Dublin City Council has opened their latest short section of the much-delayed project to speed up the construction of the Dodder Greenway from Ringsend Bridge to Londonbridge Road, including along Fitzwilliam Quay.The new section is around 470 metres long, and nearly half of the section being opened is a 217m two-way cycle path ona quiet street. Because of the narrow width of the cycle path, which does not provide well for social cycling, the quiet street may even provide a higher quality of service than the new cycle path.The rest of the project includes a 180m cycle path to separate people walking and cycling, and a 70m section of existing quiet street, with a shared surface between people cycling and limited access for motorists.The construction of this section means theres now a 3km route between Ringsend Bridge and Anglesey Bridge, from Ringsend Road to Donnybrook Road/Stillorgan Road. While the route includes sections of narrow shared paths just south and north of Lansdowne Road, it is one of the largest continuous routes delivered by Dublin City Council in recent years.The section south of Donnybrook Road, on Beaver Row, was delayed after a backlash over a poor-quality design that would have included a narrow shared path alongside a carriageway that was partly one-way.IMAGES: From Dublin City Council. North of Ringsend Road, the original Dodder Greenway project included one walking and cycling bridge parallel to the Ringsend Bridge, ramping down to ground level northbound, and another bridge crossing the mouth of the Grand Canal at the Grand Canal Docks sign, which would link the Dodder to the Docklands and the Liffey and Grand and Royal Canals routes. This plan is on hold and is not being actively developed. As part of BusConnects, there is also a plan to build a bridge at the mouth of the River Dodder. Both routes into the Docklands are primary cycle routes in the Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan. In a press release for the official opening, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Ray McAdam, said: Last September, I was proud to open the Beattys Avenue to Herbert Park section of the Dodder Greenway. Today, we take another significant step forward with the opening of this next stretch along the River Dodder, a project that is quite literally transforming how Dublin moves.This is what delivery looks like. Safe, segregated, high-quality infrastructure that gives people the confidence to walk, wheel and cycle in their everyday lives. It is about opening up our city, connecting our communities, and making active travel a real, practical choice for more Dubliners, he said. Every section we complete brings us closer to a continuous greenway through the heart of our capital a greener, healthier, more connected Dublin for everyone. And like so many Dubliners, I am looking forward to getting out and experiencing it for myself.Christopher K Manzira, director of Dublin City Councils active travel office, said: The Fitzwilliam Quay to Londonbridge Road scheme demonstrates how we are working to provide safe, high-quality infrastructure that facilitates more people to take up active travel.We now have 1.5 kilometres of world-class active travel infrastructure along the River Dodder in Dublin city, enabling more people, including children, families, and older people, to experience the river by walking, wheeling or cycling alongside it, he said.He highlighted that the project included piloting red permeable paving on the cycle path sections of the scheme, as reported by this website last year.Manzira said: We look forward to continuing to develop the Dodder Greenway within Dublin City. We will soon be tendering for the Milltown Road to Dundrum Road section of the greenway, followed by the Donnybrook Road to Clonskeagh Road section later in the year.Sarah McDonagh, the National Transport Authoritys active travel programme manager who covers Dublin City, said: This new section of the Dodder Greenway is another important step in delivering a safer, more connected active travel network along the River Dodder. The latest Walking and Cycling Index for the Dublin Metropolitan Region shows that people increasingly want high-quality, physically protected infrastructure that helps them feel safe walking, wheeling and cycling for everyday journeys.She added: The NTA is proud to support Dublin City Council in delivering projects that make walking and cycling a natural and easy choice for people of all ages and abilities.