Council launches public consultation on how to develop George’s Dock
Whatever is decided, Dublin City Council doesn’t plan to cover the costs. Instead, it wants a private operator to come in and deliver a facility or activity.
The old stone Mulhuddart Bridge was dismantled and put away more than a decade ago.
For those in a central yellow zone, annual permit fees could go up from €50 a year to €225, a council briefing suggests.
Some are turning to longer, less frequent, classes – but there’s a pedagogical trade-off, says UCD lecturer Keith Wilson.
As government looks more into the practicalities of a transport security force, it’s one of the ideas being floated.
“You could say that I prefer to drive in for two reasons,” said Shiv Suresh, at UCD. “To save time, and because I don't have a good time with the bus.”
“We want people to enjoy being outside,” says Green Party Councillor Janet Horner. “But I think there is a free-for-all approach at the moment.”
The NTA is working on revising schedules and updating technology to try to make sure buses in Dublin – and real-time information about them – are more reliable, a spokesperson said.
When there’s construction and a challenge with road space, the answer always seems to be to block the cycle lane, says Ciaran Cannon, of Cycling Ireland.
“We want people cycling today. We want people to feel safe today," says Social Democrats Councillor Paddy Monahan.
"Can we stop, please, with commissioning more reports and actually just fix what we already know is broken?" says Mark Gleeson, of Rail Users Ireland.
“It was subsequently recognised that this would be difficult to achieve … ,” says a Department of Transport spokesperson.
Last year, the council left €500,000 in National Transport Authority funding for bus stop improvements on the table.