mrdarcy

I suppose its not so much the use that matters, its the appearance that is the issue. A ‘casino’ has opened in Talbot Street, which doesn’t look overly bad, but you would prefer a high class restaurant etc. there instead.

The city have really taken their eye off the ball though. Signage quality is virtually non-existant, maybe the BIDs scheme could look at it or the chamber of commerce since they care so much. There is the issue I suppose that something is better than nothing and this is probably the case with Starbucks on Westmoreland St in the old EBS building. Much better in my view than Tesco around the corner in the old ESB building.

Footpath quality has declined, unnecessary street signage is everywhere, RTPI poles popping up sometimes a few weeks before bus routes are pulled from the stop, over proliferation of bus stops (sometimes by the same state company), I could go on.

Comparing us to Paris…..not sure what we have in common these days, same type of trams? JCDecaux? Bikes? Thats about it.

@OisinT wrote:

yeah… no. Firstly, Dubliners would never let that happen. Secondly, isn’t there that railroad track directly behind there that the GAA keeps trying to buy but can’t? I’m not sure but I think it makes anything more than what Hill 16 is now nearly impossible to do

There is no chance that the GAA would try to buy that railway line. It is extremely busy at present and will only get more so with the extension of DART along that line. I suppose the line could be lowered but that would require level crossings along the route from Connolly to Glasnevin and there is no chance of that happening. Forget it, the hill stays as it is.