Highs and lows of 2007

High

Lansdowne getting going

Low

Gormleys Pissing man in the Liffey

Aaah the perennial HIghs and Low thread…. with all the usual suspects! LOL

HIGHS
The removal of adverts from the Loop Line and its painting
Grand Canal Plaza and the revamped MacMahon Bridge
Alto Vetro
Progress at least on Spencer Dock and Point Village – lots more to come in 2008!
Gormleys Pissing Man! Why not!
Landsdowne on its way
Chistmas lights along the Campshires! They look great…anyone spot Graham and his camera
CHQ at last – Hurray!
Grattan and Moore get a clean

LOWS
Pier D – its still miles to walk and whats the point of those bitty travelators!
The loss of the trees at the Spire due to cleaning and no kiosks
Proper signage and street furniture in the city centre falls victim to commercial gain
The Clarence revamp – wont get past the Board.
Where is Luas BX!!! and have DCC even thought about an integrated city centre plan once its in place!!!
The depressingly dull quays – will they ever change

All very Dublincentric as usual! Must get out more (2008 Resolution)

@StephenC wrote:

All very Dublincentric as usual! Must get out more (2008 Resolution)

That dam M50 holding us inside the pale!

@StephenC wrote:

Gormleys Pissing Man! Why not!

Because it looks terrible

Highs

National conference centre hotel
Reaction of DCC to Clarence hotel proposal
DDDA losing their low height policy
Titanic quarter Belfast
French & Italian retail

Lows
Confirmation that the metro will have a crap fit out
Confirmation that O’Connell St will be destroyed during the construction of metro
The sub-prime paralysis that has hit the credit markets

@CC105 wrote:

Its that time of year, here are a few of my own to get started

Highs

Finally some tall buildings look like being built in Dublin + City Managers views on consolidation of the city
Continued success of the Luas
National Conference Centre and the Point Depot
Bye bye Hawkins House and Liberty Hall
Dunnes Ballsbridge plans
M50 revamp
Clarence Hotel revamp
New apartment sizes introduced

Lows

Where is the Metro
Where is the Luas link up in city centre
Digital Hub refused high rises
Local councillors and NIMBY’s
M50 revamp
Dublin Tranport Authority and Land use policy?
The end of the property boom and future impact on large projects

Is this thread exclusive to Dublin projects or does anything happen outside the Pale ?

@Saucy Jack wrote:

Is this thread exclusive to Dublin projects or does anything happen outside the Pale ?

I dont know does it :D, put whatever you want, mine were Dublin based, was not outside Dublin much in 2007 but could have added a number from my trip to NY City this year etc.

@CC105 wrote:

I dont know does it :D, put whatever you want, mine were Dublin based, was not outside Dublin much in 2007 but could have added a number from my trip to NY City this year etc.

It shows.

Dublin all the hassles of a big city and none of its conveniences.

New York – WOW.

LOWS – the destruction of the ODOS extension to Knocktopher Friary by the clients. Not that anyone seems to know anything about it!

Some highs …

– Cork Institute of Technology, perhaps slightly 06 (ish!)
– Central Library decision
– Grand Canal Square, both plaza & surrounding buildings
– National Conference Centre finally under construction, that thread started in 1999 for God’s sake !
– Thomand Park, taking shape fast, great addition to Limerick.
– Point Theatre redevelopment, the city badly needs a decent venue, the RDS is proving to be a poor substitute.
– Revised DDDA thinking, even if it is producing odd results.