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These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a meeting of their South East Area Committee recently.
Since 2019, Irish Rail has changed how it manages lifts at many DART stations. Now, off-site operators control access to them.
It aims to present councillors in the autumn with a proposed list of interventions to make things better for cyclists along the 7.3km corridor.
For now, the plans for the line would have it passing through places like Kylemore and Cabra without picking up passengers.
One question it is examining is what kind of parking should be allowed for the e-scooters: leave them wherever, or leave them at specific stations or docks.
In July 2020, Dublin City Council officials wrote to the Transport Minister that Gardaí were not enforcing 30km/h speed limits.
“It has become apparent that local authorities do not have the resources to operate, manage and maintain a network of EV chargers,” a Dublin City Council spokesperson said.
Details of the “Covid mobility requests” were released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Residents say cars take short-cuts through tiny streets, and also roam the area looking for free parking. Councillors want their views on how to fix this.
Ballyfermot locals say a station at Kylemore, as was mooted in the past, would help with long and slow commutes. But it seems to be off Irish Rail’s agenda for now.
At recent meetings, councillors for the southside of the city debated three possible transport changes – two proposed in the shorter-term and one further in the future.
Rialto residents want more for their local green space, taken over by construction of the children’s hospital for years, than the council is now proposing.