cgcsb wrote: » Cycling in Galway is a travesty the roads are a disaster for bikes, needs serious investment. Hopefully busconnects Galway will deliver this.
zulutango wrote: » That's my point. So long as it's easier to drive, people will drive.
Cookiemunster wrote: » As Panda said on another thread, we need to stop talking about the Netherlands. This is Ireland and Irish people are very different to the Dutch.
cgcsb wrote: » Not really, the Dutch have infrastructure and public policy in favour of cycling and public transport. The Dutch were more car reliant than the Irish were 40 years ago in fact, they've just pursued different policies, they are not 'different' as a people.
what_traffic wrote: » True - yet way more people cycle here than in Limerick City. Why?
what_traffic wrote: » I doubt busconnects will deliver based on what I have seen of it in Dublin.
cgcsb wrote: » Galway has a much livelier City Centre and I would guess is more densely populated, at least in it's central area.
thesimpsons wrote: cycle approx 2/3 times a week to work/city centre. lost count of the amount of times I've requested the council to sweep the Condell Road, our only real stretch of commuter cyclepath. It would take few hours at a maximum to get the mechanical road sweeper out to it. Terrible upkeep and a very poor sign of priority placed on cyclists by the council. Similarily, potholes reported as a danger to cyclists in particular, are given a lump of tarmac treatment often leaving a dangerous bump instead of a dangerous hole
thesimpsons wrote: » Similarily, potholes reported as a danger to cyclists in particular, are given a lump of tarmac treatment often leaving a dangerous bump instead of a dangerous hole
zulutango wrote: » How do you feel about the vehicular speed limit being increased from 50 to 60kph?
Cookiemunster wrote: » Has that actually been passed? It's currently still 50kph.
phog wrote: » I see lots of cyclists on national routes where the speed limit is 100kph and based on their behavior it doesn't seem to be an issue for them either.
LeoD wrote: » I'd narrow the road by removing the cycle lanes at either side and put a bi-directional cycleway behind a grass verge on one side of the road (probably the river side). Loads of space there to do it.
Cookiemunster wrote: » Ah come on now, that's way too common sense for LCCC to ever do.
LeoD wrote: » I doubt you've seen too many kids cycling on national routes with a speed limit of 100kph. It's not realistic to provide cycle infrastructure outside of urban areas but it would be a retrograde step to increase the speed limit on the Condell Rd. Apart from making it more dangerous and less appealing to cycling, it would also detract from what is a popular walking route. The road is badly designed - the long straight wide laneways are begging for you to go 80/90kmh along there. I don't know if the bus lane is ever (going to be) used but I'd narrow the road by removing the cycle lanes at either side and put a bi-directional cycleway behind a grass verge on one side of the road (probably the river side). Loads of space there to do it.
phog wrote: » I don't see too many kids using the cycle lanes on Condell Road either. I agree I'd have the cycle lanes behind the grass bank too but would cyclists use it? they're slow enough to use some of the cycle lane in this country, they seem to prefer to share the roads.
LeoD wrote: » . If the road was narrowed it might slow traffic down. This is just a very quick mock-up but the separation between cycles and motor traffic would make this a lot more useable to people of all ages and abilities. The cycleway could go at either side.
Cookiemunster wrote: » It's not just Limerick. The Galway and Cork schemes are a disaster too. Each bike in Galway was used just 2.2 times per week in 2017 (23,758 journeys/205 bikes) — compared with 84 in Paris, and the average of 28-49 uses per week in regional European cities. Each bike in Cork was used 17 times a week, and in Limerick the figure was just under three. Galway members took just seven journeys per annum last year (23,758 journeys/3,485 members), in Cork they took 25 and there were only 10 in Limerick. https://www.thesun.ie/news/2449236/irish-taxpayer-spending-e85000-each-month-on-bicycle-projects-in-galway-cork-and-limerick-but-two-of-them-are-facing-an-uphill-battle/
CHealy wrote: » Sorry but have to correct you on this, the Cork scheme has been a roaring success with nearly 1 million trips made in 4 years. I would say every 3rd or 4th bike I see in town is a Coke Zero bike and I use my own card 4 or 5 times a week. There has actually been continued calls to expand it to inner suburbs such is the success of the scheme. The large distances between Kent Station and UCC must be a huge factor in it popularity, but its just so handy for getting around town anyway.
Cookiemunster wrote: » It's more popular than Limerick or Cork, but the figures show that compared to the continent, usage numbers per bike are very low.
Cookiemunster wrote: » The road is wide, but the actual lanes aren't. I don't think you could make them any narrower and still allow a HGV to use them while keeping the bus lane. However you only need another meter or so to provide the segregation and there is plenty of room either side (without encroaching onto the paths) to allow this plus the bus lane and both traffic lanes.
I take it for granted the Coca Cola sponsorship is done as all the bikes are being rebranded along with the app.
Any news on new stations opening up?
I'd say Coca Cola couldn't wait to disassociate themselves from the pile of crap that the Limerick Bike Scheme became.
There is a new stretch from LIT to King John's opening up at the minute.
You would imagine with Covid & Climate driving every decision we make at the moment that new stations would be a priority.
I still can't understand why the likes of the Crescent and UL have not been included at his stage. Great news if LIT is getting one, they could pop one in at Thomond Park while they are at it!
The new TUS one is massive and it's right on the roundabout out the front so its dead handy for Thomond Park too
