{"id":8437,"date":"2014-08-01T22:19:13","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T22:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=8437"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:01:04","slug":"andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Montague, Former Dublin, IRL Mayor &#8211; #1 Bike Activist in World?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-01-at-11.16.51-PM.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/screen-shot-2014-08-01-at-11-16-51-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-01-at-11.16.51-PM.png?fit=261%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"261,272\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen shot 2014-08-01 at 11.16.51 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-01-at-11.16.51-PM.png?fit=261%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-01-at-11.16.51-PM.png?resize=261%2C272\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-01 at 11.16.51 PM\" width=\"261\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/AndrewMontagueFinal\" width=\"500\" height=\"30\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Andrew Montague<\/strong>, a Dublin, Ireland city councillor and formerly its Mayor who authored the most successful city bike share program in Europe and maybe the world, took some time to talk with us last week. Listen to see if you don&#8217;t\u00a0agree that this loving man is probably<strong> the most powerful bike activist in the world<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bikeroute.com\\\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\\\/2014\\\/08\\\/01\\\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:58030937}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 528px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"528\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 706px; height: 528px;\" data-original-width=\"706\" data-original-height=\"528\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/images-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"702\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"524\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8443\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/images.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"260,194\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"images\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/images.jpeg?fit=260%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/images.jpeg?fit=260%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/images.jpeg?w=702&#038;h=524&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"702\" height=\"524\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"702\" data-original-height=\"524\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"images\" alt=\"images\" style=\"width: 702px; height: 524px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 394px; height: 528px;\" data-original-width=\"394\" data-original-height=\"528\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/bcda606c34e366b69850d3a7867f05dc\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"390\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"260\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8444\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bcda606c34e366b69850d3a7867f05dc.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"570,380\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bcda606c34e366b69850d3a7867f05dc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bcda606c34e366b69850d3a7867f05dc.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bcda606c34e366b69850d3a7867f05dc.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bcda606c34e366b69850d3a7867f05dc.jpg?w=390&#038;h=260&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"390\" height=\"260\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"390\" data-original-height=\"260\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"bcda606c34e366b69850d3a7867f05dc\" alt=\"bcda606c34e366b69850d3a7867f05dc\" style=\"width: 390px; height: 260px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/ac135781529244e1bb594bdbab25a1c4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"390\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"260\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8445\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ac135781529244e1bb594bdbab25a1c4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"570,380\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ac135781529244e1bb594bdbab25a1c4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ac135781529244e1bb594bdbab25a1c4.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ac135781529244e1bb594bdbab25a1c4.jpg?fit=570%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ac135781529244e1bb594bdbab25a1c4.jpg?w=390&#038;h=260&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"390\" height=\"260\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"390\" data-original-height=\"260\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"ac135781529244e1bb594bdbab25a1c4\" alt=\"ac135781529244e1bb594bdbab25a1c4\" style=\"width: 390px; height: 260px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 964px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"964\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 455px; height: 964px;\" data-original-width=\"455\" data-original-height=\"964\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/sky-ride-dublin\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"451\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"300\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8446\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/D9700-0049.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6144,4096\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Fennell Phototgraphy&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 50D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1315731893&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Colm Mahady\\\/Fennells&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SKY Ride Dublin.&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SKY Ride Dublin.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/D9700-0049.jpg?fit=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/D9700-0049.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/D9700-0049.jpg?w=451&#038;h=300&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/D9700-0049.jpg?w=6144&amp;ssl=1 6144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/D9700-0049.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/D9700-0049.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/D9700-0049.jpg?w=2200&amp;ssl=1 2200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/D9700-0049.jpg?w=3300&amp;ssl=1 3300w\" width=\"451\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"451\" data-original-height=\"300\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"SKY Ride Dublin.\" alt=\"with Enda Kenny, Leader of Ireland\" style=\"width: 451px; height: 300px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> with Enda Kenny, Leader of Ireland <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/way-finding1\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"451\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"301\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8447\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/way-finding1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1755,1171\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"way-finding1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/way-finding1.jpg?fit=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/way-finding1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/way-finding1.jpg?w=451&#038;h=301&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/way-finding1.jpg?w=1755&amp;ssl=1 1755w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/way-finding1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/way-finding1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" width=\"451\" height=\"301\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"451\" data-original-height=\"301\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"way-finding1\" alt=\"way-finding1\" style=\"width: 451px; height: 301px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/former-lord-mayor-andrew-montague-at-the-dublin-cycling-campaign-park\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"451\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"351\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8448\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Former-Lord-Mayor-Andrew-Montague-at-the-Dublin-Cycling-Campaign-park.gif\" data-orig-size=\"540,420\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Former-Lord-Mayor-Andrew-Montague-at-the-Dublin-Cycling-Campaign-park\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Former-Lord-Mayor-Andrew-Montague-at-the-Dublin-Cycling-Campaign-park.gif?fit=540%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Former-Lord-Mayor-Andrew-Montague-at-the-Dublin-Cycling-Campaign-park.gif?fit=540%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Former-Lord-Mayor-Andrew-Montague-at-the-Dublin-Cycling-Campaign-park.gif?w=451&#038;h=351&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"451\" height=\"351\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"451\" data-original-height=\"351\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Former-Lord-Mayor-Andrew-Montague-at-the-Dublin-Cycling-Campaign-park\" alt=\"Former-Lord-Mayor-Andrew-Montague-at-the-Dublin-Cycling-Campaign-park\" style=\"width: 451px; height: 351px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 645px; height: 964px;\" data-original-width=\"645\" data-original-height=\"964\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/lordmayor\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"641\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"960\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8449\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lordmayor.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"334,500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lordmayor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lordmayor.jpg?fit=334%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lordmayor.jpg?fit=334%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lordmayor.jpg?w=641&#038;h=960&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"641\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"641\" data-original-height=\"960\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"lordmayor\" alt=\"lordmayor\" style=\"width: 641px; height: 960px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 293px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"293\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 429px; height: 293px;\" data-original-width=\"429\" data-original-height=\"293\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9-52-47-am\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"425\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"289\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8450\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.52.47-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"477,324\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen shot 2014-08-02 at 9.52.47 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.52.47-AM.png?fit=477%2C324&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.52.47-AM.png?fit=477%2C324&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.52.47-AM.png?w=425&#038;h=289&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"425\" height=\"289\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"425\" data-original-height=\"289\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Screen shot 2014-08-02 at 9.52.47 AM\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-02 at 9.52.47 AM\" style=\"width: 425px; height: 289px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 272px; height: 293px;\" data-original-width=\"272\" data-original-height=\"293\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9-42-16-am\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"268\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"289\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8451\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.42.16-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"332,357\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen shot 2014-08-02 at 9.42.16 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.42.16-AM.png?fit=332%2C357&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.42.16-AM.png?fit=332%2C357&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.42.16-AM.png?w=268&#038;h=289&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"289\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"268\" data-original-height=\"289\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Screen shot 2014-08-02 at 9.42.16 AM\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-02 at 9.42.16 AM\" style=\"width: 268px; height: 289px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 399px; height: 293px;\" data-original-width=\"399\" data-original-height=\"293\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/lord-mayor-santry-bike-launch-0391-390x285\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"395\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"289\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8452\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lord-Mayor-Santry-Bike-Launch-0391-390x285.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"390,285\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lord-Mayor-Santry-Bike-Launch-0391-390&amp;#215;285\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lord-Mayor-Santry-Bike-Launch-0391-390x285.jpg?fit=390%2C285&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lord-Mayor-Santry-Bike-Launch-0391-390x285.jpg?fit=390%2C285&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lord-Mayor-Santry-Bike-Launch-0391-390x285.jpg?w=395&#038;h=289&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"395\" height=\"289\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"395\" data-original-height=\"289\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Lord-Mayor-Santry-Bike-Launch-0391-390x285\" alt=\"Bike Ambulances http:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/presenting-the-ambulance-on-a-bike-220991-Sep2011\/\" style=\"width: 395px; height: 289px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Bike Ambulances http:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/presenting-the-ambulance-on-a-bike-220991-Sep2011\/ <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 260px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"260\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 374px; height: 260px;\" data-original-width=\"374\" data-original-height=\"260\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9-38-13-am\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"370\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"256\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8453\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.38.13-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"496,343\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen shot 2014-08-02 at 9.38.13 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.38.13-AM.png?fit=496%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.38.13-AM.png?fit=496%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.38.13-AM.png?w=370&#038;h=256&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"370\" height=\"256\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"370\" data-original-height=\"256\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Screen shot 2014-08-02 at 9.38.13 AM\" alt=\"With Hans Larsen, San Jose Transportation Director\" style=\"width: 370px; height: 256px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> With Hans Larsen, San Jose Transportation Director <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 195px; height: 260px;\" data-original-width=\"195\" data-original-height=\"260\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/bikeseml-310x415\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"191\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"256\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8455\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bikeseml-310x415.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"310,415\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bikeseml-310&amp;#215;415\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bikeseml-310x415.jpg?fit=310%2C415&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bikeseml-310x415.jpg?fit=310%2C415&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bikeseml-310x415.jpg?w=191&#038;h=256&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"191\" height=\"256\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"191\" data-original-height=\"256\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"bikeseml-310x415\" alt=\"Dublin Bike Rental Scheme\" style=\"width: 191px; height: 256px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Dublin Bike Rental Scheme <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 175px; height: 260px;\" data-original-width=\"175\" data-original-height=\"260\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9-45-53-am\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"171\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"256\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"8456\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.45.53-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"246,368\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen shot 2014-08-02 at 9.45.53 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.45.53-AM.png?fit=246%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.45.53-AM.png?fit=246%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screen-shot-2014-08-02-at-9.45.53-AM.png?w=171&#038;h=256&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"171\" height=\"256\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"171\" data-original-height=\"256\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Screen shot 2014-08-02 at 9.45.53 AM\" alt=\"Screen shot 2014-08-02 at 9.45.53 AM\" style=\"width: 171px; 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height: 251px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyclelicio.us\/2012\/andrew-montague-bicycle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2012 visit to San Jose CA Bike Party<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><br><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_8437\"  data-site_id=\"6a2997d46fd08b3f3a6bb873\"  data-theme=\"custom\"  data-icon_size=\"40\"  data-icon_l_c=\"#287723\"  data-icon_d_c=\"#9e4824\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2014\/08\/01\/andrew-montague-former-dublin-irl-mayor-1-bike-activist-in-world\/\"  data-item_title=\"Andrew Montague, Former Dublin, IRL Mayor - #1 Bike Activist in World?\"  data-item_date=\"2014-08-01T22:19:13-07:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.62\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><br><br><br><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Montague, a Dublin, Ireland city councillor and formerly its Mayor who authored the most successful city bike share program&#8230; 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And here is the micro tour of Dublin, Ireland I did with him and powerful councillor, Ciar\u00e1n Cuffe.. \u00a0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ireland&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Ireland","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/category\/ireland\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-25-at-3.00.40-PM.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9063,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2015\/02\/09\/dublin-ireland-mayors-ride-tentative-for-june\/","url_meta":{"origin":8437,"position":1},"title":"Dublin, Ireland Mayors&#8217; Ride Tentative for June","author":"awakeagainmartin@gmail.com","date":"February 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"At the end of last August, when we did our first Tour of Dublin, Ireland <link>, bike activist councillor and former Lord Mayor, Andrew Montague, expressed a desire to do\u00a0 a bigger ride next June.\u00a0 His fellow bike activist coucncillor, Ciaran Cuffe, felt the same way. 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