Blanchardstown Town Centre apartment development
Lifestyle sports Head of sustainability stated...
“we are alarmed by the proposed reduction in customer car-parking space. It is difficult to comprehend how the applicant could consider this acceptable”
Smyths Toys, Harvey Norman, TK Maxx, Lifestyle Sports try to block €450m apartment scheme
https://jrnl.ie/5994293
People who cycle are being told that they *must* go beyond what is required by law to protect themselves from people driving.
People driving are being *asked* to be careful.
#motonormativity #motordom
https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/1011545/limerick-gardai-in-road-safety-appeal-to-pedestrians-and-cyclists.html
A common refrain heard from opponents of cycling infrastructure is that "not everyone can cycle", which is, of course, undisputedly true.
It is also true that only 56.5% of Irish people hold a full driving licence, yet we design our transport infrastructure as if everyone can use a car.
@siobhanmcelduff
DCC would be proud of this #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #MotorDom and the footpath is falling apart all on display here
"He had been told by Galway City Council that it only had resources to grit the roads, which were a priority to keep traffic moving."
https://connachttribune.ie/council-must-show-more-grit-as-people-confined-to-homes/
Seamus Quirke Road in Galway this afternoon - what is wrong with this picture?
(pic via @Kemrch on the other site)