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UCD Transport Hub

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  • 16-02-2011 11:36pm
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    bnt
    Registered Users Posts: 13,010 ✭✭✭✭


    If any of you play tennis, prepare to say goodbye to the tennis courts across the road from the Sports Centre, as well as the car park there. A "transport hub" is to be built over the land between the Sports Centre and the water tower. From
    An Irish Town Planner's blog:
    OBJECTIONS TO a “commuting west” facility, involving a five-storey car park and bus terminal to be partially located on tennis courts at UCD, have been withdrawn by the National Transport Authority.
    ...
    The 17,000 sq m building is to rise to a height of 41.3m and will incorporate 583 car parking spaces and a relocated bus terminus for the college with five coach standing or parking areas.

    It is to be located on a 3.84 hectare site currently occupied by five tennis courts, 88 parking spaces and landscaped areas. Also included in the proposal are shower, changing and locker room facilities; a retail unit of 113sq m and staff areas; and storage and circulation space. Provision is also to be made for 617 bicycle spaces and 81 motorbike spaces.

    tl;dr? the parking situation is going to get worse before it gets better. Unless you play tennis, then you'll be playing somewhere else. :rolleyes:

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    You don’t have to get out of bed for it.
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    They bring it to you—free.

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    #2
    Alkers
    Registered Users Posts: 6,841 ✭✭✭Alkers


    Is that not pretty far from most places to be parking/getting the bus?!


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    Alkers
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    Wouldn't that be easier to combat by issuing students with a parking pass that enables them to park on campus.


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    WeeBushy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭WeeBushy


    Why are they building it there? Where are they going to move the tennis courts to? They're probably just going to end up far away from the sports centre which is a bit crap.

    And would it not make more sense to build it up on one of the car parks by engineering where there are already bus terminals. And it would be closer to the N11 which is where most public transport activity is, easier to get to town from there, and is easier to get to than the sports centre for buses.

    Obviously we don't know what went into the planning and choice of the site, but it seems like a silly place to put it imo.

    Glad they are dealing with the parking issues, and I would hope they introduce some kind of parking pass for students and staff.


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