Re: Re: Metro North

@cgcsb wrote:

To be honest PVC, your plan sounds very messy

Its not actually my plan it is more Irish Rail’s Dublin Rail Plan with the one Luas line of the original three that was axed when the Green and Red lines were built and a spur to Swords thrown in.

@cgcsb wrote:

and depends on way to many factors and limits potential future expansion and developement where as Metro will be a blank canvass, it will encourage future developement,

No public transport route unless in green fields can be described as a blank canvas. The development potential of the route is poor from Drumcondra to Ballymun and regardless of how much gets developed between Stephens Green and Ballymun a Luas system would be adequate to cater for the passenger loadings based on population densities that in many cases will never be improved due to fragmented home ownership patterns (i.e. 3 bed semis). It is important to bear in mind that post Interconnector the Irish Rail service to Drumcondra will be considerably better.

@cgcsb wrote:

serve more communities and institutions and will have lots of potential for future expansion of services, perhaps even spur lines and extensions .

Which communities? With a Luas serving to Ballymun and Dart for the Airport and Swords there are no meaningful settlements left out

@cgcsb wrote:

So for those reasons, I am more in favour of metro north. I’m sure you’ve thought about your plan alot, and I mean no disrespect, but I genuinely think that Metro North is the better option for Dublin and besides it’s way to late in planning, and too much has been spent on planning to change it now

I respect your opinion but would add it doesn’t yet have planning permission