Parking near the Galway Clinic

snubbleste

How much does the Galway Clinic charge for parking?
I've been out that area the past few days and noticed cars parked on the pedestrian footpath and the grass verge along the access road between the roundabout and the Clinic.
These were mostly vehicles with 10 & 11 reg numbers.

Zzippy

Not sure how much they charge, but they have a free car park with shuttle bus service at the old furniture shop at Castlegar GAA club. A lot of the staff use it, but its open to visitors and patients too AFAIK.

dilallio

1.50 per hour

dloob

The pay car park is often very busy and sometimes fills up completely.

emptybladder

Midweek, you will not get a space After around 8am. And the corpo love ticketing people parked on the grass verge. A lot of staff park at the old hotel and walk it this time of year (racing lodge, or whatever it's called this week)

Springerman

parking nippy enough at the actual carpark, gets full to capacity rapidly each day. However, there is indeed the shuttle service from the car park at the GAA pitch in Roscam (beside furniture store) runs 0645-2100 approx, and is indeed free to staff/visitors/patients;-)

ValerieR

Springerman wrote: »

parking nippy enough at the actual carpark, gets full to capacity rapidly each day. However, there is indeed the shuttle service from the car park at the GAA pitch in Roscam (beside furniture store) runs 0645-2100 approx, and is indeed free to staff/visitors/patients;-)

+1

Shuttle goes around every 15 min or so.

Valerie

what_traffic

ValerieR wrote: »

+1

Shuttle goes around every 15 min or so.

Valerie

How long does it take for the shuttle to make the journey? If one could walk, (no footpaths there I know and crossing a multi-lane roundabout) how long do you think it would take to walk this?
Thanks

TonyStark

what_traffic wrote: »

How long does it take for the shuttle to make the journey? If one could walk, (no footpaths there I know and crossing a multi-lane roundabout) how long do you think it would take to walk this?
Thanks

5 minutes max. Safer to get the bus over if you ask me.

what_traffic

TonyStark wrote: »

5 minutes max. Safer to get the bus over if you ask me.

Thats what I thought. Its a shame really. Galway Clinic is really cut off from the Doughiska/Roscam area. Amazing that pedestrian access was not considered during planning?

ValerieR

TonyStark wrote: »

5 minutes max. Safer to get the bus over if you ask me.

Probably - It's about 800m away (map)

But the shuttle is easier indeed I wouldn't fancy crossing that roundabout.

Valerie

ValerieR

what_traffic wrote: »

Thats what I thought. Its a shame really. Galway Clinic is really cut off from the Doughiska/Roscam area. Amazing that pedestrian access was not considered during planning?

Or a bigger car park .... :rolleyes:

Valerie

Michael Angelo.

snubbleste wrote: »

These were mostly vehicles with 10 & 11 reg numbers.

I only ever seen "vehicles" with one reg number, must go see these multi reg number cars!! any pics???

snubbleste

Was there again this morning. I really need to bring a camera next time.
Cars blocking the footpath and the grass verge is completely mucked up. The grass verge has some elevation in parts and there was a jeep parked up on it at a 35-45 degree angle.

what_traffic

This is the Shuttle Bus timetable:
http://www.galwayclinic.com/uploads/documents/Shuttle%20Bus%20&%20Hotel.pdf

dilallio

The Council are trying to close this handy park & ride.

snubbleste

what_traffic wrote: »

This is the Shuttle Bus timetable:
http://www.galwayclinic.com/uploads/documents/Shuttle%20Bus%20&%20Hotel.pdf

Does JustMary know about that timetable? :pac:

Mrs OBumble

dilallio wrote: »

The Council are trying to close this handy park & ride.

Yeah, I spotted that during the week. Am guessing there must be more too it, like the council trying to get them to run a bus from town.

Apparently they wanted to build a bigger car-park to start with, but the planning laws said "no". (Hmm, realising I picked that up somewhere. not sure how true it is.)

snubbleste

JustMary wrote: »

Yeah, I spotted that during the week. Am guessing there must be more too it, like the council trying to get them to run a bus from town.
Apparently they wanted to build a bigger car-park to start with, but the planning laws said "no". (Hmm, realising I picked that up somewhere. not sure how true it is.)

I think it's more to do that the Council have to enforce this non-planning stuff. Remember there was a carpark near the Oniplex charging less than the DykeRoad car park and the Council closed it down because of no planning application despite it being a success.

Mrs OBumble

snubbleste wrote: »

I think it's more to do that the Council have to enforce this non-planning stuff. Remember there was a carpark near the Oniplex charging less than the DykeRoad car park and the Council closed it down because of no planning application despite it being a success.

Agree they have to enforce it. And lets face it, we slam them when they don't (ref the thread about Rahoon bus depot).

But they're left with the problem of what all the people currently using the P&R do with their cars. Cover the streets of Roscam, perhaps?

what_traffic

JustMary wrote: »

Yeah, I spotted that during the week. Am guessing there must be more too it, like the council trying to get them to run a bus from town.

Apparently they wanted to build a bigger car-park to start with, but the planning laws said "no". (Hmm, realising I picked that up somewhere. not sure how true it is.)

If the City Council upgraded pedestrian facilities in that area - people travelling from town could at least use the NO 9 to get to the Galway Clinic.

I think you are right re bigger car-park; I dont think they where able to get the proposed land rezoned for the Galway City Council Development Plan 2011-2017 that was adopted by the elected members of Galway City Council on 25th January 2011. Thats why I think they had to go down the Multi Story Car park route on the existing parking surface area (more expensive). Am open to correction on this.
See link:
http://gis.galwaycity.ie/ePlan/InternetEnquiry/rpt_ViewApplicDetails.asp?validFileNum=1&app_num_file=FS9711
and

Ilyushin76

Sorry to bump an old thread but does anybody know if the have build a bigger car park now?

Does the shuttle bus still run?

ValerieR

Ilyushin76 wrote: »

Sorry to bump an old thread but does anybody know if the have build a bigger car park now?

Does the shuttle bus still run?

Yes, the Clinic have a brand new (paying) multi-story carpark. It's much easier to park there now.
I don't think they have the park-and-ride system any longer.

Hth
V

antoobrien

ValerieR wrote: »

I don't think they have the park-and-ride system any longer.

The park and ride was a temporary facility operated while they had issues with the capacity of their parking. It was stopped (per the permission they got from the council) when the multi story was built.

sorsha

what_traffic wrote: »

If the City Council upgraded pedestrian facilities in that area - people travelling from town could at least use the NO 9 to get to the Galway Clinic.

This should be done, I was trying to get there once walking -no way or you can get yourself killed, its ridiculous!

antoobrien

sorsha wrote: »

This should be done, I was trying to get there once walking -no way or you can get yourself killed, its ridiculous!

Try using the 410 next time.

sorsha

antoobrien wrote: »

Try using the 410 next time.

I used to live in Doughiska at that time, so I should get back to town on no 409 to get no 410? (or wait on no 410,when it shoudl be just 5 minutes walk from Doughiska)
Its really hard to live in this town without a car and thats why traffic is so bad.

-here
http://goo.gl/maps/p6Psf -end of walking!

antoobrien

sorsha wrote: »

I used to live in Doughiska at that time, so I should get back to town on no 409 to get no 410? (or wait on no 410,when it shoudl be just 5 minutes walk from Doughiska)
Its really hard to live in this town without a car and thats why traffic is so bad.

-here
http://goo.gl/maps/p6Psf -end of walking!

So no path is too dangerous now:rolleyes: However did I walk to school when I was a kid and there no footpath my side of the school.

what_traffic

sorsha wrote: »

I used to live in Doughiska at that time, so I should get back to town on no 409 to get no 410? (or wait on no 410,when it shoudl be just 5 minutes walk from Doughiska)
Its really hard to live in this town without a car and thats why traffic is so bad.

-here
http://goo.gl/maps/p6Psf -end of walking!

Galway Clinic is like an island. It is surrounded by dual carraigeways on 3 sides. Impossible to walk to it from Doughiska or Roscam.
Re BUS: frequency of services is an issue as well. 410 goes every hour but the 409 is every 15mins from 07h00 -19h00.

Mrs OBumble

what_traffic wrote: »

Galway Clinic is like an island. It is surrounded by dual carraigeways on 3 sides. Impossible to walk to it from Doughiska or Roscam.
Re BUS: frequency of services is an issue as well. 410 goes every hour but the 409 is every 15mins from 07h00 -19h00.

When they changed the bus routes, the original proposal was for the 402 to go out to the Clinic (what a wonderful idea ... all hospitals in galway on the one bus route!) .. but it got changed in between the proposal shown to the council and the one that got implemented.

No idea why.

And I agree re it being an island ... one of the worst pieces of planning in a city full of candidates!

biko

<nothing to see here folks>

gordongekko

biko wrote: »

Fascinating stuff

The real name was Les Modes Modernes
http://www.hetireland.org/index.php?page=ireland_hats

huh?

biko

Oops my bad, wrong thread.

sorsha

antoobrien wrote: »

So no path is too dangerous now:rolleyes: However did I walk to school when I was a kid and there no footpath my side of the school.

When I was a kid there were perverts and exhibitionists behind every tree and it doesn't mean it was right :rolleyes:

what_traffic

sorsha wrote: »

When I was a kid there were perverts and exhibitionists behind every tree and it doesn't mean it was right :rolleyes:

No need to go down this road.
The question to ask - can somebody in a wheelchair, or buggy or a child of 10 year's of age with their parents make there way from Roscam to the Galway Clinic on foot. A 10 min walk (or roll) at the most.

antoobrien

what_traffic wrote: »

No need to go down this road.
The question to ask - can somebody in a wheelchair, or buggy or a child of 10 year's of age with their parents make there way from Roscam to the Galway Clinic on foot. A 10 min walk at the most.

Somebody in a wheelchair can't get past Castlegar Hurlling Club (or at least that's what they're being told).

what_traffic

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

When they changed the bus routes, the original proposal was for the 402 to go out to the Clinic (what a wonderful idea ... all hospitals in galway on the one bus route!) .. but it got changed in between the proposal shown to the council and the one that got implemented.

No idea why.

And I agree re it being an island ... one of the worst pieces of planning in a city full of candidates!

Sounds like a good idea alright. All 4 hospitals would have a pretty large workforce.

antoobrien

sorsha wrote: »

When I was a kid there were perverts and exhibitionists behind every tree and it doesn't mean it was right :rolleyes:

What has "right" got to do with it?

We've grown soft and complain at the sight of any variety of adversity instead of just getting on with it.

Btw we had those hanging around as well, but they seem to be as scared of us as we should have been of them.

sorsha

what_traffic wrote: »

No need to go down this road.
The question to ask - can somebody in a wheelchair, or buggy or a child of 10 year's of age with their parents make there way from Roscam to the Galway Clinic on foot. A 10 min walk (or roll) at the most.

The answer is -not only disabled or a child -nobody can get there safe on foot!

what_traffic

sorsha wrote: »

The answer is -not only disabled or a child -nobody can get there safe on foot!

Exactly - expert perhaps fit young lads like antoobrien who can candle crossing multilane roundabouts(with slips) that does not have footpaths.

antoobrien

what_traffic wrote: »

Exactly - expert perhaps fit young lads like antoobrien who can candle crossing multilane roundabouts(with slips) that does not have footpaths.

Why not, I've been handling Briarhill with buggies sans tunnel (without paths were I was going) since it was built.

sorsha

antoobrien wrote: »

What has "right" got to do with it?

We've grown soft and complain at the sight of any variety of adversity instead of just getting on with it.

Btw we had those hanging around as well, but they seem to be as scared of us as we should have been of them.

Some time ago I have decided I will try to live without car here, as I didnt need it to get to work, only from time to time and then I realized that people who were planning this town probably never ever move their a.... from car.
Seriously -its a nightmare.
Still I can't belive it sometimes -there are no trafiic lights around big school like GMIT, no traffic lights here:
http://goo.gl/maps/nhCNi and in many many more spots,
I want to walk and cycle, for health, for saving time and money and doing that I feel like an alien in this Town.
I am not soft, I only want to be safe!

what_traffic

antoobrien wrote: »

Why not, I've been handling Briarhill with buggies sans tunnel (without paths were I was going) since it was built.

Sure you where probably fitter and younger back then? Try looking at the world through other peoples eyes. Take your own family as a starting point. Can you imagine your parents, grandparents being able to walk across the roundabout at Galway Clinic?

antoobrien

sorsha wrote: »

Some time ago I have decided I will try to live without car here, as I didnt need it to get to work, only from time to time and then I realized that people who were planning this town probably never ever move their a.... from car.
Seriously -its a nightmare.

Funny, I said the same thing about cars when living in Dublin. While the bus network is by and large grand, some of the routes make Galway look world class.

sorsha wrote: »

Still I can't belive it sometimes -there are no trafiic lights around big school like GMIT, no traffic lights here:
http://goo.gl/maps/nhCNi and in many many more spots,

I'm trying to remember if there were lights there in the 80s. Thank f**K there aren't now, the lights at the moneen had made a bad situation worse.

sorsha wrote: »

I want to walk and cycle, for health, for saving time and money and doing that I feel like an alien in this Town.
I am not soft, I only want to be safe!

FFS don't give me that safety lark, I walk all the time in areas where there are no paths. Your problem is that you don't know how to handle yourself, not that the place isn't safe.

sorsha

antoobrien wrote: »

Why not, I've been handling Briarhill with buggies sans tunnel (without paths were I was going) since it was built.

Cool, maybe you are a

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=traceur ,but not everyone is and I witnessed a person (my friend) beeing hit by car years ago -still in front of my eyes,so no thank you, I need a proper crossing!

antoobrien

what_traffic wrote: »

Sure you where probably fitter and younger back then? Try looking at the world through other peoples eyes. Take your own family as a starting point. Can you imagine your parents, grandparents being able to walk across the roundabout at Galway Clinic?

I'm not that old and I'm fitter now than I was then, the difference being I have no younger siblings to push around in a buggy now.

Btw my grandparents are dead, but my parents regularly walk the area.

sorsha

antoobrien wrote: »

FFS don't give me that safety lark, I walk all the time in areas where there are no paths. Your problem is that you don't know how to handle yourself, not that the place isn't safe.

wow - I cant handle myself, ok so.
If you read the news,try to count how many walkers were killed around here recently.

antoobrien

sorsha wrote: »

Cool, maybe you are a

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=traceur ,but not everyone is and I witnessed a person (my friend) beeing hit by car years ago -still in front of my eyes,so no thank you, I need a proper crossing!

Not particularly skilled, just keep my eyes open and judge distances and speed and such.

I have been knocked by cars twice while cycling, it hasn't stopped me or changed my opinions about how safe/unsafe cycling is.

Now how did we get away from parking onto this?

I suugest if you feel that strongly start a new thread, it's not a community watch thread.

sorsha

antoobrien wrote: »

Now how did we get away from parking onto this?

How? If there was/is no parking,they should make it easy to access by foot, simple.
Its a disgrace that person who is maybe not feeling that well (going to the clinic) must go through this:

http://goo.gl/maps/xGF3r

antoobrien

sorsha wrote: »

How? If there was/is no parking,they should make it easy to access by foot, simple.
Its a disgrace that person who is maybe not feeling that well (going to the clinic) must go through this:

http://goo.gl/maps/xGF3r

The lady in the picture (trying to figure out if she's middle aged or it's just the jacket) doesn't seem to have a problem, and she had to go from Roscam direction across the slip to get there.

Perhaps the situation is just a little bit less acute than is being suggested?

sorsha

antoobrien wrote: »

The lady in the picture (trying to figure out if she's middle aged or it's just the jacket) doesn't seem to have a problem, and she had to go from Roscam direction across the slip to get there.

Perhaps the situation is just a little bit less acute than is being suggested?

I don't really understand whats your point,its bad and there is no doubt about it, if you are happy to run between cars- feel free, not everyone is willing to try.