COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN MEETING

Thursday, June 18, 2015

MOTION NO. 208

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Donovan

3.13.0 Table 3.2: Community Features including walkways, can we ensure such walkways are wide enough to facilitate two people walking together and that they are as smooth as possible so that elderly people will be encouraged to use them. 

Co-sponsored by Cllr. Francis Duffy, Cllr. Guss O’Connell, Cllr. Dermot Richardson

REPORT:

The design of roads and streets within Ireland is overseen by the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS). The minimum width of a path under DMURS is 1.8m, which is sufficient to allow two wheelchairs or pushchairs to pass each other (wider footpath widths are recommended for busier areas, such as town centres). There are several reference to DMURS within the Chief Executives Draft CDP, including an Action of TM Policy 6 Road and Street Design which states;

‘New roads and streets within urban areas shall be designed in accordance with the principles, approaches and standards contained within the DMURS.’

Further details in this regard are also outlined in Section 6.4.3(I) – Design of Streets and Roads in Urban Areas.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this motion is adopted