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Transport / Taisteal
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Letter to Fingal Development Board about Howth Junction access |
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Written by davidhea
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May 13, 2009 at 03:53 PM |
Arising from a report to the Fingal Development Board at its meeting today, I have written to relevant Board members and staff asking them to get involved with the problem at Howth Junction.
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Last Updated ( May 13, 2009 at 03:54 PM )
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Written by davidhea
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Jul 14, 2008 at 04:36 PM |
Proposal for Fingal Cycling Forum as agreed at Transportation SPC July 2007. We have had no progress yet on this.
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Last Updated ( May 05, 2009 at 12:28 AM )
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Proposal for Fingal Cycling Forum agreed |
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Written by davidhea
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Jul 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM |
The Transport SPC has agreed to my proposal for a Fingal Cycling Forum.
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Towards a Sustainable Transport System |
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Written by davidhea
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Apr 25, 2007 at 11:07 AM |
This is a paper I wrote with Richard Douthwaite of Feasta and Kevin Leyden of West Virginia University for Comhar's conference on Sustainability in the National Development Plan. It is now online here.
The introduction is below.
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Last Updated ( Apr 26, 2007 at 12:24 PM )
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Green Party Transport Policy launched |
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Written by davidhea
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Feb 06, 2007 at 11:35 PM |
The Party's Transport Policy was launched recently. It is a strong and comprehensive document. Some of the interesting points:
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Last Updated ( Feb 07, 2007 at 01:29 AM )
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Result of meeting with Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann |
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Written by davidhea
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Feb 01, 2007 at 11:06 PM |
As I mentioned before, Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus came into our Area Cttee. today. We got some interesting information, but there was definitely no breakthrough on any major issue.
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Issues to be raised with Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus |
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Written by davidhea
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Feb 01, 2007 at 12:21 PM |
Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus are coming to our Area Committee today.
I will be raising the following issues. Unfortunately, unlike most
European countries, control of public transport is completely centralised in Ireland. Local authorities have no power over public
transport, so our influence is limited. I have submitted the following issues to be responded to.
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New Dart Timetable has fewer trains than 23 years ago |
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Written by davidhea
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Feb 01, 2007 at 12:17 PM |
One-hour gaps between Dart trains to Bayside, Sutton and Howth.
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Council taking enforcement action against lack of permission for Howth Junction train station |
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Written by davidhea
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Oct 20, 2006 at 12:00 AM |
Fingal County Council is taking enforcement action in relation to the lack of planning permission for Howth Junction Dart station. I'm pushing this because of the blocking of disabled access from the station to Fás and Baldoyle Industrial Estate.
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Metro route should include Ballymun to Baldoyle Line |
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Written by davidhea
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Oct 19, 2006 at 01:13 PM |
19 October 2006
Greens welcome Dublin Metro route
– But Party will push for improvements before railway order is signed, including a link from Ballymun to Baldoyle
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Last Updated ( Feb 01, 2007 at 12:22 AM )
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Discussion at North Fringe Forum on light rail study |
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Written by davidhea
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Oct 10, 2006 at 07:28 PM |
I raised the proposal for a light rail study at the North Fringe Forum today.
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Outline of Light Rail proposal |
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Written by davidhea
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Oct 08, 2006 at 07:58 PM |
I am proposing that a light rail link be built serve the planned new
residential areas between Baldoyle and Clonshaugh. Between them Dublin City Council
and Fingal County Council have zoned land for housing for a population
of approximately 40,000 people. Part of this is a new Dart Station to
the east of the zoned area, just north of Baldoyle.
The engineers from the two Councils are now proposing that the
distributor road which will give access to the housing area should also
act as a long-distance access road duplicating the M50 motorway from
Baldoyle to Blanchardstown. The Council engineers propose that in the
middle of an area zoned for housing two flyover junctions are
constructed. This proposal would have disastrous implications for the
residents in the area. The lack of quality public transport for this
high-density development would ensure that all the neighbouring areas
of the Northside would be flooded with traffic. |
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Last Updated ( Oct 20, 2006 at 11:56 AM )
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North Fringe Forum to discuss Baldoyle-Clonshaugh light rail study proposal |
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Written by davidhea
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Oct 08, 2006 at 02:39 PM |
Following Fingal County Council's agreement to my motion seeking a study on a light rail link between Baldoyle and Clonshaugh to serve the new housing proposed for the area, I have asked that this be listed for the North Fringe Forum meeting on Tuesday 10th October. I attach the full agenda for the meeting below.
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Last Updated ( Oct 08, 2006 at 02:55 PM )
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Positive Reaction from Engineers Ireland |
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Written by davidhea
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Sep 01, 2006 at 05:10 PM |
Just to update that I got a prompt and positive response from Jimmy Kinahan of Engineers Ireland to my last email. He is recommending to the CPD committee that the incorporate a session on designing for cyclists.
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Last Updated ( Sep 01, 2006 at 05:11 PM )
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Dublin Airport expansion is bad news for climate change |
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Written by davidhea
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Aug 30, 2006 at 05:27 PM |
Press release issued today.
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Correspondence with Engineering governing body re road design and cyclists' safety |
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Written by davidhea
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Aug 25, 2006 at 02:48 PM |
Following correspondence earlier in the year on road design and "cycle facilities" I realised that the lack of proper training for roads engineers must be a significant part of the problem. So I wrote to "Engineers Ireland." I'm sending the second reminder today. I wasn't originally going to put this online, but as it's waited a few months for a reply I'm putting it up, partly in the hope that individual engineers might take this up with their professional organisation.
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Last Updated ( Sep 01, 2006 at 05:16 PM )
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Comments on road proposal in Dublin 15 |
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Written by davidhea
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Jul 20, 2006 at 07:21 PM |
I have commented on a road proposal in Dublin 15 because of the proposed use of multiple roundabouts which severely impact on the safety of pedestrians, (especially the mobility impaired and visually impaired) cyclists and motorcyclists.
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Objection to lack of disabled access at Howth Junction bears fruit |
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Written by davidhea
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Jul 13, 2006 at 11:47 PM |
My objection to the blocking of access from the Dart Station to the Fás Training Centre and Baldoyle Industrial Estate has been taken on board by Dublin City Council
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Objection to CIE planning application for Howth Junction |
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Written by davidhea
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Jun 21, 2006 at 04:30 PM |
CIE have submitted a retention application for works at Howth Junction. I have objected on the grounds of the blocking of disabled access.
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CIE stand over lack of disabled access at Howth Junction |
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Written by davidhea
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Jun 21, 2006 at 03:14 PM |
Over a month after I contacted them, CIE have responded to my email to them (original article here )
The response completely ignores the issue. I will continue to press this with the planning department.
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Last Updated ( Jun 27, 2006 at 01:47 AM )
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Official report on Malahide QBC consultation |
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Written by davidhea
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Jun 15, 2006 at 01:47 PM |
The following report has been supplied to City Councillors in advance of next Monday's meeting of the North Central Area Committee.
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Last Updated ( Jun 15, 2006 at 01:50 PM )
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Full set of motions to draft Dublin Airport Masterplan |
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Written by davidhea
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Jun 07, 2006 at 03:56 PM |
The motions to the draft Dublin Airport Masterplan, to be discussed on 12th June have been released.
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Green Party Motions re Dublin Airport Masterplan |
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Written by davidhea
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Jun 07, 2006 at 01:35 PM |
The three Green Councillors on Fingal County Council have submitted the following motions in relation to the Dublin Airport Masterplan which will be discussed in the Council on 12th June.
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Last Updated ( Jun 07, 2006 at 01:36 PM )
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City Council draft design puts Northside cyclists at risk |
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Written by davidhea
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May 30, 2006 at 10:52 PM |
Dublin City Council has produced a design for the QBC from Amiens St., through Fairview and out along Malahide Rd. The design involves cycle lanes of sub-standard width placed often where cyclists would be at risk from doors being opened by parked cars. At junctions, it leads cyclists into increased danger by putting them to the left of left-turning traffic. At other locations, it attempts to squeeze buses past cyclists where there simply isn't room on the carriageway.
I have made a submission to the City Council; see below. The deadline for submissions is 16th June.
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Last Updated ( May 30, 2006 at 11:29 PM )
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More on dangerous junction at industrial estate |
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Written by davidhea
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May 29, 2006 at 10:40 PM |
The developer's consultants have demonstrated that they don't know how to design for cyclists. I attach email correspondence which gives the picture.
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Last Updated ( Oct 17, 2006 at 09:54 PM )
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Iarnród Éireann block access to train station! |
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Written by davidhea
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May 12, 2006 at 11:34 AM |
Iarnród Éireann have spent a fortune on building a new station at Howth Junction. Incredibly the new station is now harder to use than the previous station. The former access to Baldoyle Industrial Estate has been blocked off. You now have to go out of the station and back over the same bridge on the other side of an internal wall within the bridge. What was previously simply walking out of the station now involves going up one flight of stairs, down two flights of stairs, up two flights of stairs and down one flight of stairs. There is no lift alternative for the last up and down, making it inaccessible for many passengers.
I am challenging them on this and have also listed it for the next Area Committee meeting of the Council (18th May at 3pm in Baldoyle Library). My email to IÉ is below.
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Last Updated ( Jun 21, 2006 at 03:16 PM )
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Written by davidhea
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Feb 13, 2006 at 12:00 AM |
The following motion which I submitted was voted down at the monthly Council meeting.
"That all new residential areas be designed as 30km/hr zones and have a 30km/hr designation and, if it is necessary to give effect to this for all future planning permissions, that the appropriate Variation to the Development Plan be put on public display, and that the report which the Manager undertook to bring to the September 2005 meeting of the Council in relation to designating 30km/hr zones be brought to the Council without delay." |
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Last Updated ( Feb 14, 2006 at 06:18 PM )
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Special Area Cttee meeting on roads in new Baldoyle development and Green Belt |
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Written by davidhea
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Jan 14, 2006 at 02:56 PM |
Following the informal meeting on 23rd November (notes here), a special formal meeting of the Area Cttee has been called to be held at the Council offices in Swords on Thursday 19th January. The normal Area Cttee B meeting has been moved to the Wednesday 18th (in Baldoyle Library as always.)
We have been asked to list the issues to be addressed and I have tried to itemise them as follows. I would welcome comments.
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Last Updated ( Oct 17, 2006 at 09:55 PM )
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More carriages but fewer trains |
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Written by davidhea
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Dec 29, 2005 at 02:36 PM |
Green Party Councillor David Healy today criticised the new Dart timetable introduced on 11 December. Regular Dart passengers in Bayside, Sutton and Howth have found themselves waiting for up to 40 minutes and are furious with the cuts to the train service in their area.
The new timetable has reduced the number of services between Dublin city centre and Howth in the evening (between 7pm and midnight) from 16 trains to 10. The new timetable also has two gaps of 40 minutes between trains (between 2139 and 2219 and between 2239 and 2320). The timetable remains highly irregular and passenger-unfriendly in what is supposed to be a frequent rapid service.
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Last Updated ( Feb 07, 2006 at 04:36 PM )
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31/B/C and 17A bus routes |
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Written by davidhea
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Dec 02, 2005 at 05:00 PM |
Following a motion of mine at the Area Committee meeting, Dublin Bus
sent two representatives to the November Meeting of the Area Cttee. to
discuss the bus services around the Howth peninsula.
There was a good discussion, but no firm results. Dublin Bus will
get back to the Councillors in relation to the suggestions made. |
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Last Updated ( Feb 07, 2006 at 04:36 PM )
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Comments on Dublin City Council speed limits |
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Written by davidhea
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Nov 25, 2005 at 09:31 PM |
I have made comments to Dublin City Council in relation to their
proposal to increase the speed limit on the Grange Road west of the
railway line and arguing for more 30km/hr zones in residential areas
and near schools in Dublin North-East.
Lower speed limits mean not only a much reduced likelihood of accidents
but also much better survival rates for pedestrians who do get
hit. Over half of pedestrians hit at the current urban speed
limit of 50km/hr are killed. At 30km/hr, your chance of being
killed is below 10%. The letter is below.
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Last Updated ( Jan 25, 2006 at 02:38 PM )
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Is it safe for cyclists to put ramps on a hill? |
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Written by davidhea
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Sep 27, 2005 at 12:06 PM |
It seems to me that ramps on a hill risk knocking cyclists freewheeling
downhill off their bikes. This is what Fingal is currently doing
at Yellow Walls Road in Malahide, a location used by lots of children
going to school. I'm particularly aware of it because it's part
of my route to Fingal County Council's offices in Swords and while it's
outside my area, I'm concerned because of the risk that someone could
be seriously hurt.
I would be grateful for any feedback on this. Below, I have put copies of correspondence on this subject.
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Last Updated ( Jan 25, 2006 at 02:40 PM )
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Bad road design is putting pedestrians and cyclists at risk |
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Written by davidhea
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Sep 23, 2005 at 06:52 PM |
Bad road design in new housing estates in Fingal is putting pedestrians
and cyclists at risk. Most of these roads and streets are being
built by developers, and it seems that the planning system is failing
to ensure that basic design rules for pedestrians and cyclists are
being implemented.
Ironically the greatest risk for cyclists comes from "cycle facilities"
supposedly provided for their benefit. The greatest risk for
pedestrians comes from the roundabouts which are being used everywhere
as well as wide curves (high curve radii) which encourage motorists to
cross pedestrians' path at speed. I have submitted a motion to
the Transport Strategic Policy Committee of the Council and taken some
photographs of some of the ridiculous designs. |
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Last Updated ( Jan 25, 2006 at 02:40 PM )
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Transport / Taisteal
