Thanks for the sermon.
No one is saying there shouldn't be dedicated lanes for two-wheelers (bicycles, scooters etc).
But outside a church or sports venue, as in this example, you cannot just removing parking in favour of "cycle lanes" - because that is just designed for bad parking. ( I live a largely car-free lifestyle, but funerals are one type of event that I often need to rent a car for.)
Design needs to cater for both modes, and cars will not just evaporate.
That's not actually true. Cycle lanes bring many benefits to wider society.
1) the more safe cycling infrastructure you have the more people who don't currently cycle feel confident enough to give it a try.
2) if cycle lanes are safe, more kids can cycle to school/sports/etc. themselves and don't need to be chauffeured.
3) by making local journeys by bike more attractive than getting into a car, bike lanes have been demonstrated to increase spending in local businesses.
4) the more useable bike lanes you have the more separation there is between people on bikes and motor vehicles. Resulting in fewer conflicts, fewer overtaking manoeuvres, and freer flowing motor traffic.
5) all of the above promotes displacement of shorter journeys from cars to bikes, meaning those who still need to drive experience less congestion.
6) safer cycle lanes also means that those who find drivers too intimidating on the roads, so that they use the footpath instead, will leave the footpath to those actually walking if they have safe cycle lanes to use.
7) bike rides replacing some car journeys also means less pollution, less road maintenance expenditure, improved health outcomes leading to less pressure on health services, even improved educational outcomes (kids who walk or cycle to school perform measurably better than those who are driven).
When cycling infrastructure is safe and extensive, the majority of people become cyclists for at least some of their journeys, and this also has many indirect benefits for the minority who never cycle.
I think the point she is making is very clear. "...stop building inadequate infrastructure". Couldn't be more clear.
Cycle lanes are only of use to cyclists. Infrastructure is needed for all road users.
Basically any solution that doesn't involve bikes is fine, right?
Yeah, so people coming to a funeral in Renmore should find "other ways" of getting there. 🙄That's fine for those who are coming from the city and not going to the cemetery. But it totally ignores that many are coming from out of town.
We need to stop building inadequate infrastructure.
Fixing problems is not simply a matter of whipping out the parking and putting in cycle lanes. Residents know this, and will continue to oppose simplistic proposals.
If people know parking laws are going to be enforced, and they are likely to be hit with an €80 fine if they park illegally, they find other alternatives. If I'm going to Dublin by car, to go to Croke Park or 3Arena, I either pre-book parking in the city centre or arrange with friends in Lucan to leave my car at their house and get the bus in.
I was talking to a Belgian family last week who live a few km from the site of a major annual music festival there. When the festival is on they and their neighbours get requests from friends and acquaintances, who are travelling to the festival, wanting to leave cars at their houses so they can cycle the rest of the way. They know that if they leave their cars at the side of the road at random they will pay dearly, so they don't do it.
In their own driveways. Let them find other means of coming into town.
site not sights!
The Red Lane is sight to behold though as I was passing along on Shantalla Road today in the sunshine.
Why would it be my problem to find storage space for the private property of some people?
And where do you expect people to park instead in this case?
You’ve clearly outlined the kind of culture change that account is working hard to bring about.
If only there was some way to effectively manage and deter illegal parking, such as ticketing, clamping or towing.
Fair play alright, looks like there proposed Development at the old hardware store is going to make it a big feature of the Development. Like seeing this kind of Development on brownfield sights.
It's owned by Higgins's from what I can gather and they're working with the Council to get it renovated and attract more usage. Fair play to them. A lot of others would have tried to monetize it somehow or just block it off from the community
You can just not use them you know? Leave the rest of us to it
The whole concept of laneways is rapezone-creepy. They should either be turned into roads with houses overlooking, or closed totally.
This statue at Red Lane entrance used to freak me out as a kid
This is all I could find re: Red Lane
Hopefully they're going to do resurfacing too as it looks to be in bits from the pics
Edit: It looks like it may get a makeover as part of the development of the lands beside it
The lights on the Tuam Road into Liosbaun and Riverside need updating. Crazy system where they go green for traffic turning right out of Riverside, Green for town bound for all of 10 seconds then Red again for the solitary pedestrian crossing. Most of the time left turning traffic coming out from Liosbaun or Riverside never notice when the flashing amber left sign is off and nearly drive straight into crossing pedestrians. Also no help for pedestrians crossing the riverside or Liosbaun exits. It's massively inadequate for what those roads are now.
I saw that, Red Lane I think its called
Only 13 years that residents have been waiting for that in Salthill. I know Council doing up another laneway in Shantalla at the minute as well. That one is paved, might only be adding murals to the walls. Between the Higgins site and Scoil Bhride
Possibility of night time bus services when the GTS comes up for review. Long overdue
Will we see red light cameras here soon? Wouldn't go amiss to be honest and would reduce danger on the roads
More permeability works
Interestingly enough, if you look at this spot on streetview, you'll see how poor it currently is and yet someone is managing to push a wheelchair along it. If you've ever pushed these you'll know its no joke on anything thats not a good surface.
Have you tried hiring a bus driver lately?
It is the bus company "due to soaring fuel costs, staff shortages & subsidies provided to public buses which make the private routes uneconomical.".
Remember the buses will have to run even at the quieter times, that get stuck in traffic jams, schedules running late, guzzle fuel, holiday cover, etc. It is not sustainable.
I can't figure out from that article who is putting a hold on the Barna-Parkmore route. Costs suggest the private company but then they say they've buses bought and more ordered. Very confusing.
As for the Bus Connect and on-street parking, it looks like the usual case of GCC living in the 80s. It's embarrassing at this stage
The number of buses indicated for the route gives me hope that it would be possible to have 3-4 buses an hour. Any less and I can't see it having a big impact.
On a separate note, good to see ABP holding GCC to account over the amount of on street parking spaces they plan to keep.
Meanwhile, An Bord Pleanála has already queried the extent of on-street parking being retained as part of the planned Galway Cross-City bus route – before planning application is even lodged.
During one of two pre-application meetings, members of the Board noted that “a considerable amount of on-street parking was being retained and queried whether this would conflict with the objectives of the project, including reliability of bus services”.
Unsurprising.
Tourism has bounced back nicely, so there ard other things for those buses to be doing,
In-office office worker numbers haven't. And the government have dropped fares on subsidised services by 20%.
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