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BMX track Ballyogan

  • 14-06-2016 4:58pm
    #1
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Heard from my local councillor during a talk that they are putting in a BMX track at the new public centre in Ballyogan and it was well on the way. They also mentioned about shared pedestrian/bicycle space on a nearby road and I cringed slightly. The council are notorious for not consulting anyone who may have any idea what they are on about, and when questioned they referred to road engineers when someone queried the dangerous road layout in the area, I wondered to myself, had anyone with knowledge relevant to this been consulted.

    I am hoping someone has, but I was wondering did anyone here know more?


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  • #2
    godtabh
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    CramCycle wrote: »
    Heard from my local councillor during a talk that they are putting in a BMX track at the new public centre in Ballyogan and it was well on the way. They also mentioned about shared pedestrian/bicycle space on a nearby road and I cringed slightly. The council are notorious for not consulting anyone who may have any idea what they are on about, and when questioned they referred to road engineers when someone queried the dangerous road layout in the area, I wondered to myself, had anyone with knowledge relevant to this been consulted.

    I am hoping someone has, but I was wondering did anyone here know more?

    Is this the Samuel Beccket centre? The bike lanes in the area are generally good.


  • #3
    ted1
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    CramCycle wrote: »
    Heard from my local councillor during a talk that they are putting in a BMX track at the new public centre in Ballyogan and it was well on the way. They also mentioned about shared pedestrian/bicycle space on a nearby road and I cringed slightly. The council are notorious for not consulting anyone who may have any idea what they are on about, and when questioned they referred to road engineers when someone queried the dangerous road layout in the area, I wondered to myself, had anyone with knowledge relevant to this been consulted.

    I am hoping someone has, but I was wondering did anyone here know more?

    They said in 2012 there would be consultation

    ecouncil.dlrcoco.ie:9071/documents/s24360/BlankMotionReportDoc.pdf


    And in 2013 they contacted BMX Ireland.


    http://m.herald.ie/news/council-plans-to-zip-parks-into-shape-with-adventure-activities-29395503.html


  • #4
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 25,097 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    godtabh wrote: »
    Is this the Samuel Beccket centre? The bike lanes in the area are generally good.
    Not the bike lanes in that are I meant, the councillor referred to plans for other bike lanes in the area and opting for pedestrian/cycling shared space in an area where the majority of cyclists will be leisure cyclists out for the weekend, or relatively decent distant commuters, rather than people going between lights over a short distance in the city.
    ted1 wrote: »
    And in 2013 they contacted BMX Ireland.


    http://m.herald.ie/news/council-plans-to-zip-parks-into-shape-with-adventure-activities-29395503.html
    Sounds good, glad that they reverted back to a group with knowledge.


  • #5
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,224 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Sorry took you up wrong.


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