Bike Library

Designed for families to promote a shift towards sustainable transport.

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Why Bike Library

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Cycling instead of driving helps to reduce traffic emissions and creates heathier and more liveable local communities.

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Active travel increases health and wellbeing and contributes to the local environment.

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Helps communities to connect with their neighbourhoods.

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Saves families money on commuting.

Colm O’Regan

Colm O’Regan

Columnist with the Irish examiner

You CAN bring children around a city on a bike and it's fierce fun. The children are giggling, singing. Pointing things out. Waving at people. Getting a TREMENDOUS kick out of being the indicators.

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Other initiatives

Cycle Training for parents

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Cycle buses to increase safety

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Climate Action education for kids

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Interested in joining Bike Library?

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Latest news

UCD ‘bike library’ scheme expanded to 20 Dublin schools to encourage sustainable travel

A UCD-led ‘bike library’ scheme to encourage more sustainable transport is to be rolled out to 20 further primary schools across Dublin.

Colm O'Regan: Bikes in the city — some things I've learned

I've covered around 100 kilometres around the city with my two kids on the back of this longtail bike

Dublin's first 'bike library' opens in Harold's Cross

Parents at the Educate Together National School in Harold’s Cross, Dublin are getting the chance to borrow cargo bikes, e-bikes or folding bikes as part of a new bike library pilot project.

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