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Trees to be lost in Bayside area due to fireblight outbreak |
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Written by davidhea
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Aug 03, 2007 at 06:24 PM |
An outbreak of fireblight has been identified on a number of whitebeam street trees in the Bayside area. Due to the severity of the disease, the trees will have to be felled. The notice from the Council Parks Department is below.
Despite Ireland's protected status, there doesn't seem to be any public information on the web from the Department of Agriculture. The UK government has a very informative leaflet at http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pestnote/fireblight.pdf
(Update (July 2008) - Dept of Agriculture information is at: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/index.jsp?file=crops_and_plants/plant_health/plant_health.xml )
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Last Updated ( Jul 04, 2008 at 04:27 PM )
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Trees in Bayside / Sutton Park - Rubber paving the solution? |
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Written by davidhea
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Dec 06, 2006 at 12:50 AM |
The Council is proposing a tree felling programme in Bayside and Sutton Park due to damage to footpaths from tree roots. (See the report below.) I got the area Committee to defer this for a month to allow the public to express their views. Meanwhile, I have learnt of the use of rubber paving (recycled from old tires) around trees, as it flexes rather than cracks with the movement of roots. It is also a better surface to walk on and much softer if someone does fall. More information here, here, here and here.
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Last Updated ( Dec 06, 2006 at 12:51 AM )
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Traffic Calming in Bayside / Sutton Park |
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Written by davidhea
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Jan 23, 2006 at 07:37 PM |
The traffic calming proposals for Sutton Park/Downs, Alden Road, Sarto Park, Verbena Avenue, Bayside Walk and Bayside Dart Station have been agreed with a number of changes.
I am not a great fan of ramps, as I think that other forms of traffic calming are safer and create a more pleasant environment. An essential principle of creating a safe environment for pedestrians including children is taking away the impression that the road is for cars only. One of the effects of ramps is to reinforce the primacy of cars on residential streets. Changing the design and layout of streets will often create a better environment for all road users. This would include widening footpaths, narrowing the carriageway, making the carriageway less straight, pinch points (designed to ensure safe passage for cyclists) etc. Additionally, I am a strong supporter of the designation of and enforcement of 30 km/hr zones in residential areas.
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Last Updated ( Feb 14, 2006 at 05:50 PM )
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Traffic calming in Bayside/Sutton Park area |
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Written by davidhea
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Jan 05, 2006 at 12:00 AM |
Following public consultation which led to a lot of responses, mostly in favour of the ramps proposed, the Area Cttee. today approved a traffic calming scheme. There were a number of changes; the largest were:
- A full platform at the junction of Bayside Park and Bayside Walk, outside Bayside Dart Station to facilitate pedestrians
- A full platform at the junction of Sarto Park and Verbena Avenue outside Bayside National School
- Deletion of the ramps on the railway road of Sutton Park. (I should note that my reason for agreeing to this deletion was the fact that I have noted that almost all the cars parked on this road are parked (illegally) on the footpath. This facilitates traffic travelling at speed. Parking legally on the carriageway is a more effective means of traffic calming than the nuisance of ramps.)
- Deletion of a number of other ramps because of proximity to the junction platforms referred to above
- Use of speed cushions instead of ramps in all locations where this is possible.
Three of the submissions recommended blocking motor traffic through the area by closing either 2 or 3 roads to motor traffic. In response to this, I recommended that the proposal of blocking the road to motor traffic a) between Sutton Downs and Sutton Grove, and b) between Bayside Park and Sutton Park be put on public display. This was agreed by the Area Cttee but only by my casting vote as Chair. I think people are entitled to
express their views and I look forward to the public discussion on this proposal.
Additionally, the public consultation brought forward many requests for traffic calming on other roads. As there was no consultation on these proposals, they could not be agreed as part of this phase of traffic calming; the Transportation Department will be looking at these suggestions.
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Last Updated ( Jan 07, 2006 at 09:53 PM )
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Fingal puts Bayside area traffic calming proposals on display |
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Written by davidhea
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Nov 25, 2005 at 09:40 PM |
Fingal County Council has put proposals for ramps
in Bayside, Verbena and Sutton Park and Grove on public display. The deadline for comments is 7th
December, (although I would be interested in feedback even after this
deadline.) The notice giving details of where to see the proposals is
below. I am trying to get the proposals also on display on the Council website.
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Traffic calming proposals for Bayside area |
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Written by davidhea
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Nov 13, 2005 at 12:00 AM |
It was agreed at the local Area Committee meeting to put traffic
calming proposals for the Bayside area (Bayside Dart Station/ Sutton
Park/Sutton Downs/ Alden/ Verbena/Bayside Walk) on public display. Site
notices will go up around the area giving details of the times and
locations for the display (which will include Baldoyle Library
and Mid-Sutton Community Centre) and for receipt of comments by the
public.
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Last Updated ( Nov 14, 2005 at 08:24 PM )
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CIE propose palisade fence at Bayside Station |
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Written by davidhea
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Mar 04, 2005 at 12:00 AM |
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I have written to the planning Department opposing CIE's proposal for a
palisade fence around the new station at Bayside. I also raised
it at the Area Committee meeting. The letter is attached. |
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Last Updated ( Aug 25, 2005 at 12:45 PM )
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Bayside / Cois Bá
