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’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 [...]
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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 [...]
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On the 24th of September the GCC marked mobility week ’09 with an “edutainment” 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 [...]
Read more...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.
Read more...Hello all, we will be having a meeting on Tues. 18 August at 6 pm in Smokey Joe’s on the Arts/Science Concourse in NUI, Galway. It shouldn’t last more than an hour.
Read more...A few days ago the Galway Cycling Campaign joined Twitter. If you’re unfamiliar with the service, there is a useful introduction Read more...
On Sunday, the Dangan sports ground at NUI, Galway and the canals through the city were overrun by a 98-strong horde of apprentice cyclists and their parents. The Galway Cycling Campaign was hosting the “Cycling Treasure Hunt for all the Family”, the closing event of Bikeweek 2009 in Galway.
Read more...The Cycling Treasure Hunt, a family event for National Bike Week, takes place on:
Sunday 21 June from 12 noon to 4 pm.
Registration from 12 noon to 1 pm.
Location: NUI, Galway Sports Ground Pavilion in Dangan.
Frank Zappa plays the bicycle on the Steve Allen Show, 1963.
Read more...Entitles bearer to 10% off bike maintenance/repair at participating bike
shops for the month of June 2009. One voucher per customer/
transaction
Interesting FACTS about cycling in Galway(Census 2006):
In Galway, 44% of workers, 56% of 2nd-level students and
71% of 3rd-level students commute less than 5km (or a
distance reachable in 20-25 minutes by bike).
