Cork County Council is encouraging people of all ages to get on their bike and to discover the joys of cycling.

To celebrate the Cork Transport and Mobility Forum's (TMF) 10th anniversary, the organisation will look back at achievements, changes, and challenges over the last 10 years, and look forward to try to identify the priorities, challenges, and opportunities for sustainable transport over the next decade.

Kildorrery NS to teach rules of the road and safe cycling tips

Cork City Council hopes the new route will support residents, students and commuters to opt for active travel and reduce traffic congestion.

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.

Cities need to have regular conferences on cycling to discuss the big questions about their future transport development, according to Dr Glaser.

In Cork, the projects to benefit from the funding include upgrade works to the Marina Promenade and funding for a new pedestrian and cycle link from the Grange Road to Tramore Valley Park. 

Over 4,000 cyclists have participated since the inaugural event in 2012, raising €356,325 for the local beneficiaries in the process. 

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”.

Some 136 residents, public representatives, and members of community groups attended the meeting to discuss the plans on Thursday last week.

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

The move has been welcomed by the Cork Cycling Campaign who have called on the council to deliver the active travel projects “in an expedited manner”.

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 Irish leg, and indeed the Irish other parts, of the World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) hit Cork yesterday and 72 cyclists in various stages of undress took to the streets to make a fun but very serious point.

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.

At a meeting earlier this week, Cork city councillors approved the National Transport Authority (NTA) funded Mahon Cycle Scheme to progress to detailed design stage.

Cork City Council has published details of the multi-million euro Glanmire to city cycle route (phase one) scheme. 

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

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

At the Ballycurreen Junction some vegetation will need to be removed to facilitate the proposed scheme.

The long-awaited new pedestrian and cycle access provides a safe route to Tramore Valley Park from the South Douglas Road

The duo are aiming to raise public awareness about the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the importance of active community participation.

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

Eighteen cyclists from Clonakilty Cycling Club biked 616km over four days from Malin Head to Mizen Head, with all funds raised going to the Irish Community Air Ambulance.

The aim of a Learn to Cycle track is to allow young children to learn to cycle on a ‘real life’ road structure with lines, signs and a pedestrian crossing without the traffic.

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

The award ceremony celebrated 23 students from nine secondary schools who trained as #andshecycles Ambassadors in the 2020/2021 academic year.

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.

The new amenity, developed and constructed by IDA Ireland, will form part of the Cork County Council-led initiative to develop an interurban strategic cycleway, linking Dunkettle and Midleton. 

The Sinn Féin team for Cork North Central has shared the results of their Sustainable Transport Survey. A total of 250 people responded to the survey that asked people a number of questions about how they get around their local area.

THE cyclists taking part in this year’s Tour de Munster finished their 600km cycle on Patrick’s Hill in Cork city today.

Elected members of Cork City Council were briefed yesterday evening on the Emerging Preferred Route (EPR) for the Passage Railway Greenway Phase 2, with a view to a public consultation taking place from mid-May.

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

PERSISTENCE, resilience and perception are the top three traits needed to thrive and survive in volunteer advocacy, according to the head of the Cork Cycling Campaign Conn Donovan.

Half a million euro has been announced for the progression of an outdoor recreation project in Cork.

Cork City Council has confirmed that work on the Curraheen Walk and Cycleway Upgrade Scheme has commenced.

Cork Cycling Campaign is asking the people of Cork to take part in their online survey to collate data on how to make the city more cycle-friendly.

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.

The group offer a voice to the cycling community in Cork

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.

THE theft of bicycles in Cork city has risen by 24% in the first eight months of the year. Gardaí are now urging cyclists to take extreme care of their bicycles.

A petition has been set up to address dangerous parking in Cork City centre. “Dangerous parking is parking in a way that increases the risk of collision or injury to people.

The installation of increased cycling protection on the city’s cycle lanes is due to begin during the Halloween Mid Term break, according to City Hall.

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

Gardaí have returned seven stolen bicycles to their owners in West Cork. The seven bicycles were stolen in separate incidents in the Macroom area during August and September, 2020.

PUBLIC consultation on the proposals for MacCurtain St has ended as the plans for the historic street move on to the next stage.

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.