The Dublin Cycling Campaign (DCC) host's its Annual Lecture this Thursday evening. Dr. John Parkin from the University of Bolton will deliver his paper on "Planning for Pedals". Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey will introduce the talk.

The purpose of the DCC's annual lecture is to stimulate debate and discussion on how to promote cycling in Dublin city. The lecture affords the cycling community and decision makers the opportunity to listen to the experiences of cycling planning specialists from abroad in how to improve cycling safety and increase cycling numbers. The lecture aims to improve transportation professionals' knowledge of the latest thinking in the field and to facilitate communication between the wider cycling community and traffic engineers, transport planners, urban planners, architects and public health professionals.

The lecture comes at an opportune time as the Department of Transport is currently preparing a National Cycling Policy. Dr. Parkin's talk will include explaining about the importance of good planning so as to make areas permeable for cyclists (and pedestrians) - i.e. that cyclists do not have to take long detours as is often necessary when developments are planned with only the car in mind. Good cycle-friendly planning facilitates in making trips as direct as possible for cyclists.

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