New bus gates on Bachelors Walk and Aston Quay

Weather just as bad today, but lets see tomorrow and over the weekend.

Its unusual to have 2 sold out events like that back to back for a week,but its a good test of the quays bus gate and suggests that there is traffic dispersal occuring as a result of the changes, as many expected.

The Bord Gais and 3 Arena hold big events, that not only people inside Dublin go to. They may not have access to Luas or Bus, especially after the events, when capacity is more limited. Have you seen the queues for the Luas after an event in the Point, a lot of people are using those options but it's not an option for others. There may be time constraints for people getting home from work, or travelling with groups of children, or having restricted mobility. There are multiple reasons why people may choose to drive.

If they are coming to an event, they might be happy to just write of the traffic as a once off pain, but this could have daily/regular impacts on transport in other areas of the city, so that regular commuters on public transport get messed around.

Simply saying they 'shouldn't do that!', ignores the issue that may (again just my opinion from observation last night) be there. Closing one main artery through the City, while constricting multiple others and refusing to take that into account or analysing it; means you're happy to turn a blind eye to any issue that impacts on whatever you believe.

I mean look at Google Maps now, and at 3.30pm - there's already serious traffic congestion around the 3 Arena, especially across the East link. Access to Samuel Beckett Bridge from the South, is back up as far back as the Grand Canal Hotel. Pearse St to access Butt Bridge is equally jammed as far back as there. All ways to cross the Liffey East of the Bus Gates are congested.

In that area there are many pinch points where public transport has no priority, so commuters going to the shows or trying to get home bith will be impacted. If people want to say - 'It shouldn't happen!' fine, but that ignores the reality

The disability group in question wants cars to be allowed up pedestrian streets.

They don't seem to be in line with other groups and it's also vague as to how big or serious this group is.

Truck caught fire on Samuel Beckett this morning causing major diversions and gridlock so no doubt added to today's woes. Yellow wind and rain warning for Dublin not helping either.

I agree the restrictions should be 24/7 so as to be uniform and unambiguous or else they'll often be inadvertently misused. I know I often avoid bus lanes that are not 24/7 as if I'm in an area I'm not familiar with, I'll not necessarily always see the sign with small writing permitting cars after 10am for example. I didn't break a rule but didn't avail of the rule's intent either. It can be confusing!

Impact tonight doesn't seem quite as severe as yesterday. Still very heavy congestion in area but BE 133 services showing 20 min delays (down from 60), NX services bit more erratic, definitie delays but not as noticeable.

The weather is quite miserable today, but it's not like that all of the time, especially heading into shows at that busy 16:00-19:30 period.

There is sufficient transport to accommodate all these people to the venues. Driving up to the door just won't cut it. Even my mother who drives everywhere in the city (is of that mindset and generation) doesn't attempt the 3 arena, BGE theatre, Olympia, wherever by car anymore. It's all on the DART luas to the venues.

If they want to sit in the traffic going nowhere, let them do that.

It's like Fairview in the mornings or into Whitehall. There are hundreds of people one to a car literally going nowhere. Leave them at it! Just stay out of the way of public transport!

There is no legislation that allows a local authority to give access to a blue badge holder to a restricted road or to allow them to be exempted from turning restrictions. Even if DCC wanted to do this (and it's not clear that they do), they have no way to do it. It would require new primary legislation to be drafted and passed into law, something that's not going to happen quickly.

I'm just basing this on reports from the meetings with councillors and other organizations about these restrictions. There's very little explanation as to why.

"Disability groups were also present at the meeting and raised the prospect of blue badge holders being given access to bus gates in the future, which the NTA said it would explore."

It’s what lobby groups and their leaders try to do.

Exempt themselves from laws the rest of us have to observe.

ok thanks, traffic jams where I never saw them before.

Probably none 😞

Just narcissistic nonsense.

That politicians are too cowardly to call out so it all gains legs.

But that's a reason why they should be able to cross O'Connell Bridge, not why they should have access to bus corridors? Is O'Connell Bridge a bus corridor now, east and west? Maybe that's what their point is.

Anyway, the NTA are just considering it because I doubt they want the PR of saying no at this point.

I know I'm being very negative here but we did end up with a watered down plan.

Access to car parks were maintained and we lost improving the pedestrian realm at the quays, especially Bachelor's Walk for a few years.

Any progress is great and it has benefited bus across the bridge and the quays, but it's not like we could look at sorting O'Connell St Northbound for buses and the Luas anytime soon