Cycle infrastructure planned for south Dublin

The public had their say anyway and poor Deirdre was left out in the cold, so hopefully the party learns something from that (finally).

There is a plan for a pedestrian and cycling bridge to span the Dodder from Brewdog over to Ringsend. As far as I know it is all part of a larger plan to link up the proposed Irish Glass bottle site to the city for cyclists and pedestrians. The recent closing off of Cambridge Road to through traffic is welcome as well although the surface is very poor. Plans from Irishtown to Blackrock Park (where you hopefully rejoined the cycle path) are constantly changing and evolving but hopefully in your lifetime you can make it across the city to Dalkey on segregated cycling infrastructure.

Having cycled the Merrion road to Merrion square route mentioned early, only this week, only someone sat behind the wheel of a vehicle could describe Ballsbridge onwards as "nice to cycle".

It is, if that is what we are being paid to do. Don't be naive about that.

As a practical example, if the planners involved with the Poolbeg and IGB sites nearby (and I'm not one) were to lose Strand Road and not be able to demonstrate capacity for a mix of mobility options, it could jeopardise the intensive development of that zone and the loss of several thousand homes from the pipeline. Do you think anyone in power is going to permit that?

Good Evening,

I hope you are keeping well. Council Officials informed Councillors this evening that they intend to proceed with their plan to make Deansgrange Road one-way for traffic to create a two-way cycle track on the road.

Councillors were told that the proposed one-way system would run from the junction with Kill Lane on the southern end to Springhill Avenue / Brookville Park at the northern end of Deansgrange Road.

This would result in the rerouting of traffic (and the 84 and 84A bus services) to Baker's Corner and onto Abbey Road/Link Road, before rejoining Deansgrange Road. 

You will recall the Zoom meeting I held when the issue was first proposed and the Council's public engagement process last October. 

Over 6,430 submissions were made by members of the public on the wider project to improve safe cycling infrastructure in the County - of which 63% of respondents were in favour of improved facilities.

However, in relation to the proposal for Deansgrange Road only 13% of submissions were in favour of the proposed one-way system. The full report is available here (the Deansgrange section is covered from page 64). 

Given the lack of public support for the one-way system Council Officials undertook to examine two alternative options for the cycle route. Officials have now rejected these alternative options and they are proposing to proceed with the original plan. They propose to commence the works on or after Monday 27th September. 

I understand that Councillors will consider the matter at their meeting in early September. Councillors Michael Clark (Killiney-Shankill) and Justin Moylan (Dún Laoghaire) have expressed concern about the proposal and they will ask for alternatives to be considered.  

You can engage with Councillors by email at grpcouncillors@dlrcoco.ie or individually, details here. 

The change will obviously have significant implications for some businesses in the area. They should contact the Council at 01 205 4700 / info@dlrcoco.ie to get more information about what it will mean for access to their premises.

If you have any queries or feedback, please get in touch, 

Kind regards,

Cormac

Cormac Devlin TD

Fianna Fáil TD for Dún Laoghaire 

Dáil Éireann

Leinster House

Kildare Street

Just put cycle path on grass / flood defense wall and get on with it.

Absolute bullshit going on.

Worried about a tiny bit of grass and poxy seagulls.

So 2 alternatives were considered and rejected. FF now asking that "alternatives" be considered. What are the alternatives @Larbre34 ?

What does the "decent cycle corridor" on the N11 look like? I've never seen anything more than a bit of white paint.

There actually is a very decent motoring corridor on the N11, three lanes each way for most of it, so presumably that addresses the concerns of anyone worried about the switch to one-way.

But it is not in isolation. It forms a key section of the proposed Park to Park route linking Blackrock Dart Station to Killiney Beach. At present when you exit Clonkeen Park in Deansgrange village, you are dumped out on a busy road with no safe route to continue on to the next section of the route at Brookville.

The alternatives looked at I believe were to go up to Bakers corner, left down Abbey Road, left on the link road and rejoin the route. An uphill diversion of almost a kilometre

Also " a decent cycle corridor" on the N11 is far from accurate as anyone who uses it can testify..

Another proposal to compliment this is to open a through route through the cemetery from this cycle path up to Holly Park thereby making 2 or 3 large national schools accessible safely by bike from that end of the catchment.

the new cycle track on Victoria quay is horrendous and actually increases the danger to cyclists as you now have to cross into the lane occupied by high speed buses in order to cross the bridge outside Heuston to go towards the Phoenix park. Previously you could occupy the middle of the old bus lane and make them overtake properly

And before anyone tells me they can wait at the top , just watched for 45 minutes and 10/10 cyclists crossed left to right outside the Guinness factory exits

Support. Huge numbers. Electoral pressure on sitting Councillors. It's all good collateral.

Yes, a ridiculous design but there is something here that cyclists.........myself included, need to be aware of. It's the sign just as the cycle path goes left to go behind the bus stop. It says "Pedestrian Priority". I live in the area an have regularly seen cyclists approach this point at ridiculous speed, yes I know its downhill but a little bit of sense is needed to avoid a collision with pedestrians, dog walkers etc. I doubt that many have ever seen the sign or pay any heed to it.

There's a cycle light at the end for crossing but it's a joke. Waited for 5 minutes at it the last time before giving up and taking my chances with a gap in the traffic.