8.7 Filtered Permeability
The promotion of filtered permeability for new developments is welcomed, however, retrofitting permeability measures into existing developments should also be heavily promoted for any locations where a modal change to active travel modes might be achievable as a result of such measures.
8.9 Urban Design and Placemaking
Measure PLAN14 (Reallocation of Road Space) would benefit from rephrasing to highlight that the introduction of one-way systems is an appropriate measure to achieve the walking and cycling improvements and that it should be given appropriate consideration
8.10 Local Transport Plans
Celbridge Community Council notes with interest the Area Based Study for North Kildare commissioned by the NTA as part of the review of the GDA Transport Strategy. The study examines a number of options and makes proposals for GDA Cycle Network changes, bus route changes, and provision of Park & Rides.
The examination of geographical sub-areas within the Greater Dublin Area that cover multiple towns with interdependencies using area-based studies on Outer Metropolitan segments has resulted in proposals for a transport strategy but the documents do not constitute strategies in and of themselves.
Some proposals from the Area Based Study for North Kildare appear to be addressed in the Draft GDA Transport Strategy but other proposals are not mentioned. If the GDA Transport Strategy is the only strategy into which these area-based studies feed, then a number of the proposals have been lost in the final strategy.
A transport strategy for an area larger than that covered by a local area plan but smaller than the whole of the Greater Dublin Area would
- Complement strategies for radial routes in the corridors to Dublin city by addressing mobility needs between towns, industrial areas, medical facilities, and colleges within and between Outer Metropolitan segments
- Possibly cross local authority boundaries
- Complement local transport plans for each large town by taking a more holistic view
Celbridge Community Council recommends that the Area-based Transport Assessments that were commissioned as part of this review of the GDA Transport Strategy form the basis for area transport strategies. The GDA Transport Strategy should either dedicate a section to each area or these should stand as transport strategies in their own right.