Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Active School Travel New Safe Walking and Cycling Routes
Information and Engagement Booklet Safe Connected Routes
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is piloting 3 routes, to upgrade What will the proposed routes and connect the existing walking and involve? cycling network in the County. The proposed routes aim to connect These routes are part of the Active quiet residential streets with existing School Travel initiative aimed at safe walking and cycling infrastructure, encouraging increased walking and cycling to create a joined-up network. to school. As part of the next phase of this initiative the Council is piloting three safe The majority of the proposed active travel routes across the county. interventions to form these connected Families have been keeping active routes, will consist of wayfinding during the COVID-19 pandemic, and wish markings and signs on streets and on to continue walking and cycling. The Active existing cycle and walking paths. School Travel initiative has been launched to facilitate this. The pilot routes have been At key places and to allow a connected developed in consideration of the ongoing safe network, some physical submissions received from schools, parents, interventions are proposed, which residents and Councillors. This brochure include: and more information on the initiative • changes to existing road crossings can be found on the Active School Travel and junctions to increase safety for page of our website (www.dlrcoco.ie/en/ cycling and walking; environment/active-school-travel). • new protected cycle paths; and The following pages will explain where • changes to traffic movements. the new safe routes are planned and how to find your way. Overleaf are details on how These proposed interventions are to engage with us throughout the project. clearly marked and described in this This project is being undertaken in collaboration with Ramboll. booklet. Images are for illustrative purposes only, © Ramboll. Have your say! We want to hear from you! Your feedback and involvement is key to the success of these safe routes connecting communities across the County.
Phase 1 Current (4 Weeks): We would like to hear your response to the proposed routes; you can do this online using the dlr Consultation Hub ‘Citizen’s Space’ or by post.
Phase 2 (2 months): Please engage with us through the pilot phase in which we How to have your say: will be putting the routes on the ground, informed by your feedback from Phase Online: 1. We will be gathering data on usage of Use the dlr Consultation Hub ‘Citizen’s Space’ the routes and hope to be able to engage directly with you through the PPN network; available at https://bit.ly/dlrWalkCycle. community groups, residents groups, business groups and schools. Please Post: continue to engage with us online and by Active School Travel Project, post throughout this phase. Infrastructure and Climate Change Department, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Phase 3 (2 weeks): Make your opinion County Hall, heard. After the routes have been Marine Road, completed and usage data gathered, you will be able to give us structured feedback Dún Laoghaire on your experience of using the safe routes. The purpose of this feedback will be to Exact dates of each phase will be posted on the help develop and implement permanent Active School Travel web page at solutions. We will share more information www.dlrcoco.ie/en/environment/active-school-travel on this at the end of Phase 2. Green space Light Rail Existing Safe Route Existing Safe Route Sport Light Rail Station Proposed Safe Route Proposed Safe Route Water County Boundary Existing Safe Route Education Existing Coastal Route Proposed Safe Route
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4 5 6 7 Green space Green Water Education Sport 8 From this junction the From this junction the At 7 8 cycling route by closing by route cycling one side of the roundabout separate two and creating junctions. of Balally the end At will cross the route Drive the at Road Sandyford and crossing toucan existing the Slangriver to connect Greenway. of Eden Park Road, closest closest Road, Park of Eden will be the intersection, to cars. for closed off the to will connect route on tracks cycle segregated both sides of Drummartin Road. to will continue The route and the Kilmacud Luas Stop the junction with Benildus will the route Here Road. Cycle the Sandyford meet to and the River Route route. Metals crossing pedestrian existing to connect will be used to St. around the pathway School. National Olaf’s the route this point From along Balally will continue alter to It is proposed Drive. on Balally the roundabout and a safe provide to Drive walking and continuous intersection. The first part The first intersection. At Eden Park, it is Park, Eden At The route will cross will cross The route and Park Anville Mount 6 5 4 a continuous route that that route a continuous use. to children for is safe islands will be added Traffic a protected create to residential area. area. residential to will continue The route A Kilmacud Road. Lower to is proposed crossing safe Kilmacud Road. Lower cross are tracks cycle Protected run along both to proposed Kilmacud sides of Lower the junction with to Road Park. Eden the junction that proposed provide to will be altered North Avenue and enter enter and North Avenue the south Deerpark at A ramp corner. eastern replace to is proposed will The route the steps. Deerpark through continue Park. Anville Mount to are Wood Anville Mount streets residential quiet will the route where this a link through provide along Sycamore Crescent Crescent along Sycamore the existing joining to track and cycling walking area alongside the parking of Saint the Church at San Scoil past Thérèse, the and through Treasa North Avenue. to alleyway The route will use the will use The route The route will continue will continue The route The route will start at at will start The route 3 2 1 existing protected cycle way way cycle protected existing At the the N11 junction. to junction with the N11 the crossings toucan existing and walking will be used for and cycling. will continue The route motor vehicles. The route The route vehicles. motor Avoca along will continue Priory Avenue to Avenue to Park and Woodlands Merrion Avenue. Mount improve safety for walking walking for safety improve this location, at and cycling motor the speed limit for to will be reduced vehicles will be 30km/h and there access on Avoca no through for Park Avoca at Avenue The route will continue will continue The route Avenue along George’s the Place to and Avoca Carysfort at roundabout School. National To Avenue. along Avoca to George’s Avenue where where Avenue George’s to lane is cycle a contraflow lane The cycle proposed. Road, Frascati will run to safe the existing where will be used. crossing Slang River Greenway and Wicklow Way. Wicklow and Greenway Slang River It Dart Station. Blackrock Place, will run along Bath of the centre linking into and cross Village, Blackrock The Sea to Mountains route will link east to west across the County. Starting at Starting the County. across west to east will link route Mountains The Sea to south continue Deerpark. It will then to the N11 crossing Dart Station, Blackrock the and on to Stop and Kilmacud Luas Route Cycle the Sandyford linking to
Sea to Mountains The Park to Park route will link north to south across the County. Starting at the Green space Light Rail Park to Park Route Sport Light Rail Station Proposed route coast at Blackrock Dart Station then joining to the existing pathways in Rockfield Water County Boundary Existing safe infrastructure Park. From there it will continue south along Dean’s Grange Road linking to the 1 Education Proposed physical intervention
Park to Park Loughlingstown to Dean’s Grange Greenway and ending by linking south to the coast. 1 The route will follow the Springhill Avenue where it the junction and Clonkeen 2 Sea to Mountains route to will join the Mountains to Park a short section of the roundabout at Carysfort Metals Route. The route will protected two-way cycle National School. From here join Dean’s Grange Road track is proposed. it will run to Rockfield Park. from Springhill Avenue. 3 The route will go along The route will then join up Convent Road crossing 5 The route will then run to the Loughlinstown to Carysfort Avenue at the along Dean’s Grange Road. Dean’s Grange Greenway 4 existing signal crossing on This section would provide next to the Kill O the Grange to Brookfield Terrace. Then a key safe active mobility Church. From here the 5 south onto Brookfield Place, link north to south in the route will be protected through Brookfield Court county whilst also reducing through the park. and then in to Rockfield car traffic on this residential Park next to the Carraig street. 7 At the junction with Lawn Tennis Club. Johnstown Road the The proposal is to prioritise existing junction will be 6 2 The route will follow walking and cycling by used with segregated foot the existing cycle paths implementing a protected and cycleway which will link in Rockfield Park. It will two-way cycle track on safely into Kilbogget Park. exit the park in the south Dean’s Grange down to Kill Here the route continues on to Castlebyrne Park Lane. To provide the space safely through the parks to and connect to the new needed for the protected Shanganagh Road. cycle infrastructure on cycle track the proposal is 7 Newtownpark Avenue. Here to change Dean’s Grange 8 At Shanganagh Road it the existing crossing can be to one way for cars and is proposed to connect the used. The route will follow buses north to south whilst facilities in the park to Achill the new protected cycle retaining on-street parking. Road. The route will follow track south to the junction the existing track along with Rowanbyrn. Northbound buses will be Shanganagh Road to the redirected to Abbey Road roundabout with Killiney 3 From here it is proposed and use the existing bus Hill Road. This roundabout to extend the protected stops, southbound buses will be altered to include cycle track to Mount Albany will remain. The impact on safe cycling and walking and also adjust the junction northbound car traffic will crossings. The route will with Rowanbyrn to allow be monitored. continue through Bayview safe walking and cycling Estate to link to the coast. crossing. 6 At the junction with Kill Lane into Clonkeen Park the 4 The route will continue route will cross using the along Mount Albany and existing crossing. Between 8 the route will run north to run north to will the route of end the At Avenue. Holmston will the route Avenue Holmston Lower Road Glenageary cross crossing. using the existing onto it will continue here From and Crescent Park Silchester is an existing there where link to and cycling walking Road. Silchester a short Road On Silchester is track cycle way section of two the which will link to proposed Metals. Proposed route Proposed infrastructure safe Existing intervention physical Proposed
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From Glenageary Woods Woods Glenageary From The route will along run The route the Park O’Rourke From 6 7 6 8 used to cross to Glenageary Glenageary to cross used to Woods. cycle track is proposed to to is proposed track cycle Sefton. and to the pedestrian Sefton to which links track cycle will The route Sallynoggin Park. Park along Sallynoggin continue Park. O’Rourke to will run north along route Villas and St Kevin’s Rollins to it comes Villas where Here Upper. Road Glenageary will be crossing the existing 5 Green space Green Water Education Sport The route will separate and will separate The route Both routes will run Both routes 4 5 4 on to Dean’s Grange Road. Road. Grange Dean’s on to into south It will continue using the same Park Clonkeen and walking cycling proposed please see Park infrastructure, details. for Route Park to at Route Park to the Park leave It will continue Park. McIntosh will route Road. The Pottery to and track cycle use the existing then link though the National Hospital. Rehabilitation hospital the of side other the At on Rochestown grounds way two a protected Avenue 3 2 At Newtownpark Newtownpark At 3 Avenue a new safe crossing crossing safe a new Avenue would this is proposed the access to also improve From stop. bus existing will the route this crossing to Pine Lawn on continue which are and Crescent streets. residential quiet the will follow The route and of Springhill Park edge The along Springhill Avenue. along will continue route residential these quiet Park Brookville to streets to it will join the Park where Route. Park 1 From this safe crossing crossing this safe From 2 Crescent. This link would would This link Crescent. an opening in the require Crescent. in Ardagh wall will the route here From Newtownpark link to Drive, via Ardagh Avenue Close then along Road, Park Meadow to the pathway Close. the route will follow will follow the route (alongside Terrace Belmont Green. Belmont the N11) to this will follow The route and street residential quiet where Lawn Belmont cross Ardagh it will link into The route will start will start The route 1 Here there is an existing is an existing there Here route and cycling walking the end of At Rocwood. to will use route the Rocwood the across crossing the safe N11. Sandyford Cycle Route. Route. Cycle Sandyford will turn north to The route It will Park. Leopardstown residential this quiet follow Leopardstown up to street on and continue Avenue Grove. Leopardstown to developments and on to the Metals. and on to developments Luas the Kilmacud at the Sea to to linking stop, and the Route Mountains The Mountains to Metals route will link east west across the County. Starting Starting County. the across west east will link route Metals to The Mountains the route Route, Mountains the Sea to to linking Route, Cycle the Sandyford at and new areas residential north through route, Park to Park the up to also links
Mountains to Metals Find your way
The three safe routes focus on connecting communities across the County. Each route will be signed with these colourful symbols on signs and on the ground:
Sea to Mountains Park to Park Mountains to Metals
On two-way protected cycle routes and walking routes signage will be provided along this formal infrastructure to clearly show direction of travel through statutory signage and route symbols.
In quiet residential streets, parks and car free spaces wayfinding markings will be provided. It is important to note that cyclists should continue to cycle in the lefthand lane while following the wayfinding marking along the centre of the route.
Bollards, and other signage will be provided along the route at junctions and changes of direction.
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