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Extending the Luas beyond Red, Green and BXD - see post #14

Rojomur · 2016-06-05 19:43:46

Now i know im getting ahead of myself with this post as i know planning for the likes of LUAS extensions takes decades/generations...but i cant help notice there is a destinct lack of future LUAS lines along where the majority of building has already taken place south of the liffey, and indeed where large scale building is…

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#92 20-10-2017 07:52PM

sdanseo

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Idbatterim wrote: »

I am not sure if this is possible in that location, but if not, why only go so far, why not ad a few more stops and allow high density residential along either side of the line?

The plans we've seen for this route send the tram / future metro through low-speed, low-width reseidential streets.

That would be a stupid mistake because it dramatically lowers transit times and reduces capacity through interaction with traffic. Look at the red line, it's already common to see two trams waiting for consecutive sets of lights. Also, bigger distance between junctions means more opportunity to expand to metro length vehicles later.

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