Galway traffic

Imagine how much better traffic would be if kids could cycle to school safely

Just to clarify, kids and adults cycling around Galway want safe infrastructure on all routes including the ones you list. It was Galway City Council that selected the Prom. Same as they selected the following as part of the Galway City Cycle Network

• Clybaun Rd
• Ballyloughane Rd/Renmore Ave
• Eglington Canal
• Doughiska rd (south)
• etc etc etc

You seem to think that nobody wants safe infrastructure on the roads you listed when that is simply not the case.

It should also be noted that the Dr Mannix Rd section you refer to is part of the proposed Secondary Network for bike infrastructure, see below. Further info can be found in appendix F to the GTS here

However, the extent of the work proposed is per the following

It carries on to say the following for this road "....on other roads on-street parking may need to be reduced in order to facilitate cycle lanes .eg. Dr. Mannix Rd." This is confusing because currently there is no on-street parking provided by GCC in this area. There is parking on the street (see images below) but that is not the same thing.

Also....

It'll be interesting to see how they are going to go about this as it looks like they want to retain "wider than normal" car lanes for some reason. The current setup looks like this. As it stands, there is about space for 4 lanes of cars

Once they get around to releasing plans for this route (the GTS was released in 2016 so I expect those plans to be released some time in the 2030's at this rate) I look forward to reviewing them and submitting feedback in the consultation as I hope you will too.

Per the GCC Transport Dept quarterly report, the following projects are in various stages of development

Bus Connects

• Cross city link including the link route through the UHG grounds
• Tuam Rd bus corridor including cycling infrastructure
• Dublin rd bus corridor including cycling infrastructure
• Western Distributor Rd including cycling infrastructure
• 8 additional shelters being added in 2022
• CSEA Consultants awarded the contract by NTA P&R Project office to identify sites for Park and ride for Galway city
• Parkmore to Doughiska upgrades and bus lanes

Walking & Cycling (in addition to the above)

• Salmon Weir pedestrian & cyclist bridge (due for completion Q1 2023)
• Non-statutory public consultation completed for Eglington Canal, Doughiska Road south, Cylban Road and Ballyloughnane Road
• Galway - Dublin greenway
• Galway to Clifden greenway
• Wolfe Tone Bridge - Pedestrian Cantilever walkway
• Clifden Railway Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge
• Progress designs for School Zones/ Safe Routes to Schools at Scoil Iognáid, Scoil Bhríde, Radharc na Mara, St Joseph’s Special School, Galway Educate Together NS, and Scoil Chaitríona Junior and Senior.

Roads

• GCRR
• Expansion of UTMC (Urban Traffic Management Center)
• Parking management - awaiting outcome of DTTAS Demand Management Strategy before identifying on-street spaces for removal
• Browne RAB removal progressing

Galway has the highest % of people commuting by walking out of all 5 cities at 16.4%.

I posted about it only a few weeks ago, see below

Could always be higher and thats one of the objectives of the various active travel plans which aim to increase it by

• increasing permeability
• adding more crossing points on roads
• shorter durations at crossing points
• extending footpath widths at bottlenecks
• etc etc

Might start seeing things getting rolled out in stages rather than all at once if it will allow for improvements in active travel

Its possible given the area mapped out, but being realistic I can't see them deviating too far from the old rail alignment. If they go as far as to follow it the whole way (not sure how feasible that is at some sections) and the route has to cross the N59, I hope they do an underpass and not a crossing point as it would be nuts trying to cross that road. A cut and cover underpass could be done within 24-36 hours with diversions or over a week or two with traffic management.

this is only the first consultation so really its just looking at constraints i.e. where are some of the problems along the route

However, right from the first announcements a decade ago, it was always put forward as a commuting facility for folks from the likes of Moycullen and as a greenway amenity and I don't see that changing. The route will serve both uses quite well without issue.

For example, the route going along the river up to Dangan through the Uni, every single time I've ever gone from Dangan to the city center, I've always taken that route as its just more pleasant and safer and its used by both those commuting and those just out for a stroll or a spin

Hopefully the first of many