Waterford Bicycle User's Group
@waterfordbug.bsky.social
Voluntary cycling (walking & wheeling) advocates.
Ireland.
Ireland.
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More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.
$105 Million Reparations Package for Tulsa Race Massacre Unveiled by Mayor
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.
We participated in the Inner Ring Road #ActiveTravel #Waterford scheme (walking + wheeling), welcoming it with requests for revision, to make it as comfortable, appealing, and safe as possible for all ages and abilities:
consult.waterfordcouncil.ie/en/node/2953...
consult.waterfordcouncil.ie/en/node/2953...
Inner Ring Road Active Travel Scheme - Submissions | Waterford City & County Council
consult.waterfordcouncil.ie
May 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We participated in the Inner Ring Road #ActiveTravel #Waterford scheme (walking + wheeling), welcoming it with requests for revision, to make it as comfortable, appealing, and safe as possible for all ages and abilities:
consult.waterfordcouncil.ie/en/node/2953...
consult.waterfordcouncil.ie/en/node/2953...
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The Expense stickers are now available.
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April 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Expense stickers are now available.
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Sign of the day…
April 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Sign of the day…
So, one of our plucky followers raised this petition, Please support: www.change.org/p/support-th...
#Waterford #Ballygunner #Cycleloop #Safety #activetravel
#Waterford #Ballygunner #Cycleloop #Safety #activetravel
Sign the Petition
Support the Ballygunner Loop Cycle Lane
www.change.org
April 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
So, one of our plucky followers raised this petition, Please support: www.change.org/p/support-th...
#Waterford #Ballygunner #Cycleloop #Safety #activetravel
#Waterford #Ballygunner #Cycleloop #Safety #activetravel
We submitted a positive response to this scheme - it will make cycling safer and more accessible to people living along the route, and nearby. Today is the last day. Have your say!! #waterford #lovewaterford #cycling #wheeling #activetravel consult.waterfordcouncil.ie/en/consultat...
Williamstown Road Active Travel Scheme | Waterford City & County Council
consult.waterfordcouncil.ie
April 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
We submitted a positive response to this scheme - it will make cycling safer and more accessible to people living along the route, and nearby. Today is the last day. Have your say!! #waterford #lovewaterford #cycling #wheeling #activetravel consult.waterfordcouncil.ie/en/consultat...
A #licence to #drive should be a privilege, not an entitlement: #RoadSafety
m.independent.ie/irish-news/c...
m.independent.ie/irish-news/c...
m.independent.ie
April 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
A #licence to #drive should be a privilege, not an entitlement: #RoadSafety
m.independent.ie/irish-news/c...
m.independent.ie/irish-news/c...
@marcocathasaigh.bsky.social writes clearly about the current dearth of #leadership in #waterford on #activetravel:
open.substack.com/pub/marcocat...
open.substack.com/pub/marcocat...
Politicisation of Cycling Infrastructure
What the Farronshoneen Roundabout debate tells us about our Transport conversations generally
open.substack.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
@marcocathasaigh.bsky.social writes clearly about the current dearth of #leadership in #waterford on #activetravel:
open.substack.com/pub/marcocat...
open.substack.com/pub/marcocat...
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
We support #Zebras and the correct use of #ZebraCrossings in #Ballygunnar #Waterford & beyond:
www.wlrfm.com/podcasts/dei...
www.wlrfm.com/podcasts/dei...
Listener Roisin dons a 'Zebra' costume to highlight "dangerous" Zebra crossing! | WLRFM.com
Roisin McDonagh is so concerned about road safety at the Ballygunner crossing that she dressed as a zebra herself to highlight it...
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April 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We support #Zebras and the correct use of #ZebraCrossings in #Ballygunnar #Waterford & beyond:
www.wlrfm.com/podcasts/dei...
www.wlrfm.com/podcasts/dei...
1/5 Yesterday, mary from this group spoke on WLRFM Déise Today about the petition to reverse safety improvements for #ActiveTravel at the Farrananshoneen roundabout.
Listen back here & tell us what you think:
www.wlrfm.com/listenback#:...
Listen back here & tell us what you think:
www.wlrfm.com/listenback#:...
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March 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
1/5 Yesterday, mary from this group spoke on WLRFM Déise Today about the petition to reverse safety improvements for #ActiveTravel at the Farrananshoneen roundabout.
Listen back here & tell us what you think:
www.wlrfm.com/listenback#:...
Listen back here & tell us what you think:
www.wlrfm.com/listenback#:...
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Keep fighting the good fight!
March 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Keep fighting the good fight!
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Sarah is one of the @irishtimes.com best columnists. Common sense and great life insights abound in her writing.
Encourage the drivers in your life to read this, so they understand that the majority of cyclists are ordinary ppl who just want to get home alive.
Encourage the drivers in your life to read this, so they understand that the majority of cyclists are ordinary ppl who just want to get home alive.
March 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Sarah is one of the @irishtimes.com best columnists. Common sense and great life insights abound in her writing.
Encourage the drivers in your life to read this, so they understand that the majority of cyclists are ordinary ppl who just want to get home alive.
Encourage the drivers in your life to read this, so they understand that the majority of cyclists are ordinary ppl who just want to get home alive.
So much of this article is common to cycling in #Waterford.
We're looking forward to the network rolling out, here:p
We're looking forward to the network rolling out, here:p
March 16, 2025 at 7:29 AM
So much of this article is common to cycling in #Waterford.
We're looking forward to the network rolling out, here:p
We're looking forward to the network rolling out, here:p
We look forward to this when the #Waterford cycle network rolls out:
March 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
We look forward to this when the #Waterford cycle network rolls out:
Traffic jams on Grange Raod towards the #Farrananshoneen roundabout #waterford maps.app.goo.gl/KAEjBzSwyoy4... ar clearly caused by #induceDemand and the junction being fed by high levels of traffic from the western Cumann na mBan road (outer ring road).
www.waterford-news.ie/.../farronsh....
www.waterford-news.ie/.../farronsh....
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March 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Traffic jams on Grange Raod towards the #Farrananshoneen roundabout #waterford maps.app.goo.gl/KAEjBzSwyoy4... ar clearly caused by #induceDemand and the junction being fed by high levels of traffic from the western Cumann na mBan road (outer ring road).
www.waterford-news.ie/.../farronsh....
www.waterford-news.ie/.../farronsh....
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They suck equally hard.
February 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
They suck equally hard.
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That was Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, a song in which she complains they paved paradise to put up a parking lot!
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
YouTube video by Alan Partridge - Quote of the Day
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February 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
That was Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, a song in which she complains they paved paradise to put up a parking lot!
Road speed limit reductions are coming soon to increase road safety. Most fatalities occur on 80km/hr roads.
Regional (L-) roads will firstly change from 80km/hr to 60 km/hr from the 8th of February.
Later this year, urban roads will reduce to 30 km/hr.
www.thejournal.ie/speed-limit-...
Regional (L-) roads will firstly change from 80km/hr to 60 km/hr from the 8th of February.
Later this year, urban roads will reduce to 30 km/hr.
www.thejournal.ie/speed-limit-...
Speed limit reductions are coming into effect this month - here's what you need to know
Spped limits will be reduced from 80km/h to 60km/h in February in an aim to reduce road fatalities.
www.thejournal.ie
February 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Road speed limit reductions are coming soon to increase road safety. Most fatalities occur on 80km/hr roads.
Regional (L-) roads will firstly change from 80km/hr to 60 km/hr from the 8th of February.
Later this year, urban roads will reduce to 30 km/hr.
www.thejournal.ie/speed-limit-...
Regional (L-) roads will firstly change from 80km/hr to 60 km/hr from the 8th of February.
Later this year, urban roads will reduce to 30 km/hr.
www.thejournal.ie/speed-limit-...
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Advertising is a problem:
February 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Advertising is a problem:
Busconnects.ie confirmed routes for #Waterford, including a convoluted orbital route.
So, they did listen to people and make changes.
What do you think of it?
So, they did listen to people and make changes.
What do you think of it?
Sustainable transport for better cities | Busconnects
BusConnects is the National Transport Authority’s programme to greatly improve bus services in Irish cities. It is a key part of the Government’s policy to improve public transport and address climate...
Busconnects.ie
January 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Busconnects.ie confirmed routes for #Waterford, including a convoluted orbital route.
So, they did listen to people and make changes.
What do you think of it?
So, they did listen to people and make changes.
What do you think of it?
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A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social