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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, March 14, 2016

MOTION NO. 2

MOTION: Councillor W. Lavelle

That this Council requests the Chief Executive to present a report, for discussion, outlining details of all applications made by SDCC to the National Transport Authority under each of 2014, 2015 & 2016 Sustainable Transport Measures Grant schemes, including any applications made for projects to be progressed over the next three years; and to outline the consultations held with the elected members leading to the selection of projects being applied for?

REPORT:

The National Transport Authority (NTA) have made grants available to SDCC in past years in accordance with the Sustainable Transport Measures Grants Scheme.

These schemes have been the subject of discussion with the Land Use, Planning and Transportation Department over the last number of years and local elected members have been part of the discussions and make suggestions at area meetings and at various public consultation events during this time.

The scheme of assistance forms part of the multi-annual funding arrangements put in place by the NTA since its inception under a programme of sustainable measures to enhance modal shift and to provide additional safety to vulnerable road users.

The allocation for 2016 has not been received as yet.

In previous years a report is brought to each area committee on the scope of the year's allocation. The various schemes are managed by a multi-disciplinary team within the Landuse Planning and Transportation Department. Some of the individual schemes are carried over from previous years where the contract or design was not fully completed in a single year; so though the scheme may have been live in 2014 or 2015 a new application may not be made for that scheme.

The following list details new applications made in 2014 and 2015; these arise from a variety of sources, among them the need to implement the following agreed plans and policies:

SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL “DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2010-2016”

Policy T14: Pedestrian and Cyclist Movement

“It is the policy of the Council to ensure sustainable forms of movement and the use of the street by pedestrians and cyclists and to promote permeable pedestrian and cyclist networks connecting to shops, community facilities, employment areas and desired places to go.”

National Transport Authority, Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan,

https://www.nationaltransport.ie/publications/transport-planning/gda-cycle-network-plan/

Smarter Travel: A Sustainable Transport Future 2009 - 2020

This policy document sets its key targets as:

• Nationally, 500,000 more people will take alternative means to commute to work to the extent that the total share of car commuting will drop from 65% to 45%;
• Alternatives such as walking, cycling and public transport will be supported and provided to the extent that these will rise to 55% of total commuter journeys to work; and
• A reduction will be achieved on the 2005 figure for greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector.

National Cycle Planning Policy Framework 2009-2020,

The Government is committed to developing cycling as one of the most desirable modes of travel, it being good for your health, the economy and the environment. The National Cycle Policy Framework (NCPF) sets out objectives to the year 2020 to achieve its vision. The vision is that all cities, towns, villages and rural areas will be bicycle friendly. Cycling will be a normal way to get about, especially for short trips. Next to walking, cycling will be the most popular means of getting to school, university, college and work. The objectives presented in this framework cover the interventions relating to our physical environment that need to be made in order to encourage cycling.

The objectives are presented moving, broadly, from the largest scale (urban / regional planning) to a detailed level (provision of cycling parking etc.) and are not necessarily related to their priority. In promoting cycling, we need to have cycling-friendly urban planning and cycling-friendly road design / traffic management measures and integration with public transport and plentiful cycling parking and the other measures described in this document. It is a very broad package of measures that is required, not just single, specific interventions.

The basis for applications also came from the following sources:

Consultations with elected members during the development of various plans and schemes for instance:

The review of Adamstown SDZ and consultation with local elected members gave rise to the Lucan Access Study Application,

The County Development Plan consultative processes,

Lucan Access Study process gave rise to a number of project suggestions,

The roll out of the County Tourism Strategy. Driven by a Tourism Working Group comprising of industry stakeholders, Councillors and key Council staff, a number of suggested projects arose that were applied for in 2015.

http://www.sdublincoco.ie/index.aspx?pageid=939&pid=32383

Local need

Requests from locally elected councillors via ACMs, SPCs etc. or otherwise

Requests from members of the public during various projects,

Please find below a list of recent applications (Not all of the applications below were successful in achieving funding):

Applications made in 2013 for funding in 2013 / 2014:

Permeability Project from Bewley / St. Andrews to Mount Bellew Way

Permeability project along the Esker between Caslte Riada and Moy Glas

Permeability project between Grange Road and Loreto Park (DLR CoCo)

Permeability projects: Best Practice Guide

Sarah Curran Avenue

Trial Access Gates at Haydens' Lane

Cycle Parking at local centres

Tallaght to Ballyobden Cycle Route (SO5) Phase 2

Woodstown Permeability project

Feasibility of Public Bikes Scheme; Tallaght

Tallaght Town Centre Movement Framework including Transprot Interchange

River Dodder Greenway

Transport Counters

Applications made in 2014 for funding in 2014 / 2015:

Clondalkin Town Centre Main Street/Orchard Road Improvements

Lucan Access Study

Tallaght to Ballyboden Part 8 Cycle Route Junction at Knocklyon Road

Walking and Cycling to School Pilot Project (including cycle parking)

Cycle parking at Workplaces

Applications made in 2015 for funding in 2015 / 2016:

Bicycle Stands and Shelters for schools

River Camac Greenway

Tallaght to Bolbrook; Greenway along riverside

Tallaght village to N81 SO5 cycle scheme

Bawnogue Permeability Project

Lucan Area Cycle Network Improvements

Hayden’s Lane pedestrian and cycle improvements.

Dodder Greenway

Tallaght to Ballyboden Cycle Route Knocklyon Junction

Grange Road permeability project; extension of cycle scheme to Grange Road

Roll out of Projects derived from Walking and Cycling to School Pilot Project in Ballyroan

Further schemes meeting the specific requirements of the scheme of assistance can be added to the list as they are identified during the year.