Ballincollig Sustainable Travel

It’s that time again! 💡 Join us this Monday, 16:45 by the Michael Collins Statue as we hand out free bike lights around Cork.

We’ve got the lights, all we need is your energy! 💪

@corkbeo.bsky.social @cyclingincork.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @bcolligst.bsky.social

📢 Public Meeting 8th October 7pm at the Biodiversity Hub in Ballincollig 📢 For anyone interested in supporting active travel in Ballincollig, join us for a chat at this public meeting to learn about what we do and our future plans. All welcome!

Public Meeting 8th October 7pm at the Biodiversity Hub in Ballincollig.

For anyone interested in supporting active travel in Ballincollig, join us for a chat at this public meeting to learn about what we do and our future plans. All welcome!

A reminder that the deadline for submissions on the Cork Luas is tomorrow, Monday 9th, at 5.30pm. This project will have a massively positive impact on Cork and submissions of support, recommendations, and feedback, are vital to getting the best possible outcome. consult.tii.ie/luas-cork/su...

The cycle's starting point got moved! @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @irishcycle.com @cyclingincork.bsky.social

4pm Sat 31st May. Lee to Sea Jamboree. Gayerhing at Cortado Coffee on the marina. No booking reqruired. Bring your own bike. Cycling along the Cork Harbour Greenway with a view of the Ocean to City race. Finishing with a liv le concert by BoolaBoom at 6pm on the Marina Prominade.

'Lee to Sea Jamboree' next Sunday. This looks like it will be a great event for Cork Harbour Fesival. Well done @corkcyclingcrew.bsky.social for organising this. 👏👏👏

@dvenables.bsky.social @kevob777.bsky.social @corkcyclingcrew.bsky.social

A great afternoon was had by all at our first ever Bike Week event today!

We took in a cylce through the Regional Park explored the bikes lanes of Ballincollig, and finished up with coffees and treats at Cafe Chico!

Supported by Cork City Co and Cork Sports Partnership 🚴🌞🌳☕

#bikeweek

Join us tomorrow for our Bike Week event as we take in a fun ride exploring some of the cycle lanes and trails around Ballincollig and the Regional Park. We'll be meeting at the park entrance at the GAA Club at 12.45pm. See more details below!

We hope to see all then!

Ballincollig Sustainable Travel group and banner seen marching in the St Patrick's Day Parade in Ballincollig

Ballincollig Sustainable Travel group seen marching in the St Patrick's Day Parade in Ballincollig

BST will be holding a public meeting this week to chat about plans for this year's upcoming Bike Week amongst other things. Join us at 7.30pm, Wed 2nd Apr, at the Cork Biodiversity Hub at the entrance to Regional Park by the GAA club. Anyone interested in coming along is welcome!

Our group waiting at the start of the parade, people and bikes decked out in green

Some of our group members pose for a photo before the parade

Our group during the parade

St Patrick's Day Parade Ballincollig . Kids cycling past spectators

What a brilliant day at the Ballincollig St Patrick's Day Parade. Such a big turnout on the streets and it was thrilling to take part with so many other wonderful groups from around the community! A great day for the village! ☘️☘️☘️

Cork city's first biodiversity hub begins life in Ballincollig "This is to be a place about the heart, to reconnect with nature. It’ll make a great space if we weave it into what we do."

Cork city's first biodiversity hub begins life in Ballincollig

“There is a great need to take biodiversity seriously or ultimately we are the losers. Cork is leading the way with this hub.”
- Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Dan Boyle

Parade banner depicting logo of Ballincolig Sustainable Travel group

We're thrilled to be taking part in the Ballincollig St Patrick's Day Parade this year. Our group, of all ages and abilities, will be marching, cycling, and strolling behind this banner so keep an eye out for us! Ayone who would like to join us can get in touch. The parade begins at 3pm
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So much space becomes redundant, marked by diagonal white lines here, because of right turning lanes. You could literally drive a bus through it.

Continous cycle lane, pedestrian crossing and traffic lights removed while even more space was given over to traffic to accomodate extra turning lanes on both roads

Interesting comparison between most recent Google Earth photo in 2023 at this junction at Carrigrohane Rd/Leo Murphy Rd, and 2nd pic from 2010. All active travel measures were removed not long after being installed here. There has been progress in Ballincollig over the years, just not here.

Several bikes parked at a bike stand

Things you love to see. Bike parking provided for several customers in the same anount of space as a single car parking space at Castlewest shopping centre yesterday.

Taoiseach pledges Government will back effort to hire more bus drivers for Cork Micheál Martin said he has been working with the National Transport Authority on the BusConnects project for Cork city,

I welcome Taoiseach Micheál Martin's pledge to "back effort to hire more bus drivers for Cork"—I just hope it's not another empty promise.

In 2025, Cork people can't rely on buses to get to school, college, or work.

Thanks Rachel Lysaght @echolive.bsky.social for highlighting this issue.

There's a 30km limit in the pipeline for urban centres later in the year. No dates or locations set in stone yet it seems.

My piece in today’s Indo takes on some of the biggest myths about speed limit reductions! #roadsafety #speedlimits

Speed limits are changing from 80km to 60km today on rural local roads across Ireland. In Ballincollig, the area marked red in the image below, Curraheen Rd & Maglin Rd, has been reduced. The Lee Rd is also now 60km and there are lots of changes around Blarney and elsewhere to be aware of also.

Newest video. Interesting way for @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social to reach a younger audience.

Ya, infrastructure like this makes walking, cycling, getting a bus, a challenge. A junction like this serving so many schools, estates, shops, & much, much more needs to be better. Bus Connects really needs to get this section spot on.

Woman pushes a buggy along a narrow footpath nex tto a busy road. A pole is causing an obstacle in the middle of the footpath.

View of the junction at Eastgate in Ballincollig. Narrow footpaths, 3 lanes of traffic.

This is the junction at Eastgate in Ballincollig. Narrow footpaths with obstacles, a pinch point for buses and no safe route through for cyclists. As a main artery into Ballincollig village, improvements under Bus Connects can't come quick enough.

A good reminder that cycle lanes and footpaths don't appear congested as they (mostly) allow people to move through quickly and efficiently.

Video taken from charlemont luas stop on a rainy morning.

UK’s 20mph speed limits ‘are cutting car insurance costs’ Controversial safety policy has helped drive down premiums to 18-month low, says Confused.com

Want cheaper car insurance? Support lower urban speed limits. That's the lesson from Britain: www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...

Some great points raised here by @conndonovan.bsky.social about Station Road in particular but also more generally about active travel projects and the lack of a clear roadmap for when they are implemented.

Young child on a bike making use of segratated cycle lane in Ballincollig

Making use of the segratated cycle lanes in Innishmore. It's great to have the infrastructure for the smallies to be able to move around safely in Ballincollig. 🚴

Geraldine Herbert: Cutting speed limits and changing our car-centric culture isn’t about restricting freedom – it’s about creating it Could a city with a similar population to Galway ever reduce road deaths to zero in a single year? It sounds unfeasible, but it can be done.

Great article from @gerherbert.bsky.social

"The cars that promised us freedom have left us stuck in traffic, inhaling fumes and created soulless city centres with streets designed purely to serve vehicles....

The choice is clear, and the time to act is now."

www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

‘Minor tweaks’ will not address 'out of control' Cork traffic issues The local authority has been urged to commission an expert report by Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, who said she has written to the council to ...

There’s plenty of past and live data to inform the council — it’s action that is needed and most of the required action is investment in our public transport system, BusConnects and walking and cycling infrastructure"

https://buff.ly/4auTYQF

#cork