[lxflyer]

That's great news Alek - they should have gone years ago. They are utterly ludicrous and in my opinion a significant safety hazard.

[Losty Dublin]

Speaking of buses and the Green, I have noticed signs referring to a forthcoming bus lane. Perhaps these spaces are being taken up in readiness for it.

[Victor]

Originally Posted by Losty Dublin

Speaking of buses and the Green, I have noticed signs referring to a forthcoming bus lane. Perhaps these spaces are being taken up in readiness for it.

Proposal to allow bus southbound on SSG East to overtake other buses. At the moment Ranelagh/Rathmines buses can delay Donnybrook-bound buses while waiting for the traffic lights.

[lxflyer]

Obviously this is finally taking place.

[lxflyer]

Further to Alek's posts above, the nose to kerb parking spaces have indeed been removed but only to reappear about 50 yards further along St Stephen's Green North in the middle of the bus stops.

This is utter madness of the highest order and just smacks of DCC not being prepared to give up the parking revenue from 9 spaces.

It is still dangerous and I hope that DB drivers (and indeed their private tour bus cousins) will not be letting this lie.

[markpb]

Originally Posted by lxflyer

This is utter madness of the highest order and just smacks of DCC not being prepared to give up the parking revenue from 9 spaces.

If DB was owned and run by DCC or the DRA, you wouldn't see this happening. While DCC might want a better bus system in principle, they don't have any financial interest in making it work which is why 9 parking spaces win out

[bk]

This is why Dublin needs an elected Mayor with real powers like London.

[coylemj]

Originally Posted by Victor

Proposal to allow bus southbound on SSG East to overtake other buses. At the moment Ranelagh/Rathmines buses can delay Donnybrook-bound buses while waiting for the traffic lights.

Bikes also cause delays for the 46A and other buses trying to turn left into Leeson St. from the SE corner of SSG. Mixing straight ahead and left-turning traffic in a single lane where there is a filter light always cause hassle.

[AlekSmart]

Originally Posted by lxflyer

Further to Alek's posts above, the nose to kerb parking spaces have indeed been removed but only to reappear about 50 yards further along St Stephen's Green North in the middle of the bus stops.

This is utter madness of the highest order and just smacks of DCC not being prepared to give up the parking revenue from 9 spaces.

It is still dangerous and I hope that DB drivers (and indeed their private tour bus cousins) will not be letting this lie.

I almost fainted when I came upon this tomfoolery....As far as I'm concerned it merits the dismissal of the City Manager for downright disinterest and promoting dubious safety practice.

Is this Knowledge Based Administrative cabal incapable of looking at an obviously dangerous situation and addressing it without actually making the fruppin thing worse ?

Or is there some incredibly secret lucrative need to retain thse particular dangerous spaces over and above those elsewhere in Dublin City..?

No point in getting elevated I suppose,all this stuint does is confirm every long held conviction I've ever had in relation to Dublin City Council's senior engineering and planning staff.

I'm sure there's an emerging economy someplace that needs these chancers cos we've gotten full value from them !

[AlekSmart]

Originally Posted by coylemj

Bikes also cause delays for the 46A and other buses trying to turn left into Leeson St. from the SE corner of SSG. Mixing straight ahead and left-turning traffic in a single lane where there is a filter light always cause hassle.

It's worth noting here that this particular stretch of Contra-Flow Bus Lane specifically excludes Cycles...check out the statutory signage.

I have on a few rare occasions been present when the odd interested Garda advised Cyclists of the need to look at the relevant signage before attempting to rip the gizzard out of a Busdriver for being in a Bus-Only lane.....

[lxflyer]

Actually it's not as bad as I feared as the two normal service stops are now completely separated from the tour bus stops by these parking spaces, which should make serving those normal stops much easier as the tour buses will be elsewhere.

However, the retention of the parking spaces (it's now 11) is still bordering on ridiculous. Another stop could have been included there, either removing the stop from the southern end of Dawson Street or providing a stop for the 25/a/b, 37, 38/a/b and 39/a.

[Dub13]

Some of the stops in the city are way to close,take the 16 northbound stop on collage st outside starbucks and then another one just around the corner on westmorland st.

[lxflyer]

Originally Posted by Dub13

Some of the stops in the city are way to close,take the 16 northbound stop on collage st outside starbucks and then another one just around the corner on westmorland st.

I imagine when the Network Direct changes are fully implemented a full review of city centre bus stops will be carried out.

[thomasj]

Originally Posted by Dub13

Some of the stops in the city are way to close,take the 16 northbound stop on collage st outside starbucks and then another one just around the corner on westmorland st.

I have to agree when you see some stops such as the 83/9/16 stops at college green and then westmoreland street and you see buses such as the 14, 128 and 37/39/a/70 at Suffolk street then at the bottom of Aston quay.

Speaking of the 14 and 128, the two stops should be together. Its mad that both are so far apart on Eden quay but I presume that once the changes to the 128(15), 42 and 43 happen and they move to Eden quay they will stop in the same area.