COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

QUESTION NO. 17

QUESTION: Councillor Derren Ó Brádaigh

To ask the manager to provide an update report following agreement to motion 3 (71447 - May 2021 ACM), to provision for new public seating on the 'hilly' approach roads leading down into Lucan Village, and now detailing the number of benches, locations identified and installation timeline.

REPLY:

Following agreement to motion 3 (71447 - May 2021 ACM), for the provision for new public seating on the 'hilly' approach roads leading down into Lucan Village.  The Traffic Section has identified  locations for seating on the following approach roads leading down into Lucan Village.

  1. Leixlip Road (approaching the village from the West) – suggest near bus stop 3886 would have a path width that could support a bench without hindering access for other users (coordinates 53.35575925252361, -6.45421395179636)
  2. Lucan Road (approaching the village from the East) – suggest somewhere in or around coordinates (53.356689526328495, -6.444532378972239).
  3. R109/R121 (approaching the village from the North) – suggest across from the Lucan Presbyterian Church, coordinates (53.358082410091036, -6.450077889937546) as there is a path buildout at this location.
  4. R120 (approaching the village from the South) - Unfortunately there is no safe location on this route, as the path widths are far too narrow to accommodate a bench without hindering safe access for other pedestrians.

The appropriate minimum path width should be 2 metres and no structure should impede this width, where possible. If these locations are accepted, then further investigations can be carried out, which will incorporate bench design & measurements appropriate to each location.

One bench will be installed per site identified above with a minimum of 2 seating spaces up to a maximum of 3 seating spaces, per bench.  

The procurement process for seating design will have to be adhered to and reference the considerations and recommendations of Age Friendly Seating design guidelines.

AFI-Seating-Guide.pdf (agefriendlyireland.ie)

It is proposed that the procurement process will be completed by mid-December with an installation time requested by the winning tender no later than end of January 2023.