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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
QUESTION NO. 8
QUESTION: Councillor F. Timmons
To ask the Chief Executive to provide a report on appropriate village signage and Bollards and how this will be rolled out in Clondalkin?
REPLY:
As part of broader tourism and economic development programmes SDCC by public tender undertook the preparation of a package of graphic designs that would form the basis of a way finding strategy, principally for pedestrian/cycling use, for the main towns and villages was procured and subsequently developed. The wayfinding system is one based on a 'heads up' map display with attendant fingerposts. This design is now complete. Following on from this element programme will be rolled out in two further phases:
- Phase two- pilot installation of way finding structures for Tallaght to include provision of an initial, limited number of map and fingerpost signs. This includes tender format for procurement and timetable for roll-out of pilot installation programme. Evaluation of tenderers ongoing.
- Phase Three- first steps in wider rollout of way finding programme to the other 8 towns and villages in the Villages Initiative. The roll out programme of this element will be considered on the basis of successful implementation of the pilot project and funding considerations.
Progress to date
- Design work complete on proposed wayfinding strategy for our towns and villages.
- Wayfinding system based around a ‘heads up’ mapping system with attendant finger posts.
- Design meets with latest mapping and wayfinding standards.
- Design includes specific heritage mapping capability
- Tallaght identified as location for pilot wayfinding programme which will rollout before year end.
- Evaluation of tenders for fabrication of signage and procurement of services ongoing.
- Consideration to be given to programme of rollout of programme to other villages in the County.
A tender framework is being developed by the Architects Dept for the provision of street furniture/ seats/ bins/ bollards etc to ensure a consistency of approach across the nine villages. Framework will be in position Jan 2015.