The Pedal Project: Three Cycling Cities – From Dublin to London to Amsterdam
I came across this short programme produced for DCTV.ie (Dublin Community TV) on vimeo today. I thought it was an interesting idea to follow the Dublin City Council Cycle Officer – Ciaran Fallon to two other european cities, London and Amsterdam, to see how they are doing it.
Wicklow to benefit from lighter traffic as new roads ease burden of lorries
TRAFFIC CONGESTION in Wicklow town is set to be reduced significantly following the opening yesterday of two new roads which will divert port-bound lorries from the town centre. The 2.7 kilometre (1.8 miles) town relief road and the 1.6 kilometre port access road cost €65 million. They involved the construction of a 130-metre (425ft) three-span...
Flower power to yield €15,000 windfall
FARMERS ARE to receive Government payments of up to €15,000 annually for producing wild, rare flowers such as the Mountain Aven and the Spring Gentian. Described as a “unique” scheme yesterday by Burren Irish Farmers’ Association chairman Michael Davoren, the plan is part of a joint €4 million Department of Agriculture and Department of the...
Sligo may lose €100m funds over bridge row
SLIGO COULD lose €100 million in Government funding if the deadlock over a planned bridge continues, a trade union leader warned yesterday. Community leaders have also warned that the multimillion euro Cranmore Regeneration project is now at risk in an area which has endured decades of poverty and neglect. The project which got the green light...
Planning tribunal ordered to pay multimillion-euro costs
THE PLANNING tribunal accepted it must pay the multimillion-euro costs incurred by two directors of Joseph Murphy Structural Engineers in their dealings with it over 163 days. The pair successfully challenged the tribunal’s refusal to allow the costs and the Supreme Court yesterday ordered the tribunal to pay the legal costs of proceedings by Joseph...
Restoration of Dublin to its Georgian glory urged by Dublin Civic Trust report
I will hopefully have a follow up post tomorrow with links to the report, which with any luck will be published on the Dublin Civic Trust website. The report, by the Dublin Civic Trust and commissioned by the Dublin City Business Association (DCBA), contains a large number of recommendations which would radically change the appearance of Dublin...
Changes to the Greystones Harbour Scheme
BUILDERS OF the €300 million redevelopment scheme under way at Greystones harbour in Co Wicklow are to seek increases in the residential and commercial elements of the project. Sispar, a consortium involving John Sisk and Company and house builders Park Developments, in partnership with Wicklow County Council, is proposing to increase the number of new...
Campaign to preserve Moore Street buildings
THE CAMPAIGN to protect the historic Moore Street area of Dublin will be the most important campaign since Wood Quay, said James Connolly Heron, great-grandson of James Connolly. Mr Connolly Heron was one of a group of relatives of the 1916 leaders who met politicians from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment, Heritage and...
Luas Line F1 – Change to proposed route for Lucan line planned
A step in the right direction, finally the RPA are demonstrating to us a concept of joined up thinking as regards to Public Transport in Dublin. Its pretty exciting actually we could actually be one step closer to getting a joined up transport network! Please do continue! THE RAILWAY Procurement Agency (RPA) plans to change the route...
Dublin Bus releases Network Direct – Phase1
DUBLIN BUS yesterday announced its reorganised bus routes and timetables. Changes to routes and services will be introduced in five phases from July. They will take place at two to three-month intervals and will focus on areas as opposed to single routes. The first areas to be affected will be Stillorgan, Blanchardstown and Lucan.
Weekend Newspaper Roundup in Planning
Welcome to the first edition of what i hope to be many, which is basically a round-up of all the planning related news to which links are available to on the net. IrishTimes Not too much in the Irish Times this weekend: Unemployed architects to give workshops in schools – http://bit.ly/df98iU Survey by TomTom says...
A few projects that you should look out for!
Right well i thought it was high time that I actually write a post myself for the first time in a long long time! This week i was introduced to a number of big regional projects from one of our lecturers, while some of the following may be fictional – they are definatly thought provoking and could...
