Drury Street Bike Park - Closing for Renovations

Wishbone Ash

Hi all - just a heads up,

Drury Street Bike Park will close for 10-12 weeks for renovations beginning on January 15th 2018. An alternative bike park will be provided (presumably in the same car park).

But more importantly, make sure you remove your locks as, according to notices displayed, all locks and any remaining bikes will be removed by DCC on January 4th and brought to Cherry Orchard.

site_owner

I saw the signs last night, does that mean there is no secure-ish bicycle parking in the city centre from Jan 4 to Jan 15?

The temporary parking from 15th is in Drury street, but who knows how big or secure it will be

Wishbone Ash

I presume the alternative parking will be available before the other closes - probably a few days overlap.

Not actually sure what upgrades they are going to do as it's pretty functional as it is. Perhaps a few more racks. It would be nice if the floor was painted and if they could get rid of that rat infested skip.

Wishbone Ash

EDIT: Just see now that the alternative bike part will only be available from 15th. :eek:

Good point site owner.

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Noooooooooooooo

The amount of bike parking that's gone with the luas works over the last while and not been replaced. It's hard to find somewhere to park the bike, never mind somewhere dry :mad:

I hope it's amazing when it reopens!

68 lost souls

Wonder how the plans compare to this

https://youtu.be/zWESiQlmOC0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWESiQlmOC0

site_owner

I'll see if I can find anything out, but I expect all they'll do is properly bury ib concrete all the incorrectly fitted stands? Maybe also just using it as a clear out of old bikes

godtabh

In my youth I used to work there washing cars or as an attendant. Some of the **** that went on there with the cars meant I never parked there ever! Some of the shot that went in that didn’t involve cars was even worse!

site_owner

i came across this stuff today, its ringing some bells for me

http://irishcycle.com/2016/08/31/bicycle-parking-upgrade-in-planning-for-drury-street-car-park-in-dublin/

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B_j-ESJsQ-8rSFo4VWVSU3IwVzQ

brownian

Totally missing (in the sketch above) the option of double-decker and/or vertical parking, which would give twice as many spaces for the same building volume....

site_owner

brownian wrote: »

Totally missing (in the sketch above) the option of double-decker and/or vertical parking, which would give twice as many spaces for the same building volume....

The linked article says the roof is too low

check_six

Well, apart from the clear intention in the image above to mutate all the users into faceless grey mannequin creatures, I'm in favour of this plan.

But, just for the record, I will state: "Aiieee! They have no faces!"

Thank you.

LollipopJimmy

Better get my lock so. I'll not be using it again until the 15th anyway. Are they likely to start charging I wonder?

site_owner

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

. Are they likely to start charging I wonder?

its mentioned in the 2015 report that user charging is something that should be looked at, however it says willingness to pay should be gauged using pilot schemes like bike lockers so i dont think it will come in fully in drury street, possibly there may be some secure spaces or lockers.

Establishing the willingness of people to pay for parking is of major importance in deciding to implement user charging and as recommended in previous sections, a trial period in select locations should be implemented to accurately gauge this aspect. The implementation of bicycle lockers could be seen as a useful forerunner to the development of paid high density cycle parking facilities, and would provide useful indicators of willingness to pay.

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site_owner wrote: »

i came across this stuff today, its ringing some bells for me

http://irishcycle.com/2016/08/31/bicycle-parking-upgrade-in-planning-for-drury-street-car-park-in-dublin/

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B_j-ESJsQ-8rSFo4VWVSU3IwVzQ

So from this, are they making it bigger? Opening it up behind the skips?

Otherwise it looks like they're just painting the ground. Which is nice. But hmmmm.

site_owner

nee wrote: »

So from this, are they making it bigger? Opening it up behind the skips?

Otherwise it looks like they're just painting the ground. Which is nice. But hmmmm.

Thats just an artists impression so hopefully there's more to it. They are taking it from 196 to 600 I think.
Possibly higher density upstairs and then opening up the basement.

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site_owner wrote: »

Thats just an artists impression so hopefully there's more to it. They are taking it from 196 to 600 I think.
Possibly higher density upstairs and then opening up the basement.

Oh now that's awesome!

I vote for orange colour wise, an orange, red and yellow colour scheme, much warmer :pac:

LollipopJimmy

nee wrote: »

Oh now that's awesome!

I vote for orange colour wise, an orange, red and yellow colour scheme, much warmer :pac:

A few heaters be nice too... I've regularly slipped into my cycling gear in there :pac:

buffalo

Full post from DCC's cycling officer: http://www.cycledublin.ie/blog/index.php/2017/12/notice-works-upgrading-cycle-parking-provision-in-drury-street-car-park/

Doesn't mention what they're actually doing though...

site_owner

buffalo wrote: »

Full post from DCC's cycling officer: http://www.cycledublin.ie/blog/index.php/2017/12/notice-works-upgrading-cycle-parking-provision-in-drury-street-car-park/

Doesn't mention what they're actually doing though...

Whatever they are doing, the temp solution sounds so much worse than it should be.

2 weeks with nothing, 3 months with a bit of off-cut space. What a joke this city is for cyclists.

schemingbohemia

site_owner wrote: »

Whatever they are doing, the temp solution sounds so much worse than it should be.

2 weeks with nothing, 3 months with a bit of off-cut space. What a joke this city is for cyclists.

What's your solution?

The time they're closing it down seems sensible to me.

The end result will be a huge increase in the number of available spaces, the numbers cycling tends to decrease significantly late December/early January.

check_six

schemingbohemia wrote: »

What's your solution?

The time they're closing it down seems sensible to me.

The end result will be a huge increase in the number of available spaces, the numbers cycling tends to decrease significantly late December/early January.

But when they reopen they will have a big hoo-ha about it and *other* people will find out about *our* city centre bicycle hidey-hole!

<sobs at the injustice of it all>

site_owner

schemingbohemia wrote: »

What's your solution?

The time they're closing it down seems sensible to me.

The end result will be a huge increase in the number of available spaces, the numbers cycling tends to decrease significantly late December/early January.

Another secure location opened before this work starts

Wishbone Ash

check_six wrote: »

But when they reopen they will have a big hoo-ha about it and *other* people will find out about *our* city centre bicycle hidey-hole!

<sobs at the injustice of it all>

Yes, I've often wondered about all those cyclists who leave their bikes out in the rain at the junction of Stephen Street and South William Street and also South King Street. Do the not realise that there is a secure bike park just around the corner?

LollipopJimmy

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Yes, I've often wondered about all those cyclists who leave their bikes out in the rain at the junction of Stephen Street and South William Street and also South King Street. Do the not realise that there is a secure bike park just around the corner?

I didn't know about it until somebody in College told me. I had been luasing or driving

Wishbone Ash

I've a vague recollection of a similar one being planned for the northside but I don't think it came to fruition. Capel Street or somewhere around there?

LollipopJimmy

Well needed. Cycleways - or a bike shop in that area used to take bikes in for 50p or £1

schemingbohemia

site_owner wrote: »

Another secure location opened before this work starts

And given funding constraints they're under?

buffalo

site_owner wrote: »

Whatever they are doing, the temp solution sounds so much worse than it should be.

2 weeks with nothing, 3 months with a bit of off-cut space. What a joke this city is for cyclists.

Just to give some perspective - they're closing one of the Luas P&R carparks for 9 months, far longer than Drury St. Any temporary solution? Piss off to the next stop or another one about 5km away.

https://twitter.com/Luas/status/949183322550304768

site_owner

buffalo wrote: »

Just to give some perspective - they're closing one of the Luas P&R carparks for 9 months, far longer than Drury St. Any temporary solution? Piss off to the next stop or another one about 5km away.

https://twitter.com/Luas/status/949183322550304768

isn't the stillorgan park and ride about 200m away? and 7 times the size? and available immediately?

LollipopJimmy

Balls... I forgot to get my lock. Probably been cut off by now

buffalo

site_owner wrote: »

isn't the stillorgan park and ride about 200m away? and 7 times the size? and available immediately?

Yep, and in heavy use already.

Wishbone Ash

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Balls... I forgot to get my lock. Probably been cut off by now

Barriers are in place now but there’s still dozens of unclaimed bikes and locks inside. No alternative parking yet and every rack and lamppost in the immediate vicinity is occupied.

site_owner

i'm just hoping i can get through the next 2 weeks without my bike being stolen

geb

Still large number of unclaimed bikes and locks inside on Sat 6th.  Notice said that everything being moved after Monday 8th. This might change when they see the amount of bikes that have to be shifted out to some compound in Cherry Orchard?

LollipopJimmy

I tore in Sunday night and got my lock, still at least 70 bikes there some nice machinery too

site_owner

any sign of the temporary parking space being ready for monday?

Wishbone Ash

site_owner wrote: »

any sign of the temporary parking space being ready for monday?

I was speaking to one of the car park staff and another council employee there and neither seemed to think there would be any alternative temporary parking. :eek:

guile4582

anyone got an update on this, can I park at Drury? looking to park in town tomorrow evening (a very rare thing for me and my bike!!) ...#paranoid

LollipopJimmy

guile4582 wrote: »

anyone got an update on this, can I park at Drury? looking to park in town tomorrow evening (a very rare thing for me and my bike!!) ...#paranoid

Limited parking available in there on the ramps

Wishbone Ash

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Limited parking available in there on the ramps

I tried that a few weeks ago and was moved swifty along.

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There are a load of bikes in there still, I was wondering if I could sneakily lock up in there for a few hours...
Knowing me though that would be the exact time they do a clean out.

LollipopJimmy

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I tried that a few weeks ago and was moved swifty along.

I was in two weeks ago and there were bikes along the ramps and signs saying 'temporary bike parking

Doctor Bob

I used it last night. Temporary bike parking - with, as mentioned, signs saying as much - on the ramps, with some parking left in the old space in front of you as you come in. Mind the floor, though- builders' debris littered about the place.

Wishbone Ash

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I was in two weeks ago and there were bikes along the ramps and signs saying 'temporary bike parking

Good stuff. There were no signs the last time I ventured in.

guile4582

is it tight on spaces? if i get there and have no where to park, am pretty screwed..i've something on by Henry street but reckon this is the only safe place to park me pride and joy

Doctor Bob

I arrived just before 8pm on Tuesday and there were plenty of spaces. If you're arriving in the early evening it might still be busy from daytime use.

Wishbone Ash

The original wall to the side has been demolished and it looks like the bike park will be extended into what was a lower floor.

Wishbone Ash

Doctor Bob wrote: »

I arrived just before 8pm on Tuesday and there were plenty of spaces. If you're arriving in the early evening it might still be busy from daytime use.

Arrived around 5pm this evening and there was only one space available. Several bikes were locked to the car space railings (which I'm sure won't go down well with the operators).

rubadub

Any idea if it would be full on a friday evening around 7-8pm? and what time does it close at?

site_owner

i was in last friday night, at around 8.30pm there were loads of spaces.
its commuters mainly using it i expect.

its open until 2am iirc but might double check with the security, i'm usually gone by 12.30.