Dublin - Metrolink (Swords to Charlemont only)

Someone on here said that "with Metrolink one can wake up in Swords at 8AM and be at work before 9PM". This kind of thing needs to stressed and promoted time and time again. As things stand, more Joe Soaps think the Metro is nothing more than 'deh train to the airport'

"with Metrolink one can wake up in Swords at 8AM and be at work before 9PM"

NEEDS TO BE A MANTRA SEEPED INTO THE PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS

Quality of life. If you lived in Ballymun, you could wake up at 8.30

Indeed, the problem with removing more private car traffic from the centre of the city (and I agree with the policy 100%) is that it is mostly a win for improving PT capacity/efficiency. If the private cars on a street are replaced by more heavy vehicles like double decker buses then it actually makes the urban environment worse for pedestrians and cyclists.

Removing cars from the core/centre is a necessity because of Dublin's dependence on buses for PT of course. But for me, somewhere like the quays, for example, can never provide decent urban experience while being used as a 4 lane dual carriageway for double decker buses. But that's just the way it has to be for the foreseeable future.

Ideally we'd have Metro from Sandyford to Donabate. Then could extend Green Luas to Bray no problem. Also Finglas Luas should connect with Metro at Northwood maybe.

With Dart+ also improving capacity and frequency and a new stops in places with Ballyfermot, this would resemble something like a public transport network.

It's actually not even very ambitious or expensive and could all be done in 10 years easy.

The Busconnects orbitals can feed into all these routes also.

It also would help with housing as it opens land for development and also gives people more options for places to live. Eg you could live in Bray if you work in Sandyford. Or live in Drogheda if you work in the airport.

It would take a huge amount of cars and buses off the road also and we could pedestrianise more of the city center.

Extending the Luas Finglas from its planned terminus beside Charlestown to Northwood would be an easy win. Continue up St. Margaret's Road, through that new Estate there on the main road and then a stop at Ikea and the new DCC facility, terminating at Northwood luas with an interchange.

100% agree if possible. I'm not sure if the Luas can go all the way along St Margaret's Road though.

It's frustrating how long Finglas Luas is taking. It's only 4km with 4 stops.

Except there's no capacity on the Northern line for any additional DARTs. So there's no "could just" about it.

And an airport spur does nothing for Swords. The airport is only one of many areas that Metrolink will serve.

Ah yes, that'll come up too.

Luas extension is fine, in the future as a different project and nothing to do with this.