Dublin City Council won its legal case after years of Court battles. We cannot listen to those who are trying to block quick action on climate change, road safety, and increasing mobility options.
The undersigned are calling on Dublin City Council to start a 12-month trial of a two-way cycle path on Beach Road, Strand Road and onto the Merrion Road to connect to Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council’s Coastal Mobility Route (CMR).
A trial will show if the negatives override the benefits. But the council should try to address concerns by carrying out close monitoring of traffic, taking any necessary measures to limit rat-running once Strand Road and Beach Road are made one-way, monitor and take steps to ensure that bus priority on the Merrion Road is not affected, and using the two-way cycle path to maintain north-south accessibility for emergency services on Strand Road and Beach Road (as is done in Paris, London and on the CMR).
This project addresses transport mobility, climate action, road safety and a range of health issues, and has side benefits such as leisure and tourism. That’s why the call for a trial and this petition are supported by:
• A Playful City
• Climate and Health Alliance
• Cycling Without Age
• DLR Living Streets
• Dublin Commuter Coalition
• Dublin Cycling Campaign and the Irish Cycling Campaign
• Friends of the Earth
• I Bike Dublin
• Irish Doctors for the Environment
• IrishCycle.com
• Irish Heart Foundation
• Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice
• Strand and Beach Road Residents
• The Bike Hub
• And more TBC