Harry Palmr wrote: » Waterford is on eco-eye (RTE1) this evening, programme is about Ireland 2040, spacial hubs etc. I expect it'll deal with us in about 30 seconds as is the way of RTE but you never know.
Johnboy1951 wrote: » Did you get your expected 30 seconds? It did not appear here Cork and Limerick, yes, but Waterford?
In the review, Ibec calls for the upgrading of the N24 (Waterford to Limerick) and N25 (Rosslare to Cork) national primary roads “to ensure vital port access and greater collaboration between the three cities and metropolitan areas and drive the region’s growth, as a counterbalance to Dublin”. The report also recommends the “accelerated delivery of an integrated sustainable transport across metropolitan Waterford, capable of supporting significant levels of population and employment growth”. Further recommended regional road improvements include the N80 (which effectively runs from Tullamore to Enniscorthy) and the N11/N25 Oilgate to Rosslare road, linking into the M11, enhancing access to Rosslare Europort.
Ibec has also recommended investment in “regional co-working smart e-hubs to embrace economic opportunities arising from new ways of working post-Covid, attract and retain high-value talent and provide resources and facilities to support towns and villages”. Funding must be provided for “the future development and expansion of the region’s ports, including the facilitation of offshore renewable energy projects”, the review notes. Meanwhile, the “right housing and tenure mix (e.g., apartment focus, rental sector, ageing population, students, social housing, affordable housing etc) must be provided for”.
Muttley79 wrote: » https://waterford-news.ie/2021/03/15/e27-6m-secured-for-ambitious-city-centre-project/ Great news today for waterford.long over due.
Yellow_Fern wrote: » Roofing O'Connell St. sounds pretty terrible. CPOing houses on O'Connell St. is legally pretty dicey.
Oscar Madison wrote: » If that's their plans for the city what a total waste! It's like communion money to WCC!
tonc76 wrote: » Ever hear the saying "it'd be a great country if you could roof it?" Here is a plan to roof O' Connell St (an area of the city that has massive potential) and yet it's a waste. The roof over the Apple Market was a great idea but through traffic should have been removed to achieve the most benefit. The alternative to regenerating the city centre is to keep expanding the city outwards which brings no value.
tonc76 wrote: » Care to elaborate?
Yellow_Fern wrote: » It can create a dark damp space. It actually doesnt rain that much in Waterford. The cold and wind is as much a reason people dont live outdoors as the rain.
The Continental Op wrote: » You mean because its such a run down dump it can't get any worse? Its the ass end of town and does expand the city but back into an old run down part of town.
Christy Browne wrote: » So...don’t improve it then? Let’s just leave it a run down dump forever. Great solution.
Harry Palmr wrote: » This is the built environment version of protesting about Covid restrictions by gathering in a group. How do you know how much money there is?
The Continental Op wrote: I don't but its fairly obvious people haven't been spending it in Waterford along with other towns and cities for a good few years now because of all the empty shops.
Harry Palmr wrote: » Which means a better shopping/retail/leisure "experience" is needed. Pent up demand. Keep the money here rather than it leaking out to Cork and Dublin/Kildare in particular. A council of despair changes nothing.
JohnC. wrote: » It's not difficult to park. And why should it be free?
The Continental Op wrote: » Because you don't want to give people any reason not to come to Waterford and every reason not to go elsewhere.
Asdfgh2020 wrote: » Name an urban area/centre where there are no parking charges......? I would say locally parking charges are some of the lowest in the country. There are plenty of places where you can get parked for €5 for whole day. It would be close to that for an hour in cork or Dublin....is €5 going to make someone drive to Kilkenny, Wexford, cork Dublin for the day and spend up to €50 fuel/parking.....your argument is weak
The Continental Op wrote: » I shop in Dungarvan and get free parking, hour and a half free in Scanlon,s yard then free in Aldi or Lidl. Imagine Aldi or Lidl charging for parking?
BBM77 wrote: » Silly comparison in fairness. The reason is the population is so small in Dungarvan giving parking free for an hour and a half is not a problem. Doing that in Waterford city would clog all parking spaces up.
Deiseen wrote: » The argument is extremely weak but a lot of people seem to have this mindset. Not really sure what to do in these cases? Maybe the only way is to provide 'free' parking but with a catch? Maybe spend €20+ in shops in town and your parking is free or something like that? Parking in Waterford is basically free but you just cannot convince some people.
The Continental Op wrote: » That suggests paid parking is used to stop people from coming to Waterford? Why else would the parking spaces be clogged if parking was free? Free parking would only be clogged if there weren't enough parking spaces for all those that wanted to park.
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