BusConnects Cork: Everyone wants better bus and bike lanes — but not like this

Cyclists and bus users have welcomed the broad thrust of the BusConnects Cork proposals, but roadside protect signs and online campaign groups have popped up in communities along each of the NTA's proposed strategic transport corridors. Eoin English meets both sides.

Traffic at the Kinsale Road roundabout in Cork. In Douglas, one of Cork’s congestion blackspots, BusConnects faces strong opposition from businesses, homeowners and environmentalists. Picture: Larry Cummins

Different streets in different suburbs but all with the same message - everyone wants better bus and bike facilities, but not like this.

With hundreds of gardens, trees and parking spaces in the firing line of the €600m BusConnects Cork transport plan, communities across the city have responded with a mix of shock and horror to the National Transport Authority’s (NTA) proposals for 12 strategic transport corridors (STC) - an essential part of the overall strategy.