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Outside Balseskin Reception Centre, shelter-less bus stops and a slim footpath that disappears remain problems long-ignored
“Cars drive very very fast down this road because it’s coming from the airport, and they speed around the bend there,” said a local councillor, recently. “It’s very frightening.”
Secret rules and informal agreements raise questions of fairness and hamper effectiveness of parking enforcement in the city
With Dublin City Council’s current parking-enforcement contract with DSPS due to end before long, some councillors have called for a new approach.
Councillors question details of new bike bunkers effort, lateness of new road-safety strategy, and name of Ballyfermot housing project
These were some of the issues discussed at a recent meeting of Dublin City Council’s transport committee, and on the agenda of its South Central Area Committee.
As Dublin city’s new cycle network is built, wealthier areas are due to get a bit more, an analysis shows
In response, a spokesperson for the council said that “An area’s affluence in no way bears influence on the strategic routing.”
Preparing for e-scooter sharing, Fingal County Council plans virtual parking spots for them
These would be painted spots on footpaths where people could leave e-scooters they’d rented but are done with, for the next person to pick up.
Debate opens around who clampers should target over the next few years
Dublin City Council’s current parking-enforcement contract ends next year. Some councillors see that as an opportunity for change.
A step forward for council plans to revamp Meath Street, widening footpaths, adding trees, reducing parking
Dublin City Council has started a public consultation as part of the process of applying to itself for planning permission.
New walking and cycling link in Knocklyon hits a big grey wall
It separates Two Oaks, a just-built 590-home apartment complex, from the council’s grassy Dargle Park, and older area housing estates.
Off Abbey Street, councillors reluctantly agree to start moves to close laneway
“It is regularly used for intravenous drug use and is littered with needles and other drug paraphernalia,” says a council report.
To get information out of council managers, councillor considers seldom-used “sledgehammer”-like power
Councillors have been asking for months why the council decided to put its plan to install 350 shared on-street secure bike-storage lockers under review.
On Francis Street, the council is testing a way to help the city sop up rain
It’s one of many measures Dublin City Council is working on to reduce run-off, and heading off flooding as the climate changes.
A stream of private vehicles continues to flow through College Green, despite council’s restrictions
A council official said it was up to Gardaí to enforce the 24/7 ban. Gardaí have not responded to queries about what they’re doing to enforce it.