The NTA's survey of all things active travel in Cork is a good snapshot of where we're at and the distance we have to travel to build a cycle, walk and wheel friendly city.
I was impressed this morning to see at the CCC bikeshare stand bikes are now being redistributed between stations on a bike trailer rather than trucked about which was something that was bothering me in the early hours of this morning for some reason. The guy ferrying them about said they started about 2 weeks ago...
Nice article thanks. When you find out what a large proportion of people, or majorities even, actually think, and get a sense for what they would really like, it does make you wonder whether ideology and vested interests are not at work, in preventing these things happening. Progressive, forward looking plans seem to be so far off, and slow to unfold. If public transport was good value, and dependable and regular of course most would prefer to use it. As children growing up in Cork way back we always used the bus. It was cheap and easy and, 'em, great fun.
Was the cycle lane plan ever finished?Or: was there ever a plan?
I cycle a lot but the existing cycle lanes are catastrophically badly designed.Sharp bends,dual use against the car traffic on 2 feet wide lanes, pot holes,sudden endings and no sign posting and even steel barriers across cycle lanes.
I'm glad I grew up elsewhere where I learned to cycle,learned to ignore the traffic legislations in a safe way.Cork is certainly not the city for bicycle beginners.
And not a single charging socket for e-bikes in the entire city!
I was impressed this morning to see at the CCC bikeshare stand bikes are now being redistributed between stations on a bike trailer rather than trucked about which was something that was bothering me in the early hours of this morning for some reason. The guy ferrying them about said they started about 2 weeks ago...
Nice article thanks. When you find out what a large proportion of people, or majorities even, actually think, and get a sense for what they would really like, it does make you wonder whether ideology and vested interests are not at work, in preventing these things happening. Progressive, forward looking plans seem to be so far off, and slow to unfold. If public transport was good value, and dependable and regular of course most would prefer to use it. As children growing up in Cork way back we always used the bus. It was cheap and easy and, 'em, great fun.
Was the cycle lane plan ever finished?Or: was there ever a plan?
I cycle a lot but the existing cycle lanes are catastrophically badly designed.Sharp bends,dual use against the car traffic on 2 feet wide lanes, pot holes,sudden endings and no sign posting and even steel barriers across cycle lanes.
I'm glad I grew up elsewhere where I learned to cycle,learned to ignore the traffic legislations in a safe way.Cork is certainly not the city for bicycle beginners.
And not a single charging socket for e-bikes in the entire city!