In the north inner-city, tenants of 15 years evicted so council can buy their home
Dublin City Council is buying 40 homes in the Northbank apartments. It is not clear how many tenants have been evicted for the deal to proceed.
The High Court decided An Coimisiún Pleanála has to look again at the impact of one stretch of Blanchardstown to City Centre route, which runs by the Go service station on the Old Cabra Road.
Work on two bus corridors – Liffey Valley to the city centre, and Ballymun and Finglas to the city centre – is due to kick off this year. And that’s just the start.
The National Transport Authority plans to axe the 13, 68 and 69 late this year. Protesters say the planned replacements aren’t good enough.
The company says it’s working hard to recruit new drivers. But two drivers and a union rep say the problem isn’t hiring them, it’s keeping them.
The new routes, part of BusConnects, aren’t yet along separated bus lanes, and traffic is making buses less dependable and slower.
Northwood Estates is home to thousands, but there aren’t any bus routes running down its main thoroughfare – possibly because it’s not a public street.
The council put up two cameras in the city on Bachelor’s Walk and St John’s Road, but enforcement ended up outside of the scope of the trial.
“BusConnects gives Dublin an opportunity to make a democratic decision about where we want the value, which we have all created, to end up,” writes Joseph Kilroy.
With BusConnects on the way, is the system up to the task of keeping the bus lanes clear so the buses keep flowing and riders can make their connections?
Many Sikh families live in Lucan and Adamstown and find it difficult to get to the temple in Ballsbridge using current bus routes. Tweaks to routes could help, they say.
Designs are still drafts. But “I think we were all very pleasantly surprised”, says Dorothy Smith, a local artist and member of Reimagining Phibsboro.
After reviewing thousands of’ suggestions and complaints, the NTA has been meeting with residents’ groups in some areas to show them updated designs.