New Croker parking ban 2 mile area

Davy

Article Irish Independent

Reading the article, its says that will only be for the finals, rugby and concerts. So would be only about ten times a year so not that bad pitty they dont spend more time planning better transport methods.

SPORTS fans heading to the country's largest venue will face restricted parking in an area stretching two miles around the stadium, under new proposals.

Dublin City Council will today debate proposed by-laws which would ban match day punters from leaving their vehicles around Croke Park.

The council's transport committee will consider the parking ban stretching from the south inner city to East Wall, Clontarf, Whitehall, Cabra, Broadstone and Phibsboro.

The move is an effort to help local residents who complain about being prisoners in their own homes on match days.

Residents and those working in the area around the stadium would be allowed to park on streets if they had a permit, with residents also getting one permit for a visitor.

Motorists could also park in the area if they got a ticket from a pay and display machine, but spaces would be in short supply.

The ban on traffic would extend to All-Ireland football and hurling finals, international rugby and soccer matches and concerts.

Local councillors have criticised the ban for being unworkable, saying improved public transport access should be provided instead of banning cars.

"It's pretty much unenforcable," Cllr Aodhan O'Riordain said. "We have to start asking questions as to why we've QBCs that don't operate on a Sunday, why Drumcondra station is under-utilised and why there's only a Sunday bus service for big matches."

And Fianna Fail's Mary Fitzpatrick argued that, by extending the cordon, the problem would simply be shifted.

The by-laws will be debated at today's traffic committee, before being brought to a full council meeting for ratification.

L1011

Drumcondra Station is "under utilised" on match days? Is he COMPLETELY delusional? I've started driving to all games (and paying for parking) due to the insanity/danger in Drumcondra.

DWCommuter

MYOB wrote: »

Drumcondra Station is "under utilised" on match days? Is he COMPLETELY delusional? I've started driving to all games (and paying for parking) due to the insanity/danger in Drumcondra.

Ah Myob. The Tube station in Wembley is real insanity/danger. Drumcondra's a piece of piss compared.:D

Gruffalo

They should do what they do in Brisbane. When you come out of a game there are loads of buses waiting to whisk people away. They link to the local bus and rail systems and some of them link to the outer suburbs. They clear the Gabba (approx 45,000) in about 20 mins, it is amazing to see.

And the best part is the fare is included in your match ticket.

ardmacha

Instead of simply trying to make it more difficult for people why don't they do something positive. Opening up all of the public sector carparks that are normally closed or empty on Sundays as park and rides would be one positive contribution.

AlekSmart

They should do what they do in Brisbane. When you come out of a game there are loads of buses waiting to whisk people away. They link to the local bus and rail systems and some of them link to the outer suburbs. They clear the Gabba (approx 45,000) in about 20 mins, it is amazing to see.

Well...sounds like a great idea all right...I reckon about 120 Double Decks operating on a dedicated QBC Freeflow in and out of the Croke Park atea would just about do the job....Oh wait..hang on a sec.....Have`nt we just agreed to withdraw and flog-off 120 Double Deckers.....hmmmm silly me....perhaps the Aussies will buy them !! :mad:

What energises my mind is how the fluich ANY half-sane Planning Authority could grant Full Planning Permission for the Croke Park redevelopment without FIRST demanding an integrated Public Transport Plan as an Integral part of the proposal....or is that sorta shytt only for foreigners... ?

delta_bravo

MYOB wrote: »

Drumcondra Station is "under utilised" on match days? Is he COMPLETELY delusional? I've started driving to all games (and paying for parking) due to the insanity/danger in Drumcondra.

From a non rail user what is the issue with the Drumcondra Stn.?

L1011

delta_bravo wrote: »

From a non rail user what is the issue with the Drumcondra Stn.?

Its tiny. One entrance/exit.

Gruffalo

MYOB wrote: »

Its tiny. One entrance/exit.

I have never used the station. I didn't realise that the entrance I saw was the only one. Not exactly huge either.

Gruffalo

AlekSmart wrote: »

Well...sounds like a great idea all right...I reckon about 120 Double Decks operating on a dedicated QBC Freeflow in and out of the Croke Park atea would just about do the job....Oh wait..hang on a sec.....Have`nt we just agreed to withdraw and flog-off 120 Double Deckers.....hmmmm silly me....perhaps the Aussies will buy them !! :mad:

What energises my mind is how the fluich ANY half-sane Planning Authority could grant Full Planning Permission for the Croke Park redevelopment without FIRST demanding an integrated Public Transport Plan as an Integral part of the proposal....or is that sorta shytt only for foreigners... ?

I totally agree with you. We dont think about ways of making money. Any day that there is a major event in Dublin should be a massive payday for public transport.

With the example, I gave of Brisbane, they estimate that 80% of people attending fixtures, travel by public transport. I would be surprised if the figure in Dublin is anything like that.

Nostradamus

MYOB wrote: »

Drumcondra Station is "under utilised" on match days? Is he COMPLETELY delusional? I've started driving to all games (and paying for parking) due to the insanity/danger in Drumcondra.

I think he means on match days for InterCity services?

Nostradamus

MYOB wrote: »

Its tiny. One entrance/exit.

Could be easily rectified if you look at the station. The GAA should be paying for it.

There should also be another station on the Canal End line.