Cyclists have begun to outnumber general traffic in some areas of Dublin city and the trend is set to “massively” accelerate, according to Dublin City Council.

At a hearing of the council’s Central Area Committee this morning, Tuesday, Dublin City Council ‘s head of technical service Brendan O’Brien revealed that on Arran Quay along the bank of the River Liffey cyclists outnumbered cars.

This change had taken place in the period since 2013-2014 when the council first began to properly develop plans for the two-way segregated cycle lane down the quays.

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The Herald is running commuting stories this week using different modes of travel; these are the cycling stories

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The National Transport Authority invites written submissions or observations on the Draft Transport Strategy 2016 – 2035 for the Greater Dublin Area, which has been prepared by the Authority in accordance with Section 12 of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008. Read more

Deadline:  Friday 13th November 2015 at 5pm.

Following the call by Dublin City for public consultation on Transportation within the city last June, the Dublin Cycling Campaign (DCC) made a submission calling for safer quieter streets to encourage more shoppers to walk or use public transport and the bicycle to go shopping.

The Irish Parking Association (IPA) conducted its own survey and concluded (erroneously) that the city was trying to restrict car access to the city.

The media gave the IPA survey report mostly uncritical appraisal. This is one report about the IPA survey in Irish Independent

Dublin Cycling Campaign wrote an open letter to the IPA rebutting its conclusions from its survey; see below. Continue reading Open Letter to the Irish Parking Association →