COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING
Monday, April 20, 2009
MOTION NO. 30
MOTION: Councillor G. O'Connell
Chapter 7 - Infrastructure
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Given that the County has been rapidly developed over a relatively short period of time and that many long established and traditional communities and villages have been subsumed into this development as a bye product of progress, often with new commuter routes feeding into and out of an infrastructure that was not designed to take such traffic, and given that this Council has had the foresight to invest significantly in the monitoring of traffic through and within the County, the members, now direct Management to prepare and make available a comprehensive traffic report that will
- Address the impact on the quality of life that “through” traffic is having on our citizens
- Identify undesirable levels of commuter and other outside traffic through residential areas
- Propose options for the re- routing of traffic away from schools and other sensitive areas
- Consider the impact of installing Bus/Public Vehicle Gates at certain locations throughout the County effectively providing “Cul-de-Sac” residential communities
- Provide ready access to national routes for motorised traffic for residents from our communities that will both minimise commuting distance and facilitate integration
that will guide the members in putting forward proposals aimed at improving and alleviating the serious traffic congestion that has emerged in the build environment throughout the County and in providing for future development in accordance with Government Guidelines and best practice.
PROPOSED: Councillor Guss O’Connell
REPORT:
It should be noted that South Dublin County Council is the gateway to and from the Capital city to the West and South of the country and as such attracts considerable amount of through traffic which results in discommodation of those resident living in the County. It has been Council policy to limit this in so far as it is practical consistent with the orderly economic and social development of the County. To this end the DTO have developed “Platform for change” which is currently being reviewed to provide a 20/30 vision of transport in the Greater Dublin Area. This new vision will be taken account of in the new Development Plan and together with the development of strategic corridors with limited development will form part of the public transport policy of this Council for the next 20 years.
It is not possible in the time frame available to provide a comprehensive traffic report to deal with all the matters raised.
Recommendation
That this motion not be adopted.