Active School Travel New Safe Walking and Cycling Routes

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 Active School Travel Routes Travel School Active The Sea to Mountains route will link east to west across the County. Starting at Green space Light Rail Sea to Mountains Route Blackrock Dart Station, crossing the N11 to Deerpark. It will then continue south Sport Light Rail Station Proposed route Water County Boundary Existing safe infrastructure linking to the Sandyford Cycle Route and Kilmacud Luas Stop and on to the Education Proposed physical intervention Sea to Mountains Sea to Slang River Greenway and Wicklow Way. 1 The route will start at along Sycamore Crescent intersection. The first part Blackrock Dart Station. It joining to the existing of Eden Park Road, closest will run along Bath Place, walking and cycling track to the intersection, will be linking into the centre of alongside the parking area closed off for cars. Blackrock Village, and cross at the Church of Saint to George’s Avenue where Thérèse, past Scoil San 7 From this junction the a contraflow cycle lane is Treasa and through the route will connect to the proposed. The cycle lane alleyway to North Avenue. segregated cycle tracks on will run to Frascati Road, both sides of Drummartin 1 where the existing safe 4 The route will cross Road. crossing will be used. North Avenue and enter Deerpark at the south The route will continue to 2 The route will continue eastern corner. A ramp the Kilmacud Luas Stop and 3 along George’s Avenue is proposed to replace the junction with Benildus 4 and Avoca Place to the the steps. The route will Road. Here the route will roundabout at Carysfort continue through Deerpark meet the Sandyford Cycle National School. to Mount Anville Park. Route and the River to 5 Metals route. 2 The route will continue 5 Mount Anville Park and 6 along Avoca Avenue. To Mount Anville Wood are 8 At this junction the improve safety for walking quiet residential streets existing pedestrian crossing and cycling at this location, where the route will will be used to connect to the speed limit for motor provide a link through this the pathway around St. 7 vehicles will be reduced to residential area. Olaf’s National School. 30km/h and there will be 8 no through access on Avoca The route will continue to From this point the route Avenue at Avoca Park for Lower Kilmacud Road. A will continue along Balally motor vehicles. The route safe crossing is proposed to Drive. It is proposed to alter will continue along Avoca cross Lower Kilmacud Road. the roundabout on Balally Avenue to Priory Avenue Protected cycle tracks are Drive to provide a safe and and Woodlands Park to proposed to run along both continuous walking and Mount Merrion Avenue. sides of Lower Kilmacud cycling route by closing Road to the junction with one side of the roundabout 3 The route will use the Eden Park. and creating two separate existing protected cycle way junctions. to the N11 junction. At the 6 At Eden Park, it is junction with the N11 the proposed that the junction At the end of Balally existing toucan crossings will be altered to provide Drive the route will cross will be used for and walking a continuous route that Sandyford Road at the and cycling. is safe for children to use. existing toucan crossing and Traffic islands will be added connect to the Slangriver The route will continue to create a protected Greenway. 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 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.

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