More than 900 people are on waitlists for addiction supports in Ireland’s prisons
The longest queue is in Dublin’s Mountjoy, where more than 240 people languish on the waitlist for counselling for substance addiction.
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In Rialto, Residents Have Bigger Ambitions for Their Linear Park
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.
Why Do Some Roads Need “Refuge Islands” for Walkers?
These “refuge islands” are a symptom of wider issues around pedestrian infrastructure, walking tour guides say.
Dubliners Collect Their Own Data on Neighbourhood Traffic
A team at University College Dublin has given sensors to households to track how much traffic goes past and how fast. The next step will be using that data to ask for changes.
Council Briefs: The Future of Phoenix Park, the Arts After Covid, and a Raheny Clubhouse
In a flurry of council meetings this past week, councillors learnt about the possible future for Phoenix Park, and talked about resurrecting the city’s arts scene.
Research Tries to Pin Down What Causes Cyclists’ Collisions
Of those who’d been in collisions, more than half of those asked said they’d collided with vehicles, while more than a quarter said they’d been alone but hit a pothole or bollard, or the like.
Could the Council Do More to Encourage Councillors to Cycle?
Councillors say both parking and how travel expenses are set up could be improved as incentives.
A Busy Traffic Junction in Inchicore Is Reimagined
“Your ideas are very very good and I will definitely be looking at them more,” said Dublin City Council Senior Engineer Neil O’Donoghue to one local resident.
Too Many Traffic Engineers are Quitting, say Councillors
Councillors have long complained about the slow turnaround of requests for small traffic changes. One challenge, they say, has been staff turnover.
Big Slice of Walking and Cycling Grants to be Spent on Road Resurfacing
Spending the money on that is hard to understand, said Feljin Jose, a spokesperson for the Dublin Commuters Coalition. “I don’t see the point.”
Some Councillors Say Delays in Local Transport Infrastructure Are Down to Covid Mobility Programme
They are concerned that the Covid mobility plan is too focused on the city centre, meaning that transport matters in the suburbs are being neglected.
How Did Pedestrianisation Trials Go in the City Centre?
With the trials finished now, different parties have been running surveys on how it went – with different results.
On Mountjoy Square, Plans for Long Sought after Pedestrian Crossings Crop up
After 16 years of requests from locals and councillors, Mountjoy Square is set to get four new pedestrian crossings at the north-west corner of the square.