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Sure its Nort Strand….who gives a shit. Like poor aul Aldborough House. Or fast fading Preston Street. North Strand-Amiens Street has to be the least attractive approach road into the city centre in spite of itself. As you say Tom a little TLC would go along way.
Its worth reposting the DCC press release on the wayfinder signage because there are some very obvious locations where one would expect to find signage, notably College Green, O’Connell Bridge and Smithfield.
Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, will announce details of Dublin’s first integrated pedestrian ‘wayfinding’ system on Tuesday 25th May at 9am at Barnardo’s Square, Dame Street, Dublin 2.
The pedestrian ‘wayfinding’ system will comprise of twenty map panels and eighty fingerpost signs and will help locals and visitors to get around the city with ease. The maps and extracts from the map will also be available for widespread distribution as handheld maps which will be ideal for visitors to the city and will also be free to download from http://www.dublincity.ie.
The new ‘wayfinding’ system is provided through the civic amenity contract between Dublin City Council and JCDecaux. This contract includes the hugely successful dublinbikes scheme and a network of civic information displays. This system will replace the existing brown fingerpost signs and will be culturally focussed. It will be in place by late summer 2010.
“The new pedestrian ‘wayfinding’ system will create a great network of information and knowledge for visitors to Dublin and Dubliners alike. Anything that makes our city a more accessible and user friendly place to walk around is something to be welcomed and commended. These fingerposts and maps will enhance everyone’s ability to move around the city and to easily locate destinations across the city centre. Like dublinbikes it will be a wonderful addition to our civic amenities†said the Lord Mayor.
The scheme includes 20 panels which haven’t yet been erected it seems. Its likely these will feature at the above locations. Has the installation stalled due to builders holidays I wonder?
A couple of weeks, really. And no panels. What a shame. In which, my comments about omitted areas stand.
The roll out of the new direction signage continues with many of the posts in place at various locations around the city. I imagine that the signs will be fitted over the coming weeks. For the most part the locations all make sense but there are some curious omissions. College Green, O’Connell Bridge, bottom of Dawson Street, Capel Street to name a few. However, it may be that some of these locations are earmarked for “panel” style units. Or it may be that the post just havent been erected yet. I’m probably just jumping the gun.
In some instance the new units do replace existing brown finger posts. The location in front of the Central Bank is an example. This is good news. Hopefully an initiative to “declutter” city streets (set out in the new City Development Plan) takes root quickly before any further expense of erecting poles and bollards takes place. However, I see the advertising blitz of various “attractions” continues unabated with the new Leprechaun Museum joining the National Wax Museum in installing brown finger signs around the city.
The next target for removal should be phone kiosks…surely a complete anachronism on city streets at this stage (although very handy for junkies to shoot up in). Eircom announced the removal of a swathe of boxes in 2008 or 2009 but the idea seems to have been dropped. Anyone hear anything further?
Some limited works to Smithfield taking place then. I suppose it is August and even in these straightened times the builders have their traditional holidays.
I see there is also an application for works to the former Chief O’Neills. The plan appears to provide for the reopening of the hotel as “tourist accommodation” which is welcome. The application has been granted 2741/10
The terrace at the top of the square is a big challenge for both owners and the city. A revolving fund would be a very practical way of restoring these buildings to their former glory. DCC’s abysmal attitude to the site shouldn’t come as a surprise….these buildings have been decaying for years.
And of course a minor detail but the bollards are different to those elsewhere on the street.
Speaking of the Pearse Street works….the old lampstands still remain in a number of places while the roll out of the newer style (seen above) seemed to just stop…..
Got bored?
months and months??
surely you mean years and years.
never mind the Luas works will remove it as part of their visionary plan for the centre (i.e. its in the way of a pylon)
A huge collection of junk and clutter along here.
From the Dublin City Council website:
Dublin wayfinding system points you in the right direction
Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Emer Costello, will announce details of Dublin’s first integrated pedestrian ‘wayfinding’ system on Tuesday 25th May at 9am at Barnardo’s Square, Dame Street, Dublin 2.
The pedestrian ‘wayfinding’ system will comprise of twenty map panels and eighty fingerpost signs and will help locals and visitors to get around the city with ease. The maps and extracts from the map will also be available for widespread distribution as handheld maps which will be ideal for visitors to the city and will also be free to download from http://www.dublincity.ie.
The new ‘wayfinding’ system is provided through the civic amenity contract between Dublin City Council and JCDecaux. This contract includes the hugely successful dublinbikes scheme and a network of civic information displays. This system will replace the existing brown fingerpost signs and will be culturally focussed. It will be in place by late summer 2010.
“The new pedestrian ‘wayfinding’ system will create a great network of information and knowledge for visitors to Dublin and Dubliners alike. Anything that makes our city a more accessible and user friendly place to walk around is something to be welcomed and commended. These fingerposts and maps will enhance everyone’s ability to move around the city and to easily locate destinations across the city centre. Like dublinbikes it will be a wonderful addition to our civic amenities” said the Lord Mayor.
I didn’t know this square was officially called Barnardo’s Square. There is a small plaque on the plaza identifying the location of a house (now demolished of course) in which Barnardo’s Children’s Charity was first founded. Perhaps a streetname plaque is required as well.
Note the press release puts the total number of signs at 100, including 20 map panels. The release also mentions that brown finger post signage will be removed.
The signage unit is actually in place at City Hall plaza…slap bang in some antique paving. Well designed. Rather large. And not the same as the Docklands units…variety it seems is the spice of this city.
Hey, its not as if we haven’t seen enough crap put onto O’Connell Street over the years….amusements, derelict offices, 3D rides, cheap shops, fast food, Jesus statues, “temporary” signs…. whats a surface car park or two….
Actually its a different part of the Dublin Central site – site of RDH is under construction for a new headquarters for Dublin Bus. However your point is valid… “temporary” car parks on cleared sites were the scourge of the city centre in the 1980s and took years to resolve. However, it begs a question which is bound to be repeated elsewhere in the city:what do do with a big site when you have permission but no money to develop.
Yes 🙂 “you’s family now!”
I also note from this ongoing palaver that not a dickiebird is being said of all that wayfinding signage that was supposed to be provided as part of the deal…..not a squeak
