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Consultation continues on Liffey cycle route

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Dublin quays 2Consultation work with “key stakeholder” is continuing this afternoon on the Liffey cycle route project.

The project is expected to provide for cycling on Dublin’s quays and link Heuston Station and Phoenix Park to the Point Village and the O2 — but firm plans or options have yet to emerge.

The quays are an important link between both commuter and key tourist locations, but the streets along them have been labelled as a dual carriage ripping through the heart of the city.

The current Dublin City Development plan says it is an objective of Dublin City Council to “provide a continuous cycleway connecting the Phoenix Park and Heuston Station to the proposed S2S route along the city’s quays” within the lifetime of the development plan, which runs up to 2017.

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Draft plan for Dublin City Centre streets “links directly” with council’s plan for city

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An artist impression of how Christchurch in Dublin City could be changed

Dublin City Council distanced it self from a draft study on the future of its city centre streets, however, the study now available on IrishCycle.com says that it “links directly” with the “principles, concepts and objectives” of the Dublin City’s development plan and public realm strategy.

“This study has not been done in isolation, it builds upon the on-going work of Dublin City Council and intentionally links directly with the principles, concepts and objectives outlined in the Dublin City Development Plan 2011-2017 and the City Councils Public Realm Strategy (2011),” the draft study states.

The development plan and public realm strategy, which are both approved by councillors, envisages a city centre which is friendlier to cycling, walking and public transport use.

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Cycling ranks high in €32m funding for Greater Dublin Area transport projects

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Cyclists in DublinFunding of €32.5 million for sustainable transport projects in the Greater Dublin Area includes a strong focus on cycling projects.

The 193 projects for the Greater Dublin Area are funded via the National Transport Authority (NTA) to seven councils in Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow and Meath. Funding for the Sustainable Transport scheme is allocated on the basis of applications submitted by the local authorities and assessed by the NTA.

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Disused Waterford-Dungarvan railway set for greenway conversion

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The top of a viaduct on the route - images by EarthRoute Ltd
The top of a viaduct on the route – images by EarthRoute Ltd

Waterford County Council is holding public consultation for a 31km greenway between the seaside town of Dungarvan and Kilmeaden, south of Waterford City.

The Deise Greenway group, which is pushing for a greenway over the full Waterford-Dungarvan railway route, said the news was “another historic day in the Deise Greenway’s expansion”.

The group said on its Facebook page that Waterford County Council publishing the plans for the development of the Dungarvan to Kilmeaden section “is a significant step towards the completion of your 48 kilometre, car-free Greenway.”

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M50 to Sandyford link continues trend of mixing cyclists and pedestrians

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Planned junction between new ESB Link Road and the Blackthorn Road

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is planning to build a new road which will more directly link the Sandyford Business Park and the M50. The project continues the trend of councils mixing cyclists and pedestrians at junctions and other locations. 

Named ‘ESB Link Road and Link to Arena Road’ the planned works are to include just under 1km of road redesign.

The main link will be between the M50 roundabout at the Leopardstown Road and the Blackthorn Road in the business park. While the secondary link is an extension of Arena Road to meet the new road. 

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