Clontarf to City Centre Cycle & Bus Priority Project discussion (renamed)

Not sure what you deem good, there were fairly long tail backs on Richmond road and Ballybough moved very slowly. There were never any issues in them places before the works.

Cars abusing the yellow box there is nothing new.

Ballybough always moves slowly. I generally avoided it long before the works ever started.

I live in the area and am completely okay with the intention of the bus/bike lane, love the plans....

but....

the temporary one way system is the wrong way, Coming inbound currently, you get to Hillbillys, and have to cross the outbound lane to get towards Ballybough, so outbound is stopped. If outbound is flowing, then inbound is stopped. At any moment there, only the outbound OR inbound lane can operate, so both directions are at 50% capacity. If the outbound had been directed to Ballybough, and the inbound as the one way, you would double the inflow (bar the 10-15% of time you need for the crosswalk).

Then you've the same prblem cars who have gone through Ballybough, having to cross back over the inbound lane getting towards Amiens Street. I've no idea why they redirected it that way

If 40% of people cycled or walked for their peak hour trips and 40% took public transport there'd be no congestion. As long as the infrastructure exists for people to walk cycle and take PT quickly and safely, it doesn't really bother me personally if people choose to queue up in cars for long periods of time. Shame about the kids who have asthma and have to breath in the fumes but I guess health isn't much of a consideration in policy these days.

I generally don't cycle in weather like we have today. But equally, I won't get in the car, as I couldn't handle the increased traffic. I'd take the bus or train.

But I have bulky tools and equipment to move today. So I'll try and time a gap where it's not raining, and go on the cargo bike.

We just need more people to embrace not driving. And it's not all or nothing, like a lot of the anti cycling brigade seem to think it is.

Of course he shouldn't have to cycle uphill with a slurry spreader on his back. He should carry it in a trailer behind his bike.

I'm confused. How is it uphill both ways?

is there ever a downhill section?

Maybe the farmer could live at the top of the hill and only ever go downhill?

whats a farmer doing in Fairview with a slurry spreader? is it another protest? :)