Parking and traffic in Phoenix Park

A solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

Absolute pure guff from Costello as well, he must have plenty of spare time on his hands while he's been suspended by the Green Party.

Someone else already said that, but the point is, cars move. Cars can be diverted for events like runs, parades, State visits etc. 17,000,000 bolted down bollards cannot easily be.

In fact, I've never had any issue with parking being removed from Chesterfield. I mean at the moment there is overflow car parking for the Zoo on the grass at the Lord's Walk, let the Greens scratch their head about that particular Hobson's Choice.

In all seriousness though, I really do expect the OPW to come up with a far less visually offensive solution to delineate the cycle lane, once the pilot period of the mobility study is over.

Why so? The Zoo, Cricket pitches, Peoples Garden, Polo Grounds and Garda HQ stretch at the back of the Zoo are used as free car parks. More importantly scrap the sports pitches (fifteen acres (how many are there?), Army pitch , back of the Cricket grounds etc ) which are rarely if ever used. Upgrade the facilities (changing and toilets) and turf with netted goals for several pitches near the Ss bends carpark... and rewild all the rest.

Link to strategy https://www.phoenixpark.ie/draft-parking-strategy/

"...The route was originally supposed to run from Heuston Station, through the park's Cabra Gate and continue on to Broombridge Station. However, this was put on hold due to the historic gate being too narrow for buses to pass through safely..."

(Click the ad infested link at your own risk...)

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/new-phoenix-park-dublin-bus-27458749

It’s good that there’s a bus servicing the Phoenix Park but surprised it seemingly is not going any further west than the Phoenix monument roundabout for the likes of Farmleigh. The Castleknock roundabout is pretty small so presuming the bus can’t circle that for its return leg. Operational hours look to be every 30mins between 09:00 and 18:00 but haven’t read of what scope applies to extend that 18:00 during DST.

That said the platforms/ramps installed over the cycle lanes and constituting as the bus stops are seriously stupid and even dangerous. Can’t understand why they didn’t have the bus going to the kerb and taking over the cycle lane like for the existing Hop On/Off sightseeing bus as well as every other bus stop in the city. Presume that was the OPWs suggestion/making so I guess it shouldn’t surprise me.

When the bus stop is in use, no one can proceed, cars can’t overtake trans-versing the solid median line and the platform/ramp will have potential passengers embarking/alighting the bus. For the approximately 94% of the day when no bus is stopped then there is a large ramp and obstacle blocking an otherwise nice and efficient cycle lane.

Maybe im missing something, but whats the big hype

Surely a few feet extra and use the Luas/Train station (shops, toilets etc) as the termus would be better than where it is (outside a abandoned dirty factory), then be able to push the leap card 90 fare and get passangers on two services

Getting to Heuston station would be messy - it would have to past Croppies Acre Park to Rory O'More Bridge, to the station front entrance, turn left to get onto Frank Sherwin Bridge and then to Parkgate Street. It's much quicker to do the u-turn on Parkgate Street.

The tweet seems to say it is covered by Leap 90 fare.

The 26 goes along Chapelizod Road and has always had a stop labelled "St Mary's Hospital".

the policies of O'Gorman 

?? The Minister for Children like?