Father of disabled child refused access to a disabled car parking spot in his complex
He has a blue badge, he has offered to pay, but as a social tenant, he is shut out.
“Getting into the city centre is an absolute nightmare, and I’ve had to resort to taking a taxi a couple of times.”
The option will be considered as part of a study now being carried out by consultants, said a spokesperson for the National Transport Authority.
But because the Luas shares city streets with other road users, there’s only so much that can be done to expand capacity, says Mark Gleeson, of Rail Users Ireland.
At a meeting Monday, a council engineer said it was doing speed surveys and could look at making changes. “We need to take some actions now,” he said.
“The trial is the consultation,” Brendan O’Brian said, explaining the new Department of Transport guidelines for medium-sized projects.
He suggested that a low-emissions zone for the city centre, and a pay-per-mile model for the Dublin region might be better.
The temporary steel tower that connects the town to the station has been without a functioning elevator for two months.
That’s not good, says Fine Gael TD Ciarán Cannon. “There is no one central repository for all the data we need to make our roads safer.”
A council committee voted to start a process to close off the public right of way on Hardwicke Street, which would set the stage for putting up fences and gates.
The council has been considering options such as pedestrianisation to reduce carbon emissions in the seaside town.
These were among the issues Fingal county councillors discussed at a recent meeting.
But what is it about this patch of the city – which many might think of as part of Harold’s Cross – that makes it so cycle-y?