I have objected to a planning application in Balgriffin, primarily against the road designs which would place pedestrians and cyclists at risk. <\/p>\n
Planning Department,
Fingal County Council,
Main St.,
Swords,
Co. Dublin<\/p>\n
By hand<\/p>\n
Re: F06A\/1918<\/p>\n
A chairde,<\/p>\n
I would like to object to the above development on the following grounds.<\/p>\n
1. The road design proposed does not provide for safe use by cyclists. It seeks to place a cycletrack on the footpath and treat cyclists as pedestrians.<\/p>\n
Among the consequences of this design approach at junctions are the following:
a) a cyclist using the cycletrack and going straight on is at risk from vehicles coming from behind, which is a particularly difficult conflict.
b) there is no way for a cyclist to turn right.<\/p>\n
These design flaws are evident in the plans at all junctions, including the following:<\/p>\n
a) How do cyclists travelling north on the new road and seeking to turn east do so?<\/p>\n
b) How do cyclists travelling east to west on Balgriffin Road do so if they use the cycletrack provided?<\/p>\n
c) How do cyclists travelling east on the new east-west road turn north onto the new north-south road at the roundabout?<\/p>\n
d) How do cyclists travelling east on the new east-west road turn north onto the Malahide Road?<\/p>\n
This is of particular importance as under Irish law cyclists have to use a cycle track if one is provided.
2. The design proposes the use of roundabouts without controlled crossing points on all arms. <\/p>\n
Due to the geometry of roundabouts and the fact that the pedestrian has no right of way, a pedestrian has to guess the intention of accelerating and decelerating motorists, both on the roundabout and entering it. This is a particularly difficult task and for more vulnerable and less mobile pedestrians it is impossible. <\/p>\n
These designs are entirely inappropriate in what will be a high-density neighbourhood with a stated intention of providing for a high level of pedestrian and public transport use. <\/p>\n
In fact, the map shows what appears to be a 3lane roundabout, a design which would effectively rule out any safe way for a pedestrian to cross the arms of such a roundabout. <\/p>\n
The proposed design would result in a fragmented urban area, with little pedestrian movement across these junctions simply because it would be so dangerous.<\/p>\n
3. The proposed design puts the Mayne River through a culvert instead of making a feature of it.<\/p>\n
I enclose the €20 fee.<\/p>\n
Is mise, le meas,<\/p>\n
David Healy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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