There is no timeline as yet, or budget, and much will depend on priorities set out in the forthcoming National Development Plan. The scheme, should it proceed, could also be subject to an oral hearing atNow in its third phase of a public consultation, other options have been discarded including a potentially controversial tunnel. Planners hope that public input will be an ongoing factor, even beyond deadlines for formal report submissions later this month.
“I felt it was a shift [by planners] but I don’t know how quickly people will turn to believe them until they see the proof in the pudding” in terms of service provision. “There is a need for trust building.”who said there is overwhelming local demand for public transport but no apparent planning for its provision. “It needs to be part of this process,” she said., officials behind the project appear anxious to press its sustainable credentials.
Whatever the outcome, it will almost certainly require some level of compulsory land purchase. Those concerned for the Glen of the Downs section, however, can breathe easy. Faced with an almost certain public backlash, no widening of that section is being considered.
Laura Grealish was one of the Glen of the Downs protesters in 1997. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Stop invasive road infrastructure while the reset button is being pressed. Heavily subsidised public transport with free remote park and ride, coupled with significant congestion charges will get single occupiers out of their cars, save us billions and reduce emissions.