Below is a draft submission for the third round of BusConnects consultation. This consultation is just on “corridors” – the physical road changes to improve bus journey times – not the actual network of routes themselves.
Category Archives: Transport
Idea: A Phoenix Park to Grand Canal Cycle Path
There’s nothing engineers hate more than politicians getting their crayons out to come up with a scheme. But I’ve had an idea all the same and would welcome thoughts! (I’m on michael@pidgeon.ie – or the Twitter discussion is here.)
Where next for the Phoenix Park?
For a space over 350 years old, the last few months have seen a lot of changes in the Phoenix Park.
Dublin City’s proposed mobility plan “vital for return to work” – Green councillors
Dublin City’s Green Party councillors have broadly welcomed the city council’s ambitious Interim Mobility Intervention Programme. The plan includes significant changes to the city centre and for the urban villages around the city, primarily focused on widening footpaths, improving bus priority, and expanding protected cycling infrastructure.
Stop motor traffic through Phoenix Park, say local Greens
Press release: Motor traffic going through the Phoenix Park should be stopped, according to local Green Party representatives today (Thursday). The elected representatives are calling on the OPW to prevent private motor traffic from using the park as a thoroughfare, instead only allowing access to park facilities, institutions, and existing parking spaces, which would accommodate …
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Green Party to back interim plan for cycling on Liffey Quays
Press release: The ten Green Party members of Dublin City Council will vote in favour of new interim proposals to improve cycling infrastructure on the Liffey Quays. The vote will take place on Monday evening in City Hall. The Green Party is the second-largest grouping on the council.
How we should legalise e-scooters – but not for rent!
Submission: The government recently launched a public consultation on how they should regulate electric scooters – which are currently illegal. The Greens have been calling for legalisation and regulation for some time. Here’s what I sent in to the consultation. (“PPTs” is short for “Personal Powered Transport”, which is seemingly the preferred transport policy term …
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Dublin Greens call for “Picnic on College Green”
Press release: Dublin City’s Green Party councillors have called for a picnic on College Green on the three days it will pedestrianised this summer. The councilors have called on Dubliners to celebrate the reclaiming of the Green, by bringing food, picnic mats, friends and family.