Those benches are dangerous unless very heavy and bolted to the ground.
A very overweight woman plonked herself down beside her slight elderly friend and the bench overturned trapping both of them underneath it, Ihad to lift the bench off little old lady, actually thought she was dead, never ever sit at them now, too hard anyway with knee and hip problems to get in and out,
So if Newtownpark has always been backed up why would DLR even consider closing Deansgrange Road Northbound.
Anyone with a titter of wit would know the traffic would divert to Newtownpark Ave.
Newtownpark Ave has two schools on it, soon to be three, why would anyone think its clever to send thousands of cars extra a day onto it. Its never been so bad, cant wait for Deansgrange works to be done.
With less cars on the road, older people who do need to drive will have far less traffic to deal with - much safer for everyone, now that there are so many options for others.
Also Newtown Park Avenue is and has always been backed up even with deansgrange road closed...and yes especially at 3pm when the school on the road ends for the day...
JFC, she's having a go at benches now.
Maybe they shouldn't have bought huge tank-like vehicles for driving to mass and the golf club? I'm sure they can trade down to a vehicle size they can manage safely. If not, maybe driving is not for them.
The work on Stillorgan Park road is part of the Stillorgan Park Road Active Travel Scheme. Linked to the following I presume:
They are upgrading the cycle lanes. The road works will be on-going on Stillorgan Park for most of the year to deliver this upgrade, commencing with kerb work and other preparatory works (see https://www.dlrcoco.ie/sites/default/files/2024-02/Traffic%20News%2017th%20February%202024%20to%2023rd%20February%202024.pdf. for confirmation of this).
About time too, those old legacy cycle lanes are no longer fit for purpose.
Thank you for the clarification.
Hopefully they are extending the kerbs to allow for proper cycle ways. Very dangerous as it is.
Its already one way traffic in Blackrock village.
Buses already have access to the village, using the one way aystem.
So your preference is to remove the cycle lane from the coast and go back to 2 way traffic?
The roads are narrowed to such an extent cars are squeezing past each others, the junctions are too tight too.
Accidents with older drivers ate inevitable, hope its not me and mine under the wheels.
Dont be silly, loads of people working in the shopping centre, if no cars it closes down.
i think your main priority is drinking coffee on the street, its not everybodys.
Also lots of buses need to travel through the village,so no closing it to suit coffee drinkers, not realistic.
The cycle path, no one on it most days, too cold, wet, windy, its a waste of space thats causing issues elsewhere
They atent installing new cycle lanes, I rang the council to enquire why were more cycle lanes going in when there are already cycle lanes on both sides of the road.
I was informed they are doing kerb work.
Which half isnt used on the coastal road during the day?
Well if the traffic flowed both ways it would be twice as congested...
So I take it you would prefer no cars at all through the viilage, to remove all congestion?
That would be great indeed.
Do you even live in the area? It would seem not.
A cycle lane is not a half painted icon on a footpath, done years ago and hardly visible. Very dangerous for pedestrians. There are proper cycle lanes going in now.
Is any of my post untrue?
And again how do you answer, at what age does one become an older person?
Don't forget the few pints in the Clubhouse before driving home, sure it's not that far really.
If they can’t drive on the standard road size, should they actually be driving? Are they really zig zagging all over the extra wide lane?
When is Deansgrange Road opening up to two way traffic again.
Traffic backed up on Newtownpark now and its only 3 pm, new bus connects stuck in it too.
Some poor devils are looking at their app wondering will their bus arrive, I have detoured into the Ardagh housing estate, poor bus driver cant do that, they are the unsung heroes of all this chaos, I dont know how they do it.
There are already cycle lanes on both sides of that road, why is more congestion being caused.
The result will be drivers going via convent road, avoca ave and priory to get to stillorgan, is anyone capable of joined up thinking.
I noticed on the N11 that all the paths that arent wide enough to be shared now have bike signs painted on them as if they are exclusively for cyclists,pedestrians have been whitewashed out, are pedestrians, wheelchair users, those with buggies meant to use the bus lane.
Going to email my local reps about this.
You have to be trolling now.
Taking space away from cars and giving it to people makes life so much easier for those in wheelchairs. The seafront (apart from the baths hiccup which tbf I think was exaggerated)
The new design of Myrtle Sq was a godsend, previously it was very narrow going up by the pub it would force me on the road, which wasn't safe with the taxis, so ended up usually trying to go up by Argos side but the pavement was in a bad way.
Now tonnes of space.
More of this nonsense, not an older or disabled person in sight, sun shining, happy people stuffing their faces. Bikes and scooters discarded, benches packed together so someone in a wheelchair can just find somewhere else to go.
Benches arent usable by people with hip and knee problems so they can clear off too.
And this whats promised for DL which has a very aged population.
yeah, right.
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All the traffic is now gone to other roads, that is the point, it doesnt disappear.
Half the coastal road is unused most of the day and Tivoli Road is destroyed with traffic volumes.
According to you and im glad you find it more pleasant.
I find it congested and oppressive,
Oh yes, carry a bag full of golf clubs, the trolley, the trolley battery, the golf shoes, the wet gear, clearly you have never played golf, dont have back, knee or hip issues, what a nice life you have.
I never said you were against metrolink i was drawing a comparison between you and those who are against it versus you being against any change in the DL area. Also the tree thing was very obviously a metaphor I made that quite clear because i knew you would miss it unless i stated it plainly and even still you managed to not understand it....
What golf clubs have cycle lanes to the lockers.
I havent made any comment about the Metrolink, I wont use it, it wont impact where I live, isnt this the DL thread.
What has planting trees got to do with anything.
Closing off Tivoli Road and moving that traffic to Monkstown Farm is nuts, closing Lower Georges St to buses and taxis is beyond nuts.
Again what are the plans for Mrytle SQ at night time, what is going to fill that space from Sept to April, cold, wet snd dark.
I walk to DL now, go to the cinema and get the bus back outside the cinema. If i have to come out of the cinema to s deserted Square and make my way to the seafront to catch a bus, I wont do that, I will go to stillorgan cinema instead.
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