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	<link>http://www.galwaycycling.org</link>
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		<title>Ban bendy buses say cyclists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the City Council meet to consider the recent MVA public transport study, the Galway Cycling Campaign is calling on them to keep the safety of citizens uppermost by banning so-called bendy buses from the city. Although the report has not been circulated to the city council&#8217;s transport policy committee, there are indications that it explores the option of bendy buses in Galway.    
Bendy or &#8220;articulated&#8221; buses are like two normal buses stuck together with a hinge. The bendy buses are 18m (60ft) long and have provoked controversy in Dublin and ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.galwaycycling.org/ban-bendy-buses-say-cyclists/</link>
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		<title>Cycling Campaign criticise Cllr Flaherty for being inconsistent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Galway Cycling Campaign wonders why Cllr Terry O Flaherty is criticising cyclists for cycling on Shop Street, when she herself has voted for schemes in the past which put cyclists up on footpaths. The Galway Cycling Campaign opposed the Doughiska Road redevelopment scheme because of this very point, i.e putting cyclists up on the footpaths and placing them in conflict with pedestrians. Anybody who has seen the mess that is the Doughiska Road can see that cyclists are in clear conflict with pedestrians on sections of this road and ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.galwaycycling.org/cycling-campaign-criticise-cllr-flaherty-for-being-inconsistent/</link>
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		<title>Walking and Cycling Strategy: Consultants don&#8217;t need cycling skills says council official</title>
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In the latest twist in the ongoing controversy over the consultants (AECOM) assigned to Galway City and Environs Walking and Cycling Strategy, the Council&#8217;s Director of Services Ciaran Hayes has argued that they do not have to have passed an approved cycling skills course. Last November, the Galway Cycling Campaign wrote to Mr Hayes to establish that the consultants had taken an approved cycling skills course, or had formal training that would allow them to assess roads used by cyclists. Objective 18.3 of the Irish Government’s National Cycle Policy Framework ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.galwaycycling.org/walking-and-cycling-strategy-consultants-dont-need-cycling-skills-says-council-official/</link>
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		<title>Campaign Welcomes City Council&#8217;s Smarter Travel 30km/h Speed Limit Proposal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Galway Cycling Campaign has welcomed the City Council&#8217;s proposal to introduce a 30km/h speed limit as part of its proposal to secure funding of €25 million for the Galway Metropolitan Area from the Smarter Travel fund.
Commenting on this proposal, Shane Foran, the Chair of the Galway Cycling Campaign, stated:
&#8220;During the &#8220;big freeze&#8221; it was clear that traffic speeds in the city were reduced. Motorists have been driving at the speed limit on main roads, at 30km/h on secondary roads and at walking speed in housing estates where the roads ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.galwaycycling.org/campaign-welcomes-city-councils-smarter-travel-30kmh-speed-limit-proposal/</link>
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		<title>Walking and Cycling Strategy: Query raised re consultants&#8217; qualifications</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Galway Cycling Campaign have written to City Council Director of Services, Ciaran Hayes, seeking clarification on the qualifications of the consultants assigned to Galway City and Environs Walking and Cycling Strategy (AECOM). The Campaigners say that they have been unable to establish that the consultants have taken an approved cycling skills course or have formal training that would allow them to assess roads used by cyclists.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.galwaycycling.org/231/</link>
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		<title>Survey on Walking/Cycling Infrastructure</title>
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The Galway City Community Forum has compiled an excellent survey on cycling and walking in Galway.
Members of the Galway City Community orum's transport group who met last week feel that this survey is much more relevant to the needs and concerns of pedestrians and cyclists than the survey recently promoted by the council’s consultants, and that it is more in line with the Forum’s transport policies.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.galwaycycling.org/survey-on-walkingcycling-infrastructure/</link>
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		<title>Galway cycling and walking news</title>
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A few links for your attention. The first is a very good piece in the Sentinel about a few of the things the Galway Cycling Campaign is lobbying for. Here&#8217;s an excerpt:
Roundabouts have become particularly hazardous for Galway cyclists. “To negotiate a roundabout, a cyclist has to be in the same traffic flow for entering or exiting, yet motorists are trying to overtake them by racing past. They are only delayed by a few seconds if they allow the cyclist to go in front. We’d appeal to motorists to give ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.galwaycycling.org/galway-cycling-and-walking-news/</link>
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		<title>31/10/09 A Touch of Green amid the Galway Asphalt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday the 31st of October, a city centre car parking space was temporarily reclaimed for the people of Galway. What used to be a car parking space was transformed into a mini public park to celebrate Galway’s first ever Park(ing) Day.
The aim of Park(ing) Day is to convert a single metered parking space into a temporary public park in an area of Galway City that is underserved by public open space.  The objective is to creatively explore how our urban public space is allocated and used. Inexpensive kerb-side ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.galwaycycling.org/311009-a-touch-of-green-amid-the-galway-asphalt/</link>
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		<title>September &#8216;09 Cycling Campaign marks mobility week with competition in Uni</title>
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On the 24th of September the GCC marked mobility week &#8216;09 with an &#8220;edutainment&#8221; event in NUI, Galway.  There was a competition using the information signs from the summer bicycle treasure hunt which were arrayed along the main concourse.  (Reputedly the longest enclosed space in the country). University vice president Keith Warnock, sponsored two bicycles worth EU250 each and mountain trail sponsored some bike accessories.   To enter the draw participants had to answer questions on measures to promote cycling and improve safety. The information signs covered the usual suspects: Roundabouts, ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.galwaycycling.org/september-09-cycle-campaign-marks-mobility-week-with-competition-in-uni/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Cycling Motorists&#8221; &#8211; a new survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A study by the UK-based Institute of Advanced Motorists indicates that 45% of motorists cycle occasionally or regularly, and suggests that there is great potential for more motorists to begin cycling or to cycle more than they already do. A spokesperson for the IAM said: “Millions of motorists are already taking to the roads on two wheels.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.galwaycycling.org/cycling-motorists-a-new-survey/</link>
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