Sir, – The Dublin Port Tolka Estuary Greenway and the Royal Canal Greenway are fantastic amenities. Unfortunately, they share a glaring flaw: for locals and visitors alike, they are virtually invisible.
There is a total absence of directional signage guiding cyclists to either greenway from nearby roads or transit hubs. Worse still, there seems to be no signage connecting them to each other.
The Port Greenway forms part of EuroVelo 2, the “Capitals Route”, connecting Dublin with Galway and the wider European cycling network. Yet visitors arriving by ferry at Dublin Port have no obvious way of finding the Royal Canal Greenway – assuming they can find the Port Greenway to begin with. It is the cycling equivalent of expecting motorists leaving a ferry to find the M50 without a single road sign.
The problem is symmetrical. Cyclists arriving along the Royal Canal into Dublin will search in vain for a single sign directing them to the Port Greenway, despite the link being a cycle-friendly five-minute ride away.
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Surely Waterways Ireland, Dublin City Council, the Dublin Port Company and Fáilte Ireland could collaborate on a handful of well-placed signposts. Connecting these world-class routes to the city – and to each other – shouldn’t require a map and a stroke of luck. – Yours, etc,
SEAN KEAVNEY,
Castleknock,
Dublin 15.
