Dun Laoghaire Traffic & Commuting Chat

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Submissions must be made within the display period, which runs from 2nd November 2023 to 14th December 2023 and has now been extended to 16th January 2024.

‘I’m watching the business die and my flowers die’, says Deansgrange florist as locals lose parking to cycle lane

How are people unable to get to her shop? There is still access, via a one-way system. It just some people, those coming from one direction, have a slightly longer journey to get to the shop.

Amazing to see the indignant resident who has realised that she doesn't have enough room in her front garden for her oversized tank. Maybe she should get a smaller car. Those houses all have rear access, with large gardens and garages at the back.

It is an interesting one. You would wonder if the residents had a choice again now would they accept the original one way southbound solution which would have retained their parking and given them a quieter road. I suppose we have no way of knowing who supported it and who didn't. One of the main and most vociferous objectors were Tiger Pizza now closed and long gone...

It won’t be all the displaced traffic.

the coast road is been changed so it’s one way from Glenageary. , much more people will use the coast road.

displaced traffic will be found on busses , DARTS, bikes etc.

others will use other routes

Blackrock to Dalkey , I’d go through Monkstown village , down to to Crofton road, back up marine road and straight down from George’s street.

even if I’m going from bluepool or going back and forth from Scoil Lorcáin on school run I’d avoid the farm as it’s a so slow. I’d go Mounttown road, then onto Glenageary Road

Its all pretty academic, as it seems, according to my sources that there are already 18 of the 40 Councillors who won't be voting in favour of 'living streets' in any circumstances. I would also be fairly certain of another 4 joining that number.

In fact, looking at it the other way, the number I can see as 100% definite Yes votes, is just 7.

And so only 3 out of 15 'in play' would be needed to kill it. I suspect it'll be much more. Probably of the order of 30/10 against.

Remember when you told us last year with absolute certainty that the roadworks in Fairview were going to cancelled and withdrawn within a few weeks?

I stand by my record. There's no cycle lane on Strand Road, and the compromise on the North Strand that was agreed under the table, was that the Guards would ignore private traffic using the one remaining inbound lane, and spare Ballybough from being unnecessarily inundated.

Anyway, the numbers are in on the Living Streets thing, over 7,000 submissions made, and the plan is for the Council to vote 'No' in March.😉

You didn't tell us that there was going to be a compromise. You told us with absolute certainty that the major water infrastructure project was going to be pulled out of Fairview because a few lads were stuck in traffic. Which of course, didn't happen.

Nice try though, an 'under the table' deal that conveniently can't be verified!

Since when did non-enforcement of any bus lane require a 'deal' with AGS? What 'under the table' deal was done with AGS to not enforce the bus lane at Conyngham Road?

Amazing video.

Does highlight the reason why many drivers wouldnt bother getting out of their cars and use PT.

Good thing Tiger Pizza closed before works started or it'd be used as the poster boy for the naysayers

Another twenty min walk in Stillorgan to where? Carysfort?? You could walk to Blackrock in 20 mins from Stillorgan!