Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network

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Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network
LocationGreater Dublin Area
ProposerDepartment of Transport, Tourism and Sport
StatusPlanned
TypeCycling infrastructure

The Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network is a proposed cycle network for the Greater Dublin Area.[1] The plan was launched in 2013.[2]

A target, endorsed by the Irish government, proposed that the number of people commuting into Dublin would reach "75,000 each morning by 2021", representing a "three-fold increase in cycling over 2011 levels".[3] A significant part of the proposed plan, as published in 2013, expected that the Greater Dublin Area's cycle network would increase "five fold" from 500 km in length to over 2,800 km by 2020.[3] The planned targets were not met.

In August 2018, 78 companies and third-level education institutions called on the government to build a network of segregated cycle routes in Dublin.[4][5] This call was reiterated by the National Children's Hospital and St. James's Hospital in 2019.[6]

As of mid-2021, the National Transport Authority (NTA) website noted that "the NTA [..was then..] in the process of updating the GDA Cycle Network Plan" and that it planned to publish this update "later in 2021".[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Rob Jeuring (24 August 2015). "The Greater Dublin Area's ambitious cycle network plan (Ireland)". European Local Transport Information Service. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ Sorcha Pollak (13 August 2018). "Council failing to meet demand for cycle infrastructure, documents show". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Five-fold increase in cycling lanes planned for greater Dublin". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ Cian Ginty (27 August 2018). "Nearly 80 companies back call for a segregated cycle routes in Dublin". IrishCycle.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Partners and supporters". Cycling Works Dublin. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. ^ Cian Ginty (19 December 2019). "James's Hospital and National Children's Hospital join call for cycle network to be built". IrishCycle.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan". nationaltransport.ie. National Transport Authority. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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