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Three life Modes, Work, Housing, and Transport
Ireland is evolving fast, population growing, growth rising, needs housing and transportation.
Firstly, people usually get work after college, then the housing chase begins but they have no control over it in the present house location climate, resulting in higher costs. Public transport designs should not aid house price increases with Metro Link or any other transport that does the same. Housing and public transport are interlinked. Plan Fast Frequent and Flexible. F.F.F.
People chase housing wherever possible to get one. In the past it was adjoining counties due to
availability and affordable costs. It is usually not near where they live, this creates to more car
driving adding to traffic congestion and takes them away from the wider family support network.
Now due to planning guidelines, house building is near rail lines, rightly so. All the new towns
with available lands for housing are close to a rail line but unfortunately all the rail lines are city
centre bound, a major flaw when so many people now work outside the city centre forcing many
users from these new towns and elsewhere to go via the centre to get to work to areas outside
the city centre. This adds to their travel day, wastes seat usage, requires more vehicles, keeps
existing rail capacity to just 50% efficiency. This means in Dublin 3 rail lines operate empty daily.
This commuter problem can be solved if one of the three life modes can adjust. Work can't
adjust in any significant way. Housing cannot adjust either as people have no choice where to
buy a house. Public Transport is the only one that can adjust, unfortunately never in any plans.
Adamstown/Clonburris the first of these towns that is now faced with this commuter problem of
going via centre unnecessary to get to work. This will become a major problem when the other
nine new towns are built. They will provide over 250,000 homes, up to an extra million people.
This along with housing developments in adjoining counties who want to access Dublin. This is why we have come up with a plan that can ease these growing traffic problems especially on the M50 and help address climate change, with a bigger reduction in the use of fossils fuels. It is known as the Newton or Newtown Plan. It takes people direct to all destinations in Dublin in a timely manner, very important for work and makes the three life modes feasible by maximising public transport particularly the full use of rail. This can be done by one rail line in best location, in line with the three principles of planning that can increase rail use by over 5-fold.
Dublin is a relatively small city and the one rail line solution (Missing rail link) makes access to
all areas reasonably fast and quick aided by using standard rail gauge to reduce unnecessary
changing vital for work, especially for longer distance users and Island platforms, where users
don't have to cross rail tracks, this is great for disabled users, women with children and elderly.
This system will be helpful to maintain close family bonds of yester years due to easier access.
This system also aids family closeness for country users as many more can access work by rail.
Another big advantage of this plan, it keeps to the three great principles of planning. 1. Direct
access. 2. All in best location to suit users. 3. In solving a problem don’t create another.
Dublin is getting a Metro; new plan is a Metro Dart overground. Like a road, direct to all areas. It
links in with all other modes of transport, can be done quickly and it self-finances. Cycling gets
a new system Equal Cycling Priority as it is not possible to put a cycle lane on every road. City
Centre needs G-Link orbital Luas to disperse around city the large numbers arriving in centre.
Quay Bus Contraflow, best place, engine of bus network. City Interchange benefiting all users.
Home working helps now, 4-day week helps later, eventually running out of road, let's get on
right track now with the Metro Dart that benefits all areas of Ireland including Dublin city centre.
With all city rail lines being upgraded to Dart makes the Metro Dart even more viable now.
Tom Newton 086 3127364 @acratu.com
Politicians please note
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Please keep reports relevant to Lucan
Please note: Wednesday 10pm is the weekly deadline.
Cllr. Helen Farrell, Independent
Working with Paul Gogarty, TD, Independent
Email: hfarrell@cllrs.sdublincoco.ie
Tel: 087-2794936
Facebook: http://bit.ly/4jHwrjR
My Resolutions on St. Edmundsbury Hospital Strategic Intfrastructural Development Application were added:
SDCC adopted my 3 resolutions at the July Council meeting (co-signed by Cllrs Caroline Brady, Vicki Casserly and Liona O'Toole), which were added to the Chief Executive's Report on the current Strategic Infrastructural Development application for the extended Mental Health Hospital at St. Edmundsbury. My resolutions ask that, if planning permission is granted, An Coimisiun Pleanala attach additional conditions to strengthen environmental and transport protections. These include safeguarding the pNHA woodland and protected walled garden, safeguarding woodland from heavy construction traffic, requiring a cumulative transport assessment, covering wider development in Lucan, Adamstown and Clonburris, and ensuring school-sensitive timing for construction management, together with the appointment of a dedicated Community Liaison Officer throughout the construction period.
Minister Emer Higgins TD, Fine Gael
Constituency Office: 01 401 3416
Insta: @emerhigginstd
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EmerHigginsTD
Emer.higgins@oireachtas.ie
Sport Development Grants: Congratulations to 7 community & voluntary groups from Lucan who received Community Development Grants totalling 13,650 euro. All applications were assessed by SDCC's Community Development Team based on the impact organisations have on the local community.
Autism Friendly Towns Initiative: Congratulations to Cllr Caroline Brady & Blue Connect who are undertaking the AsIAm Autism Friendly Towns initiative to build a inclusive, supportive community for Lucan. This 3-year plan aims to improve experiences for autistic residents through community engagement and providing training to businesses, sports clubs, and schools to create sensory-friendly environments throughout Lucan.
The Right to Be Forgotten: Delighted to see this important piece of legislation for cancer patients passed in the Dail recently. This means that people who have been in remission for 5 years do not face discrimination when seeking access to financial products and services.
Cllr. Caroline Brady, Peace Commissioner, Fine Gael
085 2551602
CBrady@SDublinCoCo.ie
Willsbrook: A tree at Willsbrook Crescent was reported leaning into the roadway posing a risk to road users. Following engagement with the Council, the tree was promptly removed. Thank you to the Council team for their quick response in addressing the issue.
Watery Lane, Lucan Village: Trees lining Watery Lane towards the Liffey Weir had become significantly overgrown, and following my request, the Council completed pruning works this week.
Outdoor Advertising Consultation: A public consultation on proposed Outdoor Advertising is open until 12 August 2026 at 11.59pm. The project proposes new digital advertising display units across SDCC lands for civic and commercial advertising. Proposed locations in the Lucan area include Main Street Lucan, Adamstown Avenue/ Boulevard, and the R136 Grange Castle Road near Kishoge Railway Station. Residents may review the proposals and make a submission at: Consult.SDublinCoCo.ie click Consultations.
Paul Gogarty TD, Independent
Working with Cllr Helen Farrell
Not just at election time
Dail office: 01-6184078
Whatsapp: 089-2364871
Website: www.paulgogarty.com
Village plaza Planting: Good to see SDCC putting in some additional trees in the village this week, down to the persistence of Helen who had to table specific motions about this. We were originally promised additional planting after trees that were supposed to be retained were removed, with various excuses given. SDCC did a u-turn on this and it took a bit more prodding to get to this level. More is needed but it's a start. Full history on my website under 'village green'.
Dail report: Busy week before recess. Raised antisocial behaviour consequences again, contributed on impact of AI on artists and musicians etc and Jennie's Law legislation. Also highlighted childcare issues among other things.
Rotating Cafe Clinics: These continue during summer. Keep an eye out on website.
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