![]() ![]() What happened to the place once spoken of as “the great hope for emerging cycling cities”?Īs the international cycling conference Velo-City returns to Dublin this week for the first time since 2005, campaigners claim a “spate of improvements … plastic wands, orca dividers and fresh paint” have appeared on cycle routes close to the conference venue.įerrie likens it to the Irish tradition of having a “good room” in the house to show visitors. A couple of years later the city fell off the index and hasn’t returned. Back in 20 Dublin ranked in the top 20 of global bike-friendly cities, according to the Copenhagenize index, which praised ambitious plans for a 2,400km network of cycle lanes and a target of 10% of trips made by bike. ![]() ![]() Photograph: i BIKE Dublinīut parking on bike lanes isn’t the only issue limiting cycling in Ireland’s capital. ![]()
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