“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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
