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Congratulations @EamonRyan on your appointment as Minister for Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport. I know you’re planning to get more of us cycling. Here’s a few practical suggestions:
1. 100 new Dublinbikes stations are planned and ready to go. Fund them in the July stimulus package.
2. The NTA’s Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy is hopelessly lacking in ambition for walking and cycling. It must be revised
2. The NTA’s Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy is hopelessly lacking in ambition for walking and cycling. It must be revised
3. Provide cycle training, including on-road training, for every school in the country
4. Replace the bike-to-work scheme with a reduced VAT rate or better yet a zero VAT rate on bikes and e-bikes to allow everyone benefit from cheaper bikes
4. Replace the bike-to-work scheme with a reduced VAT rate or better yet a zero VAT rate on bikes and e-bikes to allow everyone benefit from cheaper bikes
5. Introduce a new Dutch-style standard for junction layouts to make them safer for cyclists
6. Allow contraflow on all single-laned one-way streets. Belgium has led the way and shown that it’s a safe strategy
6. Allow contraflow on all single-laned one-way streets. Belgium has led the way and shown that it’s a safe strategy
7. Provide funding for local authorities to widen footpaths and narrow traffic lanes to slow traffic and encourage cycling and walking
8. Allow towns on national roads to set speed limits below 50kph
8. Allow towns on national roads to set speed limits below 50kph
