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Castlebar cyclists are taking their lives in their hands because of the absence of dedicated cycle lanes, Town Council election candidate Pat King has claimed.

The Galway Cycling Campaign has welcomed the Galway City Council's key role in coordinating local initiatives for Ireland's first national Bike Week.

There is less than a month to go to the Mizen to Malin Head challenge which will cover a distance of 598kms (368miles) in under 20 hours non stop, at an average of 31 kph, starting on Friday June 26.

Ireland’s first National Bike Week – which commences on June 14 and runs until June 21, calls on the people of Westmeath to set their wheels in motion. The week should highlight cycling as a healthy and convivial travel mode and underpin the key message in the recently launched National Cycle Policy Framework, that cyclists matter.

Less stress for all is one of the benefits Iompar Mhaigh Eo cites as possible if a more sustainable transport system is introduced in Mayo. Health and economic benefits as well as an increasing community spirit, resource conservation, and global warming mitigation are all documented benefits of an integrated and sustainable transport system, and Iompar Mhaigh Eo is working towards seeing these benefits in Mayo.

With only one week to go now is your chance to sign up. Online entry is available now, see westernlakescc.com. There are three distances to choose from with the longest and toughest being the 180k event with over 3,000m of climbing packed into the distance. Anyone who is not cycling if you could give a hand on the day, contact Fergal.

Bus it, Bike it, Walk it - Give the car a break is a new initiative from the Galway Chamber Traffic and Transportation Forum which aims to reduce the dependency on cars for transporting children to school.

European Mobility Week 2009 takes place from September 16 to 22 and the aim of the week is to encourage people in towns and cities all over Europe to get out of their cars and move to a more sustainable means of transport. This year, for the first time, Castlebar is participating in this exciting new project and it is hoped that the people of Castlebar will participate and really get behind this. “We're encouraging people to get out of their cars, and walk or cycle to work and school for this week and into the future,” said Noel Gibbons, Road Safety Officer with Mayo County Council.

Controversy over the Galway City Outer Bypass continues to rumble on but long term plans for the Seamus Quirke Road, raised at Monday’s city council meeting, show there are more positive ways of tackling the city’s traffic congestion.

The Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, has announced that he is making €620,000 in the period 2009 to 2012 available to Westport Town Council to develop a new walking and cycling greenway in Westport town, linking Westport Quay to Knockranny. The project will be largely based on an existing network of disused railway lines and will create new cycling and walking links between Westport’s urban areas, residential areas, and schools. The new greenway aims to encourage a shift to cycling and walking over short urban journeys. The overall cost of the scheme is €1.04m, with Westport Town Council funding the remaining €420,000.