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.
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a meeting of their South East Area Committee on Monday.
There are ways to make safer places, says Green Party Councillor Darcy Lonergan. “But instead you’re telling me, don’t go out at night.”
Now, the plan is to ask the Department of Transport to help make it happen.
Whether couriers, such as Amazon, UPS, DPD or DHL, will participate isn’t clear. They didn’t respond to queries.
These were two of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at their November monthly meeting on Monday.
If the service doesn’t improve, people might start driving more, making climate-emissions targets even harder to reach, transport experts say.
After an event that took over some parking spots last month and put in benches and tables, some shopkeepers recognised the benefits of adding seating, a council report says.
But an NCBI spokesperson says they’re not as safe for visually impaired people as crossings with lights to stop cars and bleeps to say when to walk.
The only way out is via a 50km/h road some say feels unsafe to walk along, which encourages residents to jump in their cars even for short trips.
Dublin City Council plans to look next year at such a scheme. “It’s on the to-do list.”
Cycling advocates say this vastly understates the reality on the roads – and the need for better road designs to avoid such conflicts.
ACTS, operating on the south side of Dublin, announced on 9 September that it is winding up, unable to pay its debts.