Transport M50/N11 Archives - Page 6 of 8 - Councillor Derek Mitchell

Aug 19 2009

New Draft Wicklow Development Plan population targets for Greystones wrong

Posted by exSite Support | Community Facilities, Greystones, Local Work, Priorities, Transport M50/N11, Uncategorized | No Comments

The Draft of the next County Development Plan has been circulated to Councillors for decision in September. I have done as study of the new houses in the area and the population figures in the Plan greatly underestimate the growth that has already taken place in Greystones. The last accurate population figure of 14,600 was the 2006 Census, but since then a large number of houses have been completed and occupied and many are being built now and these have almost been ignored in the population estimates. The allocation of…

Aug 18 2009

Greystones to try to be a Smarter Travel Area. Walking and cycling to be

Posted by exSite Support | Local Work, Transport M50/N11 | 2 Comments

Wicklow County Council is to enter Greystones into a National Competition for Sustainable Travel Areas. This is designed to increase walking and cycling and reduce car usage. Nationally €50m will be allocated over 5 years to Towns which will be selected after a competition.

May 29 2009

Charlesland Shuttle Bus Causes Concern in the Burnaby

Posted by exSite Support | Charlesland/Eden Gate, Environment & Bray Head, Local Work, Transport M50/N11 | No Comments

Residents of Killincarrick Road in the Burnaby have asked Local Election candidates to commit to banning the Charlesland Shuttlebus from using the road because of the noise. I do not know why it goes that way and whether it needs to. I am a very firm and longstanding supporter of Public Transport, having campaigned for the DART for 22 years, and it is essential that Charlesland Residents can get to the DART as easily as possible. I am reluctant to ban Public Transport. I have told them that I will…

May 22 2009

2000th block laid in Greystones Harbour

Posted by exSite Support | Achievements, Community Facilities, Environment & Bray Head, Greystones, Harbour, Transport M50/N11 | 534 Comments

The 2,000th block (out of a total of 5,000) of the seawall was laid at Greystones Harbour on the 21st May. This marks almost the halfway point in constructing the seawall. Two shifts will be worked until midnight, over the Summer to try to complete the seawall before the Winter storms.

May 05 2009

Delgany By-Pass

Posted by exSite Support | Delgany, Transport M50/N11 | 2,146 Comments

This short stretch of road will join Delgany Wood to Convent Road and will cut down traffic in Delgany village. It has been planned for 25 years and forms a vital link in the road layout. The Council is short of money and in September it was doubtful that it would go ahead. I felt that if it was needed 25 years ago it was needed even more now as the population has at least doubled since then. I pushed hard to get it started and am glad work has…

Apr 30 2009

Charlesland Developer must provide Missing Traffic Calming and Playground

Posted by exSite Support | Community Facilities, Greystones, Transport M50/N11 | 3,384 Comments

The Planning Permission drawings for Charlesland in Greystones contained 6 traffic calming measures, 2 Zebra Crossings and 2 Traffic Signal crossings all on the Spine road none of which has been provided. They also show a children’s playground which has not been provided.

Apr 28 2009

Potholes to get Worse, Bureaucracy gets worse, Government Cuts some Road Schemes

Posted by exSite Support | Transport M50/N11 | No Comments

Earlier in the year the Government withdrew funding for approved road schemes and it has just restored funding for some of them.

Apr 28 2009

Pedestrians at Risk

Posted by exSite Support | Delgany, Transport M50/N11 | No Comments

Recent works on the R762 close to Delgany National school have narrowed the footpath and made it less safe for walkers especially children walking to school. The path lacks an edge and it merges into the narrow road. The third stage of the Delgany Traffic Calming works is to deal with this and I am calling for this to be immediately implemented as we have been waiting too long for it.

Apr 23 2009

Eden Gate – Public Transport 84x Bus

Posted by exSite Support | Charlesland/Eden Gate, Transport M50/N11 | 2,013 Comments

A number of people have mentioned the poor public transport to Eden Gate. This is a problem. However the 84x provides a surprisingly fast service to Dublin. Following pressure there are now 10 services in the morning rush hour and it stops at Eden Wood. I am also pressing for: • More jobs in Greystones to reduce the need to commute. • A primary school in Charlesland.

Apr 17 2009

M50/N11 Traffic Jams

Posted by exSite Support | Transport M50/N11 | No Comments

There are large traffic jams on this in both directions at rush hour because the road is carrying 1.75 times the amount it was designed for. I am concerned that it will seize up. Nobody was paying any attention to this. During my year as Cathaoirleach I have raised this many times and think that it is now a project which will get studied when funding improves. There is a draft plan to build a new large town (7,000 people, 16,000 jobs)!! at Fassaroe. I opposed this plan unless the…

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