COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, February 12, 2015

MOTION NO. 316

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

Grand Canal Green Route

That this Council directs the Chief Executive to include an objective in the new Development Plan for the extension of the Grand Canal green route from the 12th Lock to Hazelhatch.

Co-sponsored by Cllr. Emer Higgins, Cllr. Vicki Casserly, Cllr. Kenneth Egan

REPORT:

South Dublin County Council worked in close consultation with the National Transport Authority (NTA) to development a County wide cycling network. The County wide network was integrated with those of adjoining Counties and incorporated into the NTA’s Greater Dublin Area Strategic Cycle Network. This document identifies a hierarchy of primary, secondary, feeder routes and Greenways for the GDA. The Grand Canal Greenway currently extents to the 12th Lock where it terminates with Newcastle Road. Under the Greater Dublin Area Strategic Cycle Network it is proposed to extend this route further west as part of the Grand Canal Greenway to Hazelhatch.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted.