Cars on Campus

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

OK, I'm not for a minute suggesting here that cars ought to be removed from campus, but just as a little thought experiment, do people think that the removal of cars from the entirety of the campus would significantly improve its aesthetic appeal, or conversely, that the present situation significantly mars the beauty of the campus?

Furthermore, do you think that the utility and convenience of car parking spaces directly on campus outweigh the aesthetic (and possibly functional benefits, since there are occasionally pedestrian bottlenecks around cars near the Science Building) benefits of a car-free campus?

Personally, I think cars make it look absolutely hideous, but I would be reluctant to make any claims that getting rid of cars would serve the greater good. Similarly recognising that I can't come up with any better alternatives to the present as to where to put car parking spaces.

This isn't a gripe or a call to arms or anything, this is just purely out of interest, to see if people agree with me or not.

Jimdw

I don't know whether cars should be removed from Trinity campus. How about building an underground car park? That should make Trinity a better place. It's about time we start using the space available underground. I found out this month that they are building metro in Dublin. I fully support this. Metro is a quick way of transport. That's what Dublin needs!

shay_562

I don't mind the cars in terms of looks too much, but it does annoy me when they drive too fast and expect you to hurl yourself bodily out of the way, or start beeping at you to get out of the way. Which just kinda makes it all the more satisfying when you stroll along in front of them, stopping periodically to enjoy the beauty of Trinity.

j1smithy

I heard there was talk a few years back of a multi level underground car park under the rugby pitch, but the rugby club scuppered that as they'd have no where to play for a while. Anyone know if theres any truth to it?

tolosenc

Jimdw wrote: »

I don't know whether cars should be removed from Trinity campus. How about building an underground car park? That should make Trinity a better place. It's about time we start using the space available underground. I found out this month that they are building metro in Dublin. I fully support this. Metro is a quick way of transport. That's what Dublin needs!

We should have a metro under trinity, just for us, for those pouring with rain days.

mathew

There is one.. isnt there?? Well not a metro.. but a series of tunnels linking buildings..

Ron DMC

mathew wrote: »

There is one.. isnt there?? Well not a metro.. but a series of tunnels linking buildings..

There are some certainly, but not under every building (just the old ones really) and they're all out of commision at this stage so there's no access to students or normal staff.

Degsy

j1smithy wrote: »

I heard there was talk a few years back of a multi level underground car park under the rugby pitch, but the rugby club scuppered that as they'd have no where to play for a while. Anyone know if theres any truth to it?

That'd be almost impossible to do.They'd eirther have to dig the rugby pitch up to remove the soil or somehow tunnel underneath it to start work.An absolutely huge engineering feat,not helped by trinity's proximity to the liffey and the numerous underground streams in the area.For example there's a stream under the 1937 RR and there's a pump located in the staff area to remove excess water if it gets too high!

j1smithy

yes that was the point of the objection so I believe, the rugby pitch would be out of action for about two years while construction was ongoing. It wouldn't be impossible though, theres an underground carpark across the road at tara st, and the ussher has a deep basement. Indeed one of the options for the ussher library was to have it constructed under fellows square (thats the one in front of the arts block right?)

AlanSparrowhawk

there is an overflow carpark at the back of goldsmith hall. the college should develop this into a multistory carpark and charge staff a small fee to use it. in the unlikely event of any extra spaces being available these could be sold to students or, to make money, anybody. i think it would indeed make the university a far more pleasant place if it was fully pedestrienised

j1smithy

AlanSparrowhawk wrote: »

there is an overflow carpark at the back of goldsmith hall. the college should develop this into a multistory carpark and charge staff a small fee to use it. in the unlikely event of any extra spaces being available these could be sold to students or, to make money, anybody. i think it would indeed make the university a far more pleasant place if it was fully pedestrienised

That carpark is gone now, closed there at the end of the year. It will be the new bioscience building I think

AlanSparrowhawk

really? i'm out of the loop

karlr42

We got a lot of very boring emails about it over last year from the Buildings Office