Re: Re: well what about the developments popping up in the shannonside ?
@justnotbothered wrote:
City revamp on way (Limerick Post)
FEARS that the pedestrianisation of Limerick city centre will cause traffic mayhem has forced City Hall into a new traffic plan.
It has now been suggested that the quaysides should also be pedestrianised which will further aggravate the city’]inner city orbital route [/B]has been mooted by Arup, Consulting Engineers.
According to the consultants, “the objective is to develop a deliverable traffic management solution which will best accommodate traffic drive in the city and simultaneously allow for a pedestrian-friendly city”.
@Tuborg wrote:
Initially the plan was for complete pedestrianisation between William Street & Roches Street , however this seems to have been scaled back since with pedestrian priority treatment now more likely! This basically means wider footpaths, reduced traffic lanes and properly designated pedestrian crossings! A “]major focal point[/B]” was planned for the junction of Thomas Street/ Bedford Row!.. but I wonder will this be dropped now aswell?
Granted when the tunnel is completed it will divert national / regional traffic away from the city centre especially away from the Shannon bridge and the Abbey / Thomond bridges. However the city centre will continue to grow commercially as a place to work and shop, as well as place to live or for recreation. Therefore the population density of the city centre during the daytime may double within the next decade. It does not take too much imagination to foresee that the future road (public and private) traffic levels into the city centre will be even higher than now.
I now personally realize that a part pedestrianisation of O’Connell Street is not realistic for Limerick. Simply because traffic moving through the city centre is best served by it’s present one-way system and this can only be achieved by O’Connell / Henry Street and William / Roches Streets The parallel streets such as Catherine Street and the Quays as an alternative one-way route for O’Connell Street are curtailed by a very narrow section on little Catherine Street or by a very low underpass at Sarsfield Bridge.
City Centre (Drive Through Route)
Northbound one-way Henry Street (black highlight) 2 car lanes; 1 bus/taxi lane?
Southbound one-way O’Connell Street (red highlight) 2 car lanes; extra wide footpaths?
Eastbound one-way William Street (black highlight) 2 car lanes; 1 bus/taxi lane?
Westbound one-way Roches Street (red highlight) 2 car lanes; 1 bus/taxi lane?
City Centre (Inner orbital route)
Henry Street – William Street – Parnell Street – Mallow Street?
Northbound one-way Henry Street (black highlight) 2 car lanes; 1 bus/taxi lane?
Eastbound one-way William Street (black highlight) 2 car lanes; 1 bus/taxi lane?
Southbound two-way Parnell Street (black highlight) 2 car lanes; round-about at Mallow Street Junction?
Westbound two-way Mallow Street (black highlight) 2 car lanes; 1 bus/taxi lane?
City Centre (Pedestrianisation)
The pedestrianisation of the Quays between Shannon Bridge and Sarsfield Bridge would be an fine alternative to O’Connell Street. Extra wide footpaths on O’Connell Street would in my opinion do just as well. Bedford Row and lower Thomas Street plus a few side lanes will be fully pedestrianised. Cruises Street is from day one so.
City Centre (Other issues)
Public transport: Bus/Taxi lanes, Bus stops, Taxi stands?
Arrangements for delivery of goods?
Cycle ways?
Car parking: Multi-Storey, underground, reduce/eliminate Street parking.
One-way traffic flow system.
Routes entering (blue arrows) and exiting (purple arrows) city centre.
Condell Road
Ennis Road
Corbally Road
Dublin Road
Mulgrave Street
Roxborough Road
Hyde Road
Dooradoyle Road
Dock road
