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

Really?

By removing the cyclists from the bus lanes, buses will be able to move more freely.

I think you're focussing on the original plans for BusConnects Core Corridors. The latest versions that have been lodged with ABP see more bus gates being used (Rathmines Road and Old Cabra Road for example), and some roads being reduced to one direction only for general traffic in favour of buses operating in both directions unimpeded (Templeogue Road and Rathgar Road).

There are far fewer examples of roads being widened to fit all users.

Cyclists were certainly slowing down buses down along North Strand and Amiens Street. That much I am certain about. Buses would have to move out into the traffic lane to overtake them. Now they won't any more.

We shall see what happens on the fines front. It's going to be a slow burn, I suspect, as the politicians realise that they have to work on the electorate, with all the hyperbolic reaction from many people, but I think long term camera enforcement and fines will be inevitable.

the same cyclists were probably overtaking the buses at every stop (and quite a few of them will probably continue to use the bus lane if it has better priority at junctions than the cycle lane). Lines of taxis and private cars are the real problem and only enforcement will sort out the latter.

Taking my bus home from the North Strand stop yesterday I see that there was some paint down on the outbound side outlining the route of the cycle path. I assume that this means work is going to start of that side of the road soon. Meant to take a photo of it but got distracted by a rare 27 arriving on time that wasn't full to the gills!!!

I'll do it on Tuesday when I'm doing my normal standing for 20 minutes in the hope of getting on a bus that isn't some real life variation of the sardine tin.

How much time did it add to your journey?

Would Clare Hall or The Malahide Road shops not be better for the duration of the works?

With any massive project like this there is going to be additional disruption at weekends when traffic is lighter.

It’s frustrating I know but sometimes these things have to happen.

i’d have thought Artane Castle might have been a better option?

You got really unlucky so. I drove from Marino to North Wall yesterday, about 10am, and it only took me about ten minutes. Maybe you don't know the area that well, and got stuck in traffic that you didn't need to be in?

like huge improvements to the area are being done and people are moaning about spending a few minutes in a car when they could have gone to different shops that would have been far easier to get to. seriously like, we could never have any infrastructure improvements if some people had their way. saturday afternoons can be the worst time of the week for traffic anyway, and it was bucketing down rain yesterday too.

Yes, nothing but positive vibes

A few of the staff from East Wall Aldi have moved to Aldi Bayside. Bet your mum will recognise them and it’s just as close as Coolock. 😋