Community Forum for Swords to City Centre Core Bus Corridor - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Community Forum for Swords to City Centre Core Bus Corridor Tuesday 17 th September 2019

Introductions CHAIRPERSON – CHARLIE LOWE HUGH CREEGAN – Deputy CEO, NTA ANTHONY SHEEHY – Project Manager, BusConnects ALAN MCGINLEY- Engineering Designer, Jacobs HUGH O’SULLIVAN – Engineering Designer, Jacobs

AGENDA • Introduction • Overview of BusConnects • Recap of Actions • Review of Submissions • Indications of Designs under Consideration • Q&A’s

Cashless Payment Simpler Fare Core Bus Corridors State-of-the-art Redesign of System Structure providing continuous bus Ticketing System Network of Bus priority Services Park & Ride New Bus Livery facilities New Bus Stops Use of Low + Shelters Emission Vehicles

Recap of Actions from First Community Forum • To review traffic movements North of the Omni Shopping centre • To review pedestrian arrangements on the N50 • Review of the enforcement through traffic restrictions on adjacent residential areas • To refine the layouts for cycling at junctions along scheme. All actions for delivery as part of next design stage of project .

Review of Submissions 6

Consultation Submission Summary � The emerging preferred route for the Swords to City Centre Core Bus Corridor was consulted over an eleven week period (14 th November 2018 to the 29 th March 2019). � A total of 767 submissions were received and logged for the scheme.

Consultation Submission Summary The issues raised in each submission were entered and categorised in a database by geographical section and by theme. Section 1 – Pinnock Hill Junction to Airport Roundabout - Swords Road Section 2 – Airport Junction to Coolock Lane Junction – Swords Road Section 3 – Coolock Lane Junction to Omni Park Shopping Centre Entrance – Swords Road Section 4 – Omni Park Shopping Centre Entrance to Shantalla Road Junction – Swords Road Section 5 – Shantalla Road Junction to Blessington Street – Swords Road Section 6 – North Frederick Street and Gardiner Street

Consultation Submission Summary Number of Submissions by Section 800 667 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 45 32 14 12 13 5 0 Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Whole Corridor

Consultation Submission Summary Main Themes from Consultation Submissions One-way system in Santry Traffic Volumes Community Property Acquisition Access & Parking Cycling Provision Safety & Speed Air Pollution Bus Stops and Bus Service Heritage & Conservation Trees and Landscaping Construction Issues Impact on Local Businesses Noise & Vibration

Extent of the One way Proposal in Santry Santry Village – Omni Park Shopping Centre to Shanrath Road

Issues raised on the One-way system in Santry • Traffic volumes and congestion along Coolock Lane and the N1/M50 junction. • Through traffic using adjoining residential areas. • Impacts on commercial deliveries and local businesses along the Swords road. • Impacts on access to local community amenities.

Concerns on the Two-way Option in Santry • Property Impacts. • Loss of On-street parking. • Impact on privacy of residents and loss of the “village feel”.

Addressing Issues – Property Impacts • Two way Option affects significant number of properties • Design development seeking to reduce level of impact • Of the feedback received from 43 households along the Swords road: • 58% favoured the Two way Option. • 12% favoured the one way Option. • 30% did not state a preference.

Addressing Issues – Santry Santry Village – Two way layout

Addressing Issues – Parking Santry Village – Possible Off street parking options under consideration

Addressing Issues – Public Realm Areas under consideration Santry Village – Possible areas of improved urban realm in consultation with local interest groups

Addressing Issues - Trees Dorset Road - central planting now retained – from Gardiner Street to Eccles Place Gardiner Street

Addressing Issues - Trees Dorset Street - central planting now retained – from Gardiner Street to Eccles Place

Addressing Issues - Trees Dorset Street – - central planting now retained – from Gardiner Street to Eccles Place

Cycling Segregation Consideration 23

Cycling Segregation Being Considered Cyclops (Cycle Optimised Protected Signals) layout under consideration

General items under consideration 25

Designs under consideration • Refinement of Two-way Santry Village design with boundary treatments for adjacent properties • Improved Cycle Facilities • Traffic and Access Arrangements along proposed route • Pedestrian Facilities / Crossings • Refinement of Design Proposals in various locations

Discussion 27