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No safe space for families to cycle in #Salthill #GalwayCityOfCarCulture
Woman cycling on the footpath with her baby. Woman cycling on the footpath with her baby.
March 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
cosaingalway.bsky.social
So you want to walk towards #Salthill Promenade.

Where do you cross?

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Junction in Salthill, Galway, with no clear walking route or place to cross.
March 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
cosaingalway.bsky.social
#ShopByBike
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A man locking his bike to the nearest and most convenient immovable object: a street sign indicating a one-way street where cycling is entirely prohibited.
May 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
cosaingalway.bsky.social
There has been talk of improving public transport and active travel infrastructure in #GalwayCityOfCarCulture for the past 25 years or more.

Anyone remember the Galway Transport Unit, launched in 2008? It promised much, delivered damn all.

Smarter Travel, 2009? Huge ambition, massive failure.
May 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
cosaingalway.bsky.social
Meanwhile, in #GalwayCityOfCarCulture, it is literally illegal to travel by bike to the school gate in some situations.
A one-way street in Galway makes cycling to a nearby school illegal, from one particular direction. A one-way street in Galway makes cycling to a nearby school illegal, from one particular direction. A one-way street in Galway makes cycling to a nearby school illegal, from one particular direction.
February 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
cosaingalway.bsky.social
Time to introduce Bluesky to #GalwayCityOfCarCulture.

1. Motorists are still driving along the footpath on Kingston Road near the Threadneedle junction.

2. Muddy tracks left by a large vehicle in the "bike lane" on Threadneedle.

3. Dished kerb helps the driver of a large 4WD jeep go "off road".
Puddle of water reveals the tracks of motor vehicle wheels along a narrow, uneven pedestrian footpath. Kingston Road, Galway Mud spread by vehicle wheels shows that motorists have been driving in an unprotected "bike lane". Threadneedle Road, Galway. Driver of a large black four-wheel-drive jeep parked on a grass verge and footpath, Threadneedle Road, Galway. The driver used a dished kerb to mount the footpath, despite the jeep being designed for heavy-duty "off road" use.
December 3, 2024 at 1:48 PM
cosaingalway.bsky.social
In #Salthill, as elsewhere in #GalwayCityOfCarCulture, the Council's design pedestrian is someone who has just parked their car.
A set of steps lead from a footpath down to a surface car park in Salthill. Pedestrians wishing to access the seafront promenade must pass between parked cars or else follow the desire line on grass or gravel at the green area to the side. A woman has just descended the steps and is walking towards the promenade. A set of steps lead from a footpath down to a surface car park in Salthill. Pedestrians wishing to access the seafront promenade must pass between parked cars or else follow the desire line on grass or gravel at the green area to the side. Two people are walking between the cars and are about to ascend the steps. Desire line in the green area beside the car park. An exposed area of gravel shows where people walk in the absence of a proper path.
April 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
cosaingalway.bsky.social
"Councillor Donal Lyons said that young people walked without checking behind for cars."

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Report in Galway City Tribune about traffic problems in Salthill.
January 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM