namloc1980 wrote: » Lads will someone get on to the businesses in Grafton Street in Dublin and other pedestrianised places around the world and find out what Voodoo magic they use to get deliveries. Apparently it's almost impossible.
Captainsatnav wrote: » Exactly. It's impossible because cork is unique donchaknow...like it's topography
Curb Your Enthusiasm wrote: » Okay Ann.
chalkitdown1 wrote: » If only there existed some sort of device used for transporting goods from the back of a van or truck to its destination. Can anyone think of a solution for the poor aul' delivery men that wont be able to park on the doorsteps anymore?
Justin Credible Darts wrote: » No one said it was impossible to do deliveries, but before streets are pedestrianized there are multiple factors to be taken in to consideration.
Justin Credible Darts wrote: » Its all well and good saying pedestrianize this street and that street, people forget that for people to shop, the shops need to replace stock and that means deliveries will be harder. Again all well and good telling people to deliver at all hours of the morning, but any person now that works doing deliveries, are not going to work new ungodly hours unless they get compensated. Any guy that was doing 9-5 is not going to start at midnight to be finished before 9am for the same wage. If the companies have to pay the staff more, deliveries will cost more, items will increase for the customer. Likewise this notion that cycle lanes is going to solve problems is another fantasy, thats all well and good in the city and most of the southside, but what good are cycle lanes for those living in the northside of the city like Knocka, churchfield and mayfield. Who wants to cycle up them hills on a pissy wet winters morning cycle lane of not. The priority should be improving public transport first. ***placeholder for some cork person to complain that I must not be from cork because I was negative and never used a capital c ***
cgcsb wrote: » St Patrick's Hill could have this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j1PgmMbug8 Have some vision.
Justin Credible Darts wrote: » Its a nice idea to have a whole city centre pedestrianized, but take a pub for example, trucks with kegs would need to be able to deliver, if the street is now for pedestrians only, the deliveries would either have to be made at irregular hours to allow access, or means the poor b@stard delivering the kegs has far more physical work to do. hauling them down a pedestrianised street. Where did I say it was impossible...oh wait I didn't that was you making stuff up. I love this world of imagination some people live in, where stuff just magically appears on shops, stores pubs etc, that why places like oliver plunkett street still has the access for traffic
RINO87 wrote: » Shop st. and Quay street in Galway, both pedestrianized, have some of the busiest pubs in the country - I used to work in one, we got our kegs, loads of them, delivered right to the door every week before 10 am without trouble. Its a non issue.
Justin Credible Darts wrote: » of course its not. The point I made that most ignorant people have ignored was the people who previously worked regular hours, would have to work new hours and changing peoples hours to unsociable working hours does not always work out. I know as I worked for a distribution company for many years, and was well aware of the implications. I never once said deliveries could not be done. All well and good making blanket statements of pedestrianize street and have deliveries done at night or all done before 8am or whatever, but the costs would eventually be passed on.
the beer revolu wrote: » Perhaps a system could be devised where a full keg could be strapped to the delevery guy's back. He could be encouraged by whippings from cyclists for having the temerity to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle for a living. That's what us whingers want.
snotboogie wrote: » Work started back up on the Crows Nest today. Demolition seems to be ongoing at the York Street hotel too.
namloc1980 wrote: » https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/plans-for-exhibition-centre-on-outskirts-of-cork-are-shot-down-1000940.html The Munster Agricultural Society plans for an exhibition centre out in Curraheen got shot down by ABP.
FrStone wrote: » "The Bórd said it took into account the site's "unserviced remote rural location" That's quite an interesting statement to make considering the area is now part of Cork City Council after the boundary extension. I think it's a bit mad that so many of us are now considered city dwellers and we don't even have access to mains water or sewerage, never mind public transport... Will the City Council remember us rural dwellers, or will they just focus on the city centre. Time will tell.
marno21 wrote: » New website for the latest revision of the Bandon Road/O'Riordan's Joinery scheme:http://www.bandonroadshd.ie/ The latest application includes demolishing 1 & 2 Ardnacarrig and 74 Bandon Road (the butchers) and bringing the development right out to the road front.
