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Dublin City Development Plan 2022–2028 – Volume 1: Written Statement (as varied by Variations Nos. 1–11)
The council's development plan written statement: its strategy, policies, objectives and development standards.
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- Sustainable Movement and Transport | Chapter 8 251 Figure 8-3: BusConnects
- Sustainable Movement and Transport | Chapter 8 252 Key strategic transport projects such as the proposed Metrolink, DART+, BusConnects programme and further Luas Line and rail construction and extension will continue the expansion of an integrated public transport system for the Dublin region and have the potential for a transformative impact on travel modes over the coming years. Dublin City Council actively supports all measures being implemented or proposed by other transport agencies to enhance capacity on existing lines/services and provide new infrastructure. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: SMT22 Key Sustainable Transport Projects To support the expeditious delivery of key sustainable transport projects so as to provide an integrated public transport network with efficient interchange between transport modes, serving the existing and future needs of the city and region and to support the integration of existing public transport infrastructure with other transport modes. In particular the following projects subject to environmental requirements and appropriate planning consents being obtained: • DART + • Metrolink from Charlemount to Swords • BusConnects Core Bus Corridor projects • Delivery of Luas to Finglas • Progress and delivery of Luas to Poolbeg and Lucan SMT23 The Rail Network and Freight Transport (i) To work with Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail, the NTA, TII and other operators to progress a coordinated approach to improving the rail network, integrated with other public transport modes to ensure maximum public benefit and promoting sustainable transport and improved connectivity. (ii) To facilitate and support the needs of freight transport in accordance with the NTA’s Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2022 – 2042 and enhance the capacity on existing rail lines and services to provide improved facilities promoting the principles of sustainable transport to cater for the movement of freight by rail. (iii) To support the outcomes of the Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail Rail Freight 2040 Strategy.
- Sustainable Movement and Transport | Chapter 8 253 It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: SMTO17 Additional Interchanges and Rail Stations (i) To promote and seek the development of a new interchange station at Cross Guns Glasnevin, subject to environmental requirements being satisfied and appropriate planning consents being obtained, as part of the DART+ and Metro link projects. (ii) To promote the provision of a station at Croke Park Stadium. (iii) To promote and seek provision of additional stations as part of the DART+ projects in consultation with Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail. SMTO18 Bus Infrastructure DCC will work with the NTA to incorporate bus infrastructure within new largescale developments where appropriate. SMTO19 ‘Park and Ride’ Services To promote ‘Park and Ride’ services at suitable locations in co-operation with neighbouring local authorities and to support the implementation of the NTA’s Park and Ride Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area. SMTO20 Green Roofs on Bus Shelters To engage with the National Transport Authority (NTA) in order to promote the incorporation of green roofs on new and existing bus shelters. SMTO21 Cross Guns Bridge To seek improvements to Cross Guns Bridge for pedestrian and cycle users, taking into consideration the BusConnects and Metrolink projects. Micro-Mobility and Shared Mobility In recent years there has been a fast paced increase in other micro-mobility and shared mobility travel modes, with demand driven by a desire for easily accessible, flexible, cheaper and greener transport options. The increasing popularity of new micro mobility transportation modes is placing new demands on the city’s streets and public spaces. Micro-mobility includes both human-powered and e-powered devices and vehicles, such as, but not limited to, bicycles, skates, skateboards, kick-scooters, e-bikes, e-scooters, ebalancing boards, and e-skates. Shared mobility is the communal use of a device or vehicle (bike, scooter, car, van) on a rental basis by commuters for transportation purposes, without owning the vehicle and
- Sustainable Movement and Transport | Chapter 8 254 creates a means of transportation mode that lies between private device or vehicle ownership and traditional public transport. Both shared and micro mobility transportation modes, whilst primarily facilitating shorter trips, provide alternative sustainable modes and further support the decarbonisation of transportation. There are operational challenges which will need to be addressed with regard to legal requirements, safety, public realm space management, parking and supportive infrastructure. In order to limit the potential impact of shared mobility on the public realm, Dublin City Council will work with operators to ensure that sufficient parking is provided to accommodate the operation of the schemes. The council will promote shared mobility schemes that are parked or affixed legally and as per DCC operational requirements within the city. Enhanced monitoring and data analysis will enable Dublin City Council to identify and cater for demand areas, to better design and manage road space and to develop an adaptive infrastructure. Dublin City Council will continue to support Smart Dublin, an initiative of the Dublin local authorities, which aims to promote the Dublin region as a world leader in the development of smart city technologies. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: SMT24 Shared Mobility and Adaptive Infrastructure To promote the use and expansion of shared mobility to all areas of the city and facilitate adaptive infrastructure for the changing modal transport environment, including other micro-mobility and shared mobility, as part of an integrated transport network in the city, and to support and promote smart growth initiatives that develop new solutions to existing and future mobility services and support Smart Dublin in the development of a Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform. It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: SMTO22 Shared Bike Schemes and Micro-Mobility Schemes To monitor the success of and expand the shared bike schemes and to facilitate the expansion of shared micro-mobility schemes throughout the city, in accordance with ongoing review and new models of operation such as the use of mobility hubs. 8.5.7 Car Parking The implementation of strong car parking policy in the city has been instrumental in changing travel behaviour and promoting sustainable development and sustainable living. Dublin City Council has embedded car parking policies with a particular emphasis on car
- Sustainable Movement and Transport | Chapter 8 255 parking as a demand management tool by limiting car parking at destination based on a location’s accessibility. Policies to discourage commuter car parking are further strengthened in this plan, particularly those relating to office developments in the city centre. Dublin City Council will continue to promote accessible parking, car share schemes and electrical vehicle charging parking in all developments through the development management process – see Chapter 15 and Appendix 5 for further detail. The need to cater for people’s transport needs and facilitate people of all ages and abilities and families living within the city is recognised. This will require a range of measures such as those outlined above, including some residential parking, shared mobility and safe bike parking, including for larger scale bikes. How streets and demand for on street parking are managed has to be balanced with other necessary strategic improvements such as street greening initiatives, secure bicycle parking and improvements to footpaths and cycle lanes. Dublin City Council recognises the need to further control and manage on-street parking across the city to safeguard and enhance city living for people of all ages and abilities and for families. Uncontrolled on-street parking has the potential to cause obstructions to pedestrian and cyclist networks and public transport services. Controlled on-street parking also meets the operational kerbside activities within the city. Dublin City Council is committed to reviewing the residential and non-residential car parking provision across the city and urban villages and evaluating the implementation of parking demand management strategies in areas where deemed appropriate and practicable. Multi-storey car parks will continue to have a role to play in the city centre and major hubs, particularly as on-street parking space in the city centre is reallocated to provide for public realm and active travel improvements. They facilitate parking and accessible parking for a wide range of city centre uses such as retail, hotels and events. Dublin City Council will encourage the reinvention of multi-storey car parks as central mobility hubs providing high density bike parking, electric charging facilities, shared mobility services, ‘last mile’ delivery hubs etc. It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: SMT25 On-Street Parking To manage on-street car parking to serve the needs of the city alongside the needs of residents, visitors, businesses, kerbside activity and accessible parking requirements, and to facilitate the re-organisation and loss of spaces to serve sustainable development targets such as in relation to, sustainable transport provision, greening initiatives, sustainable urban drainage, access to new developments, or public realm improvements.
- Sustainable Movement and Transport | Chapter 8 256 It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: SMT26 Commuter, Shopping, Business and Leisure Parking To discourage commuter parking and to ensure adequate but not excessive parking provision for short-term shopping, business and leisure uses. SMT27 Car Parking in Residential and Mixed Use Developments (i) To provide for sustainable levels of car parking and car storage in residential schemes in accordance with development plan car parking standards (see Appendix 5) so as to promote city centre living and reduce the requirement for car parking. (ii) To encourage new ways of addressing the transport needs of residents (such as car clubs and mobility hubs) to reduce the requirement for car parking. (iii) To safeguard the residential parking component in mixed-use developments. SMT28 Repurposing of Multi-Storey Car Parks To support the repurposing of multi-storey car parks for alternative uses such as central mobility hubs providing high density bike parking, shared mobility services, ‘last mile’ delivery hubs and recreational or cultural uses. SMT29 Expansion of the EV Charging Network To support the expansion of the EV charging network by increasing the provision of designated charging facilities for Electric Vehicles on public land and private developments in partnership with the ESB and other relevant stakeholders; and to support the Dublin Regional EV Parking Strategy. It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: SMTO23 Elimination of ‘Free’ On-Street Parking To progressively eliminate all ‘free’ on-street parking, both within the canals and in adjacent areas where there is evidence of ‘all day’ commuter parking, through the imposition of appropriate parking controls, including resident permit parking, pay and display parking, or by the provision of new cycle parking, public realm or greening.
- Sustainable Movement and Transport | Chapter 8 257 It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: SMTO24 Control Supply and Price of Public Parking To control the supply and price of public and permit parking in the city in order to achieve sustainable transportation policy objectives and encourage modal shift. SMTO25 Feasibility Study of Residential and Non-Residential Car Parking Provision To carry out a feasibility study of the residential and non-residential car parking provision across the city and urban villages and review the implementation of parking demand management strategies in areas where deemed appropriate and practicable. SMTO26 Surface Parking in the City To work with other public bodies to examine opportunities to repurpose surface parking throughout the city for greening and to support the proposal to re-establish the park at the front of Leinster House. 8.5.8 Street/Road, Bridge and Tunnel Infrastructure It is acknowledged that new street/road infrastructure and improvements to existing streets/roads will be required over the period of the plan. This may be required to improve the efficiency and safety of the street/road network or to open up areas for development. In some instances, the development of new areas is predicated on the delivery of new street/road connections such as the new networks in Belmayne, Ballymun, and Cherry Orchard. New bridge infrastructure will also facilitate the continued development of the city such as the Dodder Public Transport Bridge, which is linked to development of the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) and pedestrian/cycle bridges, which will improve connectivity between the north and south docklands areas. The Dublin Tunnel is a road traffic tunnel which forms part of the M50 motorway and serves as a key route for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) travelling to and from Dublin Port. Dublin City Council, working together with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, recognises the need to safeguard the structural integrity of the existing Dublin Tunnel from developments.
- Sustainable Movement and Transport | Chapter 8 258 It is the Policy of Dublin City Council: SMT30 National Road Projects To protect national road projects as per the NTA Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2022 – 2042 and in consultation with TII,NTA and other relevant stakeholders including the Dublin Port Authority Company to support the delivery of the Southern Port Access Route to Poolbeg, as a public road. The indicative alignment of this road link is shown on Map J. SMT31 Transport Tunnels (i) To require the submission of appropriate development assessments for all development proposals located in the vicinity of Dublin Tunnel, the requirements of which are set out in Appendix 5. (ii) To require consultation with Iarnród Éireann/Irish Rail in relation to heavy rail for any proposed public transport tunnel. SMT32 Dublin – Belfast Economic Corridor To support the improvement, and protection, of the EU TEN-T network and the strategic function of the Dublin to Belfast road network.
- Sustainable Movement and Transport | Chapter 8 259 It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: SMTO27 Road, Street and Bridge Schemes To initiate and/or implement the following street/road schemes and bridges within the six year period of the development plan, subject to the availability of funding and environmental requirements and compliance with the ‘Principles of Road Development’ set out in the NTA Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy. Roads and Streets ▪ River Road - Map A ▪ Belmayne Main Street - Map C ▪ Sean Moore Road - Map F ▪ Cherry Orchard Link Roads - Map D ▪ Richmond Road Map - E ▪ Collins Avenue Extension - Map B ▪ Blackhorse Avenue - Map D ▪ Clonshaugh Road Industrial Estate - Map B ▪ Cappagh Road - Map A ▪ St. Margaret’s Link Road - Map B ▪ Northern Cross/Belcamp Lane - Map B ▪ Santry Avenue Link Road - Map B ▪ Newtown Avenue - Map B Bridges ▪ Dodder Public Transport Bridge, linked with BusConnects 16 proposals - Map E. ▪ Bridge from North Wall Quay at Point Depot (Point Bridge) and the widening of Tom Clarke Bridge, improve pedestrian and cycling facilities at the crossing point as well as accommodating additional public transport routes in conjunction with the Dodder Bridge -Map E. ▪ Pedestrian/cycle bridge crossing the Liffey between the Samuel Beckett Bridge and the Tom Clarke Bridge - Map E. ▪ Liffey Valley Park pedestrian/cycle bridge - Map E. ▪ Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge across River Liffey from Irish National War Memorial Gardens/Islandbridge to the Chapelizod Road, Islandbridge - Map D. ▪ Cycle/pedestrian bridges that emerge as part of the evolving Strategic Cycle Network and Strategic Green Infrastructure Network. ▪ Broadstone to Grand Canal pedestrian/cycle bridge - Map E.
- Sustainable Movement and Transport | Chapter 8 260 It is an Objective of Dublin City Council: SMTO28 Investigate Feasibility of Pedestrian/Cycle Connections To investigate the feasibility of providing a pedestrian/cycle connections at the following locations, subject to its alignment with the recommendations of the NTA’s GDA Cycle Network Plan: (a) linking Broombridge, Tolka greenway, the Phoenix Park and the Dunsink observatory; (b) linking East Wall to the Docklands Station/North Wall/Royal Canal. SMTO29 Tolka Park Pedestrian/Cycle Connection To provide a pedestrian/cycle connection adjacent to Tolka Park to the lands to the south. SMTO30 Coolock Lane to Oscar Traynor Road Pedestrian/Cycle Connections To provide for improved pedestrian/cycle connections linking Coolock Lane to Oscar Traynor Road, in collaboration and consultation with the NTA, TII and Fingal County Council. SMTO31 Summerhill Pedestrian/Cycle Connection To provide a pedestrian/cycle connection linking Summerhill to Mountjoy Place. SMTO32 Dominick Street Lower Pedestrian/Cycle Connection To provide a pedestrian/cycle connection linking Dominick Street Lower to Dominick Place. 8.5.9 Traffic Management and Road Safety Impacts The city’s road network must be effectively managed during the plan period in order to keep all road users interacting safely and efficiently while ensuring full accessibility and maintaining the economic competitiveness of the city. Traffic management policy will recognise the varying needs of the city through different parts of the day such as the needs of residents, visitors, businesses and those who travel for work and leisure. Traffic in the city and urban villages can have environmental and safety impacts which need to be addressed and minimised through measures such as traffic calming, layout/road redesign, and through monitoring of emissions and noise. The Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS) places a focus on the role of streets in sustainable place-making and encourages layouts that are suited to all users. Dublin City Council is also committed to implementing ‘Ireland’s Government Road Safety Strategy 2021 – 2030’, in conjunction
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