More attention to the future

I commend Cork City Council for the significant improvements to the cycle network in the last 12 months.  That said, many people living in the city do not have access to safe cycle routes and large parts of the city are not appealing to people who may wish to cycle.

We feel that the focus now needs to shift towards providing cycle routes and not cycle lanes. These routes need to connect into the existing network. Major artery routes need to be of high quality and segregated by hard infrastructure (kerbing, etc). A clear roadmap needs to be provided for what routes will be delivered over the lifetime of the City Development Plan.

Particular focus needs to be afforded to the northside of the city as it is less served by existing cycle infrastructure.

We believe that the 15-minute city concept is achievable for all city neighbourhood by adopting a targeted approach to introduce key elements of cycling infrastructure, such as safe roundabouts and intersections, segregated cycle routes, lower speed limits, filtered permeability, and improved design which minimizes conflict points between pedestrians and cyclists.