Qrt wrote: » I really don't think he can be described as "leftist" in any way, shape or form. This I can agree on. Fine Gael don't seem to do...much at all? Donohue must be one of the most reclusive finance ministers we've ever had.
BonnieSituation wrote: » That's just nonsense. And you think that everything happens in the Park in some sort of bubble whereby the locals don't enjoy it? Nice little earner for the State rather than the city? What is thatmeant to mean at all? And why would you think DCC would do a better job at "managing" the Park?
BonnieSituation wrote: » Why so against teh "closures" at the weekend? Does it interfere with your race through it?
BonnieSituation wrote: » Running passenger service buses (tours already use it) through the park is a no go and tbh very stupid. For starters as soon as you get out of the park (NS) you hit Castleknock and then what? Have huge queues of buses waiting to get through teh one-way gate at the top of Cherstefield Avenue.
BonnieSituation wrote: » They would be better served fixing up the Blackhorse Avenue priority and the road itself which is a disgrace and allowing the 37 travel the full length of it to Aughrim St rather than that mental diversion via the Navan Road and then Skreen Road. That should come first before the amount of work that would have to be done to allow buses to use the Phoenix Park as a commuter channel.
dublinman1990 wrote: » I just read a very interesting update from dublinbuses.com about the hybrid bus trial with Dublin Bus.Updated 26 June...Nine hybrid buses are expected to be trialled by Dublin Bus during 2018 and 2019. They will be supplied by three manufacturers and used on one specific route. A full order of a quantity of hybrid buses is expected approximately a year later.http://dublinbuses.com/
Stephen15 wrote: » Interesting so they must be being introduced on a high frequency route which needs a lot of buses. Let's hope they don't suffer a similar fate to last hybrid buses.
Why are we redesigning the network? - The city is growing and we need to plan the bus network to cater for that growth. - The current bus network is complex which makes it hard to remember and use easily. - There are few orbital routes, making it hard to move around the outer parts of the city. - There are many overlapping routes, where the bus services are not evenly spaced. - There is a need to better integrate our networks of bus, trams and trains.How will you make the network better? - Increase the overall amount of bus services. - Provide new and frequent orbital services connecting more outer parts of the city together. - Simplify the bus services on the key radial into “spines” where all buses will operate under a common letter system and buses will run very frequently and be more evenly spaced. - Increase the number of routes where buses will come every 15 minutes or less all day.Will we have more or less bus services? The redesigned bus network means an increase in bus services by over one quarter (27%), with much of that increase delivering additional “all-day” services. So there will be substantially more bus services operating across the Dublin region following the network redesign.What are the benefits of the proposed new network? Overall the proposed new network of bus services will enable more people to travel to more places more easily. Some of the specific outcomes will be: - Nearly one million Dublin-area residents will be located within 400 metres of a bus service operating every 15 minutes or better, an increase of about 30%. - The number of residents located within 400 metres of public transport service operatingn every 10 minutes or better will increase by 35%. - The number of jobs or students located within 400 metres of public transport service operating every 10 minutes or better will increase by 19%.Will people have to change buses more? Many people won’t need to change buses but some people will. In some cases, people whocurrently have a direct service may have to change buses to get to their destination. However,because these two buses will operate on routes with a much higher frequency of service, inmost cases people will be able to get to their destination in a shorter overall trip time.What about the fares? We will simplify fares across bus, Luas and DART. There will be two Leap fares: - A “90 Minute Fare” that covers all bus, DART or Luas trips started within 90 minutes. - This 90 Minute Fare will allow you any combination of bus, Luas and DART for your journey, subject to the last leg commencing within 90 minutes of the start of the overall trip. - A short distance fare paid each trip for short journeys. Cash fares will continue to be available but will be payable for each trip.Is this proposal fully decided? No, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has put these proposals forward for public consultation. There are details available on www.busconnects.ie and you can give your views online or by post. The public submissions period will start on Monday 16th July and run to Friday14th September.Will there be information meetings for the public? Yes, the NTA will be arranging a series of local information sessions at various venues around the Dublin region. Those information sessions will be staffed by both NTA personnel and by Dublin Bus personnel and people will be able to get information on their particular queries. Details of the venues and dates will be uploaded to the website www.busconnects.ie and will also be advertised in various newspapers.
devnull wrote: » Report is now out from Jarrett Walkerhttps://busconnects.ie/media/1228/busconnects-dublin-network-redesign-summary.pdf
Qrt wrote: » I saw a tweet from an old lecturer of mine, labelling it a precursor to privatisation, and I have to agree with him (and disagree with privatisation) but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
xper wrote: » After a cursory browse through that doc, the first thing that jumps out at me and is a welcome surprise is just how positive the results of the initial public consultation survey are. This bodes well.
tom1ie wrote: » Just wondering what is the opinion on privatization of the bus service on this forum? Good, bad, and why.
LXFlyer wrote: » Also the plan appears to rely on Parliament St being used two way by a large number of routes - something DCC is not keen on!
Qrt wrote: » Bad. Just look at England. Franchising is a mess got trains, and the free for all bus operations outside of London are a mess.
LXFlyer wrote: » While it is positive, until people actually study the detailed plans (contained in chapter 7) and how they affect them, I’d take that initial consultation with a loose pinch of salt as it was VERY high level in nature. On first glances there is an awful lot of good stuff in the report, but it will require a lot of in-depth reading to fully assess the strengths and weaknesses. But what I will say is that there is a need for the associated infrastructure improvements to be put in place before these changes are implemented if people using low frequency connecting routes are to have any form of certainty about making connections off the high frequency spines. Otherwise confidence will slip away very quickly.
postsnthing wrote: » Where are the high res detailed maps everything I can see on the site is low res
jvan wrote: » First of all, apologies to anyone that isn't familiar with the area but was just having a quick look the proposed new route replacing the 184 which will now bypass kilpedder village completely, with buses staying on the n11 both north and south. It also doesn't go to the Glenview hotel anymore. Afaik the route they are suggesting isn't possible as there is a weight restriction on the link road at Barry's bridge therefore it has to go to the Glenview to loop around. This is local to me, hence why I looked. It's a welcome that they propose linking up with Newcastle but I've always felt the Kilmacanogue bus should come to the Glenview too, thus creating a way for people to connect this way rather than having to go through Greystones and on to Bray to change buses.
