Posted by Limerick Cycling Campaign on Tuesday, January 21, 2020
A number of civil society groups have been re-thinking how we get around in our city, and we can transform urban mobility in Limerick City. “TRANSPORT FOR LIMERICK” was a public event, attended by eight of Limerick City’s Councillors.
TRANSPORT FOR LIMERICK was a series of short presentations from different groups reflecting on transport alternatives and transit life in Limerick. Organised by the Limerick Cycling Campaign, Limerick City Centre Business Forum, the Limerick Chapter of the Irish Georgian Society, Limerick Pedestrian Network, Limerick Cycle Bus, and other groups and individuals.
Read our mega-thread from Twitter below for key slides, and please share!
Packed house! pic.twitter.com/KqW1Vn7eva
— Limerick Cycling (@LimerickCycling) January 21, 2020
The event followed the Pecha Kucha format where each presentation consists of 20 slides, with 20 seconds allowed for each slide. The mission is to further inform the conversation around the consultation period of the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy which is due to go for public consultation in early 2020 and to ensure that Limerick becomes a sustainable transport city, as prioritised in the Strategy.
The event took place on Tuesday 21st of January 2020 at City Hall, Merchants Quay, Limerick.
Conor Buckley – Limerick Cycling Campaign
Conor Buckley from our Limerick Cycling Campaign said that it’s not about cycling:
#limerick is flat, compact and small. We have the perfect canvas for cycling infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/4m2DkuTmDr
— Limerick Cycling (@LimerickCycling) January 21, 2020
Ailish Drake – Irish Georgian Society
Ailish Drake from the Irish Georgian Society said that we need to ensure that Limerick City centre is a Destination:
We need to ensure the city centre is a Destination. pic.twitter.com/lIiU8lw3Mr
— Limerick Cycling (@LimerickCycling) January 21, 2020
Tom Dowling – Fix Limerick Bus
Tom Dowling from Fix Limerick Bus followed on with a series of solutions, including a city bus station:
We need to make changes to our bus station, look at developing heavy rail & light rail and plan a number of strategic park and ride sites. pic.twitter.com/wpmmsCqvQf
— Limerick Cycling (@LimerickCycling) January 21, 2020
Seán Golden – Land Development Agency
Seán Golden, an economist the Land Development Agency emphasised the transformative power of development at Limerick’s Colbert Station:
There’s a need to provide the facilities to make waking, cycling and #micromobility more accessible. pic.twitter.com/0bvYNrBBdw
— Limerick Cycling (@LimerickCycling) January 21, 2020
Madeleine Lyes – Limerick Pedestrian Network
Madeleine Lyes from Limerick Pedestrian Network said that designing the city for the most vulnerable will result in a city suitable for all:
@cityintersect advocating that our upcoming @TFIupdates Transport Strategy needs to prioritise the heirarchy of the street and prioritise people over private cars when planning. pic.twitter.com/9PN44WYjG2
— Limerick Cycling (@LimerickCycling) January 21, 2020
Anne Cronin – Limerick Cycle Bus
Anne Cronin of the Limerick Cycle Bus said that kids do want to cycle to school:
The children on the @CyclingBusLmk want safe and segregated cycle infrastructure. Kids strongly against shared bus and cycle lanes. Speaking about fear of large buses. pic.twitter.com/HCmOsjrXEd
— Limerick Cycling (@LimerickCycling) January 21, 2020
Tadhg Kearney – Limerick City Centre Business Forum
Tadhg Kearney ended the evening with:
“We need a dynamic vision for our city centre. We need our officials to listen to the groups here and harness their vision and ambition to develop as a destination.”
“We vision we can be one of the outstanding cities in Western Europe.”
— Limerick Cycling (@LimerickCycling) January 21, 2020
Do these ideas resonate with you?
Please retweet on Twitter. The Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy must serve the people of Limerick, Shannon and its surrounding regions.
