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I’d opt for the mesh myself…its hot a very curious quality atht i think would contrast well with the exsting buildings. The glass is boring.
Im so glad to see this…it was becoming a disgrace to the city, Particulatrly when so many tourists use the bridge and take photos from it.
Its not just O’Connell Bridge though….so many of the city’s bridges need some TLC. Butt Bridge and OC Bridfge are just the obvious ones, but think of all that ugly paving on the bridges at the Four Courts or just across from DCC offices. And ugly utilitarian lighting everywhere. Even modern bridges such as Talbot Bridge could do with some cleaning and upgarding. Worst of all…probably because it was restored only a few years back …is the Ha’penny Bridge, which is flithy! And none of the uplights work. So much for maintenance….can’t even change a lightbulb.
The ighting on the Millennium Bridge is also poorly maintained.:Nornal wear and tear I suppose…regularly looked into an all that..:mad::mad:
And I bet the recent Oireachtas All Party Transport Committee report didnt pay a blind bit of attention to your ideas either! :(:(
Very well thought out Busman and eminetly sensible and most important of all….implementable!
Interestingly Bordeaux with its third rail system offers an example not just of building a light rail system in a historic core with out the visual clutter of wires, but also of the civilising effect of trams on major civic areas. A visit to the city should be top of the list of priorities for any planners of Lines BX and F.
Of course DCC intend on granting permission! They want development here. Its the details of whats on offer that are being debated. I would expect some amendments to the plans submitted.
They need to be. There’s too many small pokey units in Dublin. The unit H&M are in on Henry Street is way too small considering their profile.
Didnt the parade of shops along here complain that water was draining into their premises. I agree that its a shame its not been better installed or that no effort has been made to rectify the problems. The very least that should happen is that its moved somewhere more suitable.
The problem with the Board is not incompetence, its capacity. There simply arent enough members to deal with the number of appeals within the specified period so the decsions get deferred.
I understood the Board had sought a redesign of significant elements of this scheme,
Link to the story in today’s Irish Times
I was going to say “major comparison retailer” but I thought that would sound too “plannerish”. Do you really think that the best use for this building is a discount foodstore (or any supermarket for that matter)? This should be the setpiece public space for the city. Set piece public space anchored by discount foodstore with internally illuminated signage! Read the planning application and weep.
Oh come on ctesiphon! Its a ridiculous choice for such a low order use. And what does it say for all the other grand plans on OC Street if such a promient site cant attract a major retailer.
There’s also not a whole lot of residential here…where’s the customers. Surely somewhere on Camden Street would be better, or Talbot Street.
Pure daft if you ask me but I dont really give the store much credence.
One things is for sure though Westmoreland Street – lower Grafton Street is heading rapidly down hill. Westmoreland Street in particular is now looking like pre-IAP O’Connell Street – fast food, newsagents, amusement arcade and vacant shops (three large ones at that). The public domain is a mess and it is dominated by traffic. Its a crying shame.
