The Transport SPC has agreed to my proposal for a Fingal Cycling Forum.
Proposal for Fingal Cycling Forum
Membership
· FCC Transportation Dept
· FCC Community Dept (re liaison with schools and community organisations and sports clubs in particular re cycling training and health promotion)
· Dublin Cycling Campaign
· Fingal Safe Cycling
· Representative of body responsible for health promotion
· Councillor representative from SPC
Terms of reference
a) Develop Cycling Strategy to contain
· Objectives
· Actions
· Implementation
· Indicative budget
Timescale – months 1 and 2
b) Put draft strategy to public consultation
Open consultation on website plus targeted consultation with
· Transport SPC
· FCC Planning Dept (routes and design, planning enforcement)
· FCC Awareness officer/publicity expertise
· FCC Parks Dept (re routes through parks and amenity areas)
· Green Schools
· Fingal Community Forum
· Dublin Cycling Campaign
Month 3
c) Finalise and adopt Strategy
Formal adoption by Transport SPC then by County Council
Month 4
d) Implement strategy, monitor implementation of strategy
Month 5 onwards
Note: The draft strategy should rely on good practice elsewhere, successful examples etc.
Actions are likely to include:
· Cycling officer with resources and access to a backup team to drive the strategy.
· Cycling promotion (including engagement with media)
· Cycling training for adults
· Cycling promotion and training in schools, link to Green Schools
· Fingal Co.Co. as a cycling employer
· Policy in relation to road design/infrastructure issues
· Safety auditing of road schemes and proposing remedial measures
· Strategy for amenity routes
· Strategy for engagement between Forum/Co.Co. and other relevant bodies
Garda Síochána
Public Transport Organisations: Irish Rail, RPA, DTA, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, etc.
Health promotion bodies
Schools
Other road-user organisations: mobility impaired, pedestrians, motorists, hauliers."