Concept Route | Display Material - Canal Loop Urban Greenway

Canal Loop Urban Greenway
Concept Route | Display Material
In this document you will find a collated version of the
display material contained in the Virtual Consultation
Room (VCR) for the Canal Loop Urban Greenway Concept
Route, including information on how to participate.
For a full interactive experience please proceed to the
VCR website — canalloop.virtualeventspace.io

How to participate

                                                             Take the online survey at Table 11 located
Public Consultation                                          within the Virtual Consultation Room
                                                             (or on the Welcome Page) and join us online
The public consultation of the emerging                      for series of public consultation workshops,
concept route will take place for a period of six            which will take place on the following dates
weeks from 8 March 2021 until 19 April 2021
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and we would like to encourage everyone to                   • 11 March 2021 — 12:30pm
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view the display material and have their say.                • 18 March 2021 — 5:30pm
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Please take a look at the display material, which            • 23 March 2021 — 6:30pm
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gives an overview of the work carried out so far             • 25 March 2021 — 1:00pm
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on an emerging concept route for pedestrians
and cyclists between the Grand Canal and                     By filling out the survey you can register for the
Lucan Village, via Griffeen Valley Park.                     online public consultation events.

More detailed technical documents are also                   Pupils that attend local schools can also have
available to view in PDF format on the virtual               their say by interacting with a specially
laptop located on Table 11 of the Virtual                    designed conversation kit located within the
Consultation Room.                                           Youth Area (or on the Welcome Page).

                                                    We look forward to receiving your feedback on the project

Plans for an Urban Greenway through
Lucan are underway.

South Dublin County Council have
commissioned a feasibility assessment
of route options for a section of route
through the County that will form part
of a wider commuter, tourism and
recreational route between the Grand
Canal (in South Dublin County) and the
Royal Canal (in Fingal County).

South Dublin County Council is asking
people to have their say on a high-quality
4.2 kilometre section of emerging
concept route that has been identified for
pedestrians and cyclists.

Introduction
Linking the Grand Canal Greenway and
Grange Castle Park with Lucan Village via Griffeen
Valley Park, the emerging route seeks to provide a
safe route for commuters and school children that
will help to promote sustainable modes of
transport, reduce traffic in the area and reduce
carbon emissions. The proposed route would also
complete the Griffeen Valley Greenway, support
the Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan (2013)
and strengthen Lucan’s designation as a
'destination town' by Fáilte Ireland.

In addition, the route is identified as route
number 1 in the Council’s Cycle South Dublin
programme and will form part of Council’s plan to
deliver a County wide, connected network of safe
cycling and walking routes for people.
                                                     Emerging Preferred Route
                                                     Alternative pedestrian and cyclist route through green corridor and park
                                                     Route within Fingal County Council to be determined and subject to future consultation
                                                     County Boundary

Objectives
Using best practice guidelines, the Emerging
Pedestrian and Cyclist Concept Route has been
assessed against set criteria and seeks to fulfil
objectives relating to:

• Promoting Economic Growth & Tourism
• Improving Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety
• Encouraging Physical Activity and Health
• Encouraging Modal Shift for Car Users
  to Walking & Cycling
• Minimising Environmental Impacts
• Integrating with Transport Plans and Networks
• Improving Accessibility

Methodology                                      Routes were assessed individually and against
                                                 each other. Together with the Greater Dublin
                                                 Area Cycle Network Plan (2013), a range of
                                                 national standards for the design of greenways,
In order to identify an emerging preferred
                                                 streets and cycleways were consulted to help
concept route for the urban greenway,
                                                 direct and inform these assessments.
a combination of route options were assessed
against criteria set by the Department of
Transport and by South Dublin County Council.
The criteria and sub-criteria used related to:

•   Cost
•   Quality of Service
•   Integration
•   Environment
•   Planning
•   Tourism Potential

Outcome
The outcome of the assessment of the
Emerging Concept Route, which generally compared
favourably to other route options, is captured in the
table seen on the right. In summary, the Emerging
Concept Route was found to be the preferred
solution by reason that it:

• Meets the needs of a high-quality
  pedestrian and cycle route
• Integrates parks and green spaces
• Avoids high speed roads
  and heavily trafficked roads
• Avoids steep and narrow roads                         More detailed assessment of the Emerging Concept
• Would serve a cluster of schools in Lucan             Route along with the assessment of other route options
• Would serve Lucan Village as a destination            can be viewed on the Virtual Laptop within this Virtual
  for tourism and hospitality.                          Consultation Room.

Study Area Map

Route Concept Map

  Upgraded Street for Improved
  Walking and Cycling
  Existing Walking and
  Cycling Park Route

  Upgraded Walking and Cycling Green/Park
  Route

  Alternative Walking and Cycling Green
  Route
  Existing Pedestrian and Cyclist Path

  Upgraded Pedestrian and Cyclist Path

  Upgraded Pedestrian and Cycling Gates

  Upgraded Pedestrian & Cyclist Crossing

  New Pedestrian & Cyclist Crossing

  Junction Realignment

  Existing Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge

  New Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge/Ramp

Key Locations   Seen here are photos of key sites and their corresponding map locations

Thank You for participating in our public
consultation for the Canal Loop Urban Greenway.

We look forward to hearing what you have to say. We will be preparing a report
following the public consultation process in April for South Dublin County Council
and will post an overview of the outcome of the public consultation on SDCC’s
social media sites and website – www.sdcc.ie

Following the outcome of this consultation process, the project will proceed from
the current Concept Stage to Planning, which will involve further public
consultation that will be statutory.

For any further enquiries please phone (01) 414 90 98.
Alternatively, you can fill out the enquiry form on Table 11.