Communities affected by core bus corridor proposals. Looking for a better plan.

South Dublin, Ireland
Joined February 2019
All over Europe, cities are being taking back by narrowing roads, saving trees, reducing pollution,preserving all that is good. Meanwhile in Dublin NTA plan to widen roads, fell trees, erase the fabric of suburbs and villages for a plan they admit that won’t solve congestion 😢
Closing date for submissions to pleanala.ie regarding templeoguersthfarnhamscheme.… is next Tuesday 15th August.
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Facts 1.There is no pollution increase in 20mph limits 2. Cars are designed for all speeds 3. 20mph limits have a minimal journey time increase in the real urban/village world. 4. Crash and casualty reduction for community-wide 20mph is 20-40%
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The Rathmines Initiative is hosting a public information meeting in relation to the Rathmines to City Centre BusConnects Corridor on Thursday 15th June and Friday 16th June @ 7.30pm at Leinster Cricket Club. Full details attached.
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Extension of deadline for submission relating Statutory Planning Application for templeoguerathfarnhamscheme.… to 15/8/23
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Please take home your rubbish? Yesterday's visitors left this mess! Please note there is a Code🟠 #FireWarning in place #litter #shame #leaveNOtrace #FireSafety #environment #trees
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At public #BusConnects meeting, residents are voicing commitment to go to Judicial review, to go to Europe - such is the strength of feeling regarding proposed #temoleoguersthfarnhamscheme
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Angry crowds- frustrated with the proposals for Templeogue Rathfarnham scheme.
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Full house in Terenure to talk about Bus Connects. Hundreds more outside!!
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PUBLIC MEETING – BUS CONNECTS. TEMPLEOGUE/RATHFARNHAM TO CITY CENTRE CORE BUS CORRIDORS Wednesday 17th May 2023 7.30pm St. Joseph’s Parish Hall, Beechlawn Way, Terenure. NTA have made an application to An Bord Pleanala for approval of the proposed Templeogue/Rathfarnham to city.
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BUS CONNECTS -Templeogue/Rathfarnham Core Bus Corridor Scheme. PUBLIC MEETING with Councillors Anne Feeney and James Geoghan St Joseph’s Hall, Wednesday 17th May 7.30pm.
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Great thread which illustrates how the way forward is all about preserving cites, heritage and communities- and not about building concrete corridors.
In the 1970s, Dutch cities like Amsterdam were full of traffic and air pollution. Now they are models of sustainable urban planning. Here's the story of how the Netherlands started building their cities for humans, not cars. 🧵
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None of the European cities that lowered the speed limit to 30 km/h regrets it europeandatajournalism.eu/en…
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Engine running for 1 minute 👇👇
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Drivers must not squeeze past a cyclist if there is oncoming traffic or if you can't see that the road ahead is clear. #VisionZero
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To carry 50k people per hour per direction, a city needs... HT @UITPnews
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