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Sandymount to Seapoint Corridor Study S2S Supporters Meeting November 15 th 2016 Michael Collins for S2S Overview of S2S 1. Background 2. South Bay City Centre 3. City Centre 4. North Bay Michael Collins for S2S Main Sections 1.

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Michael Collins for S2S

Sandymount to Seapoint Corridor Study S2S Supporters Meeting

November 15th 2016

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Michael Collins for S2S City Centre

1. Background
2. South Bay
3. City Centre
4. North Bay

Overview

f S2S

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Michael Collins for S2S

Main Sections

1. Merrion Road
2. Merrion Gates
3. S2S

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Michael Collins for S2S

1. IRISHTOWN TO PROMENADE (1.5Km)

Part 2: Beach Rd to Newgrove Avenue Existing: Small footpath - No cycleway. Proposed: 2.5m footpath - 3.5m cycleway Comments: Land Acquisition. Flood Protection. Part 1: Sean Moore Park Existing: 3.2m walkway - No cycleway. Proposed: 3.5m cycleway + grass strip Part 3: Newgrove Ave to Promenade Existing: Narrow footpath - no cycleway. Proposed: 4.0m boardwalk; 3m cycleway Comment: Flood Protection

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Michael Collins for S2S

2A: Sandymount Promenade (1.1km)

Existing: 3.7m walkway, no cycleway. Proposed: New 3.5m cycleway + buffer Comment: Constrained at the south end?

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Michael Collins for S2S 3: Merrion Gates (300m) Existing: Narrow road and footpath no cycleway Proposed: Link Road over rail line. Strand Rd shared cul-de-sac. New under-pass for walkers and cyclists Comment: Land Acquisition; Underpass

Merrion Gates

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Michael Collins for S2S 4A: Merrion Gates to Booterstown Existing: Narrow walkway, cycleway in bus lane Proposed: Widened footpath and cycleway. Issues: Land Acquisition; Crossovers; Busy road

4. Merrion Gates to Blackrock (2.4 kms)

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Michael Collins for S2S

4B: Booterstown to Blackrock

Existing: Narrow walkway + cycleway in Park Proposed: New cycleway. Wide link to Blackrock Issues: Possible duplication – Land Acquisition

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Michael Collins for S2S

6 Blackrock to Seapoint (1.1 kms)

Existing: Nothing on seafront Proposed: Seafront Walkway, Cycleway on road. Issues: Seapoint one way, Land Acquisition at

Seapoint. Separation of Cycleway/Walkway.

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Michael Collins for S2S

Why not on the Seafront ?

Issues

Designation of the area as

an SAC and SPA

“Project Splitting”
Conflict in Environmental

Objectives.

SPA Approx 2000Ha SAC Approx 740 Ha

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Michael Collins for S2S

Positive

Seafront/Off-Road Walkway/Cycleway from

Irishtown to Merrion Gates (3.75 kms)

Seafront Walkway from Blackrock to Seapoint

(1.0km).

Viable (if less desirable for sections) route for

total 6.5kms – Irishtown to Seapoint.

Resolves the traffic problems at Merrion Gates.
Opportunity to re-evaluate the constraints.
Completion of S2S project is not precluded.

Positive vs Negative for the S2S Negative

Inland Walkway/Cycleway partly on road from

Merrion Gates to Blackrock (2.5 kms).

Inland Cycleway on road from Blackrock to

Seapoint (1.0 kms).

Requires significant land purchase.
Possible duplication and waste of money.
Not a continuous off-road, traffic free, safe

cycleway/walkway.

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Michael Collins for S2S

Policy Decision

1: Accept the proposals as a significant step forward. 2: Express the hope that the required environmental assessments would demonstrate that the need to protect birds / habitats can be reconciled with the provision of (a) sustainable transport systems and (b) access to amenity for the community. 3: Work towards the provision of a fully coastal cycle / pedestrian route as the preferred option.

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Michael Collins for S2S

Submission

On-line: Email : By post:

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https://www.nationaltransport.ie/consultations/nta-opens- consultation-on-ambitious-proposals-to-tackle-merrion-gate- bottleneck/ eastcoast@nationaltransport.ie National Transport Authority. Dún Scéine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2, D02 WT20

Submissions by the 16th December 2016

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