What If Galway

Opinion: Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces We have completely normalised investment in congestion, pollution and the continuation of car-first planning, writes Ciarán Cannon.

Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces

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Over 300 letters sent to County Council over road safety in Furbo | GalwayBayFM 321 letters have been sent to Galway County Council over road safety concerns in Furbo and the Safe Routes to School programme.

Over 300 letters sent to County Council over road safety in Furbo

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It's not an exaggeration to say that high car usage and poor buses are an explicit policy choice. This is why the promises of a transport mecca post Galway ring road from agencies and parties with decades of neglecting public transport is such obvious BS.

€3.3m for Galway canal turbines to supply free city electricity - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune €3.3m for Galway canal turbines to supply free city electricity

€3.3m for Galway canal turbines to supply free city electricity

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Big support for renewed Salthill 'vision plan' - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune Big support for renewed Salthill 'vision plan'

Big support for renewed Salthill ‘vision plan’

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ETSC: Mutual recognition deal with U.S. will cost lives on Europe’s roads By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the United States, the European Union has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice…

This is an INSANE decision by the E.U.

“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”

This will kill people.

Bright rail future beckons for Galway and the West of Ireland - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune Bright rail future beckons for Galway and the West of Ireland

Bright rail future beckons for Galway and the West of Ireland

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Galway City Council Announce Redevelopment of the Old Galway Corporation Waterworks building on Dyke Road

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The bicycle played a rich role in Ireland’s past. Now it is key to our future | Cian Ginty Cycling was once a mass participation activity. Ben Healy’s dazzling Tour de France performances can help catalyse a revival, says editor Cian Ginty

Great piece by @cianginty.bsky.social from @irishcycle.com in todsy's Guardian.

You can see kids (and growp-ups) are loving their bikes even more these days thanks to #BenHealy #TourDeFrance

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Fair play to MTU – 96 covered bike spaces, just like that. That’s how you do it. Four of these at the Páirc Uí Chaoimh and you'd hardly notice in the landscape. More of this, please.

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This is the reality of Vision Zero. It requires more than urging. It requires investment and the courage to confront the sources of danger on our roads. Not to outsource them.

Each month a family in Galway (population 300 000) gets that dreaded knock.

These are not accidents; these are results.

IDA targets Oranmore firing range for silicon factories.

There needs to be investment in a new railway station to support this or get locked into further car dependency, if this plan is serious

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Major milestone as Salthill development strategy moves to next stage | GalwayBayFM The third stage of the Salthill Village and Seafront Framework Plan will involve wider public consultation.

Major milestone as Salthill development strategy moves to next stage

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A planning application for the Active Travel project for the Western Distributor Road has just been lodged. A portal for online submissions will open next Monday & drop in public information event will take place on June 17th in the Clybaun Hotel. Fantastic news.
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Would be nice to get some creative thinking around Galway's traffic congestion problem.

Affordable housing so people can live in the city.

Decent bus schedules from the more rural areas that have now become the commuter belt into Galway.

Or, absolutely wild suggestion, a commuter train?

Time to abandon Galway Ring Road and seriously invest in decent public transport for the county and the city.

The LDA & Galway Harbour Co. have announced the public consultation for the redevelopment of the inner port. Click into the website below & drop into the consultation on the 3rd/4th June in the Portershed. Make sure your voice is heard, this is a massive development for Galway www.galway-harbour.com

Trial a Strand Road cycle path for 12 months I've just signed this petition calling on the council to trial a Strand Road cycle path for 12 months. Will you sign too?

I signed. You should too unless you live on Strand Road and think you’re better than me

Cycleway trial may be heading for courts Plans for a temporary cycle lane in Salthill may ultimately be decided by the High Court. Residents directly impacted by the project are weighing-up the possibility of taking a Judicial Review if Galw...

and it's exemplary with negative connotations. We need fresh leadership 3/3
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But it is exemplary 2/3 bsky.app/profile/iris...

Galway is not special 1/3

The saga of the Galway City Outer Bypass covered here in glorious detail… with learnings for the rest of us too

The light touch with which road deaths are treated is one of the things that confuses me most in this very confusing world

Galway County Council helping to create Galway City's car dependence and car traffic problem, while taking no responsibility for it.

#RibbonDevelopment is just a random occurrence, presumably.

@neasa.bsky.social chairperson of @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social said: “Our restructuring represents a fresh chapter in our journey to make cycling accessible and safe for everyone in Ireland.”

A street in the centre of Galway City where cycling is prohibited.

A street in the centre of Galway City where cycling is prohibited.

A street in the centre of Galway City where cycling is prohibited.

A street in the centre of Galway City where cycling is prohibited.

On the subject of 🚲 permeability, is anyone on friendly terms with a journalist who might be interested in participating in an active travel experiment?

The experiment being to compare the utility of walking versus cycling on a number of carefully selected routes through the centre of Galway City?

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Pedestrianisation is not "wrong", but the value of the term "car free" is that it admits the possibility of some demotorised zones where both walking and cycling are allowed.

It doesn't have to be absolute, and could be decided case by case.

Unfortunately the Council is far too heavy-handed.

This urban greenway in Galway, Millers Lane, is part of a well-planned train network 🚂🧵

Great thread