It is very clear that what we’re doing is not working for residents, it’s not working for tourists, it’s not working for active & public commuters and it’s not working for drivers. Dublin could be more than just a place to drive through, or commute to, it could be a destination, a third place where people go without the obligation of spending money to be there. A large, lively, walkable civic plaza where people want to be, rather than a convenient place to drive across or hop on public transport.
Goals:
* Modal filters within the core city centre to
* Pedestrianised College Green
* Dedicate the quays for public transport and active travel
* Private vehicle restriction & footpath widening on D’Olier Street
* Removal of private vehicles from O’Connell Street
* Public seating rolled out across the core city centre
* Parklets & tree planting within the city centre
Interesting proposal for the drivers:
>The Tolls on the East Link bridge, Port Tunnel and M50 encourage vehicles crossing the city, to go straight through the centre, rather than taking the routes around it. A daily commuter who must travel with their vehicle across the city would face a minimum monthly fee of €76 on the East Link Bridge or €92 on the M50.
>In order to make Destination Dublin a success, we would need to remove the tolls on both the M50 and the East Link bridge to encourage north-south traveling vehicles to avoid the Core of Dublin City Centre. This action, alongside modal filters making it impossible to get across the core area in a private vehicle, will dramatically reduce the congestion level in Dublin.
Congestion charges attract a lot of flack, but in fairness if you’re someone who only drives into the city once in a blue moon (which realistically is most people, at least in Dublin), then a congestion charge is likely easier to cope with than modal filters etc. I wonder if many out there would be willing to swap the orbital tolls for a congestion charge.
No mention of the port and the the traffic for it? The maximum height for port tunnel is 4.65 metres. If they can’t use the port tunnel what options do they have?
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Vision:
It is very clear that what we’re doing is not working for residents, it’s not working for tourists, it’s not working for active & public commuters and it’s not working for drivers. Dublin could be more than just a place to drive through, or commute to, it could be a destination, a third place where people go without the obligation of spending money to be there. A large, lively, walkable civic plaza where people want to be, rather than a convenient place to drive across or hop on public transport.
Goals:
* Modal filters within the core city centre to
* Pedestrianised College Green
* Dedicate the quays for public transport and active travel
* Private vehicle restriction & footpath widening on D’Olier Street
* Removal of private vehicles from O’Connell Street
* Public seating rolled out across the core city centre
* Parklets & tree planting within the city centre
Interesting proposal for the drivers:
>The Tolls on the East Link bridge, Port Tunnel and M50 encourage vehicles crossing the city, to go straight through the centre, rather than taking the routes around it. A daily commuter who must travel with their vehicle across the city would face a minimum monthly fee of €76 on the East Link Bridge or €92 on the M50.
>In order to make Destination Dublin a success, we would need to remove the tolls on both the M50 and the East Link bridge to encourage north-south traveling vehicles to avoid the Core of Dublin City Centre. This action, alongside modal filters making it impossible to get across the core area in a private vehicle, will dramatically reduce the congestion level in Dublin.
Congestion charges attract a lot of flack, but in fairness if you’re someone who only drives into the city once in a blue moon (which realistically is most people, at least in Dublin), then a congestion charge is likely easier to cope with than modal filters etc. I wonder if many out there would be willing to swap the orbital tolls for a congestion charge.
No mention of the port and the the traffic for it? The maximum height for port tunnel is 4.65 metres. If they can’t use the port tunnel what options do they have?