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Hmmm lots and lots of lego bricks of the same colour….no just making do with the odd blue foursy or a few red twoseys…..you must have been rich!
You might also be thinking of the Cosgrave Bros muck further down the street that used the same style to much poorer effect
We have had this arguement so many times I have lost count….it WAS NOT meant to be floodlit. It is as it was designed.
However, it WAS meant to be self cleaning, low maintenance and permanently lit at the top without the bulbs blowing every five minutes….
T’was little commented on but sturdy old Butt Bridge finally got its ballustrades repaired and a much needed clean. Perhaps our comments here spurred the CC to some “routine maintenance”. It is most welcome. Must try and get some snaps.
Its a shame that the awful tarmac paving here couldn’t be redone with some nice stone and I was thinking what a nice spot this would make for the four remaining concrete lampstands on D’Olier Street/ College Street. They could be removed (its happening already) repaired and places at either end as a nice feature. Surely a vast improvement on the ugly streetlamps currently in place.
The next “routine maintenance” jon in relation to the bridges is to replace the feature lighting which seems to be rather neglected on many of the bridges – Joyce, O’Casey and Millennium being the most notable.
can’t find the other thread….. (I know I know search engine)
Anyhow isnt this interesting:
Dublin aims to be most accessible city for disabled – OLIVIA KELLY
DUBLIN IS aiming to become the most accessible city in the world for people with disabilities, the elderly and parents of young children.
Dublin City Council and the National Disability Authority (NDA) are to discuss plans at a conference today which they say will make the city the most accessible internationally by the end of the decade.
The council, the NDA and the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design will discuss the issue not only in terms of improving infrastructure such as roads, footpaths and buildings but through the use of technology.
Speaking before the conference, Peter Finnegan, director of the council’s office of international relations and research, said Dublin was leading the way internationally in terms of using technology to improve accessibility.
“Earlier this year, we launched our Access Dublin website and we have already audited 1,000 businesses which provide accessible services, and we will audit another 1,000 next year.”
The website, http://www.accessdublin.ie, carries details of premises and services in Dublin which are accessible, and invites feedback from users, enabling local people and tourists to choose businesses they know they will be able to use easily.
The council was also investigating the use of talking information and map units that use touchscreen technology and carry no written information.
The issue of accessibility does not just concern wheelchair users or the visually impaired, Mr Finnegan said. “It’s about people who are getting older, people with children in pushchairs, people who might fall and be on a crutch for a period of time. People should realise that this issue is likely to affect them at some stage in their life cycle.”
Mr Finnegan conceded that the council still had a lot to do in terms of improving path and road surfaces, but he said the council also had to ensure that accessibility was built into the design of any new works programme.
“We’re not just putting right the wrongs of the past – anything that’s done in the future must be done to the highest standards. There needs to be universal design in how we plan our cities.”
© 2008 The Irish Times
Obviously this will fully take into consideration the many large advertsing panels blocking the streets of the city.
I also wonder will they promote “legibility” as well as “accessibility”. No point in being able to get somewhere if I dont know where I am going 🙂
Every bus service in the city is going to go by their front door…a Luas and a Metro.. and they still depend on those all important car based customers who are the only ones spending money these days
I wonder are they mixing it up with the pedestrian bridge proposed down there. I cant see Mackin being shelved..its essential and surely must be under construction (the superstructure I mean).
IMO they dont really sit well along the street. I would rather see matching silver columns. The concrete ones should be moved and restore and used as part of a unified lighting scheme.
Its na bearbug of mine for a while now….take a walk through the city centre by night and keep your eyes open.
Feature lighting….its become so common recently that most developments or improvements include an element of lighting. Spots, LEDs, trendy blue mini lights. Dublin’s bridges are a great example, the median and plaza on O’Connell Street, Docklands.
Trouble is they take a bit of maintenance and thats never been a forte in this city. I think Millenium Brodge is a really good illustration. Most of the lighting is out of action. Ha’penny Bridge the same (needs a wash too).
Whats to be done. Is this type of lighting just a waste of money?
My main issue with the new Ulster Bank is the central window which I think looks a little fussy. The detailing of the reliefs over the side entrances also looks weak. Generally however I really like the finsihed result, It lifts the building so effectively. It will probably look much better when it weather a bit as well.
Get yer camera out Graham….all the scafolding is down. What a difference to the drab facade of a few weeks ago/
I disagree, I think the public domain is great. Its just hasnt been followed through with a concerted effort to improve the retail offer and introduce other uses.
Hair Inc looks fab. Just the type of lively new store this corner needs
The repairs to the bridge….opps sorry “routine maintenance” while welcome would look a little less conspicious if the whole balustrade was cleaned. Still at least the bridge was attended to and a situation wasnt allowed to develop where the balluster just degraded to the point that it fell off into the Liffey never to be seen again and a gaping hole was left which had to be “temporarily” covered by a broken plastic blue cover for months and months until it was repaired. Thank god that didnt happen!
**sarcasm quota exceeded for today**
