Standing Room Only At M11 Meeting
For many of the attendees, the meeting was their first inkling that a new 6-lane motorway could rip
People, of course, see the importance of improved transport. But they are mystified as to why these
There are a number of routes. But taking, say, the Orange and Pink ones as the first examples, these
The Cyan route to the west of the beautiful Glen of the Downs takes a more meandering route. And on the map provided by the proposers, it looks harmless. But local knowledge shows that the route would destroy the livelihood of countless small farmers, whose families have worked the land for
The presence of local councillors Rory O’Connor, Melanie Corrigan, Jennifer Whitmore, Mags Crean, Stephen
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The people complaining about the motorway clearly are not stuck on the road commuting to work every day., with the journey taking double the time it should take due to congestion. The statistics show how traffic has increased so how can anyone with a logical brain say that a motorway is not needed. To say add busses doesn’t address the fact that many people would need to drive to meet those bus routes and pay for full day parking and probably still have to walk from the nearest bus stop to their job. Public transport is not a solution.
Large, free Park’n’Ride car parks splattered all the way down the N11 route, with feeder buses to major public transport is one definite solution. Much easier to build a 1,000-space car park in five, six, seven major junctions would cost a lot less, and take a much smaller crap on the environment.
Let’s face it: with property prices in Dublin and South Wicklow more and more people are moving to North Wicklow and Wexford and they need to commute to work in Dublin. Public transport actually doesn’t exist or would add another hour or two to already long journey. I had to move my work hours to 7 to 3 to make traffic bearable on my way to and from work, and still it’s taking 3 hours of my life per day, taken from my family, my rest time, my life. Businesses need to move from Dublin, public transport needs to be improved (I don’t see how without investing in underground, there is no room in Dublin for more buses), otherwise new roads need to be build. There is no easy solution for this problem, I’m afraid.
Multiple solutions to an undefined need. The issue is commuter congestion. Where are the solutions that would take cars off the road?