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These kiosks are now turning into a disaster. Walked by them on Saturday afternoon. From north to south –
Kiosk 1: A newsagent – the very type of retailer that the project was to avoid. The canopy of this kiosk has broken and has been clumsily repaired with sticky tape. Like all the other kiosks it needs to be tied down to the bench opposite.
Kiosk 2: A florist – closed. If it cant open on the last bank holiday weekend of summer then when.
Kiosk 3: A gallery – closed. Moving to new premises according to the handwritten sign.
Kiosk 4: Unlet – closed. Luckily this kiosk has fopund a new role in advertising canopies. A nice new red one with the manufacturers detals has been attached. Still at least it offers some colour to these otherwise drab and ugly mistakes.
Almost a year later…. do you think the Green is a better place to commute and drive around?
And how best can we use the space around Grafton Street which is now practically traffic free.
Yes at Rialto station- maybe not as manicured though
I think the idea of extending the Croppy Acres and incorporating the Luas line is a great idea. This park is just a waste of space at the moment (apart from the graves of course). There is regularly talk of a new plan for the park (with Anna Livia taking up residence). Have yet to see anything though. Perhaps the HARP project office in DCC have something up their sleeves.
Well I have to agree they COULD have moved these two trees although it would have taken a couple of years but then the IAP has been 7 years in process! Still these two trees will be replaced by five new ones so there is some gain.
Keeping some perspective here – as they are only stamps after all – I quite like the idea that we can display a choice of towers from each of our provences. Thank you Vikinger!!!
There are lots of things at play…
Such as the fact that the planning process does not always deliver good planning – you only need look around you for that and the planning system has been in place since 1963. Consider all those suburban housing estates in the middle of nowhere, the building on floodplains,the crap rubbish gracing Dublin city quays,
Also there are councillors – plenty of scope there to overturn good planning decison for a variety of reasons – lobbying, economics, politics, lack of awareness.
Then there is bodies like An Taisce itself. Certainly not always successful and certainly not always right. But a valid voice all the same – just like any third party.
And of course there is the government who very often say one thing but do another, generally a feature of bureaucracies. Such as the supposed protection of our natural heritage as mentioned above. The DoEHLG is supposed to protect these areas, it has declared it its policy and responsiblility to do so but very often its actions fall well short. Lots of reasons again, politics, financial reasons, willpower, knowledge.
The Indo mentioned that this section will be completed in a month as it is causing major traffic headaches. The problem is insufficient number can get through the lights leading to snarls ups further along OC St. I think the pavements here will be narrower than those on the west side to accommodate a third lane for turning onto Eden Quay,
Well done! Its about time poeple started kicking ass with this governments calous disregard for the environment. The best approach to take here is a united approach and I hope the Ombudsman can do something about the legal limbo that pNHAs find themselves in.
Im not sure that was the reason for closing this ticket hall and entrance. That opening up of the Docklands and the arrival of Luas are much more likely reasons to close off this entrance. It could be though that as Amiens Street develops the entrance will reopen again.
Interestingly the local drug clinic is located in a lovely row of Georgian houses all of which are in need of some tlc. PVC windows (of varying styles) have been allowed to creep in and no doubt the interiors are in bits. I particularly like the row on Preston Street which could be a potentially lovely cul de sac, if a little noisy.
As for the Bike Shop….I guess the man has to go somewhere and the new shop looks temporary. Perhaps he will relocate back in the new building when its completed.
I suppose he is speaking in his capacity as minister for the planning process. His comment are simply aimed at an easy target but I am sure the hard skins at AT will pay it the brief attention it deserves.
But lexington – havent you read the comments of Mr Dunne. This scheme will be ‘akin to the top apartments in Manhattan’ and surely that means a new Chrysler Building rising in our midst
Its cracked isnt it…. especially after Wellington Quay and how this highlighted the need for safe location of bus stops.
Wow Devin, those pictures just say it all. Perhaps you should forward them to Dick Gleeson since ‘connectivity’ is one of his big themes. I wonder what happened to the cast iron bollards shown on the prerenovated bridge. This photo also gives a good idea of how much improved the City Hall is after its cleanup. And what on earth was Grattan Buildings thinking of with that red paint job! Ugggh!
TP did you in the end inspect the file extinguishing the right of way? Im sure the original scheme was displayed by the CC which would have included the kiosks. The original scheme also included a viewing platform of some sort on the west side of the bridge…not sure what you would view.
Surely the real tragedy here is how unappreciated Jim Mansfields contributions to the urban environment are! Was this a yellow mock Georgian barn as well?
If the CC were so concerned as to its derelict state then why did thye leave it in this condition for so long. It was only sold last year…maybe the year before. Its a disgrace it should have been left like that.
Still movement at last. I hope its a better design than the Ormond Hotel. I agree that its a significant site that needs a sensitive design. All the muck thats been put up along the Quays over the years. Can we please have something worth talking about
