notification to attend meeting of the to be held in …

NOTIFICATION TO ATTEND MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION SPC

TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, DAME STREET, DUBLIN 2.

ON WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2019 AT 3.00 PM

AGENDA

WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2019

PAGE 1 Minutes of meeting held on 14th November, 2018

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2 Letter dated 21st November, 2018, to Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and copy of Minister's reply dated 15th January, 2019, regarding bicycle couriers

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3 BusConnects - update by the National Transport Authority

4 College Green Plaza - verbal update

5 Metro Link - verbal update

6 Liffey Cycle Route - verbal update

7 Dublin Agglomeration Environmental Noise Action Plan, 2018 to 2023 - update following public consultation

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8 Proposed Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2019 - report and draft Bye-Laws attached

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9 Proposed Bridges in Docklands Area - verbal update

10 Increasing green and amber phases on pedestrian signals by one second

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11 Velo City Dublin 2019 - verbal update

12 Public Realm Strategy Implementation Update

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13 Minutes of Cycling and Walking Sub-Committee meeting held on 27th September, 2018

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14 Motion in the name of Councillor Patrick Costello (deferred from meeting of 14th November, 2018): "That this committee agrees to amend Dublin City Council street nameplate policy so that where a street is named in honour of someone a secondary sign of similar design is provided which gives a brief one sentence description and their dates of birth and death are included. This is standard

practice in other cities, such as Paris for example, and will ensure the knowledge of the person honoured is carried on along with their name."

15 Motion in the name of Councillor Ciarán Cuffe. "That all five and six day operation bike lanes be changed to seven day operation"

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MINUTES OF THE TRANSPORTATION SPC MEETING

HELD ON WEDNESDAY 14 November 2018

ATTENDANCE: SPC Members: Cllr Ciarán Cuffe, Chairperson; Cllr Tom Brabazon; Cllr Mannix Flynn; Cllr Jane Horgan-Jones; Cllr Teresa Keegan; Cllr Paddy McCartan; Cllr Ruairí McGinley; Cllr Ray McHugh; Cllr Ciarán O’Moore; Cllr Larry O’Toole; Cllr Paddy Smyth. Ms Fiona Kelty, National Council for the Blind of Ireland; Mr Martin Hoey, Public Participation Network; Mr Colm Ryder, Dublin Cycling Campaign; Mr Barry Aldworth, AA Ireland Ltd; Mr Richard Guiney, Dublin City Business Improvement District t/a Dublin Town; Mr Keith Gavin, Irish Parking Association; Mr Frank Mulligan, Irish Road Haulage Association. Members of the City Council: Cllr Damian O’Farrell; Cllr Deirdre Heney. Dublin City Council Staff: Mr Brendan O’Brien, Acting Executive Manager (Traffic); Mr Kevin Meade, a/Executive Manager; Mr Clive Ahern, Administrative Officer; Mr Dermot Stevenson, Parking Enforcement Officer; Mr Andy Walsh, Senior Engineer; Mr Sev Hession, Senior Executive Engineer; Mr Brian McManus, Head of Traffic, Noise and Air Quality Unit; Mr Jason McCann, Environmental Health Officer; Mr Frank Lambe, Senior Executive Officer. Mr Stephen Hickey, Senior Staff Officer; Mr Michael Mann, Staff Officer; Mr Fergal McKay, Assistant Staff Officer. Atelier TypoGraphic Design: Mr David Smith, Principal Designer; Mr Oran Day, Graphic Designer.

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Item No. 1 Minutes of meeting held on 12th September, 2018

Minutes agreed.

2 Letter dated 12th October, 2018, from the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, regarding regulation of rickshaws Letter noted.

3 College Green Plaza - verbal update Mr Brendan O’Brien, a/Executive Manager (Traffic), said that City Council is looking at 3 options: are there grounds for a judicial review; whether to prepare a new submission; or examine what the City Council can do under its own powers. Members expressed preference for examining measures that the Council could implement without the need for planning permission. Members were not in favour of a judicial review. In reply to Members, Mr O’Brien said that even if there are grounds for a judicial review, it does not mean that the City Council will take a judicial review. It may be more productive to look at what we can do under our own powers in the short term. Mr O’Brien expects that by the next SPC, he will be able to report definitively on what is being done Verbal report noted. A report will be brought to the next meeting of the Transportation SPC in relation to the City Council’s decision on College Green.

4 Bus Connects public consultations - verbal update Mr Brendan O’Brien, a/Executive Manager (Traffic) said that in relation to the public consultation on the redesign of the bus network, the NTA received 30,000 submissions which it is working through. It will take some months to come back with the actual emerging options. In relation to the bus routes, the NTA today launched a non-statutory public consultation on the first 4 continuous bus corridor routes. Mr O’Brien replied to Members questions.

Update noted.

5 Traffic Advisory Group and Neighbourhood Scheme processes - presentation Mr Andy Walsh, Senior Engineer, gave a presentation on the current Traffic Advisory Group process and changes that have been made, and on the proposed implementation of the Neighbourhood Traffic Schemes. It is proposed to select one scheme for each of the five Areas of the city in late spring. Mr Walsh said that there will be at all times a live Neighbourhood Traffic Scheme study in each of the five Areas.

Noted.

6 Dublin City Street Nameplates - Draft Interim Report to follow Mr David Smith, Principal Designer, Atelier TypoGraphic Design, introduced his report. Members referred to various issues in relation to street nameplates. Mr Smith replied to Members’ queries.

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Report noted and, in addition, the following measures were recommended by the SPC:

1. That ‘mixed case’ design (example 4 on page 11 of the report) is used to

ensure compliance with Universal Design standards. 2. That colour is used to initially differentiate English from Irish. 3. That comprehensive design, fabrication and placement standards are

drawn up 4. That a new script is commissioned by the City Council for the Irish

language.

7 Proposed Draft Dublin Agglomeration Environmental Noise Action Plan, December 2018 - November 2023 Mr Brian McManus, Head of Traffic Noise and Air Quality Unit, gave a report on the proposed Draft Noise Action Plan. The Draft Plan, which is for the 4 Dublin Local Authorities, has gone to public consultation. It deals with policy and how actions will be implemented in relation to improving the ambient sound quality. Transport is the main contributor to ambient noise in the city.

Report noted.

8 Velo City Dublin 2019 - verbal update Mr Clive Ahern, Administrative Officer, gave an overview of VeloCity Dublin 2019 which will take place in June next year. It is an international cycling conference which seeks to improve policies, planning and the provision of cycling. A further update will be brought to the SPC in 2019.

Noted.

9 Minutes of Cycling and Walking Sub-Committee meeting held on 27th June, 2018 In relation to the Liffey Cycle Route, Mr Brendan O’Brien, a/Executive Manager (Traffic), said that a report is expected from the NTA in the next couple of weeks setting out the preferred option for the route. Minutes noted

10 Transportation SPC meeting dates for February and April 2019 Noted.

11 Motion in the name of Councillor Damian O'Farrell: "That this Transport SPC agrees that all DCC 'Parking Tag' charging anomalies should be fixed as a matter of urgency and a report brought back to the next Transport SPC." Motion agreed. A report to be submitted to a future meeting of the SPC on this issue.

12 Motion in the name of Councillor Ciarán Cuffe: "That the 'green man' period at pedestrian signals throughout the city centre be increased by one second in order to better facilitate more vulnerable road users who would benefit from additional crossing time." Following discussion, Councillor Ciarán O’Moore proposed that the Motion be amended by putting a second on amber time also. The Motion as

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amended was agreed. A report on the matter to be submitted to a future meeting of the SPC.

13 Motion in the name of Councillor Deirdre Heney (regarding part 1): "Following a recent successful prosecution by Gardaí in a court case involving animal cruelty against a carriage horse owner in Dublin, and in order to reduce/eliminate cruelty to horses in our city, that Dublin City Council: 1. Review its Horse Drawn Carriages bye-laws 2. Work with An Garda Síochána, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the DSPCA, the Control of Horses Act 1996, Dublin City Council's Control of Horses Bye-laws 2014 in order to bring about greater enforcement of existing legislation and 3. Arrange the introduction of routine welfare checks of horses (including checks on harnessing etc) by a qualified equine veterinarian or suitably qualified authorised officer. (The Motion was referred to the Arts, Culture and Recreation SPC in relation to parts 2 and 3). Councillor Deirdre Heney said that the Motion was submitted from an animal welfare point of view and asked that the Committee try to put pressure on the Minister to take the matter seriously. The Chairperson noted the area is under-resourced and suffering from a lack of meaningful legislation to control horses in the city, and that he fully supports the Motion. Mr Brendan O’Brien, a/Executive Manager (Traffic), said that he and Mr Kevin Meade, a/Executive Manager, would be meeting with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport about this matter.

Motion, in respect of Part 1, agreed.

14 Motion in the name of Councillor Paddy Smyth: "This committee calls on the Minister for Transport to amend the Road Traffic Act to allow for the introduction of 'Living Streets' i.e. traffic restrictions on urban residential streets similar to those used in Germany (Spielstraße) and the Netherlands (Woonerf) in which pedestrians/cyclists are prioritised over motor vehicles." "(Background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_street . A living street is a street designed primarily with the interests of pedestrians and cyclists in mind and as a social space where people can meet and where children may also be able to play legally and safely. These roads are still available for use by motor vehicles, however their design aims to reduce both the speed and dominance of motorised transport. This is often achieved using the shared space approach, with greatly reduced demarcations between vehicle traffic and pedestrians. Vehicle parking may also be restricted to designated bays. Motion agreed on the basis that there needs to be some legislative change the thrust of which is that the vehicle does not have right of way in a Living Street Scheme.

15 Motion in the name of Councillor Patrick Costello: "That this committee agrees to amend Dublin City Council street nameplate policy so that where a street is named in honour of someone a secondary sign of similar design is provided which gives a brief one sentence description and their dates of birth and death are included. This is standard practice in other cities, such as Paris for example, and will ensure the knowledge of the person honoured is carried on along with their name." Motion deferred.

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16 Motion in the name of Councillor Ray McHugh referred from the South Central Area Committee meeting of 18th July, 2018: "To call on Dublin City Council to investigate if it is possible to introduce bye-laws to compel bicycle couriers operating commercially to have identification registration displayed and insurance cover, and if not to write to the Minister of Transport, Mr Shane Ross, requesting to bring in legislation to compel cyclist couriers working for delivery companies to display registration identification and insurance." Motion agreed.

Councillor Ciarán Cuffe Chairperson Wednesday 14th November, 2018

Update for the Transportation SPC in relation to the finalised action plan relating to

The Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise

(Noise Action Plan) December 2018 – July 2023

On foot of the production of Noise Maps in June 2017 by Dublin City Council, the Environmental Noise Directive

requires local authorities to draw up actions plans and include measures within the plan that should notably address

priorities which may be identified by the exceeding of any relevant limit value or by other criteria chosen by the

Member State and apply in particular to the most important areas as established by strategic noise mapping. These

plans are required to be revised every 5 years. This most recent action plan in relation to the Assessment and

Management of Environmental Noise (called the Noise Action Plan) is the third Action Plan for the Dublin City Council

area and was required to be produced under EU Directive 2002/49/EC and Irish Regulation 140 of 2006. A review of

actions carried out under previous plans was carried out and is included in Chapter 4 of the current Action Plan.

The previous Dublin Agglomeration Noise Action Plan ran to November 2018. This current, finalised Action Plan leads

on from the end date of the previous Plan and will run until July 2023 when it will have to be revised as per the

Environmental Noise Regulations. The Dublin City Council Action Plan will form part of and compliment the Dublin

Agglomeration Plan which includes the regions covered by Fingal, South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire - Rathdown

County Councils and Dublin City Council. All the local authorities in the agglomeration of Dublin have completed a six

week public consultation process which commenced on November 7th 2018.

On foot of the public consultation no amendments were made to Volume 1, which is Dublin City Council’s portion of

the Noise Action Plan. Three submissions were made mainly passing comment on the disturbing nature of noise but

did not request any amendments to the plan. These submissions are include in the Noise Action Plan documentation.

The current plan recommits to continuing the aims and objectives of previous action plans and sets out in Chapter 7

noise mitigation and protection measures the City Council intends to follow in order to manage, within its area, noise

issues and effects, including noise reduction if necessary. The plan will also aim to protect ‘Quiet Areas’ against an

increase in noise. Chapter 7 also sets out in detail the procedures Dublin City Council will adopt when considering

mitigation and protection measures. A time frame for implementation over a 5 year period is set out in Chapter 9.

Although some issues may not directly relate to the outputs of the noise map assessment, it is proposed that this plan

will be a ‘one stop shop’ in relation to how Dublin City Council will assess and manage ‘noise issues’ that come within

its remit. A copy of the finalised plan will be placed on the Dublin City Council website.

The making and approving of a ‘Noise Action Plan is an executive function of Dublin City Council. The draft Noise

Action Plan was brought to the attention of this SPC in November 2018. The outcome of the public consultation and

notification of the intention to finalise the Noise Action Plan is being brought to this SPC for information and noting. It

is hoped to bring the notification of intention to finalise this plan in relation to the Assessment and Management of

Environmental Noise (Noise Action Plan) December 2018 – July 2023 to the full Dublin City Council monthly meeting

for information and noting.

Brian McManus Head of Traffic Noise & Air Quality Unit

Report to the Chairperson and the Members of the

Transportation

Strategic Policy Committee

Report on the Draft Dublin City Council Parking

Control Bye-Laws 2019

Dermot Stevenson

Parking Enforcement Officer

Transportation Division

January 2019

Introduction:

Dublin City Council has committed to a review of the Parking Control Bye-Laws in 2019. Included in the draft Dublin City

Council Parking Control Bye-Laws, copy attached, are a proposed number of changes (highlighted in Yellow) in the tariff

structure, the widening of some of the tariff zone boundaries, and a number of inclusions to reflect the move to on-line

and paperless systems, if and when the technology allows.

A copy of the existing Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2014 is available at:

http://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/content/RoadsandTraffic/Parking/Documents/ParkingControlByeLaws201

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Proposed Amendments:

Fees for Pay and Display Parking

As the current charging structure hasn’t been reviewed since October 2008 it is proposed to increase the charges in the

Yellow Zone (Mon-Sat) to €3.20 /hour and in the Red Zone to €2.70/hour. This is an increase of 9% and 11% respectively.

To encourage motorists to use the Parking Tag App, it is proposed to only increase the Yellow Zone Charge to €3.10 and

the Red Zone Charge to €2.60 for Parking Tag users. It is also proposed to introduce a charge for Coach Parking in the

City, in designated Coach Parking Bays. This rate is to be set at €9 per hour. All other charges will remain unchanged.

Permit Quota for converted houses

It is proposed to lower the quota for dwellings not formally in multiple units to 1 permit per premises

Display of Residents Parking Permits and visitor permits

It is proposed to include for, when the technology allows, a virtual parking permit system for Residential and Visitor

Permits.

Drawing of Tariff Zones

It is proposed to widen certain boundaries of the Green, Red, and Yellow Zone to reflect the change in demand in these

areas. The new proposed zone boundaries Drawing No. RT 5224-001 is attached.

Recommendation:

It is recommended that the Transportation Strategic Policy Committee refer the Draft Dublin City Council Parking

Control Bye-Laws 2019 to the full City Council for approval to initiate the public consultation process.

http://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/content/RoadsandTraffic/Parking/Documents/ParkingControlByeLaws2014.pdf

http://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/content/RoadsandTraffic/Parking/Documents/ParkingControlByeLaws2014.pdf

DRAFT

DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL PARKING CONTROL BYE-LAWS 2019

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Long Title:

Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2019 The Lord Mayor and members of Dublin City Council (hereafter referred to as “the Council”) in exercise of the powers vested in them by Section 36 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 (No 7 of 1994) and having consulted with the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána hereby make the following Bye-Laws.

PART I Preliminary

Short Title 1. These bye-laws may be cited as the Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws, 2019.

Commencement 2. These bye-laws shall come into operation on the 1st July, 2019.

Revocations 3. The Dublin City Council Parking Control Bye-Laws 2014 are revoked with effect from the coming into operation of these bye-laws.

Area of Application

4. These bye-laws apply to the area comprising the City of Dublin.

Interpretation 5. In these bye-laws:

“the Regulations of 1997” means the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No 182 of 1997);

(1)

“the Signs Regulations of 1997” means the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations,1997 (S.I. No 181 of 1997); “acceptable evidence “ means:

(a) A current insurance certificate indicating that the vehicle is normally kept by the resident on the residential parking permit road to which the permit will relate, or

(b) Where the applicant is the registered owner of the vehicle in respect of which the application for a resident’s parking permit is being made and the vehicle is insured by his/her employer, the employer’s insurance certificate and satisfactory documentary evidence from the employer that the applicant is in full time employment of the company and that the specified vehicle is insured by the company, or

(c) Where the applicant is not the registered owner of the vehicle in respect of which the application for a resident’s parking permit is being made, but has the use of the vehicle in the course of his or her employment, the employer’s insurance certificate for the vehicle and satisfactory documentary evidence from the employer, who is the registered owner of the vehicle, that the applicant is in the full time employment of the registered owner and that the vehicle is normally kept by the applicant at the resident’s address on the residents’ parking permit road to which the resident’s parking permit will relate, and

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(2) (3) (4)

except in the case of paragraph 1 (c) of this Bye-Law, a vehicle licensing certificate or a registration book confirming that the resident applying for a resident’s parking permit is the registered owner of the vehicle in respect of which the application for a resident’s parking permit is being made and that the vehicle is registered at the resident’s address on the residential parking permit road to which the resident’s parking permit will relate and a driving or provisional licence in the name of the resident applying for the resident’s parking permit and any two of the following: current utility bills, financial statements, or other documentation, acceptable to the Council, addressed to the applicant at his/her address on the residential parking permit road to which the resident’s parking permit will relate.

“agent of the Council” means any person employed by the Council or any other person authorised by the Council to carry out functions under these bye-laws;

“appropriate pay and display parking ticket machine” means:

(a) a pay and display parking ticket machine located on the road in which the vehicle is parked or located on an adjacent road, where indicated by a sign, or

(b) a pay and display parking ticket machine where the period of time which may be purchased for 20 cent is the same as, or less than the period of time which may be purchased for 20 cent from the pay and display parking ticket machine at (a) above;

“authorised outlet” means a point of sale outlet appointed by the Council

or its agent to facilitate a cashless parking system;

“authorised person” has the meaning assigned to it by Section 103 (8) (inserted by the Road Traffic Act 1968) (No. 25 of 1968) of the Road Traffic Act, 1961;

“buffer area” means an area between two parking bays; “building” means any structure which either stands on its own or is separated vertically from any adjoining structure or structures by a party wall or walls; “car club vehicle” means a vehicle licensed to operate by a Car Club operator under the Dublin City Council Control of On-Street Car Club Bye-Laws 2013;

“Coach Parking” means an area designated for the parking of Coaches or Buses where traffic sign F 205 with an accompanying information plate indicates the period of operation of Coach Parking;

“converted house” means a building comprising a former single dwelling house which has been altered or converted so as to contain within it more than a single housing unit;

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“disabled persons parking permit” means a permit granted in accordance with Article 43 of the Regulations of 1997;

“goods vehicle” means a vehicle used for the carriage of goods or burden in the course of trade or business and taxed as a goods vehicle; “heavy demand road” means a residential parking permit road where either the number of residents parking permits that have been issued for the road exceeds 65% of the total number of residential parking permit bays on the road or where that number is less than or equal to 65% and a proposed extension of eligibility for permits will result in 85% of the total number of residential parking permit bays on the road being exceeded; “housing unit” means the normal dwelling place where a person lives and resides; “immediate family member” means a spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, niece, nephew, aunt or uncle;

“information plate” means a plate accompanying a traffic sign which indicates the period during which the restrictions or prohibition indicated by such traffic sign applies;

“large public service vehicle” means a public service vehicle having seating passenger accommodation for more than 8 persons exclusive of the driver;

“loading bay” means that portion of a road indicated by means of traffic sign RRM009 accompanied by an information plate indicating the period of operation of the loading bay; “major events” means an event in the vicinity of a residential permit parking road where the parking on that road will be impacted by the event; “normal dwelling place” means the housing unit where a person either lives and resides, or satisfies the Council that he/she intends to live and reside, overnight for more than 183 days per year;

“operational hours” means the time period indicated on: (a) an information plate accompanying traffic Sign No. RUS018

authorised by the Signs Regulations of 1997 in the ticket parking area where the vehicle is parked, or

(b) the appropriate pay and display parking ticket machine located on

the road in which the vehicle is parked or located on an adjacent road, where indicated by a sign;

“paid parking area” means an area on a road where traffic sign RUS 018 together with an accompanying information plate indicates that parking of vehicles is subject to the parking fee; “paid parking bay” means a parking bay in a paid parking area; “parking area” means an area on a road which is designated for parking of vehicles;

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“parking bay” means a space in a parking area or any other place on a road intended for the parking of a mechanically propelled vehicle where parking Sign No. RRM011, RRM012, RRM013, RRM014 or RRM016 is provided;

“parking fee” means the fee payable in accordance with these bye-laws for parking in the parking area;

“pay and display parking ticket” means a parking ticket which is issued by the Council by means of a pay and display parking ticket machine and which contains the following particulars: (a) the words “Baile Átha Cliath” and/or “Dublin City”, (b) the fee paid in respect of the ticket, (c) the date and time of issue of the ticket, (d) the time of expiry of the ticket;

“pay and display parking ticket machine” means a machine capable of automatically delivering a pay and display parking ticket when the parking fee prescribed by these Bye-Laws is paid;

“parking tag” is the Council’s pay by phone option to pay for on-road parking. “payment card” means any card, acceptable to the Council or its agents, which can be used for the payment of goods and services whether by means of credit, direct debit or charging the cardholder’s account; “permit quota” is the maximum number of permits assigned to a building or converted house;

“public service vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle used for the carriage of persons for reward; “resident” means a person who satisfies the Council that his/her normal dwelling place is at a building situated on a road that is a residential parking permit road; “resident’s parking permit” means a document issued by the Council or its agents for the purposes of bye-laws 16 to 31 and containing the particulars specified in bye-law 17; “residential institution” means a place of employment such as a nursing home, hostel, hotel, convent, embassy or other institution of a similar nature;

“residential parking permit area” means a parking area on a road where traffic sign number RUS 018 together with an accompanying information plate indicates that parking of vehicles is subject to the parking fee or the display of a valid resident’s parking permit;

“residential parking permit bay” means a parking bay in a residential parking permit area;

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“residential parking permit road” means the road indicated on a resident’s or visitor’s parking permit; “retail parking” is the Council’s pay in store option to pay for on-road parking.

“road” means a public road within the meaning of the Roads Act 1993, s. 2 and responsibility for the maintenance of which lies with a road authority;

“traffic warden” has the meaning assigned to it by Section 2 of the Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Act, 1975 (No 14 of 1975);

“valid coins” means the coins indicated on the appropriate pay and display parking ticket machine; “valid parking tag” means that a registered user of parking tag has paid the parking fee and that the period paid for has not expired; “valid resident’s parking permit” means a resident’s parking permit issued in respect of the vehicle in which the permit is displayed which relates to the residential parking permit road where the vehicle is parked and to a period which has not expired;

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“valid pay and display parking ticket” means a pay and display parking ticket which was purchased at an appropriate pay and display parking ticket machine and has not expired; “valid retail parking” means that the parking fee paid in store has not expired; “vehicle” means:

(a) A passenger vehicle with passenger accommodation for not more than twelve persons excluding the driver and not drawing a trailer or other vehicle;

(b) A goods vehicle whose unladen weight does not exceed 3 tonnes and not drawing a trailer or other vehicle.

“visitor” means one who visits, calls on, or makes a stay with the resident or is engaged by the resident to carry out works on the dwelling or provide any other service ancillary to the use of the dwelling; “visitor’s parking permit” means a permit issued by the Council or its agents for the purposes of bye-laws 32 to 38 and containing the particulars specified in bye-law 32; “valid visitor’s parking permit” means a visitor’s parking permit which:

(a) relates to the residential parking permit road where the vehicle is parked;

(b) Has been scratched as appropriate to indicate clearly the year, month, day in the month, hour of the day and (to the nearest following five-minute period) minute of the hour of the commencement of a period of parking

(c) Indicates that the vehicle is so parked for a period not exceeding a continuous period of 24 hours from the time the parking commenced.

PART II

Paid Parking

Parking in a paid parking area

6. (1) The following provisions shall apply during operational hours to parking of a vehicle in a paid parking bay:

(a) (b)

payment of the parking fee; subject to paragraph (2) of this bye-law, a vehicle which is parked in a paid parking bay during operational hours shall be parked within the area comprising a parking bay,

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(c) a vehicle, excepting Car Club vehicles displaying a valid Car Club permit or vehicles displaying a valid disabled persons parking permit, which had been parked in a paid parking bay for the maximum period permitted in that paid parking area, as indicated on the appropriate pay and display ticket parking machine in accordance with Bye-law 11, shall not be parked again in a paid parking bay on the road in which that paid parking bay is situated until at least one hour has elapsed since the vehicle was last parked in that paid parking bay,

(d) a vehicle shall not be parked in a buffer area,

(e) a vehicle parked in a paid parking bay at a time which is not during operational hours shall be removed from the paid parking bay when a period of operational hours commences, unless at such commencement and during the remainder of the period of parking, a parking fee is paid.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(b) of this bye-law, a vehicle parked in a parking bay during operational hours may project into an adjoining buffer area if the length of the vehicle prevents its being parked wholly in accordance with paragraph (1)(b) of this bye-law.

(3) This bye-law shall not apply to a parking bay when the paid parking bay is temporarily suspended from operation in accordance with Bye-law 14.

Vehicles which may be parked in a paid parking bay

7. (1)

Having paid the parking fee, mechanically propelled vehicles only, of the following classes, may be parked in a paid parking bay during operational hours: a passenger vehicle with passenger accommodation for not more than twelve persons excluding the driver and not drawing a trailer or other vehicle;

(2) a goods vehicle whose unladen weight does not exceed 3 tonnes and not drawing a trailer or other vehicle;

(3) (4) (5) (6)

a Car Club Vehicle displaying a valid Car Club Vehicle permit; a vehicle displaying a valid disabled persons parking permit large public service vehicle in a paid parking bay where traffic sign number RUS 019 accompanied by an information plate containing the hours of operation and the words “Except Buses - Ach Amháin Busanna” is provided; A vehicle classed as an “Electric Vehicle” or “EV”

Obligation to display a valid parking ticket

8. (1) Payment of the parking fee via a pay and display parking ticket machine requires that a valid pay and display parking ticket shall be displayed as specified in this Bye-Law in the interior of a vehicle lawfully parked in a paid parking bay during operational hours.

(2)

The valid pay and display parking ticket shall be exhibited on the front dashboard of the vehicle so that a person outside the vehicle looking at/through the front window of the vehicle can ascertain when the parking ticket ceases to be valid.

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(3) (4) (5)

The pay and display parking ticket shall be exhibited in accordance with paragraph (2) of this Bye-Law for so long as the vehicle is parked in that ticket parking bay. Failure to correctly exhibit a valid pay and display parking ticket may result in enforcement for non-payment of the parking fee. Valid Parking Tag and Valid Retail Parking do not require a ticket or tag to be displayed.

Fees 9. (1) The maximum parking fee, except where specified under Bye-Law 9(4), payable during operational hours in respect of the vehicles specified in paragraph (1), (2), (5), and (6) of Bye-law 7 shall be as indicated hereunder. The parking tariff zones (as indicated on Drawing No. RT5224-001).

Tariff Zone Maximum Tariff €

Zone One – Yellow (Mon-Sat)

3.20 per hour or pro rata for periods less than 1 hour. Minimum purchase 20 cent.

Zone One – Yellow (Sun)

1.40 per hour or pro rata for periods less than 1 hour. Minimum purchase 20 cent.

Zone Two – Red 2.70 per hour or pro rata for periods less than 1 hour. Minimum purchase 20 cent.

Zone Three – Green 1.60 per hour or pro rata for periods less than 1 hour. Minimum purchase 20 cent.

Zone Four – Orange 1.00 per hour or pro rata for periods less than 1 hour. Minimum purchase 20 cent.

Zone Five – Blue 0.60 per hour or pro rata for periods less than 1 hour. Minimum purchase 20 cent.

Coach Parking

9.00 per hour

Tariffs apply on a pro–rata basis for any period of parking up to the maximum period allowed in that paid parking bay in accordance with Bye-law 11. These Tariffs may be reviewed and increased or decreased by resolution of the Council Members.

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(2) (3) (4)

The parking fee payable during operational hours in respect of the vehicles specified in paragraph (5) of Bye-law 7 shall be 20 cent for each continuous period of parking not exceeding 10 minutes of parking up to the maximum period allowed in that paid parking bay as indicated on the appropriate pay and display parking ticket machine in accordance with Bye-law 11. Parking tag and retail parking transactions are time-based and require a minimum purchase of 10 minutes per transaction in accordance with the tariffs set out in Bye-Law 9 (1). In order to allow for the promotion of retail activity in the City or to promote a particular method or methods of payment, the Council may, make a reduced parking fee for vehicles parked in accordance with Bye-Law 7 (1) and (2), and (6) at such rates at such times and for such periods set out by report, and granted by resolution of the Council Members.

Manner and time of payment of parking fee

10. (1) A pay and display parking ticket shall be purchased from an appropriate pay and display parking ticket machine.

(2) The fee for the pay and display parking ticket shall be paid by means of any combination of valid coins, or by payment card. The method/methods of payment will be indicated on the pay and display parking ticket machine.

(3) The valid parking ticket shall be displayed in accordance with Bye-law 8 immediately on parking during operational hours and when a vehicle is parked at a time not during operational hours the valid parking ticket shall be displayed by the commencement of operational hours.

(4) A minimum payment for a parking period of 10 minutes in the relevant zone is required when using Parking Tag or Retail Parking to pay for on-road parking.

Period of parking in paid parking area

11. Excepting Car Club vehicles displaying a valid Car Club Vehicle permit and vehicles displaying a valid disabled persons parking permit, a vehicle parked in a paid parking area during operational hours shall not be so parked for a period longer than the maximum period for which parking is permitted on that day in that paid parking area as indicated on the appropriate pay and display parking ticket machine located on the road in which the vehicle is parked or located on an adjacent road or where indicated by a sign.

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Suspension of paid parking controls on specified days

12. Paid parking controls shall not apply in any paid parking area on the following days: New Year’s Day 1st January St. Patrick’s Day 17th March Easter Sunday Variable Easter Monday Variable May Public Holiday First Monday in May June Public holiday First Monday in June August Public holiday First Monday in August October Public Holiday Last Monday in October Christmas Day 25th December St. Stephen’s Day 26th December.

Motor cycles and pedal cycles prohibited from parking in paid parking areas

13. A motor cycle, with or without a sidecar, or a pedal cycle shall not be parked during operational hours in a paid parking area.

Suspension of pay and display machines or paid parking bays

14. (1) The Council or its agents may suspend from operation a pay and display parking ticket machine or a paid parking bay in a paid parking area. The suspension shall be subject to any conditions, which may be specified in writing by the Council, including the payment of a fee by the person requesting the suspension.

(2) The suspension of a pay and display parking ticket machine or a paid parking bay shall be indicated by the placing thereon of a sign or other device clearly indicating that it is non-operational or by the temporary removal of the pay and display parking ticket machine and the erection of a sign indicating that the parking of vehicles is prohibited in the paid parking bay.

(3) It shall be an offence to breach a condition specified in writing by the Council when a pay and display ticket parking machine or a paid parking bay is being suspended. In the event of vehicles being parked in contravention of these conditions they shall be deemed to be unlawfully parked for the purposes of the Road Traffic Act and any Regulations made thereunder.

Interference 15. (1) (2)

No person shall insert any coin, article, or object, other than the coins specified or a payment card for the purchase of a pay and display parking ticket, in a pay and display parking ticket machine, or interfere in any other way with a pay and display parking ticket machine in a paid parking area. A person found guilty of interfering with a pay and display parking ticket machine may be subject to prosecution.

(3) No person other than an agent of the Council, a member of An Garda Síochána, an authorised person, or a traffic warden shall interfere in any way with a hood, sign or other device placed on a pay and display parking ticket machine in a paid parking area.

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(4) A person shall not interfere with, alter or deface a pay and display parking ticket.

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PART III Permit Parking for Residents

Issue of resident’s parking permit

16. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

A resident’s parking permit may be issued by the Council or its agents in respect of the parking of a vehicle on a residential parking permit road; A resident’s parking permit may be issued by the Council or its agents subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 of this Bye-Law in respect of one vehicle where the Council are satisfied, following production of acceptable evidence, that the applicant is a resident on the residential parking permit road to which the permit will relate and that the vehicle is normally kept at the resident’s normal dwelling place on that road. The resident’s parking permit shall be granted for a period of either one year or a period of two years from the date of issue in respect of that vehicle and for the residential parking permit road to which the permit relates. A resident’s parking permit may be issued by the Council or its agents, subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 of this Bye-Law, to an applicant in respect of one vehicle where the Council are satisfied, following production of acceptable evidence, that the applicant’s normal dwelling place is at a building situated on a road which is adjacent to a residential parking permit road and to which the permit will relate and where the parking of vehicles on the applicant’s road is significantly restricted by parking controls. On a residential parking permit road containing one or more residential parking permit area(s) and area(s) of free parking, only a resident whose normal dwelling place is bounded by a residential parking permit area may be issued with a parking permit. An applicant whose normal dwelling place is located on a road adjacent to such a residential parking permit road, who qualifies for a parking permit in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Bye-Law, may be issued with a parking permit. where the building is a single housing unit located on a heavy demand road, the maximum number of residents in that building who may concurrently hold a resident’s parking permit shall be 2 save where previous quota applied. where the building is a single housing unit not located on a heavy demand road, the maximum number of residents in that building who may concurrently hold a resident’s parking permit shall be 4. where the building consists of 2, 3 or 4 housing units the maximum number of residents in each unit who may concurrently hold a resident’s parking permit shall be 1 except where issued in accordance with bye-law 22 paragraph 6; where the building consists of more than 4 housing units and is not located on a heavy demand road, the maximum number of residents in each unit who may concurrently hold a resident’s parking permit shall be 1;

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(e)

except as provided in Bye-Law 22, where the building consists of more than 4 housing units and is located on a heavy demand road, residents shall not be eligible for residents’ parking permits.

Particulars of resident’s parking permit

17. (1) (2) (3) (4)

A resident’s parking permit shall contain the following particulars: the words “Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath” and/or “Dublin City Council” the registration number of the vehicle in respect of which it is issued, the residential parking permit road to which it relates, the date of expiry of the resident’s parking permit,

Permission to park vehicle displaying resident’s parking permit

18. The display, in accordance with Bye-law 20, of a valid resident’s parking permit on the vehicle in respect of which the permit was issued, shall permit the vehicle to be parked without limitation as to time in a parking bay on the residential parking permit road to which the permit relates provided that the vehicle is otherwise legally parked.

Non-application of Bye-Laws 6 to 11 of these Bye-Laws

19. Bye-Laws 6 to 11 of these bye-laws shall not apply to the parking of a vehicle in a residential parking permit bay if there is a valid resident’s parking permit displayed in accordance with Bye-Law 20 of these bye-laws in the vehicle when it is so parked.

Display of resident’s parking permit

20. A valid resident’s parking permit or virtual parking scheme indicator shall be displayed either on the front dashboard or in a dedicated permit holder attached to the inside of the front window of the vehicle in respect of which it is issued so that it can be read by a person looking at/through the front window of the vehicle.

Issue of Resident’s Parking Permit for self-employed

21. (1) (2) (3)

An additional resident’s parking permit may be issued by the Council

where an applicant satisfies the Council that he/she is self-employed,

the owner of a private vehicle and of a goods vehicle and the use of

the goods vehicle is necessary for the conduct of his/her trade or

occupation, there is no off-road parking available at the applicant’s

dwelling place and the applicant’s dwelling place is not located on a

heavy demand road.

A permit may only be issued in accordance with paragraph (1) of this

bye-law where the vehicle concerned has dimensions equal to or less

than: 2.1 metres in height and 4.9 metres in length.

Where a permit has been issued in accordance with paragraph (1) of this bye-law only one resident of the building or of the housing unit, as the case may be, may concurrently hold a resident’s parking permit.

(4) Where an applicant for a permit under paragraph (1) of this bye-law

resides on a road or a part of a road where there are no front gardens

between the front of the houses and the road, the Council may refuse

to issue such permit.

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Permit quota and permit entitlement for converted houses

22. (1) Where a building comprises a converted house containing more than 4 housing units and is located on a heavy demand road, the total number of residents’ parking permits that may be held concurrently by residents of housing units in that building shall be 4 or the permit quota for that building, whichever is the greater, subject to the limit of one resident’s parking permit per housing unit. For dwellings not formally in multiple units, the number of permits issued will be 1 permit, per premises.

(2) If the road on which a building comprising a converted house containing more than 4 housing units is located is not classified as heavy demand or ceases to be classified as heavy demand the number of residents’ parking permits that may be held concurrently by residents of housing units in that building may exceed the entitlement set out in paragraph (1) of this Bye-Law, subject to the limit of one resident’s parking permit per housing unit.

(3) If the road on which a building comprising a converted house containing more than 4 housing units is located is reclassified as heavy demand the entitlement set out in paragraph (1) of this Bye-Law, will apply but without prejudice to the rights of existing permit holders in that building to renew their parking permits.

(4) (5) (6)

Non-renewal of permits by existing holders where the permit quota exceeds the level as per paragraph (1) will result in the extinguishment of an automatic entitlement for a new applicant to a permit for that unit. Where the permit quota has been reached, as set out in paragraph (1) of this Bye-Law, new applications will only be accepted after a permit vacancy becomes available in a building on the basis of first application received and subject to the limit of one resident’s permit per housing unit. In a converted house containing 2 housing units, where the quota was previously 3 permits for the single housing unit then the building shall retain its previous quota up to a maximum of 2 permits for the larger housing unit.

(7) Any newly converted house on a residential parking permit road will retain the previous quota for the building. The date of conversion will, for the purposes of these Bye-Laws, be the date the Council was first notified of the conversion.

Issue of resident’s parking permit to non-resident family member(s)

23. (1)

A resident’s parking permit may be issued by the Council or its agents with a maximum of two vehicle registration numbers on the permit for up to two non-resident immediate family members who act as voluntary carers for a resident whose normal dwelling place is on a residential parking permit road and who requires on-going daily care for a chronic illness. The resident’s parking permit shall be issued annually subject to the submission of the immediate family member(s) vehicle insurance certificate(s) and written confirmation from the resident’s doctor that the resident requires on-going daily care for a chronic illness.

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(2) The issue of a special permit under this Bye-Law is subject to the maximum number of permits issuable under Bye-Laws 16 and 22, in respect of the housing unit in which the resident who requires on-going daily care resides, not being exceeded.

Issue of resident’s parking permit to employee of certain residential institutions

24. A resident’s parking permit may be issued by the Council or its agents to an individual if the Council is satisfied that he/she is required as part of his/her employment to reside overnight in a residential institution for more than 183 nights per year. The resident’s parking permit shall be issued annually on compliance with the following conditions:

(1) the residential institution has no off-road car parking available to it;

(2) the maximum number of residents’ parking permits issuable concurrently to any one residential institution shall be 2;

(3) A resident’s permit shall be granted for a maximum period of one year,

subject to submission of acceptable evidence of residency.

Fees 25. (1)

The fees for the issue and renewal of residents’ parking permits shall be as follows:

(a) Category A: All applicants to whom category B does not apply:

Issue and Renewal 1 Year Permit 2 Year Permit

€50 €80;

(b)

Category B: Applicants who are residents of buildings consisting of more than 4 housing units, with off-road parking and not located on a heavy demand road and of buildings comprising converted houses consisting of more than 4 housing units, with off road parking, located on a heavy demand road

Issue and Renewal 1 Year Permit 2 Year Permit €400 €750;

(2) The fee for residential parking permits includes the issue of 8 complimentary visitor parking permits for a 1 Year Permit and 16 complimentary visitor parking permits for a 2 Year Permit.

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Renewal of a resident’s parking permit

26. (1) (2) (3) (4)

A resident’s parking permit must be renewed within the renewal period, which ends 28 days after the expiry date of the existing permit. Where a permit is not renewed within the renewal period, the holder of an expired permit shall, on subsequent application for a resident’s parking permit for that address, be considered as a first time applicant under these Bye-Laws and a permit shall not issue unless the applicant is eligible for a permit under these Bye-Laws at the time of the subsequent application and where a quota applies, eligibility for a new resident’s parking permit will be determined by reference to the quota at the time the subsequent permit application is made. The council may renew a resident’s parking permit on submission of a completed application form and on payment of the appropriate fee without submission of “acceptable evidence” that the applicant’s normal dwelling place is on a road either in or adjacent to a residential parking permit road to which the resident’s parking permit will relate. At any stage prior to the expiry of a resident’s parking permit the Council may request the person to whom a permit was issued to produce “acceptable evidence” that his or her normal dwelling place is on a road either in or adjacent to a residential parking permit road to which the permit relates. Any such request will be made in writing to the person to whom the permit was issued at the address given by that person on the application form. In the event of “acceptable evidence” not being produced to the Council within one month from the date of the written request in accordance with paragraph (3) of this bye-law the Council may, at its discretion, deem the resident’s parking permit to be invalid and cancel the permit without further notice.

Issue of replacement resident’s parking permit

27. Where the Council are satisfied that a valid resident’s parking permit has been lost, destroyed or stolen, the Council or its agents shall issue a replacement to the owner on payment of a fee of €10 and such replacement permit shall be substituted for the original permit and the original permit shall be cancelled.

Return of resident’s parking permit

28. Where, during the period to which a resident’s parking permit relates, the holder ceases to reside at the address notified at the time of issue of the permit or ceases to be an owner by disposing of the vehicle to which the permit relates, the holder shall return the resident’s parking permit to the Council or its agents. No credit or refund in respect of the unexpired period shall be granted in respect of a returned resident’s parking permit except in the case of a Category B permit with a minimum of three months remaining on the term of the permit, where, on application to the Council, a refund may be made pro rata with the unexpired term of the permit.

Change of vehicle - issue of resident’s parking permit

29. If the holder of a resident’s parking permit for a vehicle replaces that vehicle with another the Council or its agents may, following the surrender of the original permit, issue a resident’s parking permit in respect of the new vehicle which shall be valid for the remainder of the period specified on the original permit. If the original permit is not surrendered, a fee of €10 shall apply to the issue of the new resident’s parking permit.

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Change of address – issue of resident’s parking permit

30. (1) If the holder of a resident’s parking permit granted under these Bye–Laws changes address, either within a residential parking permit road or from one residential parking permit road to another, the Council or its agents may, following surrender of the original permit and production of acceptable evidence, issue a resident’s parking permit in respect of the new address, provided that the permit holder would otherwise qualify for a resident’s permit at the new address under these Bye-Laws. A permit issued under this Bye-Law shall be valid for the remainder of the period specified in the original permit. If the original permit is not surrendered, a fee of €10 shall apply to the issue of the new resident’s parking permit. No financial adjustment, credit or refund shall be granted in respect of the difference in price between a move from category B to A. A move from category A to B will incur the additional cost of the permit for the new category calculated on a pro rata basis.

(2) The fee for the subsequent renewal of a permit issued under this Bye-Law shall be charged at the appropriate category rate in accordance with Bye Law 25 (a) or (b) of these Bye–Laws as if it were in respect of a new application.

Display of invalid and interference with resident’s parking permit

31. (1) (2)

It shall be an offence to display an invalid resident’s parking permit which may result in the resident or applicant being permanently excluded from the scheme. Where a vehicle displaying a resident’s parking permit is parked in a parking bay on a residential parking permit road a person shall not interfere with the resident’s parking permit.

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PART IV Visitors’ Permit Parking

Particulars of a visitor’s parking permit

32. (1) (2)

A visitor’s parking permit shall contain the following particulars: the words “Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath” and/or “Dublin City Council” the words “Visitor’s Parking Permit”

(3) (4)

the residential parking permit road to which it relates and having symbols capable of indicating the year, date and time when the permit becomes a valid visitor’s parking permit;

Non-application of Bye-Laws 6 to 11 of these Bye-Laws

33. Bye-Laws 6 to 11 of these Bye-Laws shall not apply to the parking of a vehicle on a residential parking permit road if there is displayed, in accordance with Bye-law 36 of these Bye-Laws, in the vehicle when it is so parked, a valid visitor’s parking permit.

Issue of, and fee for, visitors’ parking permits

34. (1) Visitors’ parking permits may be issued by the Council or its agents to a resident on a residential parking permit road in respect of the parking of vehicles which are not normally kept on that road and which require to be parked temporarily in a residential parking permit bay on that road for a purpose which is ancillary to the use of the resident’s dwelling.

(2) Visitors’ parking permits may also be issued by the Council or its agents to an applicant whose normal dwelling place is at a building situated on a road adjacent to a residential parking permit road and to which the permit will relate and where the parking of vehicles on the applicant’s road is significantly restricted.

(3) The total number of visitors’ parking permits, excluding those specified in Bye-law 35 of these Bye-Laws, which may be issued to each resident or applicant in accordance with paragraph (1) and (2) of this bye-law is as follows:

(a) in the case of a building used as a single housing unit 80 visitors’ parking permits in any calendar year subject to an overall limit of 160 visitors’ parking permits per building in any calendar year.

(b) (c)

in the case of a building divided into 2 or more housing units 80 visitors’ parking permits per housing unit in any calendar year. Where the Council is satisfied that there will be no negative impact on permit holders for a residential parking permit road , it may upon request and at its discretion issue additional visitors’ parking permits to a resident or applicant.

(4) A resident who qualifies for a resident’s parking permit under Bye-Law 24 of these Bye-Laws shall not be entitled to receive visitors’ parking permits.

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(5) The fee for each visitor’s parking permit shall be €1.25 with a minimum purchase of four permits per transaction

(6) Visitors’ parking permits shall be non-refundable and non exchangeable.

(7) A visitor’s parking permit shall only be valid for use on the residential parking permit road to which the permit relates.

Issue of free visitors’ parking permits with each resident’s parking permit.

35.

A total of 8 visitors’ parking permits shall be issued free with each annual resident’s parking permit and a total of 16 visitors’ parking permits shall be issued free with each two-year resident’s parking permit and these shall be in addition to the number of visitors’ parking permits issuable under Bye-Law 34 (3) of these Bye-Laws. Visitors’ parking permits issued under this Bye-Law shall only be valid for use on the residential parking permit road to which the resident’s parking permit relates.

Display of a visitor’s parking permit

36. (1) (2)

The valid visitor’s parking permit or virtual parking scheme indicator shall be exhibited on the front dashboard of the vehicle so that a person outside the vehicle looking at/through the front window of the vehicle can ascertain, by reference to the panels scratched, when the parking commenced and shall be exhibited so long as the vehicle is parked on that residential parking permitroad. A vehicle, displaying a visitor’s parking permit, parked in a residential parking permit bay for a period less than the maximum parking period in accordance with Bye-law 37 of these bye-laws, may subsequently be lawfully parked in another residential parking permit bay on the same residential parking permit road on the same day, within the said maximum parking period, subject to compliance with paragraph 1 of this Bye-Law.

Permission to park vehicle displaying a visitor’s parking permit

37. The display, in accordance with Bye-law 36, of a valid visitor’s parking permit in a vehicle shall permit the vehicle to be parked not in excess of 24 hours from commencement of parking in a parking bay on the residential parking permit road to which it relates provided that the vehicle is otherwise legally parked.

Offences 38. (1) It shall be an offence for a resident to sell a visitor’s parking permit to any person;

(2) (3)

It shall be an offence to display an invalid visitor’s parking permit. It shall be an offence to interfere with a visitors parking permit.

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PART V

Miscellaneous

Waiver in respect of specific classes or categories of vehicles

39. The requirement to pay a parking fee in any parking bay or residential parking permit bay to which these Bye-Laws relate shall not apply to the following:

(a) a vehicle being used in connection with the removal of an obstruction to traffic, the removal of a vehicle pursuant to section 97 of the 1961 Road Traffic Act as amended, the immobilisation and release of vehicles, the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of a road, the provision, alteration or repair of a main drain, pipe or apparatus for the supply of gas, oil, water or electricity or of a telephone line or the provision of a traffic sign,

(b) (c)

a fire brigade vehicle, an ambulance, a vehicle being used by a member of the Garda Síochána in the performance of the duties of that member, or a vehicle in which a valid disabled person’s permit is displayed and which is parked for the convenience of the person to whom that permit was granted if the permit is prominently displayed on the vehicle when that vehicle is parked in a paid parking bay. A vehicle which has been damaged or has broken down, during the period necessary to effect repairs to the vehicle or remove it from the location.

Issue of complimentary parking permits

40. The Council may issue complimentary parking permits which, when correctly displayed in a vehicle, will enable that vehicle to be parked in any paid parking bay or residential parking permit bay to which these bye-laws relate, provided that the vehicle is otherwise legally parked, and subject to compliance with the conditions set out on the complimentary parking permit.

Falsified documentation

41. (1) A resident or applicant who submits falsified documentation to support his/her application for a resident’s parking permit shall not be issued with a resident’s parking permit or visitors’ parking permits.

(2) (3)

The City Council may cancel a resident’s parking permit and/or visitors’ parking permits where it establishes that the holder of the resident’s permit does not hold an entitlement to the permit in accordance with these Bye-Laws, or where it establishes that the holder has obtained the permit by the submission of falsified documentation. A resident or applicant may be permanently excluded from obtaining a permit if there is evidence of falsified information or documentation.

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Present when the Seal of Dublin City Council was affixed hereto This day of 2019

Request to increase the green man by 1 second and the amber time by 1 second for all pedestrian

crossings.

Current Operation

For all pedestrian crossing in the Dublin City Council area a minimum green man time of 6 seconds is

given, this is then followed by the amber time. The amber time is based on a walking speed of

1.2m/s over the complete crossing width. This is then followed by a red man of at least 2 seconds

before apposing traffic can start. In essence wider roads have a longer amber time duration but the

green time remains fixed regardless of road width. These timings are based on section 9.7.6 of

chapter 9 of the Traffic Signs Manual.

It should be noted that the green man signal is an invitation to cross and that the amber time is the

safety time required to cross the road for anyone who steps on to the road during the last second of

Green time.

Current Amber Times

Currently in line with requests from members of the public in relation to areas with a large number

of elderly people or school children pedestrian crossing times are reviewed and in some cases the

amber man time is increased.

The motion proposed by the Transportation SPC is to add 1 second to the green man time and the

amber man time for each site irrespective of the crossing width.

Red Man Minimium 2 Seconds

Amber Man Based on road width 1second for every 1.2 metres

Green Man Minimium 6 seconds – An invitation to start walking

Research on Crossing Width

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) is a large-scale, nationally representative, longitudinal

study on ageing in Ireland. TILDA collects information on all aspects of health, economic and social

circumstances from people aged 50 and over in a series of data collection waves once every two

years. In 2015 Tilda carried out research into the usual walking speed in relation to crossing the

road. Just under 5000 people participated in the survey, the results of the survey can be found in

document, Amber Cross Code – Walking speeds in middle-aged and older Irish adults and the

implications for pedestrian traffic signals (Orna Donoghue, Rose Anne Kenny- November 2015), the

main findings of the report are:

One in three Irish adults aged 65-74 and three in five adults aged 75 and older walk slower

than 1.2m/s

Women walk slower than men

The research was carried out by recording the walking speed of participants on a computerised mat,

participants started walking 2.5 metres before and ending 2 metres after the mat in order to

simulate a steady state walking speed. The task was carried out twice, walking at a usual speed and

walking at a usual speed while carrying out a dual task, e.g. to simulate real world actives, - talking

to someone while walking.

One of the main findings of the research was the average walking speed of the participants for the

dual task was 1.09 (Standard Deviation 0.27) m/s.

Figure 1 shows the percentage of participants whose walking speed is than 1.2m/s illustrating the

number of people who would have difficulty comfortably crossing the road starting at the last

moment of the green man.

Figure 1 Percentage of people broken down by age group who are unable to walk at a speed of 1.2m/s

Increasing the Amber Time

As can be seen in Figure 2 if the amber man time was increased to 1m/s and the data set run again in

the number of people under the age of 65 who do not have sufficient time to cross in each age

group reduces significantly. In particular in the 65-69 age group it goes from 27.4 to 5.6.

Figure 2 Percentage of people broken down by age group who are unable to walk at a speed of 1.2m/s v’s

1m/s.

To show the scale of the impact of this change Table 1 below shows the increase in time required for

the longest crossings at a number of key junctions throughout the city:

Table 1 Increase in Crossing times

Location Crossing Width

1.2m/s 1m/s Increase

O Connell Bridge Northside 15.3 13 16 3

O Connell Bridge Southside 15.5 13 16 3

College Green 12 10 12 2

Harold’s Cross 17 15 17 2

Clare Street/ Merrion Sq 19 16 19 3

Conclusion

Based on the research carried out by the Irish longitudinal study on ageing in 2015 (Tilda), and

research carried out relating to an aging population in western Europe, by leaving the walking speed

for the amber man time at 1.2m/s the levels of the population which will not have sufficient time to

cross the road will increase year on year.

By increasing the amber man time at all sites we would be able to increase by 35.1% the number of

people who can cross the road during the clearance time. This increase in addition to the 6 second

green man time which is an invitation to cross should allow sufficient time for all road users to cross

with a minor reduction in traffic time for each traffic cycle.

We would propose not to arbitrarily alter the green man time by one second but instead

concentrate on ensuring that the amber safety crossing times are changed.

In order to carry out this work each site would have to be checked individually, the sites which are

connected to our centralised system can be updated remotely but sites not connected to the

centralised system could be updated as part of the yearly principal inspection. The impact of the

changes would be monitored and adjusted as required.

To the Chairperson and Members of the Transportation Strategic Policy Committee

Public Realm Projects Report January 2019

Dick Brady Assistant Chief Executive

The Public Realm Projects which were identified in the City Centre Public Realm Masterplan or nominated under the 2012 Public Realm Strategy are the stated priority of Dublin City Council. These works may be joint projects in association with other city stakeholders such as Transport Infrastructure Ireland, Irish Water, National Transport Authority or may sit within the internal Departments of Dublin City Council. The Strategic Public Realm Group which is comprised of the heads of Departments in each of the strategic areas delivering or managing public realm and is chaired by Mr. Dick Brady Assistant Chief Executive and has oversight of these projects. A multi-disciplinary working group initiates projects and inputs into the projects and reviews design through to delivery. The Group bring forward policy documents to assist in implementing standards and improving Project delivery. The Working Group advocate for quality public realm and design in other projects outside the remit of the Strategy in addition to promoting compliance with the objectives of the Public Realm Strategy and Universal Design Principles. All projects are assigned to the appropriate Department with the Public Realm Working Group providing initial briefs, guidance and policy documents. The intention is to deliver a number of key projects to act as exemplars to other agencies, departments and individuals delivering public realm in the first instance. The projects identified are considered to have the greatest potential for improving the individuals experience of the city. Phase 1 of the City Centre Master-plan 2016 to 2022 has 21 named projects and two larger Public Realm Plans – The Grafton Street Quarter Public Realm Plan and the Docklands SDZ Public Realm Plan. The PR Plans have a number of projects within them and will run for a longer period than 6 years. The other projects will all come through Part 8 process and undertake detailed consultation with city stakeholders before moving forward.

1. Projects under the Public Realm Strategy

Projects

Progress in Previous Quarter Next Stage

Grafton Street Quarter Public Realm Plan

Chatham Street, Harry Street and Balfe Street area -Works ongoing and are scheduled for completion Feb 2019 with exception of site under construction Clarendon Street / Clarendon Row – Part 8 planning approval in place Detailed design complete and progressing to construction tender South Anne Street / Duke Street Area -Preliminary design works and engagements with stakeholders are underway with Part 8 planning application to be brought forward.

On site to be completed . Procurement and Design process in train. Initiate projects taking account of works by others in the area and timelines

Parnell Square Cultural Quarter

Parnell Square East / West Public Realm Project

Library and Parnell North Submitted to Bord Pleanaila Landscape Arch to be appointed to bring to Part 8 along with Parnell Street East to ensure a cohesive treatment of this historic Square.

Application to Bord Pleanale.

Dubline -

Project under South Central Area, Original Dubline Project complete with delivery of route, directional signage and information panels. Failte Ireland still engaged and have funded small upgrade projects and

Ongoing engagement with Stakeholders and identifying appropriate projects for funding approval.

more recently an extension to the route via Werburgha St Patrick’s Cathedral and back up to Thomas Street.

Dublin Docklands SDZ Public Realm Plan

Public Realm Plan produced. Palette of materials produced as guidance to developers and stakeholders in the public realm. water animation strategy produced as guidance document for consultation. Ongoing liaison with Developers, the Port, Waterways Ireland in delivering spaces/animation in the public realm. Scherzer Pedestrian and Cycle Bridges approved at Spencer Dock, Consultant preparing tender dock for procurement. Blood Stone Bridge judicial review being undertaken of ABP decision. Dodder Bridge preparing part 8. A number of Part 8 to be brought forward in 2019...

Ongoing engagement in Community Forum and with developers for delivery of objectives including trials and enhancements

2. Public Realm Master Plan Projects

Project Progress in Previous Quarter Next Stage

College Green

Liffey Street Upper

Liffey Street Lower

Mary St West

Castle Street/ Cork Hill

Temple Bar Public Realm Plan Little Mary Street

Talbot Street West

Talbot Street East

Private individual seeking leave to take judicial review of ABP decision. Both Upper and Lower are included in the project although they have very different uses and issues. Design Team in place carrying out stakeholder engagements to bring to Part 8 in 2018 workshop with business groups on Sept 5th. At Tender for Design Team Part 8 in place. Two phases to project 1. Accessibility of City Hall Rates Office at design detail to go to tender for construction. Works currently underway in Dublin Castle by OPW, logistically issue to be agreed. 2. Castle St Cork Hill includes cobbles and Road Carriage Design detail complete Construction tender to issue for. Tender for Construction due to issue , this will include significant rehabilitation works on behalf of Irish Water and ground excavations which mean a longer project timeline and budget than anticipated Not Commenced Not commenced Not Commenced

Decision anticipated

At design detail to bring to Part 8 Q4

Works will be balanced with works on Wolfe Tone Square and traffic management requirements.

Design detail and procurement.

Construction tender review and procurement.

Existing Planning permissions and anticipated private development works mean these projects are contraindicated currently and will be advanced as soon as feasible.

Luas Associated Projects

Cathal Brugha Street

Sackville Place /Cathedral Street

St Stephens Green North

Westmoreland Street (West)

Suffolk Street / North Earl Street

Consultations held with local Stakeholders and internal Departments with a view to unifying this urban space and delivering a unique lingering space for the area. Awaiting response from TII with a view to defining a design commencing Part 8 Q4 2018 Post Part 8 refusal, Work commenced with PPN disability Group to review options and issues Design review being undertaken with Disability Linkage Group, relevant accessibility experts and national bodies.

Remedial works complete. Impacted by Rail Order and awaiting outcome of consultations on Metro and Luas running

Not commenced Not commenced Not Commenced. Impacted by live planning permissions and build project

Outline design being drafted for

agency/ stakeholder agreement.

Pending outcome of recent

workshop

City Centre Transport Plan Projects

Dame Street East

Eden Quay

Included in College Green Application to An Bord Pleanála and refused see above Part implementation with new road layout signage and lines

Spaces

Peace Garden

Wolfe Tone Park

Minor upgrades and clean up to make the Park more accessible and safe for users. Part 8 Agreed, Design detail complete. At procurement for construction which will issue within next few weeks.

Parks Department Progressing Tender doc under review prior to issuing

3 Animation Projects and Pilots

Items of Interest These are Projects supported by the Public Realm PM which animate public space of create unique experiences for the citizen of visitors to Dublin

Next Stage

Dublin Canvas Project

Open Call for artist commencing Feb 2019. Submissions are adjudicated in April and installation will be substantively complete by end Sept. DCC have collaborated with South Dublin and Fingal who are now engaged in the project. This represents a cost saving in terms of graffiti removal and an animation in public space.

Implementation and painting of

circa 70 Traffic Light control

Boxes and rejuvenation of

others already within the project.

Plot -Urban Farm This is a Pilot Project and collaboration with GDA and DIT to test the urban farm model with zero waste-This model is for a mushroom farm and is at early stage planning.

Pre planning

Forum on Street Art Working with the Arts Office and Street Artists to address some of the challenges faced by artists.

Greening

Willow Weaving Project and event delivered in Great Western Square in partnership with School of Urban Design UCD in 2018 with be repeated 500 children from local schools took part over a week in 2018

The Public Realm Group

continues to work with the Areas

A number of Community gardens receive assistance and advice

and Parks Department to

identify small spaces and

lingering opportunities in the city

for animation or playful

engagement.

Love the Lanes (Temple Bar) and

Reimagining Dublin 1

The Project Manager for Public Realm is a member of the Working Group and assists with installations and permissions for various interventions to improve the environment and usability of the Cities Laneways. Flow in Bedford Lane D2 Colour Canopy in Adair Lane, Street Art in Crampton Court

Walking & Cycling Sub-Committee

27th September 2018

Attendance:

Cllr Ciaran Cuffe, Chair of Walking & Cycling Sub-Committee, DCC

Edel Kelly – Senior Transportation Officer, DCC

Christopher K Manzira, DCC

Martin Hoey, PPN

Jane Hackett, Green Schools, An Taisce

Neil O’ Donohoe, Environment & Transportation TAG,DCC

Karen Hosie, Environment & Transportation ITS,DCC

David Skene, Environment & Transportation DCC

Said Shawqi, Environment & Transportation DCC

Lauren Richards, Environment & Transportation Parking Enforcement, DCC

Clive Ahern, Environment & Transportation, DCC

Cllr Mannix Flynn, DCC

Orlaith Maguire, RSA

Jane Hackett, Green Schools, An Taisce

Barbara Connolly, Cycling Ireland

Fiona Kelty, National Council for the Blind of Ireland

Kieran Ryan, Dublin Cycling Campaign

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Apologies:

Dick Brady, Environment & Transportation, DCC

Cllr Paddy Smith, Oliver Dalton NTA, Cllr Jane Horgan, Kevin Meade DCC, Dermot

Stevenson DCC, Colm Ryder Dublin Cycling Campaign,

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Administration:

Marian Cheevers, DCC

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1 Minutes of Cycle & Walking Sub – Committee meeting held on 27th June 2018

June 27th 2018 minutes agreed.

2 Projects

Fitzwilliam St Cycle route – Mid October a meeting is expected to happen with residents.

Cllr Mannix Flynn (MF) mentioned the width of the roads and emergency vehicles access.

Chris K Manzira (CKM) says DCC are in discussions with Dublin fire brigade regarding the

width of the road at present. Cllr MF pointed out that a disability group had to point out a

grave error and he wants the project taken off the agenda to get proper drawings and plans

drawn up. Cllr Cuffe stated that it is out to Public Consultation at present moment.

Point Junction Improvement Scheme – Alfie Byrne to East Link Bridge -a part 8 is being

prepared. There was a cycling fatality in March this year on the East Wall Road.

Clontarf to City Centre the Canal Way will be the first item on the project list, we are

waiting on more information from the NTA, there has been no date given to us.

Dolphins Barn should be on this list as it is already a part 8.

Clontarf Baths – DCC Still in discussions with private owners, Chris K Manzira will be back

with results at a future date.

The Liffey cycle Route – Kieran Ryan says it is causing frustration to Dublin Cycling

Campaign. Dublin City Council are not involved in the assessment project. Cllr Cuffe asks

that Chris K Manzira convey our sense of concern as a matter of urgency to the NTA to

move it along, and to underline the deep frustration with the project.

3 May 2018 Cycle & Pedestrian Count

Said Shawqi gave a verbal report of the C&P Count, it was counted from East to West, on

North South Junctions from 7am to 7pm. It was noted that there were a huge number of

people cycling. Cllr Mannix Flynn asked if it is broken down into tourists etc., S Shawqi said

it cannot be broken down into tourists, visitors etc. Cllr Cuffe said it is interesting to see

footfall in Shopping Streets, Grafton Street is down 5% due to online retail. Cllr MF asked if

it is contracted out and where are the cameras etc. do we use Dublin Town cameras? S

Shawqi said no we need to use the same cameras yearly so as we can compare trends year

on year.

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Cllr Cuffe suggested that we need someone to look strategically at the different data

available– Edel to ask Dick Brady

4 ITS Reports/Pedestrian Crossings

Karen Hosie. Kevin Street has a new pedestrian crossing to go in, it is gone to tender and

will be installed before the end of year.

Martin Hoey of PPN asked why some of the pedestrian push buttons crossings along the

new LCC LUAS line do not have an audio sound. Karen Hosie stated the buttons on the

right hand side are turned off. In order to ensure a standard operation at all junctions the

pedestrian button is located on the left had side and has an audio locator and is used to

identify the tail of the tactile and to allow visually impaired road user to correctly position

themselves at the junction. The buttons on the right are a repeater button due to the extra

width of the crossing and the locators sound is not switched.,

Jane Hackett asked if there is a list of new Pedestrian crossings as she gets a lot of

requests from parents.

There is a list with TAG and new developments have them in their plans. Edel Kelly stated

that new developments have new desire lines and we ask developers to provide the

crossings and to widen footpaths by setting building lines back.

Cllr Cuffe asks should we be strategically be looking at widening footpaths if we are serious

about putting pedestrians first, we need a strategic list.

5 Station less Bikes

Lauren Richards Staff Officer – Parking Enforcement Section gave a verbal report and

update on stationless bikes. 2 operators have been licenced. Bleeper bike is operational

and Urbo not yet. The issue of how illegal parking is dealt with arose. Bleeper Bikes give

one warning to people illegally parking the bikes, they send emails out to members also with

news around the city. Trinity College, DCU, UCD Institute of Art Dun Laoghaire now all have

these bikes. We are trying to raise awareness regarding de-carbonising the city. Urbo are

progressing and should be up and running by the end of October. The campuses are private

spaces but Trinity have rolled out a lot of new stands for bikes, and allow stationless bikes to

use them. Healthy Trinity are in touch with Edel Kelly and are looking for cycle spaces

outside Trinity also.

Barbara Connolly of Cycle Ireland asked if there was any consideration being given to

training?

Cllr Cuffe says introductory care should be given by stationless bikes companies to their

clients, a request by us should go to Bleeper Bikes to raise safety awareness to encourage

safer cycling.

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Lauren stated that stationless bikes are obliged to use Sheffield stands, new permits do not

exceed more than half of new stands provided by us.

6 Drury Street Cycle Parking Upgrade

Dublin City Council is going to try out cycle lockers in Drury St car park and trial both

models. Dublin Cycling Campaign says that there is not enough signage for the car park –it

is noted that it needs to go onto the Agenda again. Cllr Cuffe says we should be using new

media feeds in DCC to promote it.

7 Velo City 2018

Clive Ahern gave a verbal update on Velo City 2019, which will take place from the 25th to

28th June next year. The overall theme of the conference is ‘Cycling for the Ages’ and the

vision of the conference is ‘the Cycling City of 2030’

We have a call for abstracts for the 22nd of October and the abstracts will be reviewed this

November. The European Cyclists Federation are working with the Velo team regarding

abstracts and speakers.

We will promote Dublin City and Ireland to make attending Velo-city 2019 as attractive as

possible to potential delegates. We will also be working with other organisations within

Ireland, to make the programme interesting for both an Irish and international audience.

Cllr Cuffe says this is a great opportunity to involve local communities and children. There is

great potential to link in to North East Area Office and Bradóg, schools etc.

Jane Hackett asked if there is another meeting on abstracts as we need a parallel project for

schools. Clive Ahern says the overall conference theme ‘Cycling for the Ages’ can facilitate

and encourage us to involve children and older people.

Jane Hackett says that the Erasmus project for schools is running at same time so different

countries will be here for Velo.

Edel Kelly pointed out that the Health & Social element engages with Green Schools, and

projects can happen during Velo. It needs to come from a grass roots level. Trinity

College’s mechanical engineering department will work on showcasing something for Velo

City. The Chief Executive has indicated that he wants a lasting legacy from Velo City.

Cllr Mannix Flynn says that we need to use the event to grow the product in the city. Pilot

ideas for example- taking traffic out of the streets e.g., Phoenix Park. Promote Dublin City

not Ireland! Promote walking – we did it for the Pope’s visit! Ask people to co-operate with

us, no traffic, and car pool. Give the city back to the people, open up parks, and involve

Ballybough, Cabra etc. and involve whole communities in it.

Barbara Connolly says it is an opportunity to create a watershed, a goal to use it to change.

Barbara Connolly says The Liffey route won’t be there and it says it on the bid that we have

it.

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Cllr Cuffe says that it is a huge opportunity to showcase the city, quick wins, signage and

small things will be valuable. We won’t have any big routes ready. He is delighted that Jane

Hackett’s Green Schools will be involved, and that there will be free informal social events

from Dublin Cycling Campaign

Clive Ahern says the Wood Quay Venue is booked for a potential meeting. Cllr Cuffe says

round table meeting of NGO’s are happening for this autumn.

8 Public Realm and other updates

Edel Kelly explained that the Public Realm corporate structure is made up of a steering

group headed by Dick Brady and there is also a working group headed up by Edel Kelly

Senior Transportation Officer. It is a coordinated approach to Public Realm.

Fiona Kelty says that the Beta Boxes are great with the graffiti/ paintings on them. She asks

why we cannot get a pedestrian crossing over a Luas line. It is harder to cross a Luas line

as a visually impaired person. St Stephen’s Green crossing was taken away –Karen Hosie

stated that the design of the Luas line was carried out under the rail way order by TII. TII

have no plans to add in a signalised crossing at this location but they are working on

additional road markings.

James St entrance to St James hospital – Edel and Karen Hosie are insisting on a signalised

pedestrian crossing across the entrance.

West Moreland Street – full pedestrian crossing across, it took 25 years!

Barbara Connolly – Why let Bus Connects predict how pedestrians use the city?

Edel Kelly – we can’t widen the paths at Dame St/Georges St.

Cllr Cuffe- Bus connects does take a lot of routes out of the city.

Cllr Mannix Flynn – there are a lot of issues concerning Bus Connects. Luas is privatised

and subsidised, bus connects will be privatised. Grafton St/Henry St before 11am is bedlam

it is not traffic monitored.

Cllr Cuffe acknowledged that the benefit of having all the public realm projects altogether on

one page, a lot can be gained by bringing a draft of the proposals to local areas.

Cllr Cuffe says shared space (guidance) needs condensed lobbying. Develop a protocol

where mechanised vehicles share with pedestrians. Older people are scared of bikes on the

footpath. We have an opportunity now to make city right with all the new development.

Fiona Kelty – The NDA hosted Engineering Ireland, they got research done by Trinity House,

and it’s a 120 page document. We need to write to the NDA seeking Clear Guidelines on

shared space parking in light of UK recent changes in guidance of shared

space (in UK).

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9 30KPH

Dermot Stevenson has already given updates on the implementation at the

Transportation SPC and will do again at the full council meeting in October.

10 De Brief on Bike Velodrome – Edel Kelly – Committee ran out of time to discuss

11 Bypad Actions Audit – No resources at present

12 Quick Wins

Old section of S2S – Dublin cycling campaign suggested sites. Liffey Bridges was

suggested as a Quick win. CKM said it’s very difficult to implement there. DCC will be calling

in Dublin Cycling Campaign for a meeting. We are hoping to do works in the city like the ITS

items. We are anticipating the Department of Transport to facilitate some solutions and to

get funding to do trials i.e. Karen Hosie’s ITS teams to look at giving extra time on pedestrian

lights.

Fiona Kelty – we are asking for years to extend pedestrian crossing times, is it now possible

if sites can be identified it can be done? Karen Hosie says yes it is possible currently on all

sites there is a 6 second green man time which is an invitation to cross the amber man time

allocated based on road width. For areas of high pedestrian volumes such as requests from

school etc. this time can be extended on request.

Fiona Kelty – Could we have a sound for amber time?

Karen Hosie- there was mixed results for international studies with the fob (for extending

times by the pedestrian)

Karen Hosie- there was mixed results for the Dutch with the fob (for extending times by the

pedestrian)

Cllr Mannix Flynn – it’ getting more and more dangerous with congested footpaths especially

at City Hall/Parliament Street with big bus mirrors, we need to look at pedestrian safety,

there is not enough space

Cllr Cuffe- There is 1.2 international speed, we should give it 1. We need a system for

widening footpaths in the future. In the research how much time was needed to cross, who

were the people, who did the research, is it time for new research?

Karen Hosie- The timings for the crossing comes from the traffic signs manual (department

of Transport) and is the minimum time allowed. Trinity College carried out research in

relation to crossing times for an aging population – Tilda report,

Edel Kelly – As sites are developed, we are always looking at pedestrians, we try to expand

footpaths and provide crossings We work with Green Schools/TAG to give more and put

pedestrian crossings to the top of the list.

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Kieran Ryan says there is a difference between ‘Pedestrian Friendly’ and ‘Pedestrian

Priority’

Cllr Mannix Flynn request that Edel Kelly – Senior Transportation Officer gives her report on

liaising with the Department of Education to the committee.

Cllr Cuffe suggests that we write to Sarah Scannell to thank her for her role as Walking &

Cycling Promotions Officer in DCC.

Edel Kelly says that Sarah will be replaced, there is some thought being given to extending

the role to be pro-active in projects – but replaced at what level and will need a team too?.

Green Schools needs a person as small infrastructure needs attention also. The question is

should it be open to more than DCC, it is likely that it there will not be a replacement until

after Christmas.

Cllr Mannix Flynn says we should secure the budget for the Walking & Cycling Promotions.

Fiona Kelty agrees the need for a team for promotion of Walking & cycling.

13 Beta Project

Bike Hangars- Helen Smirnova to apply to NTA for funding. 107 areas are interested in on

street and inside bike lockers.

Cycle stands for the Disabled – we need to get a policy in and how do we enforce it? Talk to

disability groups regarding specialised bikes, they need more space to park them.

Dublin cycling Campaign is to poll its members regarding them. Alan Cook of Temple Bar

raised issues re parking for wheelchairs. There is no standard in the Development Plan for

Wheelchair Parking.

Cllr Cuffe suggested that Shane Wearing published quite a bit, we should encourage new

ideas to go to trial and help them as it educates us too.

Cllr Mannix Flynn – We are poor on Children’s infrastructure, we should make it more

inviting to children.

Fiona Kelty says street games and children’s’ culture are being lost because they can’t go

out on the street. Cllr Mannix Flynn says that there is a children’s place on every street

corner in Barcelona.

There is a problem also with pavement blockers – waste bins and delivery vans

Kieran Ryan says that the coroner’s inquest was on for the cyclist killed at the Phoenix Park,

how is the process followed up when a coroner recommends something?

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Brendan O’Brien usually has an immediate meeting after a death, ask Dick Brady what the

process is when there is a traffic accident death in relation to the coroner’s court

recommendations.

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Edel asked for views of committee on the role of cycling officer to feed back to the Senior

Manager. Fiona Kelty said she would like to have a team working on Walking & Cycling.

Cllr Cuffe – the officer should report to the SPC and committee and have a work programme

strategic plan. Cllr Cuffe was in favour of the post being advertised externally.

Next week is National Road Safety Week – Orlaith Maguire. The RSA are working with the

construction Industry regarding ‘Clean Trucks’ and are holding ‘Tool Box Talks’.

PPN – Martin Hoey asks why the campshires were used for autonomous vehicle. It showed

up that greater regulation of driverless vehicles is needed.