Cycle infrastructure planned for south Dublin

Gardai would have gotten a call to deal with traffic so what I'd assume happened is that during morning "School run" the small roads in the area were crammed with Electric SUV's all trying to get past each other thus creating havoc...

People must be getting dumber.

Quote: "The cycle route was working fine; if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” she says. “I don’t think the cycling plan for Dublin has really taken into account that probably more than 30 per cent of residents are over the age of 60.”

It's precisely because the cycle route doesn't work and is of such a poor design, broken pathways, poor signage and lack of use that means we need to have an actual greenway installed..

Plus the fact that someone 60 and over can easily cycle a bike, unless there's some mystery condition only present in South Dublin residents that means they can only drive cars?

During COVID, fellas were definitely running drugs up and down the canal on ebike/moped type things on the section of canal Greenway between my small village and the next town over.

Whether that's dropped off now, I don't know, I'm not on it as often as I was during the lockdowns

I'm not saying they don't. I wasn't arguing that the person who said it shouldn't be built because of drugs was correct, I was pointing out that it does in fact happen.

I also don't think that drug dealers thi k they will become millionaires because of a Greenway, but there's a good chance it will get used like that, in my limited experience

It can be a ridiculous reason not to build a Greenway, and also be a thing that will happen at the same time.

It seems to have quietened down (at least I'm not hearing anything about it these days) but a section of the Grand Canal Greenway in Dublin was a no-go area there, for a while.

Blatant open drug dealing has gotten ridiculous in the city. I regularly see open drug dealing behind the Luas stop at St. Stephens Green. Also, Aston quay seems really bad for it. Gardaí seem to have just stopped giving a ****.

That's mildly obtuse. Nobody is suggesting that drug runners are waiting around for Greenways to be built so they can sell gear. Nobody's suggesting that they'll see this as a golden opportunity to become millionaires.

But, realistically, if a cycle way/greenway/whatever piece of infrastructure allows them to move around quicker and easier (just like all the commuters who will hopefully use it), then they'll definitely use it.

I cycled that cycle path from Dun Leary to Booterstown yesterday for the first time. Very nice indeed. See what u mean. From there on in its back to the main road on which there appears to be a plan for the standard cycle lanes for the stretch into the city centre. Still...great progress all round.

Cycle and pedestrian infrastructure plans from Bakers Corner to Graduate roundabout

Very open drug dealing on the cycle path beside the liffey in the Memorial park in island bridge.

What looks like a 12 year old boy has himself set up with a nice comfortable portable chair - it like one of the hoppers from the wire.

I had thought there was talk of a cpo to widen the path by Blackrock Station? Coming home, I've been using the park but going back up the hill to the road rather than station bit.

I believe the new 2 way is up to the edge of DLR - DCC were supposed to continue it, but have stalled the plans as it was part of the strand road project. Doesn't really make sense to me that they couldn't get it as far as the merrion gates.

This will cause GRIDLOCK in the area if it goes ahead according to some in the residents association! Some of the comments submitted to the council are hilarious, especially the one asking about planning permission, must have a mate in Sandyford.

SDCC are looking for feedback on the proposed Old Bawn to Ballyboden active travel scheme.