As the government blocks funding for major social-housing projects, FF and FG councillors point fingers at ministers
As many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted – but now with no clear funding.
I loved working on this illustration because it explores the universal experience of feeling afraid while being alone in public.
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.
Several bus stops around the city, mysteriously, face not towards the road so travellers can see when their bus is coming, but backwards.
In an NTA assessment from August last year, route 75 was listed in “the 5 worst performing routes in each of the previous 4 periods”.
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.
After reviewing thousands of’ suggestions and complaints, the NTA has been meeting with residents’ groups in some areas to show them updated designs.
Figures from the National Transport Authority (NTA) show they’ve fallen slightly short on expected punctuality, but hit reliability targets.
Dublin Bus hasn’t responded to queries sent Friday morning about whether it thinks there are problems, and if so, what they are doing to address the concerns.
Central to the current debates about BusConnects is how to balance moving people through neighbourhoods, and maintaining a sense of place within them.
Last year, Dublin City Council issued four fines for dog fouling. “Of which only one was paid,” said Green Party Councillor Patrick Costello, at a recent meeting.
Some customers on outsourced routes say it seems more reliable. Others complain about delays, missing buses and incorrect real-time information.
The 25a from Lucan fills up fast. But there’s a reason that buses aren’t bigger.