At a meeting of Cork City Council on Monday, councillors green-lit works proposed for Cattle Market Avenue, Glen Ryan Rd, St Theresa’s Rd, and Mary Aikenhead Place.

Figures released to Labour local area representative Peter Horgan show an increase in bike journeys in Cork from 116,009 in 2022 to 150,293 in 2023

The Global Bicycle Cities Index 2022 named Utrecht the world’s most bicycle friendly city, and it also has a population similar to that which is predicted for Cork city by 2040.

The local authority is now seeking the public’s views on the works proposed for Cattle Market Avenue, Glen Ryan Rd, St Theresa’s Rd, and Mary Aikenhead Place.

The proposal will be part of the accelerated Pathfinder project to connect Cork and Waterford by a continuous greenway by 2025.

Euroforce Engineering Limited won a contract with Cork City Council to build the secure bicycle shelters which are now installed at locations on Patrick Street and the South Mall.

The northwest wards of Fair Hill, Farranree, Knocknaheeny and the Shandon area, will only receive about €300,000.

Transport For Ireland (TFI) bicycle stands across Cork city, which have been plagued with glitches after heavy rainfall, will now be fully operational despite the weather, according to an NTA spokesperson.

Cork City Council said the detailed design and tender documents for the works are “near complete”.

Updated plans for the scheme will be shown, along with the original plans that went for public consultation last summer.

The public consultation process forms part of the CycleConnects: Ireland’s Cycle Network programme.

In 2020, eight indoor bike parking spaces were removed from North Main Street Street Shopping centre to make way for a vaccination centre, which has since closed. 

The EuroVelo 1 route, also known as the Atlantic Coast Route, stretches from Norway to Portugal, taking in 2,300km of the Irish coastline along the way.

Conservation works are ongoing at Blackrock Railway Station and the many bridges along the route. 

Fitzpatrick’s Foodstore said the development of cycleway outside their premises has resulted in a “soul-destroying” loss of almost half the available car parking spaces

For full details of the schemes and deadlines for submissions see consult.corkcity.ie/en/

Councillors in the city’s North East ward were briefed on the progress of the proposed scheme at a meeting last week.

This year Cork Cycling Campaign has organised a number of events, each with the aim of promoting everyday cycling in Cork.

A design for the scheme went to public consultation late last year, proposing a safe cycling route between Marymount and Cork University Hospital while linking up a number of local schools and Munster Technological University’s Bishopstown campus

Councillors urged not to endorse removal of part of Bishopstown lane for car parking

Cork City Council is investigating a number of acts of vandalism in the city centre after cycle bollards protecting cycle infrastructure were removed in recent days.

A SURVEY conducted by Cork Cycle Campaign has helped to compile a list of recommendations to improve bike infrastructure in the city.

CONSTRUCTION on a new pedestrian and cycle link from the Grange Road to Tramore Valley Park, which includes a bridge over the N40, could commence before the end of the year. Funding of €1.

Organisers of the popular Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle (RoKCC) have confirmed that this year's event will not take place due to the uncertainty surrounding public health guidelines this summer.

AS the number of cars on our roads fell drastically during Covid-19 lockdowns, cities across Europe and the world began introducing more cycle infrastructure in preparation for the return to normality.

A CORK city councillor has called for a dedicated full-time cycling officer to be appointed in a bid to encourage people to cycle more.

New protections for cycle lanes in Cork city have been welcomed. The Green Party in Cork has welcomed the installation of bollards along cycle lanes on Alfred Street and Washington Street.

CORK City Council has issued an update on works to cycling infrastructure in the city.

CORK City Councillors have approved Part 8 planning for the MacCurtain Street Public Transport Improvement Scheme.

A CORK city councillor has said that Cork needs to set a “moonshot ambition” to become the electric bike capital of Europe with 10 years.

The tender for long-awaited cycle bollards in Cork city has been issued. Up to 4km of bollards will be installed to protect cycle lanes under the ‘Reimagining Cork City’ programme.

A RENEWED call has been made for better expansion of cycling infrastructure on Cork city’s northside - with no new stations slated north of the Lee River.

Up to 4km of bollards will be installed across Cork city to protect cycle lanes under the ‘Reimagining Cork City’ programme. New and upgraded cycling infrastructure was central to Cork City Council’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

DETAILED proposals for a light rail system through Cork city have come under fire for failing to include densely populated commuter areas on the southern suburbs.

“The days of the car controlling the city centre are over,” one businessman on MacCurtain Street told The Echo in reaction to the newly unveiled plans for the area.

Cork could become a haven for safe cycling if Cork City Council collaborates more with cyclists on developments in the city, according to the Cork Cycling Campaign.

Healthcare workers in Cork have delivered a petition to City Hall urging authorities to develop a protected cycleway in the city.

CORK City Council has been criticised for admitting it does not “centrally record” complaints made about cycling infrastructure and then claiming it never said such service requests were not held centrally.

THE National Transport Authority (NTA) is being urged to immediately address the “snail’s pace” progression of a greenway in the heart of Cork’s commuter belt.

CITY Hall has detailed a raft of measures in the pipeline to make Cork more friendly for cyclists and pedestrians.

THE Cork Cycling Campaign has expressed concern about reports of planned changes in mobility in Cork city centre. The group is seeking an urgent meeting with councillors and city council officials to discuss details of the plans.

CORK city’s rent-a-bike scheme is being allowed to ‘wither on the vine’ according to the Green Party who have asked City Hall to ramp up maintenance and monitoring of the city stations.

AN extensive Lee to Sea greenway has been hailed as a potential gamechanger for sustainable travel and tourism in Cork.

COUNTY Hall’s Director of Roads says people could be safely cycling to the city from commuter towns such as Carrigaline and Carrigtwohill within ten years.

A NUMBER of new cycle routes on the northside of the city will progress this year. Works joining the recently-installed cycle lane on Lower Glanmire Road and the cycle lane at Penrose Quay will be completed as a priority.

CORK Cycling Campaign and Pedestrian Cork have both rejected the proposed design of Cork City Council’s Togher Public Realm Enhancement. Both groups cited concerns with the design’s shared pathway for cyclists and pedestrians.

DEVELOPMENT of cycling infrastructure in Cork city will remain at “a snail's pace” without adequate funding, it has been warned. Independent Cllr Kieran McCarthy has called for a dedicated Cycling Officer to be put in place for Cork city.

CORK'S two local authorities have been urged to connect the dots and provide a cycling and pedestrian greenway all the way from Inniscarra to Ringaskiddy.

PARKING issues around Alfred Street, Railway Street and the Lower Glanmire Road need to be addressed to help local businesses, it has been warned.

A Cork-based safe-cycling advocate has welcomed a new law to combat dangerous overtaking of cyclists. It will be introduced in the coming weeks.