My name is Thomas Bibby, I live in Nenagh, Ireland. Read more about me» I am currently fooling about with Mastodon.
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- Untitled March 23, 2023In an ideal world it would be obvious to us all that parking your vehicle entirely on the footpath near a large primary school is anti-social and wrong, not to mention a road traffic offence; in the meantime it’s great to see fines starting to being issued in Limerick. Thank you Limerick Council! (Hopefully we’ll […]
- Untitled March 21, 2023New CSO stats today show a big increase in bus journeys outside Dublin over pre-pandemic levels. Graph shows bus passenger journeys outside Dublin for the first four weeks in January in 2023 vs 2019. According to the CSO by Week 8 this 2019-23 increase had reached 31%. In addition, bus journeys in Dublin have also […]
- Untitled March 20, 2023“A new report released by the UN and Somalia’s government has found that there may have been 43,000 excess deaths last year as a result of the ongoing drought – half of whom were likely to be children under the age of five.”
- Untitled March 12, 2023This is a lovely article by The Ranty Highwayman. Even though it’s ostensibly about designing roads and streets for efficient and safe movement (and it is very wise and insightful about this topic) I think it’s also about design in general: the importance of empathy with all those those who will encounter your designs; the […]
- Untitled March 6, 2023When it comes to improving transport we sometimes focus too much on price, when space and capacity can have a much greater impact. Great article in the Irish Times with nuggets of wisdom from transport experts Dave O’Connor, Lorraine D’Arcy and Brian Caulfield.
- Untitled March 1, 2023Fascinating process going on with the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan in Kilkenny. Public consultation and focus group reports published this week. “A city that has shared space for all, is uncomfortable for cars…all-inclusive, busy with lots of people” The focus group consisted a wide range of stakeholders from Kilkenny, who got input from experts such […]
- Untitled February 27, 2023Great to see the draft CycleConnects national cycle network (1) already feeding in to local area plans: here’s the Roscrea Local Area Plan (2) published on Friday which has incorporated most of the suggested CycleConnects network into their transport plan (with a few omissions). A national plan is invaluable to show where local investment should […]
- Untitled February 22, 2023Delighted to see the consultation for BusConnects Limerick, and the city is lucky to have experts from the firm founded by Jarrett Walker designing its network. Lots of good in it, but disappointed however to see half of the high frequency routes will not serve the city’s bus/rail station, so no direct transfer to the […]
- Untitled February 17, 20232023 will be a truly groundbreaking year for rural public transport in Ireland. 67 new and upgraded routes being introduced this year, across every county in the country, as part of the Connecting Ireland programme. PDF with details
- Untitled February 15, 2023“The Welsh government said all future roads…must not increase carbon emissions, they must not increase the number of cars on the road, they must not lead to higher speeds and higher emissions, and they must not negatively impact the environment.” All major road building projects in Wales are scrapped – BBC News The recommendations from […]
- Untitled February 13, 202321% of households in Tullamore don’t own a car. This month, Offaly Council gave planning permission for a private hospital on the outskirts of Tullamore. It will be 28 mins walk from the nearest bus stop. This is the road pedestrians and bus users will use to access the hospital.
- Untitled February 9, 2023New Connecting Ireland bus service connecting the Irish National Heritage Park, Wilton Castle and the villages of Glynn, Killurin, Ballyhogue, Bree and Tomnalosset to Enniscorthy and Wexford Town. Local Link 384 will run 5 times/day each way Mon-Sat and 4 on Sun, starting this Monday.
- Untitled February 9, 2023Some thoughts on cultural assumptions and rural transport policy: In rural Ireland, only losers take the bus
- Untitled February 7, 2023I wrote this piece nearly four years ago, in memory of Natalia Jimenez Martinez who was killed on her bike, highlighting the need for an east-west spine for safe cycling in Limerick. Councillors will vote on the first half of this spine this month. If you live in Limerick please drop your local reps a […]
- Untitled February 2, 2023This is a nice detail from the proposed permanent cycle scheme from Clonskeagh through Ranelagh. Continuous footpath and cycle track across a side street with no dip for cars and a stop sign before the footpath. Cars have a 45° slope at the kerb between the footpath and cycle track and between the cycle track […]
- Untitled January 28, 2023One of the great things about living in a rural market town is the opportunity to support local food producers. This omelette was cooked fresh at a stall in Nenagh by Corrigeen Farm with eggs from their hens fed cereals grown on their farm. It was incredibly tasty.
- Untitled January 27, 2023The exciting potential of car-free places. Merwede, a planned car free neighbourhood for 10,000 residents beside Utrecht railway station. 240 housing units/hectare. 30% social, 25% affordable, 45% private. The only parking will be in an underground garage at the edge: €200/month (discounted for residents with disabilities).
- Untitled January 20, 2023Do you know anyone who would like to work in tech? The company I work for is recruiting a software tester. No experience necessarily needed but we’re looking for someone very methodical, who can catch niggly details and who has an interest in tech and apps. Fully remote with occasional meetings in Limerick. Feel free […]
- Untitled January 13, 2023Love to see it! New Local Link 188 Athboy-Navan-Drogheda bus route launching this Monday as part of the Connecting Ireland programme. Eight services a day, including late evening buses from Navan and Drogheda, giving people access to night classes, cinema trips, visits to friends and family, and connections from Dublin and further afield.
- Untitled January 5, 2023This is an astonishingly good piece by Marco Chitti about how to really make buses work in cities. Making sure bus lanes don’t get obstructed by traffic at junctions and speeding up boarding matters, but wholesale changes in how cars circulate to make space for buses *really* matters.