a revamped walking and cycling path along the canal, and the challenges involved.

Dublin City Council wants 25 percent of all trips in the city centre to be taken by bike, and it needs more ideas for how to reach that goal.

The dublinbikes scheme was supposed to be spread out across the city by 2015, but we’re not even in phase three of 14 yet. What’s going on?

We’ve found an intersection in Rathmines that could do with some adjustments to make it safer for cyclists.

This is a long-term project to track bicycle collisions in the city. If you’ve been involved in a bicycle collision in the city, let us know the details.

After a hiatus of a few years, the city has brought back the post of cycling officer. It’s a good time for it.