Mike Banim retweeted
"The group said that the council should follow cities like Ghent and Oslo which pushed through car traffic out of the city centre while still allowing car access"
irishcycle.com/2023/09/05/de…
Mike Banim retweeted
With motorway toll rises in the news today, reposting a piece @mu_lynch and I wrote a few weeks ago arguing we need to fundamentally reform the way we tax driving (including tolls).
irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/…
Mike Banim retweeted
The nonsense we put up with, just to allow a tiny number of people to drive through the city centre. Just remove private cars, and you can get the whole lot done for a tiny fraction of this cost.
Liffey Cycle Route costs spiral to “above €100m” so that cars can stay on quays irishcycle.com/2022/12/09/li…
Mike Banim retweeted
Interesting that the SI enabling the trial of zebra crossings w/o Belisha beacons say that a sign *may* be used. My interpretation is that if the zebra lines on the road exist |=| then it is a valid zebra crossing in law, even without Belishas or a sign. irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2022…
ALT Type A zebra crossing sign
Mike Banim retweeted
Or ask the council to grit the footpaths so that people can safely walk outside instead of insisting that the council grit everywhere cars go while advising the elderly to stay inside.
⚠️Take care on icy footpaths❄
I have asked @dlrcc to commence gritting of all secondary Rds & housing estates in the county urgently.
Advisable for the elderly to stay indoors as much as is possible until the ice has cleared. Make sure to look out for your elderly neighbours!
Mike Banim retweeted
Delighted to hear Min. Ryan’s support for transforming the Leinster House car park to a public green space, an extension of the national gallery. What a positive signal this would give to the public on climate leadership from politicians. I hope for strong cross party support.
NEWS: Green Party Leader @EamonRyan has told #TonightVMTV he is in favour of getting rid of the car park for politicians at Leinster House.
Mike Banim retweeted
Following last nights Council meeting and a vote of Cllrs, the cycle lanes planned for DLR Central will go ahead. This means safer cycling for all. Construction to begin in 2023
📢We're proposing to construct high quality pedestrian and cycling infrastructure to promote active travel on: Kill Avenue, Mounttown Road Lower, Mounttown Road Upper & Glenageary Road Upper, Dún Laoghaire.
🗣️ #HaveYourSay here: bit.ly/dlrCentral22
📅Closing Date - 6th Oct
Mike Banim retweeted
📢We're proposing to construct high quality pedestrian and cycling infrastructure to promote active travel on: Kill Avenue, Mounttown Road Lower, Mounttown Road Upper & Glenageary Road Upper, Dún Laoghaire.
🗣️ #HaveYourSay here: bit.ly/dlrCentral22
📅Closing Date - 6th Oct
Mike Banim retweeted
A policy that seeks to increase economic ties with China, and therefore dependence on that country, is a strategic error in my view.
Spoke to Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney about China:
He said China is too big a market to ignore and Ireland will look to expand trade & investment where possible
scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…
Mike Banim retweeted
There are two ways to respond to this decision, handwringing about a failed roads project, or seeing it as an opportunity to create Ireland’s most sustainable and well managed city. I’m in the latter camp. So let’s do it @EamonRyan @GalwayCityCo @1Hildegarde @TFIupdates – at Galway, Ireland
Mike Banim retweeted
Here’s one for you:
***And most important,*** CORK IS NOT A METROPOLIS. IT IS A VILLAGE
consult.nationaltransport.ie…
Mike Banim retweeted
William Shatner on his Blue Origin flight to space: "It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered." variety.com/2022/tv/news/wil…
Mike Banim retweeted
From today Milan (Italy) is banning 25% of the most polluting cars in the metropolitan area from driving within the municipality.
It will be enforced with automatic number plate recognition cameras and vehicle tracking devices. Fines between 150-650€.
Mike Banim retweeted
Next up is removing the car park, presumably?
Lead by example, politicians told, as Leinster House heaters remain off irishtimes.com/politics/oire…
Mike Banim retweeted
Catholics now outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland, a country whose boundaries were drawn in 1921 to ensure a hefty Protestant majority - but both are now minorities. Results (including 'religion brought up in') of last year's census: NI is 45.7% Catholic, 43.5% Protestant.
Mike Banim retweeted
Two days ago the NYT posted an investigation into politicians trading stocks
They found that 81 Democrats & 101 Republicans filed up to 3,700 trades and $100M in possible volume
Many had 100% winners, with some perfectly timed
Here’s examples of just how good they were
Mike Banim retweeted
How can they justify building this kind of car-dominant housing this close to good public transport in 2022? And why are the Ballyfermot-Drimnagh councillors not calling it out?
I'm struggling to understand why @DubCityCouncil wants to build low density, car centric housing 800m from a train station, adjacent to the BusConnects G spine?
The Cherry Orchard affordable housing site is also a 30 minute bike ride to O'Connell bridge.
