College Green, yellow ground covering

D3V!L

Does anyone know if the horrible babies nappy yellow ground covering in College Green is permanent or not ?

It looks really sloppy and is already getting quite dirty as its a horrible yellow colour

cgcsb

Noticed the same at the Junction of Grafton st and Stephen's Green.

I would doubt it's permanent but when you see the embarrassing state of the new cheap paving on Grafton st + this it's enough to turn your face red when tourists see the state of it.

karma_coma

Not permanent but with the announcement that the College Green pedestrianization works have been delayed until April 2018 (6 months)..we'll have to live with it at least until then. Then the actual works will probably take another 4-6months i'd imagine so College Green will continue to be in a state of flux/ disrepair until 2019 i'd bet.

wakka12

karma_coma wrote: »

Not permanent but with the announcement that the College Green pedestrianization works have been delayed until April 2018 (6 months)..we'll have to live with it at least until then. Then the actual works will probably take another 4-6months i'd imagine so College Green will continue to be in a state of flux/ disrepair until 2019 i'd bet.

Seems as if the entire city is stuck in a perpetual state of ugliness forever with these projects which are always far in the future and the disruption they cause is simply replaced by another project

Anyway, I dont know why grafton street isnt replaced with cobblestones. They look lovely and historic, tourists love them. No cars or bikes on the road so thats not a problem

hawkelady

wakka12 wrote: »

karma_coma wrote: »

Not permanent but with the announcement that the College Green pedestrianization works have been delayed until April 2018 (6 months)..we'll have to live with it at least until then. Then the actual works will probably take another 4-6months i'd imagine so College Green will continue to be in a state of flux/ disrepair until 2019 i'd bet.

Seems as if the entire city is stuck in a perpetual state of ugliness forever with these projects which are always far in the future and the disruption they cause is simply replaced by another project

Anyway, I dont know why grafton street isnt replaced with cobblestones. They look lovely and historic, tourists love them. No cars or bikes on the road so thats not a problem

You obviously haven't pushed a buggy/pram on cobblestones !! Or a wheelchair for that matter

miamee

wakka12 wrote: »

Seems as if the entire city is stuck in a perpetual state of ugliness forever with these projects which are always far in the future and the disruption they cause is simply replaced by another project

Anyway, I dont know why grafton street isnt replaced with cobblestones. They look lovely and historic, tourists love them. No cars or bikes on the road so thats not a problem

The delivery trucks in the mornings would have them ruined plus they are not the easiest for walking on as the previous poster has pointed out. Nice to look at, but not at all practical.

Pelvis

wakka12 wrote: »

.....cobblestones. They look lovely and historic, tourists love them.

This sounds like a quote from Father Ted or something.

wakka12

miamee wrote: »

The delivery trucks in the mornings would have them ruined plus they are not the easiest for walking on as the previous poster has pointed out. Nice to look at, but not at all practical.

They dont necessarily have to be the big cobbles with large gaps between stones like in templebar. The luas tracks have flat cobbles on them and look great

b0gg3r

karma_coma wrote: »

Not permanent but with the announcement that the College Green pedestrianization works have been delayed until April 2018 (6 months)..we'll have to live with it at least until then. Then the actual works will probably take another 4-6months i'd imagine so College Green will continue to be in a state of flux/ disrepair until 2019 i'd bet.

Honest to god, I get the 39a to college, and it's been well over 3 years since the last time I got it on the original route. Anyone know where you'd get a list of the works that are going on in Dublin, planned completion, etc?

cgcsb

I'm grand with the temporary yellow to be honest. My problem is it's no looking like there'll be no punishment for whoever is responsible for vandalising Grafton st with that cheap grey stuff that stains like an old carpet. How long will that be there? I'd suggest that get dug up and replaced with a higher quality product as part of the same contract as College Green and Suffolk st. surfacing. It is our premier destination for shopping and footfall in general it should have some money spent on it, the cheap stuff can go on lightly trafficked footpaths in other locations.

wakka12

cgcsb wrote: »

I'm grand with the temporary yellow to be honest. My problem is it's no looking like there'll be no punishment for whoever is responsible for vandalising Grafton st with that cheap grey stuff that stains like an old carpet. How long will that be there? I'd suggest that get dug up and replaced with a higher quality product as part of the same contract as College Green and Suffolk st. surfacing. It is our premier destination for shopping and footfall in general it should have some money spent on it, the cheap stuff can go on lightly trafficked footpaths in other locations.

I think that stone on grafton street currently was part of a 4 million euro redevelopment less than 2 years ago.so I doubt youll be seeing a replacement with a higher quality material for quite some time!

I dont think it looks too bad anyway. But the red brick that was there before had a bit more character.

Hotblack Desiato

Am I the only person who thinks the current Grafton St paving is an improvement on the horrible old redbrick?

Especially the white bits which threatened to break your ankle any time there was rain or a bit of frost!

Nasty cheap 80s muck which far outlived its design lifetime, they didn't consider that this 'pedestrian' street has to handle delivery vehicles before 9AM.

Once the new stone darkens (and provided they don't powerhose it) it'll be grand.

yabadabado

wakka12 wrote: »

Seems as if the entire city is stuck in a perpetual state of ugliness forever with these projects which are always far in the future and the disruption they cause is simply replaced by another project

No joined up planning/thinking.Luas CC and College Green works should all have been planned as one project .

strandroad

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Am I the only person who thinks the current Grafton St paving is an improvement on the horrible old redbrick?

I agree with you. There is enough colour in the shopfronts and the new paving looks much neater. The crooked redbrick just made Grafton St look like a High Street in a provincial British town. You can still see it in side streets, it looks dire in comparison!

NiceLynchi

Ask myself the same question today...looks absolutely horrible!!!

NiceLynchi

Totally agree with you...Can't count how many times I slipped and almost fell on these...The yellow, however, looks horrible too. But if it's just temporary, I guess we can all live with that

VonLuck

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Am I the only person who thinks the current Grafton St paving is an improvement on the horrible old redbrick?

Especially the white bits which threatened to break your ankle any time there was rain or a bit of frost!

Nasty cheap 80s muck which far outlived its design lifetime, they didn't consider that this 'pedestrian' street has to handle delivery vehicles before 9AM.

Once the new stone darkens (and provided they don't powerhose it) it'll be grand.

"It'll be grand". Is that the level we're aiming for probably Ireland's most famous shopping street? At least the old red brick had character. The new grey is really drab. Just compare these two images and tell me the the newer paving is better:

https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3403821,-6.2607892,3a,75y,355.39h,75t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfy_NXbD6MQWVeJ5iT5Z7-g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3403939,-6.2607873,3a,75y,355.39h,75t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sodnEDaDxZrbE2W9S75lzYg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Although admittedly the white bits were lethal in the rain...