The Road Safety Authority have produced a new video on how cyclists and HGVs should interact when sharing road space.

You can watch the video here

The Council is taking control of the lanes between George’s St, Northumberland Ave, Cross Ave and Patrick St and will improve the street paving, lighting, landscaping and traffic management on the back lanes.

Plans for the upgrade are on public display up to and including Tuesday 6th April 2010, at the Planning Department, County Hall, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire between the hours of 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. and at the Council Offices, Dundrum Office Park, Dundrum between the...

The covering over of the Dart line at the Pavilion complex has resulted in a great civic space where people can sit and enjoy views of the Harbour. The next phase begins this month and will see new café terraces, pathways, seating areas and a small play space installed. There will also be new lighting, umbrellas and an information kiosk, as well as trees planted in the area.

Ciarán Cuffe discusses the new plans in this video.

The Green Party has welcomed planned improvements to 'The Metals' pedestrian and cycle route, which links Dún Laoghaire and Dalkey, financed under the government’s ‘Smarter Travel Project Fund’.

The fund of €15 million to be spent over 5 years is aimed at supporting small sustainable transport projects that can deliver real and measurable changes in people’s travel choices and behaviour at a local level.

Green Party TD for Dún Laoghaire Ciar...

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley T.D. today published details of legislation to provide for a directly elected mayor for the Dublin region.

Under the proposed legislation in the general scheme of a Local Government (Dublin Mayor and Regional Authority) Bill 2010, the mayor will have a range of substantial powers to establish and deliver a vision for Dublin. The Mayor’s election, from a population base of 1.2million, will also give the...