Residents oppose running of Ballincollig greenway through 'idyllic and quiet estate'

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Local residents who are objecting to the proposed greenway project at the Carriganarra Estate in Ballincollig, Cork. Picture: David Keane

A Green Party councillor has called for greater and much earlier local involvement in the design of cycling infrastructure as opposition mounts against a greenway on the western outskirts of Cork city.

Residents of housing estates on the south side of Ballincollig have united to oppose Cork City Council plans to route a section of a 1.4km greenway through two green areas in one area, and along the back of another.  It is the second time in recent months that residents in the town have objected to cycling infrastructure.