future of dublin – community ideas for reducing car dependency

R112 orbital bus route line from Blackrock to Walkinstown

The overlooked orbital from BusConnects

It’s one of the city’s few crucial east-west orbital routes, built long before the M50 and it still has no bus service.
We are proposing a new orbital bus route along the R112 from Walkinstown to Blackrock.

Proposal for new F4 bus route on Wainsfort Road in Terenure.

Currently Planned BusConnects Network NETWORK MAP SUBMISSION: TEMPLEOGUE-WALKINSTOWN This article was originally posted in December 2020 (amended November 2023). Proposal:Addition of new F4 bus route to be added to New Dublin Bus Area Network as part of BusConnects. Route: The F4 route would join the planned F1,F2,F3 in forming the F spine from Kimmage to […]

Call to Action: Support the Beaver Row Cycle Track Donnybrook

Give your views here: https://consultation.dublincity.ie/traffic-and-transport/dodder-scheme-donnybrook-to-clonskeagh/consultation/intro/ Closing Date: 8th of December, 2023 Full info: https://consultation.dublincity.ie/traffic-and-transport/dodder-scheme-donnybrook-to-clonskeagh/ Red section: Segregated one way cycle track Yellow section: Shared two-directional cycle/pedestrain track

How Ireland can really help Ukraine in it’s war against Russia

Petroleum products, including crude oil, is the most dominant source by far, accounting for close to half (45.9 per cent) of Ireland’s energy mix in 2020, according to Eurostat. The country has one of the highest rates of oil dependency in the European Union. Most of Ireland’s oil is used in the transport sector, which […]

Calendar 2024: Lá Saoire Poiblí

Date Day Holiday 1 Jan Luan Lá Nollag Beag 5 Feb Luan Lá Fhéile Bríde (Imbolc) 17 Mar Domh Lá Fhéile Pádraig 1 Apr Luan Luan na Cásca 6 May Luan Bealtaine 3 Jun Luan Lá Saoire Bainc (Meithimh) 5 Aug Luan Lúnasa 28 Oct Luan Samhain 25 Dec Chéad Nollag 26 Dec Déard Lá Fhéile Stiofáin […]

10 effective ways to lower your greenhouse gas emissions (Visual)

At an individual level, we are all responsible for our own personal consumption. Any effort by people who are healthy and well to cycle or walk more, turn down the heating, use less electricity will all have beneficial impacts on reducing fossil fuel reliance. Here are some other simple measures people can try to reduce […]

BUS CORRIDOR SUBMISSION: NUMBER 12 – RATHFARNHAM TO CITY CENTRE

Original Submission Date : 11 November 2020 The Rathfarnham to City Centre route has improved in some ways and disimproved in others. The solution found for Rathgar Road was in our view a very good one as a good compromise was found here to prioritize public transport including cycling infrastructure. However Terenure Road East continues […]

BusConnects: Our summary view on the bus spines converging in Dublin South Central: Templeogue Area

Proposals for Bus Gates* next to KCR and Terenure Library (inbound only) and residential turn-bans are being met with considerable concern. *Note: A Bus Gate (such as the one at College Green), is a length of street that effectively creates a shortcut for buses that reduces travelling time for passengers by removing through traffic. These have […]

Uncomfortable truths: Dissecting Dublin’s SUV epidemic

This article was amended on 4th November 2023 Ireland´s spectacular economic recovery has occurred alongside a rather more ominous threat, bigger, beefier cars, particularly in the capitals leafy suburbs. Once a workhorse that lugged tools around or for bumpy off-road driving, the SUV has now morphed into the default option for families puttering around suburbia […]

Restoring Aircoach route from Ballinteer/Terenure to Dublin Airport

Proposal to restore Aircoach route on M50 from Ballinteer to Dublin Airport which was first launched in April 2011 before being discontinued. We suggest running the route as a Dublin Bus route (similar to 16 bus route) if Aircoach is no longer feasible. Route Map: Ballinteer => Dundrum Shopping Centre (Park & Ride) => Churchtown […]