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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

MOTION NO. 16

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

That this Area Committee calls on the Manager to set aside any requirement for a warrant to be met and to install a signalised pedestrian crossing on Griffeen Avenue, between the entrance to Oldbridge and Griffeen Glen Road; and that this proposal be considered top priority for Lucan in 2012 given that a crossing at this location could reliably be expected to strategically increase the overall number of pedestrians crossing Griffeen Avenue to access the local centre at Griffeen and in particular to increase the numbers of children (and parents) from Oldbridge, Rossberry, Tullyhall and Hayden’s Park Estates walking to Griffeen Valley Educate Together NS given that approximately 100 children from these four estates attend that school?

REPORT:

The Council has already adopted a policy in this regard and until a new or revised policy replaces the current policy, the proposals in this motion cannot be considered.

The provision of pedestrian light facilities and associated warrants was discussed at length at the last meeting of the Transport SPC in November and previously at a number of other area meetings and SPC meetings.  It was agreed at the November SPC meeting that before the current policy of providing pedestrian light facilities only by way of warrant was modified that a further report would be presented to the next meeting of the SPC. This report is to review and outline the additional options available for pedestrian facilities and recommend a hierarchy for their use and implementation.  The matter raised by this motion will be considered as part of that review process.