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New Poles

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  • 17-08-2010 8:59am
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    ian_m
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    I've noticed a few new poles have cropped up around town. This one is outside Doyles by College Green. There are a few scattered around Christchurch area and one at the Molly Malone end of Grafton Street.

    They are grey poles covered in green mesh. Does anyone know what they are for? Cheers.

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    Brendog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,976 ✭✭✭Brendog


    ian_m wrote: »
    I've noticed a few new poles have cropped up around town. This one is outside Doyles by College Green. There are a few scattered around Christchurch area and one at the Molly Malone end of Grafton Street.

    They are grey poles covered in green mesh. Does anyone know what they are for? Cheers.

    picture.php?albumid=360&pictureid=7048


    bloody poles, taking our jobs! urg!(I joke, I joke)






    Yeah wtf are they?
    I've heard 3 different things...

    1. Speed Cameras
    2. Chargers for Electris cars/bikes
    3. They measure the amount of carbon in the air....


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    markpb
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    It was asked twice already - here and here.

    They're for new tourist direction signs, paid for by JC Decaux as part of the Dublin Bikes scheme. They're apparently also installing maps too but I haven't seen any sign of them yet.


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    Brendog
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    markpb wrote: »
    It was asked twice already - here and here.

    They're for new tourist direction signs, paid for by JC Decaux as part of the Dublin Bikes scheme. They're apparently also installing maps too but I haven't seen any sign of them yet.









    I wonder how much was blown on this...........


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    markpb
    Registered Users Posts: 9,310 ✭✭✭markpb


    Brendog wrote: »
    I wonder how much was blown on this...........

    Nothing, JCD are paying for it in return for being allowed to put the small on-street advertising displays in the city centre and the giant metro-poles in the suburbs.


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    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    Well I'd imagine they have to provide them in return for getting advertising space all over the city.


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    spurious
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    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    Well I'd imagine they have to provide them in return for getting advertising space all over the city.

    And for not taking down the hundreds of billboards they were supposed to take down in exchange for the 'free' bikes.
    JC Decaux not complying with terms of an agreement? Never...


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    dan1895
    Registered Users Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭dan1895


    Brendog wrote: »
    I wonder how much was blown on this...........

    You think Making dublin easier to navigate is a waste?

    Good to see this, the odd time i've had to go somewhere in the city that i'm not familiar with i'd plot a map before i set off as signage around the city is pretty poor. I've seen signs pointing in the opposite direction of tourist attractions in the past.


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    monkeyfudge
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    As long as they're proper maps and not those 'not to scale' free Pat Liddy maps that are a tad confusing.


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