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THE NATIONAL TRANSPORT Authority (NTA) is asking members of the public to provide their views in a statutory review on the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy.
Included as part of its review will be assessments on a number of potential future transport projects, such as a Metro to Terenure-Rathfarnham-Knocklyon, a Metro to UCD-Sandyford and the assessment of a rail line to Navan.
Major projects under the strategy also include the Luas Cross City, Metrolink, the Dart+ programme and BusConnects.
The strategy was first adopted by the government in 2016, but the NTA is now seeking views on what people’s priorities are for the transport strategy into the future and has today published a paper on what issues should be addressed.
Acknowledging that we’re living in “uncertain times”, the NTA said there’s a chance now to strengthen the strategy so that it will be fit for purpose well into the future.
“We need to ensure that the policies and proposals we bring forward are the ones that are the most relevant and focused on transforming people’s quality of life by making it easier for people to get around,” it said.
It pinpointed three items it needed to particularly consider, including adapting to post-Covid life in the greater Dublin area, delivering a sustainable transport network that meets climate change requirements, and the potential for future transport options such as electric bikes and e-scooters.
By law, the NTA is required to review its strategy every six years. It said by starting the review now, it could get all the feedback, data and information from the public and stakeholders to complete the review by early 2022.
It hopes to provide a revised draft strategy review by mid-2021. Ahead of that, it will review a number of studies including an assessment of a Metro to Terenure-Rathfarnham-Knocklyon, a Metro to UCD-Sandyford and the assessment of a rail line to Navan.
In looking at its progress to-date, the NTA said that tens of millions of euro had been invested in walking and cycling projects, such as the cycleway along the seafront in Clontarf and the off-road pedestrian/cycling route between Baldoyle and Portmarnock.
It also pointed to an additional 180 buses in the Dublin bus network, investment in real time passenger information and the landmark project BusConnects which has begun its work, along with rail improvements.
Looking ahead the NTA listed a number of future projects in the pipeline, including Metrolink, Dart West and the BusConnects new services network. All of these are due to begin work or start planning next year.
Members of the public can give their views on the strategy by completing an online feedback form at www.nationaltransport.ie.
NTA CEO Anne Graham said: “We now need people’s help. We want to hear people’s views on what should be considered in the preparation of the new Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area.
“We’re asking people to read our discussion document and then go to the website and respond to questions in the feedback form. This will help us shape our approach so that the revised Strategy we publish next year, reflects the views of the public.
“Next year, we will publish a draft of our revised Strategy. That will include specifics on all our proposals for the region, investment plans, projections, transport modelling etc.
“At that stage we will be inviting members of the public to consider the draft plan in detail; assess it in terms of future transport needs at regional, local and even household level; and provide us with feedback on what we are putting forward.”
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Hopefully, we can all survive this one.
Irish weather now presents so many warnings that it must have become very dangerous.
Ohh for the old days, when it was just blustery, cold and rainy. Now it’s colour coded alerts and huge precautions.
@Fiona deFreyne: Do you ever think you need a break from commenting on the journal???
@David O’Connor: spot on. Sarcastic doom and gloom merchant.
@David O’Connor: for 3 days at Christmas. Thank you for your interest.
I can at least comment on the subject of the article, a capacity which is clearly beyond you.
Thank you for all of your comments in 2017 on my inclination to comment.
@Fiona deFreyne: The only comments directed at you Tony are ones taking the piss out of you.
@Fiona deFreyne: You have the capacity to comment on weather warnings and the weather…… Pretty much the most popular topic of conversation for everyone in Ireland
@Fiona deFreyne: I find these warnings to be quite important to me personally, since I live on a boat and all. It’s good to have advance warnings so we can prepare adequately. Even if the warnings are over stated once in a while.
@David O’Connor: Hmm….I’m inclined to think Fiona de F is actually a team ? No 1 man or woman could post so quickly on so many articles ?
@gregory: Gregory Fiona De F is probably a team of journal journalists whipping up a frenzy in the comments
@gregory: Bang on…. How could someone know so much about every topic in the world, has to be a team of experts.
@Fiona deFreyne: take the warnings or don’t take them! We all have a choice?
@David O’Connor: its an algorithm
@David O’Connor: when you’ve nothing better to do than Google all day, take bits from articles and post as own comment, that’s how she/he does it…..expert mehole! Waffler more like!
@David O’Connor: Ability to comment doesn’t imply expertise. In fact, ability to comment on everything might well suggest the opposite; polymaths are rare…
@David O’Connor: Mossy’s female alter ego
@Fiona deFreyne: Good man Tony, must be nearly time for a further alter-ego, are you not getting tired of being know-all Fiona? You were better fun when you were good ‘ole know-all Tony…
@David O’Connor: ah here come the men to tell a woman to shut up. You know there is a mute button for you tender souls?
@Greased Up Deaf Guy: hello Gucci
@David O’Connor: I actually like her comments, and don’t see anything wrong with them…..what is wrong with you guys?
@Seamus Ryan: Good day sir, greetings to you and yours this festive season!
So it’s stopping at the border?How convenient
@Cathal O’hÁodhagáin: Part of the brexit negotiations deal
All these near-colliding wavy lines and streaky rainbow colours tell me that our meteorologists have done art appreciation and art history courses. Their weather charts are a mixture of expressionist and kinetic modern art styles. IMMA curators should consider an exhibition funded by the Arts Council/Comhairle Ealaion.
He will be blowin in the wind
@oliverjumelle: , No some one will give him shelter from the storm
@Pilib O Muiregan: a hard rain’s a gonna fall
@oliverjumelle: Met.ie warnings come from all along the watchtower.
@oliverjumelle: here comes the story of the hurricane
@Con O’Driscoll: Maybe the next storm will be Storm Jimi to validate that comment. As we know he was a massive Dylan fan.
Send vatadkar out in his socks. he’ll protect us
We might finally find out how many roads a man must walk down before you call him a man!
On a more serious note … if you look at the European weather warnings on met.ie, you will see that Israel has very quietly joined Europe while Lebanon and Syria, which are closer, are barred. Can one of our underemployed MEP’s please nudge the Apartheid Theocracy back to the Middle East and oblige.
@Denis McClean: It won’t be long before Israel is a full member of the EU, this will be facilitated by European guilt of countries like Germany, Austria etc and good friends like Israel. In fact I am surprised they have not actually joined NATO.
@Con O’Driscoll: lol christ was a Palestinian! Not an Israeli
Great.let s go surfing
Time to take in the garden chairs so.
With the impending arrival of Storm Dylan, “A Hard Days Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” while we are all “Blowin’ in the Wind.” So listen to Met Eireann’s (National Weather Service) advice; Take “Shelter from the storm” in case it turns into a “Hurricane”. Say a prayer that “Maggie’s Farm” survives and when “Highway 61 is Revisited,” hope it isn’t closed due to flooding.
I’ll get me coat.
No it won’t. Just like the rest of the warnings a proportion of the country will.
They should only issue weather warnings on weekdays
Damm fine geal and their weather policy, what we need is garlic man to fix this mess, repeal the 13th etcetera
Feeling sick to my stomach thinking about power outages after 6 days with no power after Ophelia. Hope everyone fares ok through the wind and storm!!!
@Seeking Truth: its not a Storm it’s a gale
Fresh Gale to Strong Gale 65-85kph winds as forecast above
Just get through and get lost. things to do tommorrow
Another weather warning? Dreading possibly having to pick up the bins!
Another storm? We have them all the time! We live a on the edge of the Atlantic!
Another poor excuse for ESB networks to issue warnings of power cuts….. Can they not secure our network from common weather occur ancestors like wind? And storms?
Wait and see more trees will be chopped down as a result.. Totally un-necessary… With health safety excuse. We need the shelter and Carbon storage they provide.
Storm!??
The forecast above is for 65-85koh winds…. This is beaufort scale force 8 to 9. Which is Fresh Gale to Strong Gale…. Not a Storm!
Let’s not lose the plot!
Why can’t the Esb secure supply in a gale? On the West Coast gales are very common.
Gusts of 130kph are forecast and judging by the sound of them on my roof I’m going downstairs.
Bit of wind and rain as usual typical wintry day in ireland no need to panic
What storm
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